'He did so much for Arsenal and Ireland': Niall Quinn pays tribute to Bill Darby

Darby was the man who famously sent Liam Brady, Frank Stapleton, David O’ Leary, and John Devine to Highbury, and in 1983, it was Quinn’s turn to follow suit.
'He did so much for Arsenal and Ireland': Niall Quinn pays tribute to Bill Darby

Niall Quinn has said he will always be grateful to Bill Darby, the former Arsenal scout in Ireland who passed away at the weekend.

In the early 1970s, Darby was the man who famously sent Liam Brady, Frank Stapleton, David O’ Leary, and John Devine to Highbury, and in 1983, it was Quinn’s turn to follow suit.

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