Nidderdale High School

Staff and students at Nidderdale High School wore Burnley United shirts, or dressed in red and blue, to remember Tim Connors

A school has paid tribute to a teacher who died of cancer last year by dressing in the colours of his beloved football team.

Tim Connors, from Harrogate, taught at Pateley Bridge's Nidderdale High School for more than 20 years and was described as "funny, kind, strict and tidy" by staff and students.

The non-uniform day, themed around the claret and blue club colours of Burnley FC, marked the start of a fundraising appeal to build a permanent memorial to Connors.

Head teacher Kath Jordan said the school was "reminded constantly of the impact that Tim had on our community through many happy memories that young people have shared".

"It was really important to us to launch this campaign with something that everybody could be involved with, and something that was really visual," she said.

Seeing the whole school dressed in the North West team's colours was a "fitting tribute," she added.

The fundraiser, dubbed "22 Days for Mr Connors" to reflect his 22-year tenure at the...