Former Albion star Steve Burtenshaw has died.
He was 86 and passed peacefully this morning in Worthing.
Burtenshaw, born in Portslade, served the club from 1951 until 1967 as player and coach.
The wing-half made 237 league appearances for Albion, scoring three goals and helping them win titles in both Division Three South and the Fourth Division.
He also served as coach or manager at Arsenal, Sheffield Wednesday, Everton and QPR.
More recently, he had been president of the Albion Heritage Society since 2015.
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