The club was very saddened to hear of the death of Albert ‘Tinker’ Browning, who passed away last Friday at the age of 97. Albert was the last survivor of the famous Horsham teams of the 1930s that dominated the County football scene. Tinker first joined the club as a replacement for centre-forward George Cox, who had been signed by the Arsenal, and his goalscoring helped the team maintain their tremendous record of success, as they won the Sussex County League championship six times in seven years and the Royal Ulster Rifles Cup seven times in eight years. His form was so good that he was offered trials by Chelsea, though circumstances meant Tinker was unable to take up this offer. At the end of the Second World War, Albert did not rejoin Horsham, but went on to play for the YMCA. His interest in the senior club remained, though, especially when his son, Michael, began to play and eventually went on to emulate his father’s terrific goalscoring record. Our thoughts go out to Michael at this sad time, and to Albert’s wife, Norah. The couple had celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary earlier this year.