Dumbarton have confirmed that their captain has been killed in a crash while on a family break. Gordon Lennon died in an off-road accident near Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty, on Sunday. The 26-year-old defender led his side to promotion to the Irn-Bru Scottish League second division last season.
The club’s website states that everyone connected with Dumbarton was “shocked and deeply saddened” at the death of Lennon and that their thoughts were with his partner and five-month-old baby.
Northern Constabulary said the accident happened at about 4.40pm on Sunday at Brahan near Maryburgh. Lennon was taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness but died from his injuries.
A spokesman for the Brahan Estate in Ross-shire said: “An accident involving a vehicle from the local four-wheel-drive club occurred in the Canal Wood on Brahan Estate during the afternoon of 7 June. The vehicle collided with an electricity pole which brought the wires down.Tragically one person was killed in the accident. The four-wheel drive club have been meeting to drive in the woods periodically over the last few years.”
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The Dumbarton FC statement reads: “Gordon was an inspiration both on and off the park and his influence will be felt by many both within and outwith Dumbarton Football Club for a very long time to come. He was not just a quality footballer, he was a great man with so many qualities and was rarely seen without his trademark smile.
“He always had time to speak with supporters, of any club, and everyone associated with Dumbarton Football Club are proud that he considered his greatest footballing achievement was lifting the Scottish League third division championship trophy as the captain of Dumbarton last month.”
Lennon also played for Stenhousemuir, Partick Thistle and Albion Rovers.