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Chichester City play Chertsey and remember Billy Vigar

Billy Vigar remembered at Chichester City one year on from tragedy - in pictures

It is a year since the tragic death of Billy Vigar left his family, friends and the whole football community devastated.

And Chichester City – the club he was playing for when he sustained a serious head injury in a match at Wingate and Finchley that led to his death ih hospital five days later – have marked the anniversary with another match devoted to his memory.

City hosted Chertsey in a Southern League Premier South match on Tuesday night and numerous tributes were paid to Billy before and during the game.

A poem about the 21-year-old striker was read out before a minute’s applause ahead of kick-off and there were a number of shirt, flag and floral tributes to the young man around the ground.

His family were present – as they have been at many Chi City games – to see again just how loved Billy was and how much he is missed.

On the pitch, the match finished 2-2.

City manager Miles Rutherford said: “It was an emotional night but it was right that we again paid tribute to Billy one year on.”

See pictures from the occasion – by David Richardson – on this page and those linked.

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