David Pegg

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David Pegg
Full name	David Pegg
Date of birth	September 20, 1935(1935-09-20)
Place of birth	Highfields, Doncaster, England
Date of death	February 6, 1958 (aged 22)
Place of death	Munich, Germany
Playing position	Left winger
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1952-1958	Manchester United	127 (24)
National team
1957	England U-23 England	3 (?) 1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

David Pegg, (September 20, 1935 – February 6, 1958) was an English footballer and one of the eight Manchester United players that lost their lives in the Munich Air Disaster February 6, 1958. He was the club's first-choice left-winger, had collected two League Championship winner's medals in the two seasons leading up to the Munich Air Disaster, and made one appearance for the England team just before his death.

He was tipped by many to succeed the ageing Tom Finney in the England team. Still only 22 years old when he died, he was one of the youngest people to die out of the 23 who lost their lives at Munich. He was born in the village of Highfields, north of Doncaster and he was buried in the nearby Redhouse Cemetery. A memorial chair was dedicated in his memory at St. George's Church in Highfields and when that church was closed the chair was moved to All Saints' Church in Woodlands which now serves both villages.

Pegg's sister, Mrs Irene Beevers, contributed to a 1998 ITV documentary, Munich: End of a Dream, which commemorated the 40th anniversary of the tragedy.