Southport Hesketh Round Table is inviting people to come and enjoy the second Charity Match at Southport Football Club this Saturday (1st August 2026).
Fans will be able to enjoy a whole host of celebrities, live music and entertainment hosted by Claire Simmo and Baz Todd, and a chance for the community to come together in a week which saw the second anniversary since the Southport tragedy.
Every penny raised at Haig Avenue will be divided between the families directly impacted.
Players include:This City Is Ours star James Nelson-Joyce; MMA fighter Meatball Molly; Southport FC Manager Neil Danns; former Liverpool FC striker Ricky Lambert; Scouse GK; social media personality Callum Skillen; and more.
The sides will be managed by former Everton FC league title winner Ian Snodin and ex-Liverpool FC title winner John Aldridge.
You can buy tickets online here: Charity Match | Southport FC | Southport FC Tickets
Tickets will also be available on the gate.
This is the second time the Charity Match has taken place.
Last year people dug deep to raise an amazing £48,000 at the Charity Match and organisers are hoping the event attracts huge support this year too.
Volunteers from Southport Hesketh Round Table will once again be at the ground throughout the day, selling raffle tickets with a variety of top prizes to be won, donated by various local companies.
If you can’t make the match you can also donate via the Southport Hesketh Round Table GoFundMe page here: Fundraiser by Southport Hesketh Round Table : Helping the Southport Families After 29th July 2024 Attack
Marc Foreman from Southport Hesketh Round Table said:
“Two years ago, we were broken as a community from the devastating events that happened here in Southport. Just a few streets away from my house.
“But the same day, I set up a Go Fund Me page that helped us raise over £200k for the families directly affected! Click here if you’d like to donate: Fundraiser by Southport Hesketh Round Table : Helping the Southport Families After 29th July 2024 Attack
“Fast forward a year ago, none of us could have imagined the journey our community would be on and the help and support we had, which included working with the amazing Southport FC on their first Charity Celebrity Football Match… and guess what, this Saturday (1st August 2026), we’re doing it all again!
“The second Charity Celebrity Football Match takes place at Southport FC, bringing together celebrity players, live entertainment, family activities and plenty of community spirit for what promises to be another special day.
“As anyone who knows me will tell you, I’m usually somewhere behind the scenes with a radio that I don’t really know how to use, and a growing list of things I’ve forgotten to do.
“The weeks leading up to these events are always a mixture of excitement, panic, very little sleep, and a lot of asking kind people for help!
“But every late night, every meeting and every bit of effort is worth it when you remember why we’re doing this.
“Every penny raised goes directly to the families impacted by the Southport tragedy.
I’d also like to thank all the local businesses who have kindly donated raffle prizes.
“Around eight or nine of us from Southport Hesketh Round Table will be walking around the ground selling raffle tickets this Saturday – please be generous!
“Thank you to everyone who has supported us so far, whether through volunteering, donating, attending events, or simply sharing our posts. The kindness shown by our community continues to amaze me.
“There’s still tickets for the Charity Celebrity Football Match available, so click here to purchase: https://southportfc.ktckts.com/…/sfc2627c…/charity-match
“Let’s make it another day that shows the very best of Southport and raise vital funds for those families.”
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