Tributes were being paid last night following the death one of the most talented players ever to wear a Wolverhampton Wanderers shirt.
Wolves legend Derek Dougan died yesterday at the age of 69.
The former Northern Ireland international, who also had spells with Aston Villa, Portsmouth, Blackburn Rovers, Peterborough United and Leicester City, scored 123 goals for the Black Country club and helped them win the 1974 League Cup.
Dougan was also known for his outspoken remarks as chairman of the Professional Footballers Association.
Wolves' chief executive Jez Moxey led the tributes. He said: "Everyone at Molineux will be saddened by this news.
"Derek was a very talented and colourful footballer who was much loved by the supporters during the years that he wore the Wolves shirt."
Dougan is thought to have died unexpectedly at his home in Wolverhampton.
Former West Bromwich Albion player Brendon Batson, who was PFA deputy chief executive when Dougan was chairman, said: "He was a great champion of players' rights and conditions and he was an integral part of the terms players enjoy now.
"For many years, players were treated like cattle but he was very, very outspoken in saying that players had an important role to play and they deserved to be free and masters of their own fate."
Current PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor said: "He was one of the game's most colourful characters and I was very proud to have served with him and worked under him.
"He led the PFA, along with my predecessor Cliff Lloyd, all through negotiations in establishing a constitution and a collective bargaining agreement, which have stood the test of time.
"At times, he was a very controversial character, never frightened of taking on authority, which got him into trouble in his playing career and, needless to say, off the field as well."
Although the maximum wage had been abolished by the 1970s, clubs still possessed the power to withhold an out-of-contract player's registration, thus preventing him from moving elsewhere. Dougan helped make this illegal. Jim Boyce, president of the Irish Football Association, said: "He was a bit of a legend in Northern Ireland football history. It's a very sad day."
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