Former Arsenal striker Billy Vigar dies aged 21 after colliding with concrete wall
Family ‘devastated’ as former Arsenal striker dies, aged 21
- Former Arsenal academy player Billy Vigar has died at the age of 21 after sustaining a significant brain injury during a football match.
- Vigar, a striker for Chichester City, collided with a concrete wall while attempting to keep the ball in play during a game against Wingate and Finchley last Saturday.
- The incident resulted in him being placed in an induced coma and undergoing an operation, but he died on Thursday morning.
- His current club, Chichester City, said his family is “devastated that this has happened whilst he was playing the sport he loved”.
- The Professional Footballers’ Association had previously called for a review of safety rules concerning advertising boards following a similar injury to former Bath City striker Alex Fletcher.