- Joined
- Sep 7, 2010
- Messages
- 14,680
- Location
- Spain
Chichester said in a statement: “After sustaining a significant brain injury last Saturday, Billy Vigar was put in an induced coma. On Tuesday he needed an operation to aid any chances of recovery. Although this helped, the injury proved to much for him and he passed away on Thursday morning.”
Vigar joined Arsenal’s academy in December 2017 at the age of 14 and signed a professional contract there in July 2022. He had loans with Derby, where he played for the under-21s, and Eastbourne Borough before joining Hastings United on a free transfer in July 2024. He signed for Chichester before this season.
Arsenal posted a tribute to their “quick, powerful and fiercely determined” former player: “Everyone at Arsenal Football Club is deeply sorry to hear of the tragic passing of Chichester City forward and former Arsenal academy player, Billy Vigar. Billy joined our academy on schoolboy terms aged 14, after being scouted at his home town club Hove Rivervale FC and excelled as a striker at Hale End, scoring 17 goals in his debut season.
