David Longhurst
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| David Longhurst | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | David John Longhurst | |
| Date of birth | January 15, 1965 | |
| Place of birth | Northampton, England | |
| Date of death | September 8, 1990 (aged 25) | |
| Place of death | York, England | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1983-1985 1985-1987 1987-1988 1988-1990 1990 |
Nottingham Forest Halifax Town Northampton Town Peterborough United York City |
0 (0) 85 (24) 37 (7) 58 (7) 6 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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David Longhurst (15 January 1965 – 8 September 1990) was an English footballer who died on the pitch during a match between York City and Lincoln City in 1990.
Longhurst was a pacy striker who began his career in Nottingham Forest's youth team, where one of his teammates was future England defender Des Walker. Unlike Walker, Longhurst never made it to Forest's first team. He was released in 1985, and joined Halifax Town. He was an effective goalscorer at The Shay, scoring 24 goals in 85 league appearances. After two seasons in Halifax, he joined Northampton Town in 1987.
After one season in Northampton, Longhurst was signed by Peterborough United in 1988, before joining York in the spring of 1990. In the third match of the 1990-91 season, Longhurst suffered a heart attack on the pitch, and was pronounced dead when he arrived at the hospital. He was the first player to die in a Football League match in 69 years. To honour his memory, York City named one of the stands at the Bootham Crescent stadium after him.
