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. 

Bury Times: Armin Pishro, Chairman at Totty Robins 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. 

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  

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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