A man, who was in critical condition after being assaulted at the weekend, has died after being assaulted in a violent incident following a football match.

The man has since been named as 55-year-old Tony Johnson from Blackpool.

A Burnley man was arrested on suspicion of wounding and has since been released on bail.

The incident took place at around 7pm on Saturday (March 4), when an altercation broke out involving a number of people outside The Manchester pub, at the junction of Lytham Road and the Promenade, in the seaside town.

Officers were in the area of the pub following the Blackpool FC v Burnley FC football match, and they attended and found a man had suffered a serious head injury.

They administered CPR at the scene and the man was subsequently taken to hospital.

Mr Johnson died overnight and his next of kin are now being supported by specially-trained officers.

It is believed the altercation broke out between a number of football fans, with Mr Johnson injured as part of this incident.

At this time there is no suggestion he was specifically targeted.

A 33-year-old man from Burnley was arrested at the scene on suspicion of wounding and he has since been bailed, pending further enquiries, until June 1.

Police are continuing to work with both Blackpool and Burnley football clubs to establish who else may have been involved and what exactly occurred.

The incident occurred following the derby between Lancashire rivals, which ended in a goalless draw between the relegation threatened Tangerines and runaway league leaders the Clarets.

DCI Tracey McMurdo, of Lancashire Police, said: “Sadly Mr Johnson died in hospital overnight and his family are, understandably, devastated.

"We are supporting them at this difficult time and are determined to get them answers about what happened.

“The investigation continues and we will pursue anybody involved to bring them to justice.

"We now continue to appeal for information about what occurred. The incident took place in a busy area and we know there were a lot of people around at the time who will have seen all or part of what happened. There may also be people who filmed the incident on a mobile phone or captured it on CCTV or dashcam.

“If you do have any footage, and have not yet been in contact with us, please get in touch.

“At the heart of this is a grieving family, who are incredibly distressed by what has happened, so we also ask that if you have any footage you do not share it on social media. If you have already done so, we respectfully ask that you remove it.”

Anybody with information should call police on 101, quoting log 1262 of March 4, or report it online at doitonline.lancashire.police.uk.

You can also contact independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.