May 28, 20232 yr Author Glamorgan bowler Lawrence Williams, a key member of the 1969 Championship winning side, has died at the age of 76. In his first season in county cricket, Williams played in 24 of the 28 first-class matches as Glamorgan went unbeaten under captain Tony Lewis. Williams claimed 56 wickets as an opening bowler and went on to take 364 in his career at an average of 27. Neath-born Williams topped the 50-wicket mark for six seasons in a row. The Championship season saw him operate in a highly successful bowling attack including Don Shepherd, Malcolm Nash, Tony Cordle, Peter Walker, Roger Davis and Ossie Wheatley. Williams was also a regular member of the Sunday League side for most of his career, taking 33 wickets in 1971, but struggled with injury in 1975 and retired from the professional game in 1977.
May 31, 20232 yr Author Great Britain's Olympic silver medallist Mike McFarlane has died at the age of 63. McFarlane was part of the 4x100m relay team that won silver at the Seoul 1988 Olympics. He won three medals at the Commonwealth Games, sharing gold in the 200m at Brisbane 1982, before adding 4x100m relay silver and 100m bronze four years later. He also won the European indoor title over 60m in Athens in 1985. With a personal best of 10.22 seconds in the 100m, he was part of a silver-medal winning relay team in Seoul that included Elliot Bunney, John Regis and Linford Christie.
June 14, 20232 yr Author Former Chelsea player and manager John Hollins has died aged 76, the club has announced. Hollins made almost 600 appearances as a player for the club, scoring 64 times during his two spells at Stamford Bridge between 1963 and 1984. He was appointed as manager in 1985, a position he held for three years.
June 15, 20232 yr Author Former Scotland, Manchester United and Leeds United defender Gordon McQueen has died at the age of 70. McQueen was diagnosed with cancer in 2011 and dementia in 2021. Starting his career with St Mirren, McQueen was sold to Leeds and would go on to help win the English league title in 1974, the FA Cup with Manchester Utd in 1983 and play 30 times for Scotland. He was chosen for the 1978 World Cup squad but did not play because of injury. He scored three times on Leeds' run to the 1975 European Cup final, but was suspended for the final defeat by Bayern Munich, and was also in the Manchester Utd side that lost the 1979 FA Cup final to Arsenal, but scored in the 3-2 loss at Wembley. A regular for Scotland after making his debut against Belgium in 1974, he scored five goals for his country, two of which came in the nation's British Home Championship triumph during the 1976-77 campaign. Born in Kilbirnie, McQueen made 57 appearances for St Mirren, 140 in six years with Leeds and 184 in seven with Man Utd. McQueen left Old Trafford after missing out on the side that beat Everton in the 1985 FA Cup final, and had a spell with Seiko in Hong Kong before turning to coaching. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63664992
June 16, 20232 yr Author Swiss cyclist Gino Mader has died at the age of 26 after crashing on stage five of the Tour de Suisse. The Team Bahrain Victorious rider was involved in a high-speed crash with American Magnus Sheffield, 21, on Thursday on the descent of the Albula Pass and fell into a ravine. He was resuscitated at the scene before being airlifted to hospital in Chur, but passed away on Friday morning. Bahrain Victorious said Mader was "one of the shining lights of our team".
June 25, 20232 yr Author Former Coventry and Wolves striker Cedric Roussel has died aged 45. Roussel, capped three times by Belgium, partnered Robbie Keane after joining Coventry from Gent in October 1999. He moved to fellow Midlands club Wolves in February 2001 and spent 18 months at Molineux before returning to Belgian side Mons, where he enjoyed the most success over two spells.
June 26, 20231 yr Author Craig Brown, the last man to take Scotland to a World Cup finals, has died at the age of 82. The national team's longest-serving manager, he was in charge for 71 games from 1993 to 2001, qualifying for Euro 96 and the 1998 World Cup. He was also on the staff for the 1986 and 1990 finals. Brown managed Preston North End and Motherwell before ending his career at Aberdeen in 2013 and moving into a board position at Pittodrie.
July 1, 20231 yr 18-year old Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) driver from the Netherlands Dilano van't Hoff dies in an incident during the Saturday morning session at Spa-Francorchamps. He was still very young. :(
July 24, 20231 yr Author Former England international Trevor Francis has died aged 69 after suffering a heart attack in Spain. In 1979 he became Britain's first £1m footballer on completing a transfer from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest. He won two European Cups with Forest - in 1979, where he scored the winner against Malmo, and 1980. Francis also won 52 England caps, scoring 12 goals before embarking on a managerial career.
July 25, 20231 yr Author Former Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest midfielder Chris Bart-Williams has died aged 49. Sheffield Wednesday announced he had died in the United States, where he was a coach and mentor. The club added: "We are deeply saddened at the passing of our former player Chris Bart-Williams." Bart-Williams started his career at Leyton Orient and scored on his full debut for the club in a 4-0 win against Tranmere Rovers as a 16-year-old. He joined the Owls in 1991 and made more than 100 appearances for the club. Bart-Williams moved to Forest in 1995 and made more than 200 outings for the City Ground side before stints at Charlton and Ipswich Town.
July 25, 20231 yr Very dark day for Sheffield Wednesday. I seem to recall that Gerry Francis was manager at QPR at the same time as Trevor was at Wednesday. Initially when I was watching MOTD, thought they were interviewing the same man twice as I just saw the surname..
August 15, 20231 yr Author Former Baltimore Ravens and Seattle Seahawks running back Alex Collins has died aged 28. Collins was riding a motorcycle when he collided with an SUV in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, and was pronounced dead at the scene. He played 25 games for both the Ravens and Seahawks between 2016 and 2021, scoring 19 touchdowns. "May Alex always be remembered for the light and love he brought to so many people in his life," the Ravens said. "Always quick to greet everyone with a smile, he was a genuinely kind person who carried a special joy and passion wherever he went." Ravens coach John Harbaugh said: "Alex was a joy to be around and someone whose light shined brightly.
September 3, 20231 yr Author David Watkins, who played for Wales at rugby union and rugby league as well as for each sport's British and Irish Lions teams, has died at the age of 81. He won 21 Wales union caps from 1963-67 and 16 more at league, adding six each for the Lions in the 15-a-side game and their league counterparts. Watkins starred at stand-off in both codes.
October 8, 20231 yr Author Tommy Kinane, one of Irish racing's most revered diminutive giants and great patriarchs, has died at the age of 90. Father of legendary 13-time champion jockey Mick, Kinane himself enjoyed a wonderful career in the saddle as a jump jockey. His most famous triumph came when he guided the Des McDonogh-trained Monksfield to the first of his two Champion Hurdle victories at Cheltenham in 1978 when they beat Sea Pigeon and Night Nurse into second and third. Night Nurse had won the previous two Champion Hurdles and Sea Pigeon would win the two following Monksfield's triumphs. It remains one of the most exalted periods in the two-mile hurdling division and Kinane's association with Monksfield is fondly remembered, not least because it ended a 15-year drought in the race for Irish-trained horses.
October 21, 20231 yr RIP probably England's greatest football player. Just Sir Geoff Hurst left from the World Cup winning team now.
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