Alan Skirton
Alan Frederick Graham Skirton (23 January 1939 – 12 May 2019) was an English professional footballer, who played as a winger, spending the majority of his career at Arsenal. A "prolific winger", Skirton was known as the 'Highbury Express' during his seven-year tenure at the North London club.
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Skirton for Bath City in 1957 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Frederick Graham Skirton | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Bath, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 May 2019 (aged 80) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Twerton Youth Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1959 | Bath City | 144 | (44) |
| 1959–1966 | Arsenal | 145 | (53) |
| 1966–1968 | Blackpool | 77 | (25) |
| 1968–1971 | Bristol City | 78 | (14) |
| 1971–1972 | Torquay United | 38 | (7) |
| 1972 | Durban City | ||
| 1972–1974 | Weymouth | ||
| Total | 338 | (99) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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