Former West Ham and Manchester United goalkeeper Les Sealey has died, aged 43.

In a lengthy career, Sealey's major achievements came at Old Trafford in the early 1990s.

A shock replacement for Jim Leighton in the 1990 FA Cup Final replay victory over Crystal Palace at Wembley, Sealey retained his place for the following season and starred in the 1991 European Cup Winners' Cup final win over Barcelona in Rotterdam.

Tottenham's director of football David Pleat, who managed Sealey during his time in charge of Luton, felt the goalkeeper's death was a great loss to the game.

Pleat told Sky Sports News: "He came to me from Coventry and was superb in the dressing room. He was very popular with his team-mates and worked tremendously hard in training.

"He took that through to coaching and had a superb career and our thoughts have to be with his sons and his family."

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

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Just saw this....sad indeed!

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

43??? That's very sad indeed. He should have had almost 1/2 his life still ahead of him. What was it?? RIP.

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

A shame, he seemed more like a builder than a footballer. What did he die of?

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

Apparently a heart attack - very sad news

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

old goalkeepers don't die, they just change ends...

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

If thats compulsory swift I'll have to start playing on the pitch again.

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

...is that 'cos you've got nowt to 'dye'?

Sad news about Les Sealey, may he R.I.P.

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

Nowt visible any way!

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

Apparantly a 20 year old Shef Wednesday player died yesterday, while having a drink in York. A lad called Staniforth I think. Very sad.

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

People die every day. Only sad if you know them or you're one of their family/friends. Fact of life, we're all gonna go one of these days.

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001