Former Rochdale midfielder Joe Thompson – who battled cancer on three occasions – has died at the age of 36.
He was first diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2013 and recovered before the cancer returned in 2017. He went on to recover a second time.
Joe revealed in March last year that he had stage four lymphoma which had spread to his lungs.

The footballer retired from playing in 2019 after making 203 appearances for Rochdale and saying he had “pushed his body to the absolute limit”.
After returning for the second time from cancer in December 2017, Thompson went on to score the goal that saw Rochdale avoid League One relegation.

He started his career in the Manchester United academy as a forward, before leaving to play for Rochdale, Tranmere, Carlisle amongst others.