Tributes paid to Hucknall legend of non-league football

Malcolm Storer was well known in non-league football circles up and down the land for his Twitter blog @ontheroadblog, in which he detailed his travels around the country watching grassroots games.

Every game he and the @ontheroadblog team attended saw another £1 added to the pot for the blog’s chosen charity for the season, with the final total being handed over at the end of the non-league campaign.

This season’s chosen charity is The Robin Centre at Nottingham Hospitals Charity.

Malcolm regularly attended about 300 games a season and would always encourage players and referees with respect.

He was involved with the Young Elizabethan League for youth football in the 1990s, serving as chairman from 1995-97.

Several clubs have paid tribute to Malcolm.

Hucknall Town said: “Everyone at the club is saddened to hear of the passing of Malcolm Storer. A regular at our matches and an all-round lovely person. RIP and our thoughts go out to his family and friends.”

Alan Spray, chairman of Hucknall Sports, said: “Sad to hear of the death of Malcolm Storer who coached one of our teams at Hucknall Sports over 30 years ago. He was a very popular guy within the club and his passion for grassroots football was well known even at that time. RIP Malc and our thoughts go out to his family and friends from all friends at Hucknall Sports.”

Wollaton FC said: “Wollaton fc is saddened to hear of the passing of Malcolm Storer. Done a huge amount for local football. RIP Malc.”

Gedling Miners Welfare FC posted: “Everyone at Gedling MW is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Malcolm Storer. A regular at our Tuesday night matches and always the first to help advertise our games.”

Basford United said: “Everyone at Basford United Football Club is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Malcolm Storer. Malcolm was a season ticket holder at Greenwich Avenue, a passionate groundhopper and, most importantly, our friend. Rest well, Malc. Thank you for everything you have done.”

And Eastwood CFC posted: “Malcolm was a true gent and heavily supported the club with regular visits to the ground whether it be to watch our first team, FC Sez, Forest Women and many more.”