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United fan and baker dies aged 33 prompting tributes and donations
Yorkshire Evening Post
|August 02, 2025
More than £22,000 has been raised from crowdfunding for the funeral costs of a 33-year-old Leeds United fan who died suddenly this week.
Steven Buchan, from Aberdeenshire in Scotland, was a Whites obsessive who named one of his three young children after Leeds striker Patrick Bamford.
Buchan and his wife Zoe started the award-winning Vegan Bay Baker company, which expanded to three bakeries in Aberdeen, Balmedie, and Peterhead.
The bakery, which launched a 'hot cross buns and cinnamon buns' golden ale this year, sponsored a player from Aberdeen Women and advertised pitchside at Pittodrie Stadium but Steven's heart and footballing passion lay 360 miles south at Elland Road.
An avid follower of all Leeds United-related news, he was in attendance when Leeds travelled to Edinburgh to face Hearts in Daniel Farke's first preseason in charge, and was hoping to get to a Premier League game in the upcoming season.
This story is from the August 02, 2025 edition of Yorkshire Evening Post.
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