United fan and baker dies aged 33 prompting tributes and donations

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.

- by Graham Smyth

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.