Deceased players (season 2005/2006)


Players who deceased
Previous seasons deceased player can be found in the archive.
mail.



Date

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

02.05.06

Brian Labone

Retired

Eng

1940

Def

04.04.06

Ewan Fenton

Retired

Sco

1929

Att

23.03.06

Dick Chama

Retired

Zam

1940

unknown medical problem

13.03.06

Roy Clarke

Retired

Wal

1926

Att

13.03.06

Jimmy Johnstone

Retired

Sco

30.09.1944

Att

motor neurone disease

04.03.06

Brian Hetherston

Retired

Sco

1977

Mid

suffering a suspected epileptic fit

01.03.06

Peter Osgood

Retired

Eng

20.02.1947

Att

heart attack at a family funeral

10.02.06

John Prentice

Retired

Sco

1926

Def

He died in Australia of a brain tumor aged 79

29.11.05

David Di Tommaso

FC Utrecht (Net)

Fra

06.10.1979

Def

passed away after a cardiac arrest in his sleep

26.12.05

Ted Ditchburn

Retired

Eng

24.10.1921

Goa

13.12.05

Majid Musisi

Retired

Uga

1968

Att

passed away after a long illness

25.11.05

George Best

Retired

Nir

22.05.1946

Att

died after multiple organ failure

02.11.05

Ferruccio Valcareggi

Retired

Ita

12.02.1919

27.10.05

George Swindin

Retired

Eng

04.12.1914

Goa

Alzheimer's disease

18.10.05

Johnny Haynes

Retired

Eng

17.10.1934

Att

he suffered a brain haemorrhage

08.09.05

Noel Cantwell

Retired

Eir

28.12.1932

Def

cancer

12.08.05

Morcire Sylla

Retired

19.07.05

David Cluett

Retired

Mal

02.08.1965

Goa

passed away after a long illness

08.07.05

Craig Gowans

Falkirk (Sco)

Sco

electrocuted

26.06.05

Gary Bownes

Dungannon Swifts (Nir)

Nir

1979

Att

tragically took his own life

25.06.05

Hugo Cunha

Uniao Leiria (Por)

Por

18.02.1977

Mid

collapsed and died during a casual game with friends

02.06.05

Lucio Fernando Espana

Retired

Col

29.10.1971

Def

he was shot in Santiago de Cali by two robbers



About this document

Prepared and maintained by the GST Webpages

Author: Ian King
Last updated: 15 June 2006

(C) Copyright Ian King's 2000/2006
You are free to copy this document in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to Ian King. All rights reserved.