sport news Ex-Arsenal winger Alan Skirton - nicknamed 'Highbury Express' - dies

Former Arsenal winger Alan Skirton - who scored the club's first European goal at Highbury - dies aged 80 Alan Skirton, who was nicknamed 'The Highbury Express', has died aged 80 He scored 54 goals in 154 appearances for the Gunners between 1959 and 1966 Skirton scored the club's first goal at Highbury in a competitive European fixture 

By Matthew Smith For Mail Online

Published: 16:58 BST, 13 May 2019 | Updated: 17:05 BST, 13 May 2019

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Arsenal have paid tribute to former player Alan Skirton, who died on Monday at the age of 80.

Skirton, who

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