Tony Adams joined Arsenal as a schoolboy in 1980, he made his first-team debut against Sunderland just four weeks after his 17th birthday in November 1983.
He was a one-club player and has gone down as an Arsenal Legend.
The Arsenal defender became the first man to play for England that had been born after their glorious 1966 World Cup success, making his debut in a 4-2 win against Spain in February 1987. He went on to claim 66 caps.
On New Year's Day 1988, the Londoner became captain of Arsenal for the first time, aged just 21. He remained skipper for the next 14 years
Adams lifted ten major trophies as captain of Arsenal, including two Premier League/FA Cup Doubles in 1998 and 2002
In 19 years as a first team star in north London, Adams scored 48 goals in 669 appearances
In 2002, as part of the celebrations to mark ten seasons of the Premier League, he was named as one of the centre-backs in the “Team of the Decade”.
The man they called “Mr Arsenal” was voted the third greatest Gunners player in the club’s history, in a major 2008 poll of fans. On December 9, 2011, a statue of Tony Adams was unveiled outside Emirates Stadium
With Arsenal, he won four top flight division titles, uniquely captaining a title-winning team in three different decades
Adams spent his entire playing career of 22 years as a centre back at Arsenal
He uniquely captained a title-winning team in three different decades