The Doog's last visit to Molineux

Wolves legend Derek Dougan will make one final visit to Molineux. Fans will get the opportunity to pay their last respects when his funeral procession stops at the stadium.

The funeral of the terrace hero, who died on Sunday at the age of 69, is taking place at St Peter's Church next Thursday at 1pm. The coffin will stop at the club on the way, where players, officials and thousands of fans will get the chance to say farewell to the man they nicknamed The Doog.

Former teammate Dave Wagstaffe will be one of the pall bearers and other members of the squad from the 60s and 70s will also be attending the service.

Mr Wagstaffe said: "The final arrangements have not been confirmed yet but I have been asked to carry the coffin and I said it would be a great honour."

Former Wolves star Frank Munro said he received a phone call from ex-player Les Wilson in Vancouver, Canada, to say he would be flying in for the service and travelling up with another 60s teammate Dave Burnside, who lives in Bristol.

He said: "It shows the esteem that Derek was held in that people want to come and pay their respects. His death came as a great shock to all of us."

Tributes have been pouring in from fans who remember the former Northern Ireland international as a footballer and as a father.

His partner Merlyn Humphries told how he called her moments before she discovered his body at his home in Stockwell End.

He had been drinking with pals, including ex-deputy chairman Doug Hope, at the Bentlands Pub in Codsall the night before.

Dougan played 323 times for Wolves and became a terrace hero by scoring 123 goals over eight seasons. He won 43 caps for his country, where he was a teammate of George Best.

He will be remembered as a brilliant footballer, a loving father of Alexander, aged 42, Nicholas, 40, and an outspoken champion of footballers' rights.

By Daniel Pountney