Overview

• Vigar sustained a significant brain injury early in Saturday’s game at Wingate & Finchley, with multiple reports saying he struck a concrete or hard pitchside surface as he tried to keep the ball in play.
• He was treated on the pitch, airlifted to a London hospital, placed in an induced coma, and underwent surgery on Tuesday before dying on Thursday morning.
• The match was abandoned roughly 13–15 minutes in, and Chichester City have postponed their next fixture against Lewes.
• Arsenal, Derby County, the FA and clubs across the game issued condolences, and the league announced pre-match silences and black armbands this weekend.
• The incident has renewed calls to review perimeter safety at lower‑league grounds; Vigar joined Arsenal’s academy at 14, signed a pro deal in 2022, had loans at Derby and Eastbourne Borough, left in 2024 for Hastings United, and moved to Chichester this season.