600: Brian Edward Sparrow 1962 – 2019
Brian Sparrow: The Arsenal 1977-1984
The 600th player in the first team, this popular reserve spent seven years at Arsenal before moving to Crystal Palace and then a number of coaching roles.
William Mark Meadows 1942-2019
Billy Meadows: The Arsenal 1958-60
A record scoring youth team player who went on to appear for Hereford in one of the most famous FA Cup giant-killing games of all time.
Ronald E Saxby 1937 – 2019
Ron Saxby: The Arsenal 1953-1959
A regular at youth and reserve team level during his six years at Highbury.
Geoffrey George Hamm 1930-2019
Geoff Hamm: The Arsenal 1948-50
A short-lived youth player at Arsenal he found his level at the top of the non-league game.
728: Jose Antonio Reyes 1983-2019
Jose Antonio Reyes: The Arsenal 2004-07
The 728th first team player, Reyes was an Arsenal Invincible who, after leaving, picked up an amazing array of winners’ medals.
414: Alan Smith 1921 – 2019
Alan Smith: The Arsenal 1946
The 414th player to appear in the first team, Alan was a short term post-war winger whose early career was blighted by the Second World War.
481: Alan Frederick Graham Skirton 1939 – 2019
Alan Skirton: The Arsenal 1959-1966
A quality winger, who was the 481st first team player, he made over 150 appearances for the Gunners, and then post-playing he was a great business manager for Yeovil.