West Ham and Leeds have paid tribute to David Gold forward of their Premier League sport on Wednesday following his sudden dying earlier within the day.
The Hammers introduced earlier on Wednesday that Gold had handed peacefully within the morning following a brief sickness on the age of 86.
In tribute to the Hammers co-owner and lifelong fan, a West Ham shirt together with his identify and No 1 was draped over the seat the place he would’ve have watched the sport at Elland Street.
A West Ham shirt with David Gold’s identify and the No 1 on was positioned on his seat at Elland Street
West Ham co-owner David Sullivan sits down subsequent to the empty seat with the flowers on
West Ham introduced earlier within the day that Gold had handed away on the age of 86
A bunch of flowers was additionally positioned on the seat as each golf equipment paid their respects. A bunch of flowers was additionally positioned on the seat as each golf equipment paid their respects.
West Ham’s co-owner David Sullivan took his seat within the director’s field with out his enterprise companion earlier than a spontaneous applause broke out across the floor forward of kick-off.
Each units of gamers additionally wore black armbands in tribute to Gold. The sport resulted in a 2-2 draw with Lucas Paqueta’s penalty first cancelling out Gnonto’s opener, earlier than Rodrigo levelled following Gianluca Scamacca’s strike a minute after the restart.
Crystal Palace and Tottenham’s gamers additionally paid their respects to Gold with a minute’s applause earlier than kick-off at Selhurst Park within the 8pm kick-off.
West Ham boss David Moyes spoke extremely of Gold forward of his facet’s Premier League conflict at Elland Street on Wednesday.
The LED boards at Elland Street present a graphic of Gold following his dying on the age of 86
Each units of followers took half in a minute’s applause forward of the Wednesday night kick-off
Moyes stated: ‘We would identified David was sick for a short time, however sadly he handed away right this moment. Our condolences to all his household.
‘He was a extremely, actually good man. He’d come into the coaching floor each Thursday or Friday and have lunch with us, we had been lacking it over the previous few months after we did not see him fairly a lot.
‘Clearly he was somebody we had been actually keen on.’
Gold, who grew up at 442 Inexperienced Avenue, instantly reverse the Boleyn Floor, was a lifelong Hammer and it was in January 2010 when he fulfilled a dream by changing into co-chairman of the membership.
Following the information of his dying, Gold’s fellow co-chairman Sullivan stated: ‘It’s with profound sorrow and a heavy coronary heart that we mourn the passing of our colleague and pal.
‘Of all our joint ventures, none gave us extra delight and happiness than the day we took possession of West Ham United, our membership. David had a long-standing reference to the Hammers, having grown up reverse the Boleyn Floor in Inexperienced Avenue, and represented the membership at junior stage.
Tottenham and Crystal Palace’s gamers additionally held a minute’s applause for Gold at Selhurst Park
‘He at all times wished what was greatest for West Ham United, and his passing is a good loss for all of us.’
Moyes added: ‘I’m extraordinarily unhappy to listen to this information and, on behalf of all the gamers and my workers on the coaching floor, I wish to lengthen our deepest sympathies to David Gold’s household at this very tough time.
‘Mr Gold was a daily customer to Rush Inexperienced and at all times a supply of nice assist and encouragement to myself and the gamers. It was clear that he had a real and honest love for the Membership and was a real supporter at coronary heart.
Gold holding aloft the Championship Playoff trophy after West Ham beat Blackpool within the 2012 remaining to earn promotion to the highest flight
‘He took an important curiosity within the folks working behind-the-scenes and was at all times eager to assist in any manner he might. He will likely be vastly missed.’
Gold turned co-chairman at Birmingham Metropolis alongside Sullivan in 1993 and remained with the the Blues for 16 years, finally promoting his share earlier than taking up West Ham in 2009.
His tenure on the membership oversaw the Hammers’ transfer from the Boleyn Floor to the London Stadium, and he additionally skilled the membership’s relegation to the Championship and subsequent promotion again to the highest flight in 2012.
Extra just lately, Gold watched West Ham compete within the Europa League in 2021-22 and Europa Convention League in 2022-23.
Birmingham honoured Gold’s passing with a press release on Wednesday and stated: ‘The Membership is devastated to be taught of the passing of former Chairman David Gold on the age of 86.
‘Our ideas are together with his daughters Jacqueline and Vanessa, and his fiancée Lesley at this extremely tough time.’
In the meantime, Irons vice-chairman Karren Brady additionally took to social media to pay tribute to her former colleague.
She tweeted: ‘To an important man, an important pal for over 30 years and a whole gentleman – you can be missed. Relaxation in peace x.’
Gold labored alongside David Sullivan (proper) as co-chairman at West Ham from January 2010
Adrian Bevington, former Managing Director of Membership England, added: ‘David Gold was at all times a sort and well mannered man at any time when talking with him. Unhappy information. Ideas together with his household and people near him.’
Former Premier League star and England worldwide Stan Collymore additionally took to Twitter to pay his respects after the 86-year-old’s passing.
The now pundit wrote: ‘Met David Gold just a few instances, at all times pleasant. I bear in mind a Monday debate on talkSPORT the place we had been squarely on reverse sides of a fan possession debate, however after it completed he was extremely gracious. Sending like to @Jacqueline_Gold and household. Relaxation in Peace, David.’
Former West Ham striker additionally paid homage to Gold on Wednesday, saying: ‘Keep in mind we had been going within the flawed path financially as a membership and I bear in mind David Sullivan, Karren Brady and clearly Mr. Gold coming in and altering it round.
‘It was only a disgrace that we went achieved a few years after they took over. They [David Gold and David Sullivan] invested some huge cash into the membership and you bought to grasp that we’re the place we’re due to him, David Sullivan and Karren Brady.’
The co-chairman signing programmes for followers on the Mark Noble Testimonial Match in 2016
