Tom Ritchie deservedly ranks among the most popular players ever to have donned a Bristol City shirt.
Team-mates and supporters alike appreciated, not only his prodigious work-rate as a midfield player or striker, but also an amiable personality that made him the most approachable of professional footballers.
The genuine affection and respect in which Ritchie is still held were recently expressed at a surprise 70th birthday party, organised for her dad by daughter Shannon.