Bradley Lowery Tribute Game
A host of stars will take part in a celebrity football match to honour the life of Bradley Lowery at Goodison Park.
Former Blues Peter Beardsley, Alan Stubbs, Graham Stuart, Peter Reid, Gareth Farrelly and Tony Hibbertwill all feature in the charity fixture, which kicks off at 3pm on Sunday 3 September.
Ex-Toffee and Mackem Don Hutchison is also set to play, along with Sunderland legends Michael Gray and Alex Rae.
The former players will be lacing up their boots to represent either ‘Bradley’s Blues’, managed by boxer Tony Bellew, or ‘The Lowery Legends’, led by Katie Price, with the assistance of former Liverpool manager Roy Evans.
Joining the former Everton stars in the ‘Bradley’s Blues’ team are singer-songwriter Olly Murs, Hollywood actor and Little Boy Blue star Stephen Graham, X-Factor winner turned Coronation Street actor Shayne Ward and Steps band member and boyhood Evertonian, Lee Latchford-Evans.
Sunderland old boys Hutchison, Gray and Rae will be lining up for the Lowery Legends, alongside model and reality TV’s Calum Best, Locksmith from Rudimental, F2 Freestyler Jeremy Lynch, TOWIE stars, Mark Wright and James ‘Arg’ Argent, TV personality Dan Osborne, Union J’s Josh Cuthbert along with Capital Liverpool’s Liam Hinks.
Ex-Everton midfielder and Club Ambassador Graham Stuart said: “I had the honour of meeting Bradley on a couple of occasions when he visited Goodison Park and, as a parent, what he went through has had a profound effect on me and my family.
“This game at Goodison Park will be a chance to celebrate Bradley’s life and raise some funds for the Bradley Lowery Foundation to help young children in a similar situation to Bradley.
“I know a lot of tickets have been purchased already and it will be great to see people come out, support this game, and bring along their friends and loved ones, as it will be a fun family day.”
Former Everton and Sunderland midfielder Hutchison added: “I've been privileged to play for both sides and I couldn't think of two better sets of fans to play in front of, for young Bradley.
“In an era where football players are superstars, young Bradley is and always will be a GIANT.”
The charity game has been arranged in conjunction with the Lowery family and the Bradley Lowery Foundation.
With the assistance of celebrity football organisers Sellebrity Soceer, it will see a host of famous faces take the field for a match that will benefit the Bradley Lowery Foundation and Everton in the Community.
Tickets for the ‘Bradley Lowery Celebrity Charity Match’ are priced at £10 for adults and £5 for under-16s and can be purchased online at www.evertonfc.com/bradley or over the phone on 0151 556 1878*. Alternatively, they can also be bought from Goodison Road ticket office or the Club’s city centre ticket facility in Everton Two.
