David Longhurst

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Longhurst
Occupation	English footballer
Date Of Birth	Jan 15, 1965(1965-01-15)
Age	59
Date Of Death	September 8, 1990, York, United Kingdom
Birthplace	Northampton
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Capricorn

David Longhurst Biography

David Longhurst is one of the most popular and richest English footballer who was born on January 15, 1965 in Northampton, United Kingdom. David John Longhurst (15 January 1965 – 8 September 1990) was an English footballer. During his career, he played for Nottingham Forest, Halifax Town, Northampton Town, Peterborough United and York City. He died on the pitch during a match for York City against Lincoln City in 1990.

He joined York City in March 1990. In the third match of the 1990–91 season against Lincoln City, 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 63 years; the previous on-pitch death in a Football League match was Bury defender Sam Wynne in 1927. The subsequent inquest into Longhurst’s death revealed that he suffered from a rare heart condition.

David Longhurst Net Worth

David Longhurst is one of the richest English footballer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Longhurst 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Northampton-born Longhurst was a pacy striker who began his career in Nottingham Forest’s youth team under the management of Brian Clough in the early 1980s, and received a permanent contract in 1983. However, he never played a first team game for Forest, and joined Halifax Town in the Fourth Division on a free transfer in 1985. He was a regular goalscorer at the club, scoring 24 goals in 85 league appearances, although it wasn’t enough to turn the West Yorkshire club into promotion contenders. After two seasons at Halifax, he joined his hometown club Northampton Town in 1987.

After one season at Northampton, Longhurst was signed by Peterborough United in 1988, scoring a hat-trick in a 3–3 draw with Gillingham in the FA Cup first round at Priestfield Stadium on 19 November that year. Peterborough won the replay 1–0.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

David Longhurst height 1.73 m David weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is David Longhurst Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

David Ranked on the list of most popular English footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. David Longhurst celebrates birthday on January 15 of every year.

What happened to David Longhurst?

He joined York City in March 1990. In the third match of the 1990–91 season against Lincoln City, Longhurst suffered a heart attack on the pitch, and was pronounced dead when he arrived at the hospital.

Which footballer died on pitch?

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Has anyone ever died in a football game?

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Has anyone died during a football match?

FIFA Sudden Death Report The report recorded worldwide deaths attributed to sudden cardiac arrest or other unexplained sudden death while playing (or shortly after playing) football during the period from 2014 to 2018. There were 617 cases during the five-year period.