ton ▁started ▁out ▁as ▁a ▁player ▁with ▁West ▁T wer ton ▁Youth ▁Club ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁city ▁of ▁Bath ▁before ▁joining ▁Br istol ▁City ▁as ▁an ▁amateur . ▁However , ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁retain ▁him ▁and ▁he ▁then ▁joined ▁h omet own ▁club ▁Bath ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁League . ▁He ▁soon ▁attract ed ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁several ▁other ▁clubs . ▁Ar sen al ▁won ▁the ▁fight ▁for ▁his ▁signature , ▁signing ▁him ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁for ▁£ 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁So on ▁after ▁signing , ▁however , ▁Sk ir ton ▁contract ed ▁ple ur isy ▁and ▁p neum onia ▁and ▁was ▁out ▁of ▁action ▁for ▁eigh teen ▁months . ▁ ▁He ▁finally ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁Ar sen al ▁against ▁Burn ley ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁He ▁played ▁six teen ▁games ▁that ▁season , ▁sharing ▁the ▁right ▁wing ▁position ▁with ▁D anny ▁Cla pton . ▁He ▁supp l anted ▁Cla pton ▁altogether ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁and ▁scored ▁nin ete en ▁goals ▁in ▁ 4 0 ▁matches , ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁club ' s ▁top ▁sc orer ▁for ▁that ▁season . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁Johnny ▁Mac Le od ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Sk ir ton ▁was ▁switched ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁wing , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁seasons , ▁al beit ▁irregular ly , ▁as ▁Ar sen al ▁manager ▁Billy ▁Wright ▁preferred ▁to ▁field ▁only ▁one ▁out -