Derek Dooley (footballer) - Permanent Tributes

Permanent Tributes

  • In 2007, Sheffield City Council have placed a flagstone on the city's "Walk of Fame", outside the Town Hall
  • A restaurant in Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsbrough Stadium is named 'Dooley's' in Derek's honour
  • After his death, Sheffield United announced the commissioning of a statue of Dooley by sculptor Paul Vanstone to be erected to the rear of the South Stand on the Cherry Street side of the stadium. The statue was unveiled in Autumn 2010 to stand alongside Joe Shaw and Jimmy Hagan of whom statues have already been commissioned.
  • It was also announced that the new Junior Academy at Crookes, when officially opened, would be named the "Derek Dooley Community Centre".
  • In 2008, the Council decided to rename part of the ring road as Derek Dooley Way, a move supported by his widow, Sylvia.

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