(Peterborough United) 15 December 2006 – Steve Stone (Leeds United) 19 December 2006 – Thomas Gaardsøe (West Bromwich Albion) 9 February 2007 – Mark Clyde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) 1 March 2007 – Ian Stonebridge (Wycombe Wanderers) 8 March 2007 – Marino Keith (Colchester United) 11 April 2007 – Eoin Jess (Northampton Town) 17 May 2007 – Martin Phillips (Torquay United) End of season – Rufus Brevett (Oxford United) End of season – Alec Chamberlain (Watford) End of season – Gary Kelly (Leeds United) End of season – Jason McAteer (Tranmere Rovers) End of season – John McDermott (Grimsby Town) End of season – Ian Taylor (Northampton Town) 23 June 2007 – Eddie Howe (AFC Bournemouth) Deaths 18 July 2006 – Jimmy Leadbetter, 78, former Ipswich Town winger. 21 July 2006 – Bert Slater, 70, former Liverpool and Watford goalkeeper. 28 July 2006 – Sep Smith, 94, former Leicester City wing-half, and oldest living England international. 28 July 2006 – Billy Walsh, 85, former Manchester City defender, and Republic of Ireland international. 18 August 2006 – Norman Rowlinson, 83, former chairman of Crewe Alexandra. 2 September 2006 – Lionel Pickering, 74, former chairman of Derby County and noted businessman. Bought the club from Robert Maxwell in 1990 and owned it for 13 years, during which time Derby spent six seasons in the Premier League and moved into a new stadium. 2 September 2006 – Charlie Williams, 77, former Doncaster Rovers defender who later became a successful comedian. 9 September 2006 – Matt Gadsby, 27, Hinckley United defender, died on the pitch in a game against Harrogate Town. 9 September 2006 – Simon Patterson, 24, former Watford and Wycombe Wanderers striker, died in a car accident. 17 September 2006 – George Heslop, 66, former Manchester City defender. 1 November 2006 – Johnny Schofield, 75, former Birmingham City goalkeeper. 31 December 2006 – Joe Walton, 81, former Preston North End full-back. 8 January 2007 – Johnny Spuhler, 89, former Sunderland and Middlesbrough winger, and former manager of Shrewsbury Town. 20 January 2007 – Don Weston, 70, former Leeds United striker. 22 January 2007 – Bobby Dale, 75, former Bury and Colchester United winger, cancer. 23 February 2007 – John Ritchie, 65, former Stoke City striker; club's all-time top goalscorer. Played in the 1972 Football League Cup triumph. 24 February 2007 – Jock Dodds, 91, Blackpool striker who held the record for fastest hat-trick in