Players to hold minute's silence for goalkeeper
Footballers across Devon will pay tribute this weekend to a popular goalkeeper found dead in his car.
Matt Oke, 36, is thought to have taken his own life on Saturday. The North Devon League has asked all clubs to observe a minute's silence ahead of games this weekend.
Mr Oke was the first-team goalkeeper for Bradworthy. He was found dead in his car in the car park of the Treetops Inn in Week St Mary by police.
Officers were responding to a call from a member of the public who was concerned for Mr Oke's safety. They found a shotgun beside Mr Oke's body and are not treating the death as suspicious.
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Mr Oke, an agricultural contractor, is believed to have had money problems. It is understood he had recently been evicted from the house he was living in.
A friend of the family said: "He had his demons, and he was in a bit of a mess with his finances but that's not enough reason to do what he did."
Since news of Mr Oke's death broke tributes have flowed in from the community.
Football clubs across North Devon have sent condolences to Bradworthy FC.
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