Coroner's officers are trying to trace the last known movements of a 21-year-old amateur footballer who was found dead outside a Bradford working men's club.

The body of father-of-one Paul Wilson was discovered outside the Lilycroft WMC shortly after midnight on Wednesday, October 10.

An inquest has been opened into his death but it is not being treated as suspicious.

Coroner's officers are trying to trace his last movements on the night of his death and how he came to be in the Toller Lane area.

Mr Wilson, who played for Wibsey Football Club, had earlier been drinking with his friend Craig Sheridan in the British Queen pub in Huddersfield Road, Low Moor, Bradford. They left at about 7.20pm and made arrangements to meet the following day.

The next sighting of Mr Wilson was when he was found outside Lilycroft WMC at about midnight.

Coroner's officer Alan Cooper has appealed for anyone who saw Mr Wilson between 7.30pm and midnight on October 9 to come forward.

Mr Wilson, who worked for fashion store group Next, lived with his partner in Birkenshaw and had an 18-month-old son. The family often visited his mother in the Low Moor area.

Mark Lupton, his best friend at Wibsey Football Club, said: "No-one has any idea at all why this happened. He really had everything going for him. He had a girlfriend, a baby and he loved his football.

"I've known him since being four or five at school and we kept in touch through football.

"Every Saturday before a game we used to meet up, go to the bookies and put a football coupon on and then go the game. It was a ritual and I will miss that."

Paul Murphy, the manager of Wibsey's second team in which Mr Wilson usually played, said he was a popular team member who would be badly missed.

He had also appeared in the first team on a number of occasions after impressing in the second team and was seen as an emerging talent by the West Riding County Amateur League club.

Mr Wilson was last seen wearing white Lacoste trainers, blue Adidas tracksuit bottoms, a white Umbro football top and a blue AE reversible jacket which he was wearing with the waterproof side on the outside.

Anyone with information should contact Coroner's Officer Alan Cooper on (01274) 373037.