A section of Sheffield's Inner Relief Road will be renamed Derek Dooley Way in a tribute to the footballing legend who passed away in March.Sheffield City Council has been working with the Dooley family to make a fitting tribute to a man who was revered by fans at both Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday.

A number of ideas were looked into before deciding on renaming the new section of the Inner Relief Road. The road provides a link between both clubs in the city.

Dooley's wife Sylvia said: "I'm absolutely delighted that the Inner Relief Road will be named after Derek. It's such a great honour. The road links both football clubs, so this is certainly a fitting tribute."

Dooley, a prolific goalscorer with the Owls, who later went on to become chairman of the Blades, had his playing career cruelly cut short in 1953 when he broke his right leg and, after gangrene developed, later had it amputated above the knee.

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