Following yesterday afternoon's funeral service in Brigg for Adrian Gibbons - family man, notable footballer and long-serving teacher - hundreds of people broke into a resounding and spontaneous round of applause as the cortege pulled away from the church.
Moments earlier a large contingent of players from his Scunthorpe League club, Briggensians FC - all dressed in full sporting kit - had left St John's Church, where they formed a guard of honour.
For Adrian, who died aged 63, loved his...
