Alan Skirton
| Date of birth | 23 January 1939 |
| Place of birth | Bath |
| Nationality | English |
| Position | Winger |
A bustling centre-forward, Alan was fondly known by the Arsenal fans as the 'Highbury Express'. The £5,000 paid to Bath City was a record fee for a non-league recruit at the time.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 01 Jan 1959 | 01 Sep 1966 | |
| Blackpool | 01 Sep 1966 | 01 Nov 1968 | |
| Bristol City | 01 Nov 1968 | 01 Jul 1971 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | Arsenal | League Division One | 16 | 3 |
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| 1961-62 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1961-62 | Arsenal | League Division One | 38 | 19 |
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| 1962-63 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1962-63 | Arsenal | League Division One | 28 | 10 |
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| 1963-64 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1963-64 | Arsenal | Fairs Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 1963-64 | Arsenal | League Division One | 15 | 7 |
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| 1964-65 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1964-65 | Arsenal | League Division One | 22 | 3 |
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| 1965-66 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1965-66 | Arsenal | League Division One | 23 | 1 |
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| 1966-67 | Arsenal | League Division One | 2 | 2 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 1960 | Burnley v Arsenal | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 23 Aug 1960 | Arsenal v Preston North End | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Aug 1960 | Arsenal v Nottingham Forest | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Aug 1960 | Preston North End v Arsenal | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1960 | Manchester City v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Sep 1960 | Birmingham City v Arsenal | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Dec 1960 | Sheffield Wednesday v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1960 | Arsenal v Sheffield Wednesday | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Feb 1961 | Newcastle United v Arsenal | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 11 Feb 1961 | Arsenal v Cardiff City | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 18 Feb 1961 | West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 25 Feb 1961 | Arsenal v Leicester City | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 01 Apr 1961 | Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Apr 1961 | Arsenal v Fulham | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 08 Apr 1961 | Arsenal v Blackpool | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Apr 1961 | Everton v Arsenal | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Aug 1961 | Arsenal v Burnley | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 23 Aug 1961 | Leicester City v Arsenal | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Aug 1961 | Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal | L | 4-3 | League Division One | |
| 29 Aug 1961 | Arsenal v Leicester City | D | 4-4 | League Division One | |
| 02 Sep 1961 | Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Sep 1961 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Sep 1961 | West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Sep 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Sep 1961 | Arsenal v Birmingham City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Sep 1961 | Everton v Arsenal | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Oct 1961 | Arsenal v Blackpool | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Oct 1961 | Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Oct 1961 | Arsenal v Manchester United | W | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Oct 1961 | Cardiff City v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Nov 1961 | Arsenal v Chelsea | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 11 Nov 1961 | Aston Villa v Arsenal | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Nov 1961 | Arsenal v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Nov 1961 | Arsenal v Nottingham Forest | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Nov 1961 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 02 Dec 1961 | Arsenal v West Ham United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 09 Dec 1961 | Sheffield United v Arsenal | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Dec 1961 | Burnley v Arsenal | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 23 Dec 1961 | Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1961 | Arsenal v Fulham | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Jan 1962 | Arsenal v Bradford City | W | 3-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 13 Jan 1962 | Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 20 Jan 1962 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 31 Jan 1962 | Manchester United v Arsenal | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 03 Feb 1962 | Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Feb 1962 | Birmingham City v Arsenal | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Feb 1962 | Blackpool v Arsenal | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Mar 1962 | Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Mar 1962 | Arsenal v Cardiff City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Mar 1962 | Chelsea v Arsenal | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 31 Mar 1962 | Arsenal v Aston Villa | L | 4-5 | League Division One | |
| 07 Apr 1962 | Nottingham Forest v Arsenal | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Apr 1962 | Fulham v Arsenal | L | 5-2 | League Division One | |
| 14 Apr 1962 | Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Apr 1962 | Manchester United v Arsenal | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 20 Apr 1962 | Ipswich Town v Arsenal | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 18 Aug 1962 | Leyton Orient v Arsenal | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 21 Aug 1962 | Arsenal v Birmingham City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Aug 1962 | Arsenal v Manchester United | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 29 Aug 1962 | Birmingham City v Arsenal | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 01 Sep 1962 | Burnley v Arsenal | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Sep 1962 | Arsenal v Aston Villa | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 08 Sep 1962 | Arsenal v Sheffield Wednesday | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 10 Sep 1962 | Aston Villa v Arsenal | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Sep 1962 | Fulham v Arsenal | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 22 Sep 1962 | Arsenal v Leicester City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Sep 1962 | Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Oct 1962 | Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal | D | 4-4 | League Division One | |
| 13 Oct 1962 | Arsenal v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Oct 1962 | Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 5-4 | League Division One | |
| 03 Nov 1962 | Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal | D | 5-5 | League Division One | |
| 10 Nov 1962 | Arsenal v Sheffield United | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Nov 1962 | Liverpool v Arsenal | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Mar 1963 | Arsenal v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 16 Mar 1963 | Arsenal v Liverpool | L | 1-2 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 23 Mar 1963 | Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Mar 1963 | Arsenal v Everton | W | 4-3 | League Division One | |
| 30 Mar 1963 | Ipswich Town v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Apr 1963 | Arsenal v Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Apr 1963 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Apr 1963 | Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Apr 1963 | Everton v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Apr 1963 | Blackpool v Arsenal | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 06 May 1963 | Manchester United v Arsenal | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 11 May 1963 | Arsenal v Burnley | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 18 May 1963 | Sheffield Wednesday v Arsenal | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 24 Aug 1963 | Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 27 Aug 1963 | Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 31 Aug 1963 | Leicester City v Arsenal | L | 7-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 Sep 1963 | West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Sep 1963 | Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers | W | 4-3 | League Division One | |
| 10 Sep 1963 | Arsenal v Aston Villa | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Sep 1963 | Fulham v Arsenal | W | 1-4 | League Division One | |
| 22 Oct 1963 | Arsenal v Staevnet | L |
2-3 Agg: 9-4 |
Fairs Cup | 1st round 2nd leg |
| 30 Nov 1963 | Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Jan 1964 | Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | 4th round replay |
| 01 Feb 1964 | Manchester United v Arsenal | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Feb 1964 | Ipswich Town v Arsenal | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 21 Mar 1964 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Mar 1964 | Sheffield Wednesday v Arsenal | W | 0-4 | League Division One | |
| 04 Apr 1964 | Blackpool v Arsenal | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Apr 1964 | Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Apr 1964 | Liverpool v Arsenal | L | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Sep 1964 | Sheffield Wednesday v Arsenal | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Sep 1964 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Sep 1964 | Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Sep 1964 | Arsenal v Sunderland | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Sep 1964 | Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 19 Sep 1964 | Leicester City v Arsenal | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 26 Sep 1964 | Arsenal v Chelsea | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 06 Oct 1964 | Arsenal v Nottingham Forest | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 14 Nov 1964 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 05 Dec 1964 | Fulham v Arsenal | W | 3-4 | League Division One | |
| 12 Dec 1964 | Arsenal v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Dec 1964 | Aston Villa v Arsenal | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1964 | Arsenal v Stoke City | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Dec 1964 | Stoke City v Arsenal | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Jan 1965 | Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Jan 1965 | Darlington v Arsenal | W | 0-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 16 Jan 1965 | Sunderland v Arsenal | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 23 Jan 1965 | Arsenal v Leicester City | W | 4-3 | League Division One | |
| 30 Jan 1965 | Peterborough United v Arsenal | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 06 Feb 1965 | Chelsea v Arsenal | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Feb 1965 | Burnley v Arsenal | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Mar 1965 | Nottingham Forest v Arsenal | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Apr 1965 | Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Apr 1965 | Arsenal v Birmingham City | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Sep 1965 | Arsenal v Northampton Town | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Nov 1965 | Arsenal v Sheffield United | W | 6-2 | League Division One | |
| 13 Nov 1965 | Leeds United v Arsenal | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Nov 1965 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 Dec 1965 | Arsenal v Aston Villa | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 11 Dec 1965 | Liverpool v Arsenal | L | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1965 | Sheffield Wednesday v Arsenal | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Dec 1965 | Arsenal v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 5-2 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1966 | Fulham v Arsenal | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Jan 1966 | Arsenal v Liverpool | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Jan 1966 | Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Jan 1966 | Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal | L | 3-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 29 Jan 1966 | Stoke City v Arsenal | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 05 Feb 1966 | Arsenal v Burnley | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Feb 1966 | Chelsea v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Mar 1966 | Arsenal v Blackpool | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Mar 1966 | Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Mar 1966 | Arsenal v Newcastle United | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 05 Apr 1966 | Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Apr 1966 | West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal | D | 4-4 | League Division One | |
| 16 Apr 1966 | West Ham United v Arsenal | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Apr 1966 | Sunderland v Arsenal | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 23 Apr 1966 | Arsenal v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Apr 1966 | Sheffield United v Arsenal | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Apr 1966 | Aston Villa v Arsenal | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Aug 1966 | Sunderland v Arsenal | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 23 Aug 1966 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.