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Players | The Compton brothers: Football & Cricket legends
19 May 2008, Mike Steyn
One was a no-nonsense defender who served Arsenal for 22 years, the other was a skillful outside-left and cricketing legend. Mike Steyn celebrates the unique achievements of the Compton brothers, Leslie and Denis.
»»»Players | Legends - Alex James
14 January 2008, David Faber
The wee Scotsman Alex James, famous for his baggy shorts, may have been small in stature he was however every bit big in personality. The inside forward was pivotal in Chapman's revolutionary WM formation in the 1930's, a member of the team who won the club's first trophies.
»»»Players | Legends - Dennis Bergkamp: The Arsenal Years
20 December 2007, Mike Steyn
The beautiful football we now take for granted all began with Dennis Bergkamp's arrival back in 1995. A-L Historian Mike Steyn celebrates the career of a true Gunners legend.
»»»Players | Legends - Dennis Bergkamp, Part 1
31 October 2007, Mike Steyn
"If he were in 'Star Trek', he'd be the best player in whatever solar system he was in." Ian Wright (1997). Dennis Bergkamp played football from another world, a world many Arsenal fans had never experienced before. A-L Historian, Mike Steyn looks back at the wonderful career of the “non flying Dutchman”. »»»
Players | Legends - Peter Storey
5 October 2007, David Faber
The archetypal midfield destroyer whose uncompromising approach afforded protection to playmakers such as Charlie George and Liam Brady. A product of the prolific Arsenal youth system of the sixties that underpinned the 1971 double side, Storey played over 500 times for the club and 19 times for England as fullback where he began his career. Never far from the headlines he remains a charismatic symbol of a bygone era.
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