Brighouse Town manager Paul Quinn
Brighouse Town manager Paul Quinn is leading a team of ex-professionals to help raise money in aid of five-year-old Zack Barrett.
The Kirkheaton Primary School pupil, Zack – whose parents are Katie and Ryan Bennett and who has an identical twin brother Leo, until a few weeks ago had the world at his fingertips. That was until the family received the devastating news that Zack was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour called a Diffuse Pontine Giloma.
Zack has recently undergone radiotherapy to prolong his life.
But the prognosis is that Zack has only 18 months, and a fund has been set up to raise money to create happy memories for the family.
After hearing this tragic news, Shelley Veterans enquired about organising a match to help with the vital fundraising. The idea quickly snowballed with a number of ex-professionals wanting to get involved.
Huddersfield Town’s PPG Canalside have kindly offered to host the event, with a match kicking-off at 3pm on Sunday 4th December, followed by an auction and raffle at 6pm in the Radcliffe Suite.
The ex-professionals and other sporting heroes confirmed for the event are as follows:
- Kevin Megson (Bradford City)
- Darren Bullock (Huddersfield Town)
- Danny Cadamarteri (Everton)
- Lee Elam (Yeovil Town)
- Jason Price (Doncaster)
- Neil Grayston (Bradford City)
- Mark Brady (Tranmere Rovers)
- Kevin Mooney (Tranmere Rovers)
- Joe Cullen (PDC Darts)
- Ian Fisher (Yorkshire and Gloucestershire CC)
- Liam Robinson (Bury)
- Graham Tomlinson (Manchester Utd)
- Michael Williams (Sheffield Weds)
- Ash Connor (Rotherham)
- Andy Thackeray (Rochdale)
- Andy Holdsworth (Huddersfield Town)
- Chris Billy (Huddersfield Town)
- Rodney Rowe (Huddersfield Town)