Alan was secretary and co-founder of Denton Walking Football Club, collapsed and died playing the game he loved. The 70-year-old, who was warmly known as Mr Walking Football, was playing at Denton Youth FC’s King Street ground. Gordon Nixon, also a co-founder of the club in 2016, said: “Alan was very well known and liked in walking football. “He did a lot in securing grants and organising the club, things he enjoyed and which he was good at.”