Peter Marinello

Marinello started his career at Hibernian,[4] and could play either as a centre forward or right winger. He was regarded as being talented enough there that he was dubbed "the next George Best" by the British press.[5][6][7]

In January 1970, a month before his 20th birthday, he joined Arsenal for £100,000, a club record fee at the time. The acquisition of Marinello also marked the first time that Arsenal had paid a six-figure sum for a player. He went on to score on his debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 10 January 1970.[8][7] However, a combination of a newly adopted 'celebrity party lifestyle' and a knee injury led to a dip in his footballing form[6][7] and meant that he was not a regular in the team: he was not part of the squad for the final of Arsenal's Inter-Cities Fairs Cup triumph of 1970,[7] but he contributed four appearances during the run, including the semi-final first leg against Ajax.[9] He only played three matches in their 1970–71 Double-winning campaign.[10] He subsequently played eight league matches in 1971–72 and thirteen in 1972–73. In total he played 51 matches for Arsenal, scoring 5 goals.[8] Marinello left Arsenal in July 1973 after failing to agree a new contract.[11]

He next played for Portsmouth followed by Motherwell,[12] Canberra City, Fulham, Phoenix Inferno, Heart of Midlothian[13] and Partick Thistle.[6][7]