Considered the father of football journalism in England, Brian Glanville was a regular fixture in press boxes up and down the country since the late 1940s, until he passed away aged 93 last week.
He wrote with distinction for the Sunday Times and World Soccer magazine, and also contributed to the Arsenal Magazine back in the 2005/06 season - the club he supported. In tribute, we are reproducing articles from that time highlighting his exceptional knowledge and writing style - this piece recalls his memories of watching us from the stands as a schoolboy in the 1940s.