In the summer, Mee oversaw the departure of midfielder Ray Kennedy after his sub-par second half to the previous season.

[2] Arsenal then bought Brian Kidd for £100,000 from Manchester United who went on to be top scorer but failed partner successfully with John Radford in the midfield.

[1] Kidd repeated his goal against Leicester to tie in the League Cup, but Arsenal lost the replay, knocking them out of the competition.

The FA Cup brought some respite, as Arsenal made it past Second Division York with a hat-trick from Kidd in the replay.

However, prior to their quarterfinal appearance against West Ham, both Ball and Bob McNab were sent off for dissent in a league game against Derby.

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