A charity football match will be played in May in memory of late Bury FC legend Lenny Johnrose.
Fundraisers are hoping to bring everyone together at Gigg Lane event to raise money for the Len Johnrose Trust.
Midfielder Lenny played 188 games for Bury from 1993 to 1999, scoring 20 goals, before returning in 2002 to play a handful more matches until the following year.
He was was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in March 2017 and died in August last year aged 52.
Set up in his name, the Len Johnrose Trust supports people living with motor neurone disease.
Read more: Former Bury FC midfielder Lenny Johnrose, 52, dies
Bury FC All Stars will be taking on Totty Robins FC at Gigg Lane on Sunday, May 28 for the cause.
Totty Robins chairman Armin Pishro said: “The Bury fan base is quite split so we thought we'll do something fun for a charity that doesn't affiliate with either side.
Armin Pishro, Chairman at Totty Robins (Image: Public)
“It is going to a good charity and as a Sunday league team, we tend to do quite a lot of charity work and hope this event will be a success.”
Armin added that a new player will be announced every Sunday in the run-up to the big day.
Looking forward to playing on gigg lane again! Where it all started 👏🏼👌🏼 https://t.co/ynGUOY9dVb
— Richard Baker (@Richiebaker8) February 12, 2023
So far, the players that have been announced include:
Shane Byrne
Keil O’Brien
Andy Woodward
Gylnn Hurst
Wayne Brown
Richard Baker
Andy Bishop
Scott Quigg
Jon Newby
HERE WE GO⚪️🔵
— Totty Robins FC (@TottyRobinsFC) January 30, 2023
We are excited to announce that we will be taking on a Bury FC All Stars XI at Gigg Lane on Sunday 28th May (Bank Holiday Weekend)
All proceedings will go to the @TrustLen Charity.
Ticket News Coming Soon! #BuryFC pic.twitter.com/EIWrlIji86
The match, taking place over a May bank holiday weekend, will kick off at 2pm.
Tickets cost £6 for adults and £3 for under 16s and all profits from the match will be going to the Len Johnrose Trust.
For more information on the event and ticket sales, see here.
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