Farwell to Wolves' great Frank Munro

Fans, former team-mates and family gathered to pay their last respects to former Wolves defender Frank Munro.

Wolves shirts and old gold and black scarves were prominent at yesterday's memorial service at St Anthony's RC Church, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton.

Mr Munro died on August 16, aged 63. He played 371 games for Wolves from 1968 to 1977, helping Wolves to a UEFA cup final in 1972 and League Cup victory at Wembley in 1974 hailed by many as his finest performance.

The former Scottish international's hearse was led by a bagpipe player. His coffin was draped in the Scottish flag and carried in by former team-mates Dave Wagstaffe, John Richards, Mike Bailey and Phil Parkes.

A private service at Bushbury Crematorium's West Chapel for family and friends followed the church service. A large crowd followed behind them into a packed church.

Mr Bailey paid tribute to his late colleague. He said: "Our team is decidedly weakened today by the loss of our team-mate. He went on to be one of the most popular players over the 10 years he was at Wolves."

Mr Wagstaffe added after the service: "He was a good man and a great team-mate. He loved the good things in life and he was full of fun."

Life-long Wolves fan Colin Newman, 64, said: "I watched him all his career and he was absolutely brilliant."

A mass will be held on August 28 from 10am at St Mary and St John's church in Snow Hill in his memory.