A benefit fund has been set up to help former Orient player Andy Scott who was forced to retire last season. 

He was diagnosed with a genetic heart condition that doctors warned could kill him if he continued to carry out any physical exercise.  The 32-year-old, who was last week named as the club’s new youth team manager, suffers from Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM). 

The disorder restricts the efficient pumping of blood round the body owing to a thickening of the heart muscle. 

The aim of the fund is to raise money for Scott and his family as well as the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). 

The second objective is to raise awareness of the condition, which can be detected with an electro cardiogram (ECG). 

HCM affects otherwise healthy young people and 98 per cent of cases are not diagnosed while the sufferer is still alive. 

Fundraising activities have a footballing theme and benefit matches have been arranged with Orient facing Scott’s former clubs Sutton United on July 16 and Brentford on July 20. 

For more information about the games visit www.andyscottbenefit.org.uk. 

Find out more about Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)