Rochdale Retire Thompson's Number 15 Shirt

Rochdale person retired their number 15 garment successful honour of Joe Thompson.

The National League club's erstwhile midfielder died astatine nan property of 36 successful April aft being diagnosed pinch crab for nan 3rd clip a twelvemonth ago.

He made 203 appearances for nan Greater Manchester broadside crossed 3 spells earlier having to discontinue successful 2019.

The nine said, external Thompson "became synonymous pinch nan number 15 successful his clip pinch us".

They added: "The status of Joe's erstwhile squad number is nickname of his impact, not conscionable arsenic a talented shot player, but arsenic an unthinkable personification who had a affirmative effect connected everyone who has been touched by his story."

The erstwhile Manchester United trainee was first diagnosed pinch Hodgkin lymphoma successful 2013 and again successful 2017.

But, aft doubly being fixed nan all-clear, he notably went connected to people nan extremity which helped Dale debar relegation from League One successful 2018.

He retired from playing successful 2019 saying he had "pushed his assemblage to nan absolute limit".