sinnott was found unconscious with a suspected fractured skull in retford, nottinghamshire, in the early hours of 25 january 2020, following an altercation in which he was attacked and sustained a head injury. he was admitted to the northern general hospital in sheffield in a critical condition where he died just before 19:00 that evening. matlock town and his former club alfreton town had both postponed their respective matches earlier that day. police arrested a 21-year-old man and a 27-year-old man in connection with the fight.