About Cliff Bastin
Clifford Sydney Bastin (14 March 1912 – 4 December 1991) was an English footballer who played as a winger for Exeter City and Arsenal. He also played for the England national team. Bastin is Arsenal's third-highest goalscorer of all time. == Club career == === Exeter City === Born in Exeter, Bastin started his career at Exeter City, making his début for the first team in 1928, at the age of 16. The match was on 14 April away against Coventry City. A week later Cliff Bastin scored two goals in Exeter's 5–1 home victory over Newport County, and was named man of the match. Despite only playing 17 games and scoring 6 goals in his time at Exeter, he was spotted by Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman in a match against Watford. Chapman was at the game to watch Watford player Tommy Barnett. But the 17-year-old Bastin's ability became so evident to him that he decided to sign him in May 1929. === Arsenal === Bastin made his début against Everton on 5 October 1929 and was immediately a first-team regular, making 21 league and 8 cup appearances that season.
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