Longridge Town captain George Melling is called an inspiration who 'kept fighting to the end'.
An "inspirational" footballer who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease last year has died.
Paying tribute, his widow Nicci Melling said: "Everyone is so very proud of the horrendous battle that you tried so hard to fight."Mrs Melling said: "Motor neurone disease is not the definition of George Melling, it was just the cruel, cruel disease that took him away from us.
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