Remembering former Nottingham Forest Academy player Reece Staples, who died on 7 June, 2009, aged 19.

Reece Staples was a quick left-midfielder who was attached to Notts County as a youngster but came up through the ranks at the Forest Academy. He was a regular at under-18 level who featured for the reserves.

He was released by the club in October and joined Carlton, before being released by them at around Christmas.

The talented teenager was a former pupil at Trinity School in Aspley.

Head teacher Michael McKeever said: "He was a very nice lad. Reece was a good boy.

"He was one of our football stars. He was a top lad who you could talk to in the corridor – one of those people you would be pleased to teach. It is quite shocking."

Gerry McMahon, head of the lower school at Trinity, also knew Reece well.

He said: "I'm absolutely devastated.

"I never saw [Reece] without a smile on his face. Nothing got him down."

He died in police custody following an allegation of causing criminal damage so an investigation has been launched by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.