Remembering the sports stars we lost in 2025

A host of figures from the world of sport died in 2025.

Tiger Bech: The 27-year-old All-Ivy League kick returner for Princeton was among those killed in a vehicle attack in New Orleans.

Tony Blanco: Former Washington Nationals player was one of the 231 people killed when a roof collapsed at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic.

Ethan Dietz: Junior college basketball player died after sustaining an injury during a game in Texas. He played for Connors State College in Warner, Oklahoma.

Octavio Dotel: Former MLB pitcher won the 2011 World Series with the St Louis Cardinals. Died when the roof collapsed at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic.

Virginia Halas McCaskey: The only daughter of Pro Football Hall of Famer George Halas had been the Chicago Bears’ principal owner since 1983.

Jim Irsay: Owner of the Indianapolis Colts.

Arthur Jones: Played for Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis Colts and Washington Redskins and was a Super Bowl winner in 2013.

Marshawn Kneeland: Played for the Dallas Cowboys this season.

D. D. Lewis: American Hall of Fame football player was a Super Bowl champion with the Dallas Cowboys in 1972 and 1978.

Nick Mangold: Played in the Pro Bowl seven times during a decorated career with the New York Jets.

Doug Martin: Former American football player for Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders.

Steve McMichael: American Hall of Fame football player won the Super Bowl with the Chicago Bears. He was also a WCW wrestler.

Dave Parker: American Hall of Fame baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics) won the World Series in 1979 and 1989.

Bobby Rousseau: Canadian ice hockey player was a four-time Stanley Cup champion and claimed Olympic silver in 1960.

Ryne Sandberg: American Hall of Fame baseball player for the Chicago Cubs and manager with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Shewarge Alene: The 2025 Stockholm Marathon winner died after collapsing during a training session.

Menzies ‘Ming’ Campbell: ‘The Flying Scotsman’ represented Great Britain at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He set a new British 100m record of 10.2 seconds in 1967, beating a young OJ Simpson in the process. Went on to become an MP and led the Liberal Democrats from 2006 to 2007.

Terence Higgins: Represented Great Britain at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics and won a silver medal at the 1950 British Empire Games in New Zealand in the 4x400m relay.

Thelma Hopkins: Northern Irish high jumper won Olympic silver in 1956.

Maeve Kyle: Irish hockey international also represented Ireland in three Olympic Games in athletics and was the first Irish female track and field Olympian, competing in the 100m and 200m.

Alf Meakin: The sprinter was part of the 4x100m British relay team known as the ‘Flying Squad’, who won gold at the 1962 Perth Commonwealth Games and bronze at the Belgrade European Championships. He also competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

John Sherwood: The 1968 Olympic 400m hurdles bronze medallist also competed at the Munich Games in 1972. He was a European silver medallist the following year and won Commonwealth Games gold in Edinburgh in 1970.

Fauja Singh: British-Indian man, who was believed to be the world’s oldest marathon runner, died after being hit by a car in India at the age of 114. He began running at 89 and ran nine full marathons between 2000 and 2013.

Lachie Stewart: Inductee in the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame, who competed for Great Britain in the 10,000m at the 1972 Olympics and also won Commonwealth Games gold.

John Russell Evans: Four-time Welsh champion.

Rahaman Ali: The younger brother of Muhammad Ali, who was also a professional boxer.

Nino Benvenuti: Italian former undisputed super-welterweight and middleweight world champion. Won Olympic gold in 1960 and had an amateur record of 120-0.

Tommy Brooks: American boxing trainer for the likes of Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson.

Joe Bugner: Won British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles and was a three-time European heavyweight champion. He faced Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in back-to-back bouts in 1973, before facing Ali again – for the world title – in 1975.

James Cook: Former European and British super-middleweight boxing champion was awarded an MBE for services to young people and charities.

John Cooney: Irish boxer died following injuries sustained defending his Celtic super-featherweight title.

Don Elbaum: American Hall of Fame boxing promoter and manager.

George Foreman: Iconic two-time world heavyweight champion and 1968 Olympic champion.

George Gilbody: Fought for Great Britain at the 1980 Olympics at lightweight.

Ricky Hatton: Former light-welterweight and welterweight world champion was one of the most popular boxers Great Britain has ever produced.

Greg Haugen: American boxer was a former IBF lightweight and WBO light-welterweight champion.

Mark Kaylor: Reached the middleweight quarter-finals for Great Britain at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

Mike McCallum: Jamaican boxer was a world champion at light-middleweight, middleweight and light-heavyweight.

Dick McTaggart: The only Scotsman to win an Olympic boxing gold with his success at lightweight at the 1956 Games. He added a bronze at the Rome Olympics in 1960 and finished his amateur career with 610 wins from 634 contests.

Georgia O’Connor: 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games champion had podium finishes at both the Youth World and European Championships.

Jon Atkinson: Played for Somerset and Cambridge University.

Dickie Bird: Became a legendary cricket umpire after a playing career at both Yorkshire and Leicestershire.

Michael Boyers: Played one first-class game for Essex.

Robert Brooke: Renowned cricket writer and statistician.

David Bulfield: Played Minor Counties cricket for Dorset.

Peter Close: Represented Cambridge University and Dorset.

Christopher Chaplin: Played Minor Counties cricket for Cornwall.

Bob Cowper: Played 27 Tests for Australia and was the first Australian batter to score a triple-century against England in Australia in 1966.

Giles Daniels: Former Gloucestershire player.

Andy Dindar: South African-born English cricketer represented the likes of Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire and Berkshire.

Patrick Dineen: Played 23 times for Ireland.

Dilip Doshi: Spinner played 33 Tests for India and had stints in county cricket with Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire.

Peter Eyre: Played first-class cricket for Derbyshire.

Jeff Evans: Welsh cricket umpire stood in more than 200 first-class and List A matches.

Neil French: Played Minor Counties cricket for Lincolnshire.

Nick Gandon: English cricketer for the likes of Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire and Oxford University.

Alan Hobbs: Represented Cambridgeshire in Minor Counties cricket.

Mike ‘Pasty’ Harris: Batter scored more than 20,000 runs for Nottinghamshire and also played for Middlesex.

David Hays: Batter and wicketkeeper played 25 times for Scotland and also represented Cambridge University.

David Hughes: All-rounder played for Somerset and Wiltshire.

John Jameson: Won the County Championship with Warwickshire and played four times for England.

Harry Kelleher: Fast bowler played for Surrey and Northamptonshire.

Barry Knight: Played 29 Tests for England and represented Essex and Leicestershire.

Wayne Larkins: English batter won 13 Test caps and played 25 one-day internationals. Played for Northamptonshire.

David Lawrence: Played for Gloucestershire and became the first British-born black player to represent England, winning five Test caps.

Peter Lever: Fast bowler played 17 times for England as well as playing for Lancashire.

Peter Ledden: Former cricketer for Sussex.

Robin Matthews: Bowler played for Leicestershire and Oxfordshire.

Gavin McKiddie: Bowler made one appearance for Scotland.

Martin Olley: Batter played for the likes of Northamptonshire, Middlesex and Cambridgeshire.

Babu Meman: Zimbabwe international also played for Shropshire.

Michael Reith: Played nine times for Ireland.

Ken Shuttleworth: Won five Test caps for England and played for Lancashire and Leicestershire.

Bob Simpson: Played 62 Tests for Australia and captained the side. Later took over as Australia coach and oversaw one of the greatest teams in cricket history.

Peter Doyle: Irishman competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the road race.

Barry Hoban: Former record holder for the most Tour de France stage wins by a British rider having claimed eight between 1967 and 1975. He was also the first Briton to win two consecutive stages of the Tour, a feat matched by Sir Mark Cavendish and Geraint Thomas.

Jamie Harvey: Known as ‘Bravedart’, the Scotsman played in every PDC World Championship between 1994 and 2006, reaching the semi-finals in 1996.

Lord Patrick Thomas Conolly-Carew: Represented Ireland in eventing at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and was in the Irish team that won silver at the 1962 European Championships.

Peter Easterby: Three-time champion jumps trainer, won the Champion Hurdle on five occasions and the Cheltenham Gold Cup twice. He was the first British trainer to have more than 1,000 winners on both the flat and over the jumps.

Tricia Gardiner: Competed at the 1988 Olympics in dressage. Later became a highly respected mentor and judge.

Stan Hayhurst: Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning jockey aboard Kerstin – one of only four mares to win the Gold Cup – in 1958.

Barry Hills: British thoroughbred horse trainer had 3,181 winners in Britain and won four of the five British Classics at least once.

Tommie Jakes: Apprentice jockey rode 59 winners over the past three years on the flat in Britain.

Fulke Johnson Houghton: Legendary trainer led out more than 1,200 winners in his career.

Jane Kidd: Dressage competitor became a highly-respected judge, mentor and administrator within the sport. She edited British Dressage Magazine for 15 years.

Domini Lawrence: Competed at the Olympics in 1968 and 1972 in dressage and won the Horse of the Year dressage title for five consecutive years. She later became a top-level judge and was Great Britain’s oldest surviving Olympian.

Geoff Lewis: Became the first Welsh jockey to win the Derby when he partnered the legendary Mill Reef to victory in 1971. Also enjoyed victories in the likes of the 1,000 and 2,000 Guineas, the Oaks, Coronation Cup, and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

D Wayne Lukas: American horse trainer and US Racing Hall of Fame inductee. He won 20 Breeders’ Cup races, 15 Triple Crown races and received five Eclipse Awards for his accomplishments

Edward O’Grady: Four-time champion in Ireland sent out more than 1,700 winners and enjoyed huge success at Cheltenham.

Michael O’Sullivan: Irish jockey died after a fall during a race in Thurles. Won the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival. He rode 95 career winners.

Sir Thomas Pilkington: A successful owner, breeder and administrator, he was senior steward of the Jockey Club from 1994 to 1998 and also acted as chair of the British Horseracing Board.

Kevin Prendergast: Trainer won the 2000 Guineas and the Irish equivalent twice. He was British champion trainer in 1963 and sent out his 2,000th career winner in 2010.

Brian Rouse: Won the 1,000 Guineas on Quick As Lightning in 1980.

Joe Saumarez Smith: Served as chairman of the British Horseracing Authority.

William Sheret: Scotsman won the Daily Express Foxhunter Championship at the Horse of the Year Show in 1975.

Christopher Taylor: The racehorse trainer was also a horse stuntman on films. He later became a mentor to the likes of Jenny Pitman and dressage Olympian Carl Hester.

Ethan Ade-Oduwale: Played for Charlton Athletic’s under-10s academy team.

Colin Addison: Played for Arsenal, Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United, and he was Hereford United’s manager on their famous 1971-72 FA Cup run in which they upset Newcastle. He also led them into the Football League for the first time.

Bill Asprey: Played for Stoke City and Oldham Athletic, and also managed the Syrian national team.

Martin Bakes: The winger played for Bradford City and Scunthorpe United.

Chris Barnard: Former Wales Under-23 midfielder represented Torquay United, Ipswich Town and Southend United.

Matt Beard: Led Liverpool to back-to-back Women’s Super League titles in 2013 and 2014 and returned for a second spell before leaving the club in February this year.

Tony Bedeau: Grenada international, who scored 65 goals in 374 appearances during two spells at Torquay.

Leo Beenhakker: Dutch football manager led Ajax and then won three La Liga titles with Real Madrid. He was in charge of the Netherlands at the 1990 World Cup, took Trinidad and Tobago to the 2006 World Cup and led Poland to Euro 2008.

David Best: Goalkeeper played for Bournemouth, Oldham, Ipswich and Portsmouth.

Stuart Boam: Former Middlesbrough captain made 320 appearances for the Teesside club and led them to the Second Division title. Also managed Mansfield Town.

Dennis Bond: Made 301 appearances in two stints with Watford and was part of the team which won promotion from the old Division Four under Graham Taylor in 1978. Also played for Charlton Athletic and Tottenham Hotspur.

Billy Bonds: West Ham’s record appearance maker with 799 appearances and captained them to two FA Cup wins in 1975 and 1980. He spent 21 years as a player with the Hammers between 1967-1988 and also managed them from 1990 to 1994.

Jimmy Bone: Much-travelled striker and manager won two caps for Scotland. He helped Partick Thistle and Norwich win promotion to their respective top flights and was also part of the former’s famous 4-1 Scottish League Cup final win over Celtic in 1971.

Tony Book: Captained Manchester City to the First Division title in 1968, the FA Cup in 1969 and the League Cup and European Cup Winners’ Cup a year later. He then managed the club to a League Cup triumph in 1976.

Colin Booth: Twice won the First Division title with Wolves in the 1950s and was capped at under-23 level by England.

Aaron Boupendza: The forward featured for Gabon at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and won a total of 35 caps for the Panthers. He was at Chinese side Zhejiang FC.

Ronnie Boyce: Midfielder spent his entire career with West Ham, making 341 appearances for the club between 1959 and 1972. He scored the winner in the FA Cup final in 1964.

Alex Brash: Played 375 league games for Forfar Athletic and also featured for Raith Rovers.

Corrin Brooks-Meade: Goalkeeper started at Fulham and had loans at Lewes, Darlington and AFC Wimbledon. Made 23 appearances for the Montserrat.

Garry Brooke: He came on as a substitute in Tottenham’s FA Cup final victories over Manchester City and QPR in 1981 and 1982 respectively. Also had spells with the likes of Norwich, Dutch club Groningen, Wimbledon and Stoke City.

Stan Brookes: Played 263 times for hometown club Doncaster Rovers.

Marvin Brown: Became Bristol City’s youngest-ever player when he made his debut in September 1999 aged 16 years and 71 days. Played for England’s under-16 and under-17 sides and also featured for Tamworth, Yeovil Town and Salisbury.

Alex Bryce: Played for Third Lanark, Clyde, Dundee, Falkirk and Cowdenbeath.

Lorenzo Buffon: Goalkeeper won 15 caps for Italy. Made nearly 300 appearances for AC Milan and won the Serie A title with Inter Milan.

Ronnie Burbeck: Winger played for the likes of Middlesbrough, Leicester City, and Hereford United.

Peter Burridge: Former striker played for Millwall, Crystal Palace and Charlton Athletic.

Jim Burns: Defender represented Clyde, Cowdenbeath and Stirling Albion.

Jimmy Calderwood: Former Aberdeen and Dunfermline Athletic manager played for Birmingham City and a host of Dutch clubs including Sparta Rotterdam.

Richard Carr: Former Arsenal director and board member.

John Clark: Four-cap Scotland international spent more than four decades at Celtic, firstly as a player where he was part of the ‘Lisbon Lions’ side that won the European Cup. In addition, he collected four league titles, four League Cups and three Scottish Cups. He later served as the club’s kit man for 20 years.

David Clunie: Former Hearts defender made 354 appearances for the club between 1964 and 1977. After leaving Tynecastle he spent a season with St Johnstone.

Jorge Costa: Captained Porto to Champions League glory under Jose Mourinho and won 50 caps for Portugal. Spent a season on loan at Charlton. Moved into management and held positions at 16 clubs before becoming Porto’s director of football last season.

Graeme Crawford: The Scottish-born goalkeeper made more than 500 appearances for the likes of East Stirlingshire, Sheffield United, Mansfield Town, York City and Scunthorpe United.

Barney Daniels: Former Manchester United academy forward played more than 300 times for Ashton United and also represented Stockport County and Hyde United.

George Davies: Former Sheffield Wednesday, Chester City and Oswestry Town wing back.

Wyn Davies: Won the Inter Fairs Cup with Newcastle and made a rare move from Manchester City to Manchester United. He won 34 caps for Wales.

Kevin Dawtry: Midfielder played for Southampton, Bournemouth, Reading and Crystal Palace.

John ‘Dixie’ Deans: Capped twice by Scotland, Deans was a prolific goalscorer for both Motherwell and Celtic in the 1960s and 1970s, winning six major honours with the latter.

Ray De Gruchy: The former winger and left-back from Jersey played for Grimsby Town and Chesterfield.

David Demaine: Right winger represented Tranmere Rovers and Southport.

Shaun Dennis: Sits seventh in Raith Rovers’ list of all-time appearance makers with 453. Also played for Hibernian and Brechin City.

Brian Dobson: Former defender played for Colchester United in the 1950s.

Jon Durham: Striker had spells at Torquay United and Rotherham United.

George Eastham: In England’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad, but did not play in the tournament. Finally received a medal in 2009. Attacking midfielder won 19 caps for his country and also played for Newcastle United, Arsenal and Stoke City.

Joe Eaton: Inside forward played for Mansfield Town and was club secretary there for 39 years.

Dick Edwards: After playing for Aston Villa, Mansfield Town and Torquay United he became an renowned country singer.

Carlton Fairweather: A member of Wimbledon’s infamous ‘Crazy Gang’, he went on to manage Sunderland Ladies.

John Fallon: Goalkeeper was Celtic’s sole substitute when they defeated Inter Milan in Lisbon to become the first British club to win the European Cup. He also won six league titles, five League Cups and two Scottish Cups during Celtic career spanning 14 years.

Sir Tom Farmer: Owned a majority stake in Hibernian for 28 years before selling his interest in the club in 2019.

Alec Farrall: The midfielder played for Everton, Preston North End, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Watford.

Eamon Farrell: Former Shamrock Rovers player.

Gerry Fell: Winger represented Brighton & Hove Albion, Torquay United and Southend United during his career.

Jake Findlay: Goalkeeper played for Aston Villa, Luton Town and Swindon Town.

Alan Finney: The winger was at Sheffield Wednesday for almost 20 years, making a total of 504 appearances which puts him third on the club’s all-time list.

Steve Fleet: The former Wrexham and Stockport County goalkeeper began his career at Manchester City and returned to the club where he was a youth coach for 25 years.

Rikki Fleming: Made more than 350 appearances for Ayr United and also played for Berwick Rangers and Hibernian.

Gerry Francis: The first black player to represent Leeds United also played for Tonbridge Angels and York City.

John Fraser: Played 275 times for Hibernian and also represented Stenhousemuir.

John Froggatt: Played for the likes of Boston United and Colchester United before managing Ilkeston Town.

David Gaskell: Became Manchester United’s youngest ever debutant – aged 16 years and 19 days – against Manchester City at Maine Road in 1956. Won the FA Cup and later had stints at Wrexham and in both South Africa and Kuwait.

Bobby Graham: Scored a hat-trick on his league debut for Liverpool aged 19. Went on to play for Coventry City, Motherwell and Hamilton Academical.

Iain Gillies: He won one cap for New Zealand and spent time on the books of Celtic and Crewe Alexandra.

John Gregson: Inside forward played for a host of clubs including Cambridge United, Mansfield Town and Blackpool Town.

Tommy Hamilton: Forward started at Manchester United’s academy before moving to the likes of Shamrock Rovers and Limerick. He won two caps for the Republic of Ireland.

Ken Hancock: Goalkeeper played for Tottenham, 269 times for Port Vale and also had a spell at Ipswich Town. Later managed Leek Town.

Ron Harbertson: Inside forward played for a host of clubs including Lincoln City, Darlington and Wrexham.

Barry Hartle: Former winger was part of Watford’s squad which earned the club’s first promotion in their history when they went up from Division Four in 1960.

Alan Hawley: Full-back played 343 times for Brentford, placing him 11th on their all-time list.

Terry Hennessey: Accrued 39 Wales caps and played for Nottingham Forest and Birmingham City.

John Herrick: Defender won three caps for the Republic of Ireland and turned out for teams like Cork Hibernians and Galway United, who he later managed.

Dieter Herzog: German footballer won the World Cup in 1974.

Nico Hidalgo: The 32-year-old Spanish midfielder played for Racing Santander, Granada and Cadiz.

Tom Hicks: Liverpool co-owner from 2007 to 2010 also had spells owning ice hockey team the Dallas Stars and baseball team the Texas Rangers.

Mark Hine: Well-travelled midfielder represented teams such as Darlington, Peterborough United and Doncaster Rovers before playing for a host of non-league clubs.

Marvin Hinton: Defender won the FA Cup and European Cup Winners’ Cup with Chelsea, playing 344 times for the Blues. Was a part of the initial 40-man England squad for the 1966 World Cup.

Ken Houghton: Played and managed Hull City and also turned out for clubs including Rotherham United, Sheffield United and Scunthorpe United.

Roly Howard: Spent 33 years in charge of Marine AFC, which was a world record at the time. Took charge of 1,975 games between August 1972 and April 2005.

Eddie Hunter: Spent his entire playing career with Queen’s Park and went on to lead the team as head coach for 15 years from 1979 until 1994.

Paul Johnson: Midfielder played for Stoke City and Chester City and also spent time at the Southern California Lazers.

Sammy Johnston: Played more than 200 times for St Johnstone and also featured for clubs such as Partick Thistle and Glenavon.

Willie Irvine: Won 23 caps for Northern Ireland and played for Burnley and Preston North End.

Cecil Irwin: Played more than 350 times in defence for Sunderland and was inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame.

Joey Jones: Won 72 caps for Wales and his two European Cups at Liverpool made him the first Welshman to lift the trophy. He later coached and managed Wrexham having also played for Chelsea and Huddersfield.

Diogo Jota: Scored 65 goals in 182 appearances for Liverpool and helped them win the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. He also enjoyed a successful spell at Wolves prior to moving to Anfield. He won 49 caps for Portugal with his last coming as they won the Nations League title in June.

Mick Kearin: The one-cap Republic of Ireland international played for St Patrick’s Athletic, Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers.

Gadi Kinda: Maccabi Haifa player had previously played for Sporting Kansas City. He won 10 caps for Israel.

Johnny King: Forward scored 113 goals in 311 Stoke appearances and 185 times in 591 matches for Crewe.

Bobby Kennedy: The defender made 254 appearances for Manchester City between 1961 and 1969 in which they won the First Division title. The Scotsman went on to be player-manager at Grimsby Town.

Gordon Jago: After playing for Charlton Athletic, he enjoyed a successful spell as manager of Queens Park Rangers.

Bunny Larkin: Represented the likes of Birmingham City, Norwich City, Watford and Doncaster.

Denis Law: ‘The King’ is the only Scottish player to have won the Ballon d’Or. He spent 11 years at Old Trafford with his 237 goals placing him third in Manchester United’s history behind Wayne Rooney and Sir Bobby Charlton. He was sold for a British record fee three times during his career and scored 30 goals in 55 Scotland caps.

Mark Lazarus: Winger played for a host of clubs, including three stints at Queens Park Rangers where he scored the winning goal in the 1967 League Cup final.

Dudley Lewis: Former Swansea City and Huddersfield Town player won one Wales cap.

Colin Longden: Winger had spells at Rotherham United and York City.

Dinny Lowry: Goalkeeper was the longest-serving player in the history of St Patrick’s Athletic and also one of most decorated. He won one cap for the Republic of Ireland.

Milan Mandaric: Former Portsmouth, Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday owner. Most recently the vice-president of Serbian team Vojvodina.

Gordon Marshall: Goalkeeper made 187 appearances for Newcastle United and played for a variety of other clubs including Nottingham Forest, Hearts, Hibs, Celtic and Aberdeen.

Willie McFaul: The six-cap Northern Ireland international notably played for Newcastle United and later managed the Guam national team.

Mick McGrath: The 22-cap Republic of Ireland midfielder played 250 times for Blackburn Rovers.

Bill McKinney: Right-back played 94 times for Newcastle United and also represented Bournemouth and Mansfield Town.

Derek McLean: Inside forward scored 30 goals in 123 games for Middlesbrough and also played for Hartlepool.

Ethan McLeod: The Macclesfield player died in a car accident on the way home from a match. He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers’ academy at the age of seven and played for their U-21s. After leaving he had short spells at Rushall Olympic and Stourbridge before joining Macclesfield in July.

Mick McNeil: Former Ipswich captain played 173 times for the club and made nearly 200 appearances for Middlesbrough. He had won the last of his nine England caps by the time he was only 21.

Peter McParland: The last surviving member of the Aston Villa team that won the 1957 FA Cup and was the first player to score in and win both English major domestic cup finals. With five goals in 1958, he is Northern Ireland’s leading scorer at a World Cup and won 34 caps.

John McTavish: Centre-half played for Manchester City, St Mirren and Stranraer.

Terry Miles: Midfielder made more than 400 appearances for Port Vale.

Grenville Millington: Enjoyed an association with Chester FC lasting more than 50 years, including making more than 300 appearances as a player and representing the club in roles such as goalkeeper coach, director and chairman.

Gerry Murphy: Irishman was caretaker manager of Huddersfield Town on three occasions and had a variety of roles at the club including academy manager.

Cammy Murray: During 10 years at St Mirren he captained the side and made a total of 417 appearances. He went on to play for Motherwell and Arbroath.

Tommy Murray: Played nearly 200 times for Airdrieonians and also had long spells at Carlisle United and Heart of Midlothian.

John Newman: Former Plymouth Argyle and Birmingham City defender was also one of Exeter City’s longest-serving managers.

Jimmy Nicholson: The 41-cap Northern Ireland international played for Manchester United and Huddersfield Town.

Tom O’Dea: Irish footballer started his career at Shamrock Rovers before moving to the United States and playing for the likes of Connecticut Bicentennials and Utah Golden Spikers.

Tristian O’Keefe: Made more than 100 appearances for Pontnewynydd AFC and played a central role in the team’s undefeated season in which they were promoted to the Gwent Premier League.

Les O’Neill: Made more than 100 first team appearances for each of Darlington, Bradford City and Carlisle United.

Brian Owen: Came through the ranks at Watford, playing 170 times for the club before spells at Colchester United and Wolves. Moved into coaching at clubs such as Ipswich and was a highly respected physio, who worked for England.

Roy Parnell: The right-back played for Everton, Tranmere Rovers and Bury.

Gordon Parr: Wing-half made 327 appearances for Bristol City over 15 years before moving to Waterford.

Alan Peacock: He won six caps for England and was part of their 1962 World Cup squad. At club level he played for Middlesbrough and Leeds United.

Rod Petrie: Former Hibernian chairman enjoyed a 28-year association with the Edinburgh club and also served as Scottish FA president.

Paul Petts: Came through the youth ranks at Bristol Rovers and went on to play 149 times in midfield for Shrewsbury Town.

Gary Pierce: Former Wolves goalkeeper helped the club to its first League Cup victory in 1974. He also played for Huddersfield Town, Barnsley and Blackpool.

Billy Pirie: Scored 106 goals in 138 games for Dundee as well as playing for the likes of Arbroath, Aberdeen and the New York Apollos.

Ken Price: Played for Southend United, Gillingham and Reading.

Chris Rabjohn: Played for Rotherham United and Doncaster Rovers.

Hughen Riley: The midfielder represented the likes of Rochdale, Bournemouth, Bury and Crewe Alexandra.

Graham Ricketts:: The wing-half played for Doncaster Rovers, Peterborough United and Stockport County.

Paul Round: Defender played for Blackburn Rovers and a host of non-league sides.

Don Robinson: Former owner of Scarborough and Hull City was also a professional wrestler

Ellis Robinson: Former Rochdale academy player died following complications linked to a spinal injury suffered in 2016 while playing a five-a-side match.

Gary Rowell: Midfielder scored 103 goals in 297 games for Sunderland and is the last player to score a hat-trick in a derby against Newcastle.

Keith Rudd: Was a player, manager, club president and ambassador for Kings Lynn FC across nearly six decades. He also played cricket for Norfolk and Nottinghamshire.

Miguel Angel Russo: The Boca Juniors coach had to stand down from the role in September due to ill health. It was his third time managing the club. In his playing career he made more than 400 appearances for Estudiantes and won 17 Argentina caps.

Sean Sheehy: Former Ireland Under-23 international played for the likes of Bohemians, Preston, Norwich, and Dundee United.

George Sievwright: Scottish footballer represented Macclesfield Town, Oldham Athletic and Rochdale.

Andre Silva: Portuguese footballer played for the likes of Gondomar and Penafiel. He died in the same crash with his brother Diogo Jota.

Ray Snowball: Played for Darlington and won three FA Amateur Cups with Crook Town.

Alan Shoulder: Played for Newcastle United, Carlisle United and Hartlepool United and managed the likes of Gateshead.

Willie Stevenson: Scotsman played for likes of Rangers, Liverpool and Stoke City.

Dan Tana: Former Red Star Belgrade, Anderlecht, Hannover and Montreal player became chairman of Brentford and helped the club earn promotion to the Third Division.

Barrie Thomas: Played for Scunthorpe United, Newcastle United and Mansfield. Town.

Rod Thomas: The full-back won 50 caps for Wales between 1967 and 1977. At club level he won the League Cup with Swindon Town and the First Division title with Derby. He also played for Cardiff City and Newport County.

Steve Thompson: Represented Lincoln City and Charlton Athletic and then managed Lincoln City.

Joe Thompson: After twice being given the all-clear from cancer he notably returned to score the goal which helped Rochdale avoid relegation from League One in 2018. He then worked in the media and as a mentor and motivational speaker.

Joshua Travis: The 14-year-old had been at Nottingham Forest’s academy.

John Tudor: Played for Newcastle United, Sheffield United and Coventry City.

Brian Usher: Represented Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday and Doncaster Rovers.

Steve Uzelac: Played for Doncaster Rovers, Stockport County and Preston North End.

Billy Vigar: The Chichester City and former Arsenal academy striker died after sustaining an injury during a game at Wingate and Finchley in the Isthmian League Premier Division.

Mick Walker: English football player and manager of Notts County.

Ernie Walley: Welshman played for Middlesbrough and Tottenham Hotspur, and managed Barking.

Andy Wharton: Played for Burnley, Torquay United and Chester City.

Evan Williams: Scotsman played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Celtic and Clyde.

Robin Williams: Made 106 appearances and scored 30 goals for the blind men’s England/Great Britain teams between 2008 and 2019.

Billy Wilson: Northern Irishman played for Linfield.

Bob Wilson: Scotsman featured for Aberdeen, Norwich City and Gillingham.

Kenny Wilson: Played for Dumbarton, Carlisle United and St Johnstone.

David Woodfield: Played for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Watford.

Billy Young: Irish player for Bohemians went on to manage the club as well as Shamrock Rovers.

Willie Young: After 180 games for Aberdeen, he made a controversial move from Tottenham to Arsenal where he played in three straight FA Cup finals, winning in 1979. He later played for Nottingham Forest.

Tom Youngs: Former Cambridge United, Northampton Town and Bury player died from complications from multiple sclerosis.

Tony Hadden: Northern Irish Gaelic footballer for likes of Newry Shamrocks and Down.

Judy Bell: World Golf Hall of Fame inductee and golf administrator was the first female president of the USGA. In total, she was inducted into 11 different Halls of Fame. As a player she was on two victorious Curtis Cup teams.

Jim Dent: Pioneering black golfer rose from being a caddy to playing on the PGA Tour. Won the inaugural World Long Drive Championship in 1974 and won 12 times on the PGA Tour Champions.

Denis Durnian: Represented England in both the Dunhill Cup and the World Cup, and played for Great Britain & Ireland in the PGA Cup. He twice won the British Club Professional Championship and later added two Senior Tour titles.

Ed Fiori: American won four times on the PGA Tour and once on the Champions Tour.

Peter McEvoy: First British amateur golfer to make the cut at the Masters. He won the Amateur Championship in both 1977 and 1978.

Dave Pelz: American golf coach was known for his putting and short game expertise and published books on the subjects. Eleven professionals who studied under him have won 21 major championships between them.

J. C. Snead: American won eight times on the PGA Tour.

Brian Waites: Won twice on the European Tour, five times on the Safari Circuit and played in the 1983 Ryder Cup. He then won two PGA Seniors Championships and had four victories on the European Senior Tour.

Anthony Nunn: Part of the Great Britain team that won bronze at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki.

Matt Ashton: Founder of the AMA Sports Photo Agency, he covered eight World Cups as well as 25 Champions League finals. Also known for his work with his favourite club Shrewsbury Town.

Patrick Barclay: A celebrated football journalist for the likes of the Observer, the Sunday Telegraph and the Times, he was also a regular on Sky Sports and wrote biographies on Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho.

Peter Blackman: Former football writer for the Evening Standard.

John Curtis: A sports journalist for the likes of the Press Association, he also served in various roles linked to Worcestershire County Cricket Club.

Keith Dewhurst: Playwright began his career as a football reporter on the Manchester Evening Chronicle in the 1950s during the time of the Busby Babes and the Munich Air Disaster.

Barry Foster: Reported on Leeds United for the Yorkshire Post from 1965 until 1999.

Brian Glanville: One of Britain’s most respected football writers, his career in Fleet Street stretched for nearly seven decades. He was football correspondent of the Sunday Times for 33 years and worked for a host of other publications. He also wrote nine volumes of short stories in 25 years, more than 20 novels and nearly 30 football books.

Gerry Harrison: Football commentator covered six World Cups for ITV and worked on their Sunday highlights show, Match of the Week.

Colin Hart: He was the Sun’s legendary ‘Voice of Boxing’ for more than half a century, covering hundreds of world title fights as well as eight Olympic Games from 1972 until 2000.

Paul Lagan: A champion of women’s football, he spent 25 years as a sub-editor on the South London Press. Also ran Capital Football, an online match reports and news service covering all London’s clubs.

Ray Parker: Sports reporter had worked for the likes of the Northern Echo, South Wales Echo, Eastern Daily Press and, latterly, the South Wales Argus.

Robert Philip: Former sports writer for Reuters and the Daily Telegraph.

John Rowlinson: Former deputy head of sport at the BBC, he was later director of television at the All England Lawn Tennis Club and then head of broadcast at the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics in London.

Cyril Skinner: Worked for the Bridlington Free Press as a sports reporter.

Ron Steen: Wrote for the likes of the Guardian, Wisden Cricketer and Cricinfo and was a former deputy sports editor of the Sunday Times. He also penned a variety of books including biographies on David Gower and Sonny Liston.

Pat Appleyard: British rally driver and co-driver. She won Ladies’ Cups and as navigator to husband Ian they won the Coupe des Alpes three times in the tough Alpine Rally.

Julian Grimwade: Died after a crash at a Vintage Motorsport Festival at Donington Park.

Brian Havelock: Former speedway rider was National League Pairs winner in 1981.

Owen Jenner: Died after he was involved in an 11-bike crash during the British Supersport Championship race at Oulton Park.

Eddie Jordan: Irish Formula One team owner of Jordan Grand Prix later moved into being a much-loved television presenter, pundit and media personality.

Ian Khan: British racing driver took part in the FIA GT and FIA GT3 Championships, as well as the British Touring Car Championship.

Lauren O’Brien: Irish 13 year-old died taking part in a qualifying heat for a Cork Autograss Racing Club event.

Shane Richardson: New Zealander died after he was involved in an 11-bike crash during the British Supersport Championship race at Oulton Park.

Andrew Cassell: Won Paralympic gold at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Known for his pioneering work in inclusive sailing.

Anne Dunham: In a career which spanned 23 years, she won 10 Paralympic medals in dressage, six of them gold. She won 32 major World Championship dressage medals, including 19 golds.

Paige Greco: Australian won three medals at Tokyo 2020, including gold in the Pursuit C1-3 3,000m individual pursuit event. Claimed bronze in the Para-Cycling Road World Championship in August.

Terry Hopkins: Won shot put gold at the 1992 Paralympics and another bronze and a discus silver at the 1988 Games.

Lyn Lepore: Australian tandem cyclist was a Paralympic champion in 2000.

Mayumi Narita: Japanese swimmer won an incredible 15 gold medals and 20 in total across the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Games.

Peter Banner: He won a league title with Salford and also played for Leeds and Featherstone Rovers. The scrum-half earned nine caps for Wales.

Jack Brennan: Played 329 games for Salford and also featured for Blackpool Borough and Lancashire.

Jackie Edwards: Former player for Warrington and Lancashire.

Ray French: Legendary broadcaster commentated on every Challenge Cup final for BBC TV from 1982 to 2008 and worked for the corporation for more than four decades. A dual-code rugby international as a player, he won four rugby union caps for England, before switching to league, where he played four times for Great Britain.

Frank Haigh: Played for Wakefield Trinity and Keighley.

Derek Hallas: Scored two tries for Leeds in the 1961 Championship final. Also played for Keighley and Parramatta, and earned two caps for Great Britain.

David Hill: Won four trophies for Wigan and won one Great Britain cap.

Doug Laughton: In three stints as coach of his hometown club Widnes he won every trophy available including becoming World Club champions. As a player he was a member of the last Great Britain team to defeat Australia in a three-match Rugby League Ashes series in 1970. Won 15 Great Britain caps and two Challenge Cups.

Johannes Logan: Played for South Sydney Rabbitohs’ junior side.

Danny Peacock: Australian won the Super League title in 1997 with Bradford Bulls.

Brian Scrivens: English dual-code rugby player for Newport RFC also won a rugby league championship title with Wigan.

Cliff Tamou: A former match official, community coach and development officer.

Derek Whitehead: Played for Warrington and won the Lance Todd Trophy in their 24–9 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1974 Challenge Cup Final. Won three Great Britain caps.

Peter Brown: He captained Scotland 10 times in his 27 internationals and is the only man to lead his country to three wins over England. His 67 international points make him Scotland’s all-time highest scoring forward.

John Douglas: Won 12 caps for Scotland and toured with the 1962 Lions to South Africa, but was not capped. Once retired he became a racehorse owner and his horse Rubstic won the 1979 Grand National.

Tony Hallett: The former secretary of the RFU helped the sport turn professional.

Cornal Hendricks: Former South Africa winger won 12 international caps.

Brian Jones: He was known as ‘Mr Newport’ after giving 70 years of service to Newport RFC, with 330 appearances as a player, while serving as a captain, coach, chairman and president. He played twice for Wales.

Mark Jones: After winning 15 caps for Wales’ rugby union side, the forward switched codes and appeared 11 times internationally in league. He also won one cap for Great Britain.

Frank Laidlaw: He won 32 caps for Scotland and toured twice with the Lions, which included two appearances on the 1966 tour. Played 28 Lions matches in total, including two Tests.

Mick Lane: The winger won 17 Ireland caps and played in two Lions Tests on the 1950 tour of New Zealand.

Pat MacLachlan: The scrum-half won four Scotland caps in 1954.

Colin McFadyean: The centre won 11 England caps, captaining them twice, and played in all four Tests for the Lions against New Zealand in 1966.

Barry McGann: Irishman played for Cork Constitution and Lansdowne, and won 25 caps for his national side.

Billy McCombe: The fly-half won five caps for Ireland.

David Milne: Heriot’s and Edinburgh District player won one Scotland cap.

Bill Mulcahy: In addition to the 35 caps the second row won for Ireland, he was capped six times by the Lions across two tours.

Josaia Raisuqe: He played for the likes of Stade Francais, Nevers and the Fiji 7s team.

Gerry Redmond: Won one England cap and also played for Cambridge University.

Jamie Robbins: Former semi-professional rugby player for Merthyr RFC and Cardiff Demons rugby league side.

Meirion Roberts: The former Cardiff captain was capped eight times as a centre by Wales during the early 1960s.

Richard Sharp: Won 14 England caps as fly-half and captained them to the Five Nations title in 1963. He also played cricket for Cornwall in the Minor Counties Championship between 1957 and 1970.

Rory Watherston: The openside flanker won three caps for Scotland in 1963.

Mike Watkins: Former Wales, Cardiff and Newport hooker won four caps and also captained his country.

Warren Jacques: Australian was the first non-British captain of both the Great Britain Davis Cup and Federation Cup teams. As a player he reached the fourth round of Wimbledon.

Angela Mortimer Barrett: Her three Grand Slam singles titles came at Wimbledon in 1961, the 1955 French Championships and 1958 Australian Championships. She also won the women’s doubles title at Wimbledon in 1955.

Nicola Pietrangeli: Italian won two singles titles at the French Championships and played in four finals at Roland Garros.

Dick Button: American figure skater won Olympic gold in 1948 and 1952 and claimed five straight World Championship titles. Later became an Emmy Award-winning broadcaster.

Laura Dahlmeier: Double Olympic biathlon champion died after a mountaineering accident in Pakistan. She was the first woman to win the sprint and pursuit events at the same Games and won a further 15 medals, including seven gold, across five World Championships.

Matteo Franzoso: Died after a training crash in Chile. Made his World Cup debut in December 2021 and his best performance was a 28th-place finish in the super-G at Cortina d’Ampezzo in 2023.

Lieutenant Colonel Sir Andrew Ogilvy-Wedderburn: Former British bobsleigh champion represented Team GB in the four-man event at the Winter Olympics in 1976 and 1980.

Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov: Two-time Olympians and former world figure skating champions were among the passengers killed in the Washington plane crash.