Official Site of Arsenal · Apr 3, 2020
Brady pays tribute to Bill Darby
We were saddened to hear of the passing of former scout Bill Darby on Sunday.
Bill was our Dublin-based scout for more than 40 years, and was responsible for bringing a host of talented young Irishmen to the club, including Liam Brady.
"Bill began working at Arsenal at the very same time that I came over, in fact I was probably the first player that he was responsible for," Brady said.
"We didn't used to have a scout in Dublin, but Gordon Clarke - our chief scout at the time - gave Bill a chance and it paid off in the end – for Bill, for the club, and for all the players he spotted, including me.