A non-league keeper helped bring a fan back from the dead... seconds after he was sent off for a bad tackle. Ben Scott plays for Stocksbridge Park Steels but he was shown red at last weekend's match away to King's Lynn Town for a 'high foot'. But just as he was marching to an early shower in the 90th minute - Ben was called to help out after a King's Lynn fan in his 70s had a suspected heart attack. The 29-year-old keeper, who is also a staff nurse, came to the aid of the St John Ambulance team, who stabilised the man. He said: "I started walking off the field, getting a nice bit of abuse as you do, when I noticed a young girl running past me. "She said, 'a gentleman's died', so I followed her into the crowd and came across the gentleman on the floor. "His heart was in an irregular rhythm." Club operations manager, Dean Cefferty, told Mirror Online he ran for the defibrillator while the team, including Ben, tried to stabilise the fan. He said: "It was hectic - he went and felt the man's pulse while I ran to get a defibrillator and some oxygen. "The fan had actually died and both him and St John Ambulance helped bring him back to life." Dean said: "Ben is the joker of the group and he is a firm fans' favourite but luckily he is always there to help out - both on and off the pitch." The game between Stocksbridge and King's Lynn finished up 3-3. Ben added: "It does put things into perspective - you do realise that football is only a game."
Stocksbridge Park Steels, almost my local club. Definitely the closet that play in any type of league
