David Pegg
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| David Pegg | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Pegg | |
| Date of birth | 20 September 1935 | |
| Place of birth | Highfields, Doncaster, England | |
| Date of death | 6 February 1958 (aged 22) | |
| Place of death | Munich, Germany | |
| Playing position | Left winger | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1952-1958 | Manchester United | 127 (24) |
| National team | ||
1957 |
England U-23 England |
3 (?) 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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David Pegg (20 September 1935 – 6 February 1958) was an English footballer and one of the eight Manchester United players who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958. He was the club's first-choice outside left and had collected two League Championship winner's medals in the two seasons leading up to the Munich air disaster.
He was capped once for the England national football team, his solitary appearance coming in 1957.
He was tipped by many to succeed the ageing Tom Finney in the England team. Still only 22 years old when he died, he was one of the youngest people to die out of the 23 who lost their lives at Munich. He was born in the village of Highfields, north of Doncaster and he was buried in the nearby Redhouse Cemetery. A memorial chair was dedicated in his memory at St. George's Church in Highfields and when that church was closed the chair was moved to All Saints' Church in Woodlands which now serves both villages.
Pegg's sister, Mrs Irene Beevers, contributed to a 1998 ITV documentary, Munich: End of a Dream, which commemorated the 40th anniversary of the tragedy.
