Legends one and all the stars we lost in 2023

FRANK MCGARVEY

THE former Celtic forward died on New Year's Day at the age of 66 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer months earlier. He won two league titles and five trophies overall during a successful spell in Glasgow.

DAVID GOLD

THE East End boy went from "abject poverty" to owning the team he grew up supporting. Following a successful career in business, which also included a spell in the boardroom at Birmingham, Gold became joint-chairman of his beloved West Ham in 2010 alongside David Sullivan. They ran the club together until his death on January 4, aged 86, after a short illness.

GIANLUCA VIALLI

ITALIAN great Vialli became one of the first major European imports to the Premier League in 1996. He had been the most expensive player in the world four years earlier and won every trophy on offer in Italy with Sampdoria and Juventus before claiming several cup successes as Chelsea player-manager. He later took on a key backroom staff role with the Azzurri and helped them deny England in the Euro 2020 final before dying at the age of 58 following a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

DAVID DUCKHAM

COVENTRY stalwart Duckham played 36 Tests for England, but is perhaps best remembered for his displays in other international jerseys after starring for the British and Irish Lions as a wing in their successful 1971 tour of New Zealand. He also endeared himself to the Welsh faithful with a superb performance in a memorable Barbarians win over the All Blacks at Arms Park in 1973 that earned him the nickname of Dai. He died aged 76 on January 9.

ANTON WALKES

AMERICAN outfit Charlotte FC confirmed the death of ex-Tottenham and Portsmouth defender Walkes at the age of 25 in January after their squad had been in Miami for a training camp.

CHARLIE FAULKNER