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Footballers' tribute to Jack   

(game will be memorial day for young player)  

Kent Messenger -  20th February 2009

 

 

 

A football match will be dedicated to Jack Maddams tomorrow (Saturday.) 

 

The Ryman Premier League game between Tonbridge Angels and Sutton United is a fitting tribute to the teenager, who died suddenly from a rare heart condition at his Wigmore home nearly a year ago. 

 

Jack played for the Tonbridge Angels under-18 squad and he was raised a Sutton fan by his dad Roger, who was born close to Sutton's ground. 

 

Jack was even given the middle name Matthew in honour of Matt Hanlon, who scored Sutton's winning goal against Coventry City in the FA Cup in 1989, the year before Jack was born. 

 

During the game the Maddams family will collect money for the charity CRY, Cardiac Risk in the Young, which they have supported since Jack's death. 

 

Roger said: "I used to take Jack and his elder brother all over the south of England following Sutton when Jack was between five and 10, before playing football took up his Saturdays. 

 

"He was the scout at Sutton on a couple of occasions, and he was the 'lucky charm' of Gary McCann, Sutton's goalkeeper at the time, who used to find Jack and shake his hand just before kick off." 

 

Gary is now manager of Hendon, who are in the same league as Sutton and Tonbridge. 

 

Roger added: "The Angels have been fantastic to Jack's memory, renaming the North Stand as the Jack Maddams Stand in his honour. 

 

"We aim to raise funds for CRY on the day through collections at the ground. 

 

"So far we have raised about £12,000 through football tournaments, sky dives, half marathons and other events." 

 

Two of Jack's friends will raise further funds for the charity when they run the Reading Half Marathon, which takes place on the weekend of the first anniversary of Jack's death.   

 

 

 

 

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