The London football club has presented an engraved crystal football to the people of the town.

The club was impressed with the plaque which was unveiled in the town in July last year in honour of David Danskin, one of the founders of the club, and they decided to present the gift to show their appreciation.

The club asked the Arsenal Scotland Supporters Club (ASSC) to come along to Burntisland to make the presentation on their behalf and their youngest committee member Linsey Henderson presented the trophy to Gordon Ritchie, Secretary of Burntisland Community Council on Saturday in the Kingswood Hotel.

Martin O'Donnell, chairman of ASSC said: "This event very nicely concludes the story of David Danskin and his major part in the founding of Arsenal FC."

Gordon Ritchie added: "We are very proud of the fact that the very existence of Arsenal Football Club is down to a Burntislander."

He added he hoped arrangements could be made to place the trophy in a display cabinet within the Burntisland Council Chambers.

Meanwhile, arrangements are in hand for it to be put on public display in the Heritage Trust's current exhibition and during the Doors Open day on September 14.

Ian Archibald, convenor of the Burntisland Heritage Trust, who hosted and organised the presentation, thanked all those who attended and paid tribute to locals Iain Sommerville and John Burnett for their research.

David Danskin was born in the Back Street (now Sommerville Street) on January 9, 1863. The family moved to Kirkcaldy where David grew up and played for Kirkcaldy Wanderers.

In 1885, David moved to London to work at the Dial Square workshops at the Royal Arsenal where he formed a works football team, later renamed Royal Arsenal shortened to Arsenal in 1891.