Former Cardiff and BBC commentator Shepherd dies aged 81

Former Cardiff City and BBC Radio Wales commentator and journalist Richard ‘Shep’ Shepherd has died at the age of 81.

Shepherd started covering the Bluebirds during the early 1970s during his time as a journalist with the BBC.

He became editor of Cardiff’s official matchday programme in 1985 and worked for the club for more than three decades as a club historian and a matchday commentator.

A Cardiff statement read: “We offer our sincerest condolences to Richard’s widow, Brenda, his family and his many friends and colleagues in Welsh sport and further afield.

“With fond memories. Rest easy, Shep.”