Former Coventry City manager Dave Sexton has died aged 82.
Sexton, a resident of Kenilworth for the last thirty years, had not been well of late and passed away today.
He had been a manager at Leyton Orient and Chelsea before he joined City in the early 1980's and developed some young talent including the likes of John Hendrie and Mark Hateley before he was ousted to make way for Bobby Gould.
Sexton went on to become the most successful England U21 manager of his generation.
The FA’s Director of Football Development, Sir Trevor Brooking, said in a press statement: "It is a sad day for English football.
"Anyone who was ever coached by Dave would be able to tell you what a good man he was, but not only that, what a great coach in particular he was.
"In the last 30-40 years Dave's name was up there with any of the top coaches we have produced in England - the likes of Terry Venables, Don Howe and Ron Greenwood. "His coaching was revered."