The following is a list of association footballers who died while playing a game, died directly from injuries sustained while playing, or died after being taken ill on the pitch. Following an increase in deaths, both during matches and training, FIFA (Federation of International Football Associations) considered mandatory cardiac testing, already in place for years in some countries, such as Italy.

Footballers are known to give their all on the field. There is nothing new in them suffering injuries but what everyone worries about is dealing with those injuries instantly. When that injury turns fatal, it is a truly nightmarish situation. There have been many instances where football players have succumbed to their on field injuries.

By 2009, FIFA player PCMA (Pre-Competition Medical Assessment) included family history, heart rhythm, sounds, and ECG (electrocardiogram) results. UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) required extensive medical tests, including ECG (electrocardiogram) and echo (echocardiogram) for players in the Europa League 2011–12. Constant monitoring has been advised.

Source :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_association_footballers_who_died_while_playing
Source :http://www.sportskeeda.com/slideshow/five-footballers-died-pitch-suffering-on-field-injuries

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11 January 1892

Name: James "Daddy" Dunlop

Age : 21yrs

Team : St Mirren

Notes : Tetanus from fall on piece of glass in a friendly game against Abercorn led to death ten days later, at the age of 21.


13 January 1889

Name: [/b]William Cropper

[b]Age : 26yrs

Team : Staveley

Notes : Ruptured bowel in a match against Grimsby Town led to death the next day.


25 May 1896

Name: James Logan

Age : 25yrs

Team : Loughborough F.C.

Notes : Pneumonia while playing.

29 November 1896

Name: Joe Powell

Age : 25yrs

Team : Woolwich Arsenal

Notes : Blood poisoning and tetanus after breaking his arm against Kettering Town in 1896.

January 1900

Name: James Collins

Age : ?

Team : Sheppy United

Notes : Tetanus caused by on-field injury.

27 August 1902

Name: Di Jones

Age : 35?

Team : Manchester City

Notes : Gashed knee turned septic led to death.

27 October 1906

Name: David "Soldier" Wilson

Age : 23

Team : Leeds United

Notes : Heart attack while playing against Burnley, probably from heavy smoking. He attempted to return to the field of play even when in great pain.

8 April 1907

Name: Tommy Blackstock

Age : [/b]25

[b]Team : Manchester United

[b]Note :[b] Collapsed after heading a ball in a game against St. Helens and died.

January 1908

Name: Frank Levick

Age :[b/] 26

[b]Team : Sheffield United

Note : Pneumonia during recovery from collar bone broken playing against Newcastle United on New Years Day 1908. Attending Dr Selby of Attercliffe (Sheffield) noted heart failure at 1:40pm on 1 February 1908 at his father's house on 125 Plumpers Road Tinsley Sheffield

29 December 1909

Name: James Main

Age : 23

Team : Hibernian

Notes : Fatal stomach injuries during a Christmas Day match in 1909 against Partick Thistle at Firhill on a frostbound pitch, after colliding with a Thistle player, led to death four days later.

19 February 1916

Name: Bob Benson

Age : 33

Team : Arsenal

Notes : Burst blood vessel following a wartime game against Reading.

7 January 1921

Name: Horace Fairhurst

Age : 27

Team : Blackpool

Notes : Head injury in a league game at Barnsley in December 1920; died as a result of his injury early in the new year.

22 May 1921

Name: Nikola Gazdić

Age :

Team :Hajduk Split

Notes : Late stage tuberculosis after a game against Građanski Zagreb, Hajduk's greatest rival at the time.

14 November 1921

Name: Joshua Wilkinson

Age : 24

Team : Dumbarton

Notes : Goalkeeper who died from peritonitis two days after a "particularly rough" game against Glasgow Rangers

11 November 1923

Name: Tom Butler

Age : 24

Team : Port Vale

Notes : Died from tetanus eight days after fracturing his arm in a match.

4 April 1927

Name: Albert Van Coile

Age : 27

Team : Cercle Brugge

Notes : Perforated bowel after a collision with an opponent. Died one day later.

3 May 1927

Name: David Arellano

Age : 24

Team : Colo-Colo

Notes : Peritonitis after being hit by an opposing player during the match. Shortly after the incident Arellano was brought to a nearby clinic where he ultimately died.

30 April 1927

Name: Sam Wynne

Age : 30

Team : Bury

Notes : Collapsed and died on the field of pneumonia during a match against Sheffield United, although Bury claim it was a cerebral hemorrhage.

5 September 1931

Name: John Thomson

Age : 22

Team : Celtic

Notes :Injured during an Old Firm match when he dived for the ball and suffered a fractured skull in an accidental collision with Rangers' Sam English. He died that same evening.

17 June 1933

Name: Jón Kristbjörnsson

Age : 22

Team : Valur

Notes :A goalkeeper who collided with a striker from KR Reykjavik and suffered a head injury in the last game of the Icelandic League on 13. June 1933. Was taken to hospital, where he died from his injuries on 17 June 1933

1 December 1934

Name: Sim Raleigh

Age : 25

Team : Gillingham

Notes : Died after a clash of heads with Brighton & Hove Albion's Paul Mooney in a game, who subsequently retired.

5 February 1936

Name: Jimmy Thorpe

Age : 22

Team : Sunderland

Notes : A diabetic, when playing as goalkeeper he collapsed into a coma from which he never recovered, attributed to the rough treatment he received on the pitch in a game against Chelsea. His death lead to the rule that players were no longer able to kick the ball out of the goalkeeper's arms.

1 April 1951

Name: Mitotônio

Age : 35

Team : Ceará

Notes : Collapsed during a match. Death attributed to stomach congestion.

August 1953

Name: John Kirkby

Age : 23

Team : Wrexham

Notes : Collapsed during a match. Death attributed to a Cardiac arrest

August 1953

Name: Constantin Tabarcea

Age : 26

Team : Petrolul Ploieşti

Notes : Collapsed during a match. Death attributed to unusual activity of the thymus gland

25 February 1967

Name: Tony Allden

Age : ?

Team : Highgate United

Notes : Struck by lightning during an FA Amateur Cup quarterfinal against Enfield.

1 July 1973

Name: Nikola Mantov

Age : 23

Team : FK Osogovo

Notes : Heart attack in the 10th minute of a league game against FAS 11 Oktomvri.

16 December 1973

Name: Pavão

Age : 23

Team : F.C. Porto

Notes : Heart attack during a league game.

18 May 1977

Name: Tony Aveyard

Age : 21

Team : Scarborough

Notes : Head injuries received during match.

30 October 1977

Name: Renato Curi

Age : 24

Team : Perugia

Notes : Heart attack while playing in a Serie A match against Juventus. Perugia's ground is named after him.

23 September 1984

Name: Erik Jongbloed

Age : ?

Team : DWS Amsterdam

Notes : Struck by lightning during an exhibition game.[
Son of Jan Jongbloed, goalkeeper of the Dutch national team in both the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cup Final.

15 January 1987

Name: José Antonio Gallardo

Age : 25

Team : CD Málaga

Notes : Collided with an opponent on 21 December away to Celta de Vigo, had life-saving surgery and returned home. Relapsed on 7 January with a cerebral haemorrhage and fell into an eight-day coma before dying.