Arsenal Football Club has been thrown into mourning following the death of its Life President, Ken Friar OBE, at the age of 92.
The club confirmed the sad news in an official statement released on Monday, October 13, 2026.
The club statement reads:
“It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Life President Ken Friar OBE.
“Since our formation in 1886, there have been many inspirational individuals who have driven our club forward, but no one has had an influence on Arsenal Football Club quite like ‘Mr Friar’ and he leaves an extraordinary life of service to the club as his legacy. One that will surely never be matched.
“Rest in peace.”
The Premier League also paid tribute:
“We extend our deepest sympathies to Ken’s family and friends, and to everyone at Arsenal Football Club.”
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👉 JOIN GISTSMATE WHATSAPP CHANNELGISTSMATE MEDIA gathered that Friar, fondly called ‘Mr Friar’ inside Arsenal, spent over 70 years in service to the Gunners — a record that may never be broken.
Born in Islington on August 13, 1934, Friar’s love story with Arsenal started as a miracle. In 1945, at just 11 years old, while playing football with a tennis ball on Avenell Road outside Highbury, the ball rolled under the car of then Arsenal manager George Allison. That chance encounter earned him a job as a matchday messenger for half-a-crown a week. 1484
He joined full-time in 1950, rose to become Club Secretary in 1973 and Managing Director in 1983.
He was the brain behind Arsenal’s historic move from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium in 2006, alongside Danny Fiszman. ea74
In honour of his service, the bridge connecting Emirates Stadium to Arsenal Tube Station was named *The Ken Friar Bridge* in 2011, with a statue of him as a young boy playing football erected at the entrance.
Friar retired from the board in September 2020 and was named Life President. He was awarded an OBE in 2000 for services to football.
Arsenal have announced that players will wear black armbands in tonight’s Champions League clash against Lille in his memory.
Rest in Peace, Mr Friar.
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