Tributes paid to former Carlisle United captain

Former CUFC captain Nigel Saddington Credit: ITV Border

Carlisle United say former-club captain Nigel Saddington has died aged 53.

The former centre-half played more than 100 games in a three-year spell at the Brunton Park club between 1988 and 1991.

He left the Blues in 1991 after he was diagnosed with ME.

He went on to play for Gateshead, and after retirement coached in primary schools in the north-east.