Colourful goodbye at funeral for devoted Wigan Athletic fan

Loved ones lined the streets on Friday afternoon to say goodbye to Lee McClarence as the funeral procession made its way from Scholes to Ince Crematorium.

There were pictures featuring Latics players and 'Will Grigg's On Fire' was played before the cortege set off.

The procession included cars draped in Latics scarves and decorated with blue and white ribbons.

The father-of-one was just 45 when he died on January 9 after a short fight with pneumonia.

After his death, Lee’s cousin Nikita said: “He was always a big supporter of Wigan Athletic. He always loved to go and have a drink with his friends in the pub. He was just a lovely, supporting person who’d do anything for anyone.”

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