David Gaskell dies as Man Utd pay tribute to club's youngest ever player

Gaskell, who played 96 times for the club, was conscionable 16 years and 19 days aged erstwhile helium made his debut arsenic an exigency replacement for goalkeeper Ray Wood successful the Charity Shield against Manchester City successful 1956

Manchester United are mourning the decease of erstwhile goalkeeper David Gaskell, the club's youngest ever player, astatine the property of 84.

United announced the bittersweet quality successful a connection connected Friday evening. Gaskell, who played 96 times for the club, was conscionable 16 years and 19 days aged erstwhile helium made his debut arsenic an exigency replacement for goalkeeper Ray Wood successful the Charity Shield against Manchester City successful 1956.

United said successful a statement: "Dave was devoted to his beloved wife, Barbara, with whom helium shared 68 fantastic years of marriage. He was a arrogant begetter to his 3 daughters, Michelle, Lesley, and Nicola, and a loving gramps to Joel, Emily, Eleanor, Ted, and Edith. His household was his top joy, and his bequest volition unrecorded connected done them.

"In these past fewer weeks of illness, Dave was surrounded by the emotion and enactment of the galore friends helium made passim his life—friends who, similar truthful galore successful Wrexham and beyond, volition miss him dearly.

"Dave Gaskell leaves down not conscionable a singular sporting legacy, but an enduring illustration of kindness, dedication, and humility. He volition beryllium profoundly missed but fondly remembered by each who had the privilege of knowing him."

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