hulme remained first choice on the right-wing at arsenal up until the 1932–33 season, combining with cliff bastin (who joined arsenal in 1929) to form a pair of highly paced wingers supported passes from an attacking central midfielder, in the shape of alex james. hulme and bastin were both prolific scorers for arsenal, with hulme hitting 18 goals in 1931–32 and 20 (including hat-tricks against sunderland and middlesbrough) the season after that. in the meantime hulme and arsenal had started winning trophies, taking the fa cup in 1929–30, and followed it up with a pair of first division titles in 1930–31 and 1932–33.