Tributes have been paid to a community 'legend' who has died. Vincent Fletcher, from Ilkeston, died in his sleep at the age of 71 on Sunday, September 25.
He was well-known and much-loved by the club's owner and fellow fans and now his son, Scott Fletcher, 46, a funeral director, has paid tribute to him, Derbyshire Live reports.
He said: "He was just a lovely caring bloke, he was my best mate. I'll still go back to Ilkeston Town Football Club but it won't be the same without him. He was absolutely besotted with Ilkeston Town, it was his life. If you opened his wardrobe it would just be full of Ilkeston Town jackets."