Leeds United fans are planning a minute’s applause for Robert Hiscoe

Leeds United fans are planning a minute’s applause for a fan who was killed in an attack in a Farnley pub.

Robert Hiscoe, 37, who was described as a “devoted father” and a “loyal” Leeds United fan, was badly assaulted in The Butterbowl and died from his injuries.

Following his death, tributes poured in for him, with a post on a Leeds United Facebook group stating: “29,000 members but we’ve lost one, today we lost a friend, one of the biggest Leeds fans I’ve ever known. He raised thousands for NHS in seclusion and sang his heart out wherever he went.

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“Words cannot express what it means to this club, your friends and your family. We will love and remember you forever.”

Now a group of fans are planning a huge tribute to him at Leeds’ play-off game with Norwich. In a post shared on social media, a group said they wanted people to clap for a minute at Elland Road during the 11th minute of the game.

The post read: “Leeds United fans lost one of their most loyal supporters on Monday 6th May. Please show your appreciation by clapping at Elland Road in the 11th minute for a man who raised £16,000 for the NHS during lockdown.

“Father, son, husband, nephew, brother, uncle, friend. RIP Robert John Charles Hiscoe.”

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