Former Hereford United goalkeeper Kevin Charlton died yesterday.
He was just 66 and hadn't been well for some time.
Joining Hereford United in the summer of 1975, he spent three seasons at Edgar Street and earned a championship medal when Hereford were promoted from the old Third Division in 1976.
Charlton also won two FA Trophies with Telford United, as well as reaching the FA Cup Fourth Round. Current goalkeeper coach Darren Action has paid the following tribute.
“I remember Kevin really well; he was good to be around; he would always make time for you and always gave me good advice, and I’m very sad to hear this news. He always used to need to have a Mars bar before a game (because of his diabetes) and we used to have to go and fetch him one from the tuckshop.”
“He helped me in training when we spent time with the first team. He was the character of the team; he’d always have a lot of banter and everyone looked up to him, a fantastic guy.”