FA to review pitch-perimeter safety after death of Chichester’s Billy Vigar

Former Arsenal youth striker died due to brain injury

PFA had called for FA to act after similar incident in 2022

The Football Association is to carry out a review of pitch-perimeter safety in grounds outside the top four tiers following the death of Chichester player Billy Vigar.

The 21-year-old suffered a brain injury after he collided with a concrete wall during a match at Wingate and Finchley last Saturday. The former Arsenal academy player was taken to hospital and placed in an induced coma, Chichester announced on Thursday that Vigar had died.