and - out ▁w inger . ▁The ▁emer gence ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁George ▁Arm strong ▁also ▁meant ▁Sk ir ton ' s ▁place ▁was ▁under ▁threat , ▁and ▁Sk ir ton ▁shared ▁duties ▁with ▁Arm strong ▁for ▁his ▁final ▁two ▁seasons ▁at ▁the ▁club . ▁ ▁Nevertheless , ▁Sk ir ton ▁still ▁aver aged ▁twenty ▁appearances ▁a ▁season , ▁and ▁made ▁history ▁by ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Ar sen al ▁player ▁to ▁score ▁a ▁goal ▁in ▁a ▁European ▁match ▁at ▁High bury , ▁against ▁Dan ish ▁club , ▁St æ v net ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁However , ▁Wright ' s ▁successor , ▁Bert ie ▁Me e , ▁was ▁looking ▁to ▁youth ▁as ▁the ▁means ▁to ▁success ▁for ▁the ▁G unn ers . ▁After ▁playing ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁matches ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 – 6 7 ▁season , ▁Sk ir ton ▁signed ▁for ▁Black pool ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁for ▁£ 6 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁had ▁played ▁ 1 5 3 ▁matches ▁for ▁Ar sen al , ▁scoring ▁ 5 3 ▁goals . ▁ ▁Sk ir ton ▁scored ▁on ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁Black pool ▁five ▁days ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 – 6 7 ▁season , ▁iron ically ▁at ▁High bury ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw , ▁although ▁he ▁lim ped ▁off ▁injured ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁After ▁missing ▁three ▁games , ▁he ▁scored ▁once ▁in ▁a ▁