West Midlands football club pays tribute to young dad who had 'whole life in front of him'

Sutton United Football Club, in Sutton Coldfield, have paid tribute to ‘legend’ of the team, Jack Skinner, who sadly passed away at the age of 35.

Jack, from the region, played for the team’s 1st quad for several years prior to developing cancer, which sadly took his life on Wednesday, June 3.

The club described Jack as an ‘integral part of the club’, also saying that over his career, he played for Boldmere St Michael’s before returning to his home, where he played for several teams and managed a team in the junior section.

A club spokesperson said: “This one is going to hurt so many of us. One of the nicest guys you would ever wish to meet has sadly passed away.

“Jack Skinner was taken by that terrible disease, cancer, which has affected so many of us. He was 35years old with his whole life in front of him.

“Jack has been an integral part of our club for many years, playing 1st team for several years, then playing higher at our good neighbours Boldmere St Michael’s before returning to his home, where he played for several of our teams and ran his lads team in our Junior section.”

The club added a note for Jack, saying that he was a ‘legend’ in their club, adding to ‘sleep tight’.

The tribute added: “We will obviously pass on Funeral arrangements as soon as we get them and will soon be announcing future events in Jack's memory. You were a legend at our club, Jack, and will now be up there with the rest of the good guys.

“Sleep, tight, mate.”