Get the FREE Mirror Football newsletter by email with the day's key headlines and transfer news Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email

Leeds fan Martin Bland has changed his name by deed poll to 'We Beat The Scum One Nil' to stand in the General Election.

By doing so, the 50-year-old plumber from Huddersfield has followed Brian Clough, Vic Halom, Ted Dexter and Charlton Athletic fans in a fine tradition of mixing sport and politics in British life down the years.

Bland, who had to change his name after discovering it was too late to establish a new party, wanted to continue the celebration of Leeds' January FA Cup win at Old Trafford. So he is standing in Leeds Central against sitting MP Hilary Benn.

"I don't live in the constituency so there's a chance I'll get none as I can't even vote for myself," admitted the father-of-two.

"There are a lot of disillusioned voters out there. But my first target is for Leeds to get more points than Millwall, Swindon and Charlton."