Former Arsenal chairman, Peter Hill-Wood dies at 82

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Former Arsenal chairman, Peter Hill-Wood, who was in charge of the club for more than 30 years, has died at the age of 82.

Hill-Wood who joined the Arsenal board in 1962 stepped up to become chairman in 1982, before stepping down in 2013 due to a heart attack he suffered the previous year.

During his time at the club, he appointed French coach Arsene Wenger as manager in 1996 who went on to be one of the Premier League’s most successful coaches.