Derek Eley took club loyalty to new levels by only missing Derby County home matches while he was serving in the army during WW2. The first match he went to was in 1931Super fan who cheered every home game for 90 years - except in WW2 - dies age 103A legendary Derby County fan who went to home games for an incredible 90 years except for when he was fighting in WW2, has died aged 103, the club confirmed. The legendary fan, who was dubbed Mr Derby County, only missed matches when he was a soldier in Italy during WW2. "Widely regarded as the country's oldest football fan, Derek has sadly passed away aged 103. Super fan Derek first went to a Rams game aged 14 and fell in love with the atmosphere at the club's old Baseball Ground.

Source: Daily Mirror August 17, 2021 23:48 UTC