Signed Brentford shirts have raised £10,433 for The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal in Sky Bet’s #BidToRemember auction.
13 match-worn shirts, as well as 22 signed squad shirts, from Brentford’s 3-2 win over Millwall on Saturday November 8 were auctioned through Sky Bet’s eBay site.
Fans from all over the UK placed their bids on the shirts, which included a limited edition poppy badge emblazoned on the chest.
The most expensive Brentford shirt was Jota Peleteiro’s shirt, which fetched £620.
In total, the signed football shirts auction from all 24 Championship clubs raised £118,897.
All the money raised will be used by The Royal British Legion to provide funding for services such as the Battle Back Centre in Lilleshall, an adaptive sport and adventurous training facility for wounded, injured and sick Service personnel.
A cheque was presented to the Legion and was accepted by ex-Sapper Clive Smith – a Wolverhampton Wanderers fan – who lost both legs serving in Afghanistan in 2010.
Clive spent time at the Battle Back Centre as part of his recovery in 2012.
Sky Bet’s Head of Sponsorship, Edwin Martin said: “The response to the #BidToRemember shirt auction from fans all over the world has been absolutely incredible,"
“Thank you to Sky Bet, The Football League, all of the participating clubs and most importantly, all of the fans who bought a shirt.”