Peter Denis Hill-Wood 1936 – 2018
Peter Hill-Wood: The Arsenal 1962-2013
Arsenal director for almost 51 years and chairman for 31 of them – both terms being the longest by any Arsenal director. Read More →
Sir Roger Geoffrey Gibbs 1934 – 2018
Sir Roger Gibbs: The Arsenal 1980-2006
Arsenal director for 26 years during which time the club enjoyed a prolonged period of success. Read More →
Edward “Eddie” Brown 1933 – 2018
Eddie Brown: The Arsenal 1954-1957
An Arsenal reserve and A team player he was unlucky in the timing of his national service call up while at Highbury, but found his feet at Bangor City. Read More →
Ralph Oliver Prouton 1926 – 2018
Ralph Prouton: The Arsenal 1949-52
An Arsenal reserve and ‘A’ team player just after WW2, he also appeared in the County Championship for Hampshire. Read More →
John ‘JT’ Murray MBE 1935 – 2018
John Murray: The Arsenal 1953-56
An England cricketer, he made a couple of appearances for the Gunners ‘A’ team before choosing the summer sport over football. Read More →
Edmund ‘Eddie’ Davies 1927 – 2018
Eddie Davies: The Arsenal 1948-1950
A reserve and ‘A’ team forward just after the Second World War in Tom Whittaker’s reign as manager. Read More →
Branko Kubala 1949 – 2018
Branko Kubala: The Arsenal 1965
Reverse of the press photograph above.
A teenager who trained at Highbury playing in the youth and ‘A’ teams during Billy Wright’s time as manager. Read More →