Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox More than £12,000 has been raised in the space of two days to help support the family of a former Bury FC footballer who died last week.
James Dean, 35, went missing at around midnight on Wednesday (May 5). A body was later discovered in the Oswaldtwistle area of Lancashire on Sunday afternoon (May 9).
There are believed to be no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death. Throughout his football career, James played for a number of clubs including Clitheroe FC, Bury FC, Halifax Town, Altrincham FC, Chorley FC, Warrington Town, and Bamber Bridge FC.
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