David Busst

Early life Busst was born in Birmingham, West Midlands. He made ten league appearances in his first professional season, and went on to make 50 league appearances in total for the club, scoring four goals. The match was delayed for nine minutes while Busst was treated and removed from the field on a stretcher, and blood was cleaned off the grass with water and sand. Schmeichel later said that the injury preyed on his mind until two years later, when he and Busst met and discussed the accident. The injury is often described as one of the worst in the history of football. Despite having 22 operations, Busst remained a member of the official Coventry squad for a further seven months, but never played professionally again, and he retired from the game on 6 November 1996 on medical advice, as his doctors had warned him that he would never regain sufficient fitness to play professional football. It was not the break itself that ended his career, but the following infections. Just weeks before his retirement, Busst had been hoping to return to training the following spring and be ready for first team action by the start of the 1997–98 season.

His testimonial match, played on 16 May 1997 against Manchester United, was a sell-out. England internationals Paul Gascoigne and Les Ferdinand guested for Coventry in the game, which was also the last game that United captain Eric Cantona played before he announced his retirement as a player two days later.

Post-retirement career Since his retirement, Busst has worked for Coventry's backroom staff, working for their Football in the Community programme, of which he became director.

Busst also trained as a coach, earning UEFA coaching badges. He went on to manage the non-League sides Solihull Borough (from 2000 until 2003) and Evesham United (from 2003 to 2006. ) He briefly acted as defensive cover in 2008 for Midland Combination Premier Division side Highgate United, where his brother Paul was the club's assistant manager.