Norman Hunter the Leeds United and England's 1966 World Cup winner has sadly passed away a week after he was admitted in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus. 

The 76 year old played for Leeds on more than 726 occasions during his 15 year spell at Ellan road. A Leeds spokesperson said the club was ’devastated’ at the sad news.

Only three Leeds players Jack Charlton Billy Bremner and Paul Reaney have made more appearances for the club than Hunter who as one of the best centre halves of his era also won 28 England caps.

None of those came at the 1966 World Cup where he was behind Charlton and Bobby Moore but as a squad member he was belatedly handed a winner’s medal in 2009.