JEFF and Wendy Turner showed their love for each other – and Stoke City – when they got married in the club's colours.

The couple wed in front of friends and family also kitted out in Potters shirts.

And the bride ditched a wedding dress she bought two years ago to pull on a football top instead.

She was also driven to the ceremony in a red car with white ribbon attached.

But the couple did not go as far as having club anthem Delilah played at the ceremony, opting for classical music.

Jeff and Wendy, from Elworth, near Sandbach, met through a lonely hearts advert in The Sentinel three-and-a-half years ago.

They tied the knot yesterday at Newcastle Register Office in a small ceremony in front of 10 guests.

Jeff said: "Wendy wasn't a Stoke fan when she met me. She didn't even know the rules of football.

"She was very lucky to meet me at the right time in our promotion season."

The couple, of Ruscoe Avenue, had been planning their big day for about a year and were determined to do something a bit different.

Wendy, aged 54, wore her Stoke shirt, a red and white veil and red and white trainers while Jeff wore his Potters' shirt.

The 53-year-old, who is an accountant at PSCA International in Newcastle, said: "It was the dress code for the day. It wasn't exactly obligatory, but everyone joined in."

Wolverhampton-born Wendy, a data entry clerk who also works at PSCA , said: "It was my idea. I love Stoke so much and I fancied a wedding with a difference. I'm a fanatic now.

"Before, I couldn't see the point of football. Jeff had a season ticket and he said that instead of sitting at home I should come and watch a match. My favourite memory so far is when we went up."

Wendy, who has a 22-year-old son, Aaron, added: "It was all about the support of the team. They give everything and so do the crowd. My favourite player has got to be Ricardo Fuller."

Jeff, who grew up in Meir, was "hooked" on City after first seeing them in 1971 in a 0-0 draw against Coventry City.

He has held a season ticket for the past 10 years with sons Patrick, aged 21, and 19-year-old Alex and has been visiting the Britannia Stadium for three years with Wendy.

He added: "My favourite player was Peter Hoekstra, because of his talent and skill, but I also loved Alan Hudson and Jimmy Greenhoff."

The couple, who sit in the John Smith's lower stand, had an extra wedding present when their new season tickets arrived yesterday morning.

Wendy's friend, Julie Slater, who drove her to the wedding, said: "I've known Wendy for 15 years and we've been through quite a lot together.

"I'm a Newcastle United fan, but, because I'm a very good friend, I said I'd be a clayhead for the day."

The couple have not made plans for a honeymoon.