West Ham's joint-chairman David Gold has died aged 86 following a short illness, the east London club have confirmed this afternoon.
Gold's daughters Jacqueline and Vanessa, and his fiancee Lesley, were by his side when he passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning.
Born in Stepney in east London, opposite West Ham's old Boleyn Ground, Green represented the club's boys' team between the ages of 13 and 16 before appearing in the youth side. He became joint-chairman of the Hammers in January 2010 alongside David Sullivan.
