Southern League Premier side Merthyr Town received thousands of pounds thanks to Championship high flyers Cardiff City on Saturday.
Bucket collections to help save the fan-owned club were in the stands of the Cardiff City Stadium where supporters of the Bluebirds and Hull City raised a total amount of £2,310 (and 39 pence of course!).
Big thank you to @CardiffCityFC for the bucket collection st today’s game with @HullCity which raised £2310.39 for our appeal. Grateful for all your support. #footballfamily
— The Martyrs (@MerthyrTownFC) December 16, 2017
Kerys has a helper at @CardiffCityFC for the @MerthyrTownFC collection today pic.twitter.com/skj0OaFvWw
— Mark Evans (@dialm4merthyr) December 16, 2017
The Martyrs, who were hit with major financial troubles, lost 13-1 to Chesham United last month as they had no choice but to field a development squad due to 80% of their first team having to leave. Their 15 year old goalkeeper was named man of the match despite conceding all 13 goals.
Last week, there was a sepearate collection was at the Liberty Stadium for Swansea City against Manchester City, where over £1,000 was also raised. On Boxing Day, the Welsh side host a Penydarren Park triple header including a ‘Pay What You Want’ fixture and phoenix club Hereford this festive period, where they’ll no doubt receive more generous donations from supporters.
If you would like to help crisis-hit Merthyr Town, you can on the link below.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/mtfc-2017appeal.
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