# 10 football-related fundraising feats - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/08/21/10-football-related-fundraising-feats/ - Published: 2023-08-21T12:51:36+01:00 - Author: Melanie May **With the Lionesses making us all very proud, and football also a great way of raising funds for good causes, here are 10 ways teams, players and fans are doing just that.** Among them are Greenock Morton, which has become the first professional Scottish football side to carry the name of a Veteran’s charity on its shirts all season after announcing a new partnership with [Erskine](https://www.erskine.org.uk/); a Norwich City fan whose fundraising efforts for [Macmillan](https://www.macmillan.org.uk/) have gone viral after he was interviewed by [The Pink Un](https://www.pinkun.com/), and an annual charity match that has raised £2,635 for [Alice House Hospice](https://www.alicehousehospice.co.uk/). > The Emmie Smillie Charity Foundation, would like to say a massive thank you to > everyone involved in the Union Bears Charity Football tournament. They have raised > a staggering £18,300. We cannot thank the [@UnionBears_07](https://twitter.com/UnionBears_07?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > enough for the continued support over the years! Thank you💙 [pic.twitter.com/DSirHm9oZu](https://t.co/DSirHm9oZu) > > ## Advertisement > > [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) > — Emmie Smillie Charity Foundation (@EmmieSmillieCF) [August 11, 2023](https://twitter.com/EmmieSmillieCF/status/1690037156645883905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) https://twitter.com/fire_mids/status/1692963679321444559 > Thank you to Lockys Legends for their charity football match in memory of Brendan > Loughran! An amazing €13,600 was raised for our Tredagh Lodge Day Care Centre, > which will go towards a new sensory garden. What an inspiring way to help those > living with dementia. [#DoItForDementia](https://twitter.com/hashtag/DoItForDementia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/eCLaxPkS1d](https://t.co/eCLaxPkS1d) > — The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (@alzheimersocirl) [August 20, 2023](https://twitter.com/alzheimersocirl/status/1693337179961856237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Congratulations to our charity partner, Pulse Healthcare, for winning their second > charity football match 3-1 and raising £600, bring their total to £2,100 for Aching > Arms. > Thanks for the amazing support! [pic.twitter.com/WHoD4CH7nD](https://t.co/WHoD4CH7nD) > — Aching Arms UK (@AchingArms) [August 16, 2023](https://twitter.com/AchingArms/status/1691827449758110176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Thanks to our new Charity Partner, Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Women's Supporters > Group > We are blown away with the support from the group and their members & followers. > We look forward to further developments from the partnership 🙌🙌Thank you [@SWFCwsg](https://twitter.com/SWFCwsg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [@SWFCCP](https://twitter.com/SWFCCP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/RCJsiby3Hv](https://t.co/RCJsiby3Hv) > — Mums In Need (@Mums_In_Need) [August 15, 2023](https://twitter.com/Mums_In_Need/status/1691378707783421952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Charity Football Match for Mental Health Awareness: [https://t.co/rwYwaIFNyB](https://t.co/rwYwaIFNyB) > — RSS Infrastructure (@RSS_Infra) [August 14, 2023](https://twitter.com/RSS_Infra/status/1691086736514781184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > A massive thank you to Kevin Dixon, Kevin Taylor and everyone at [@AFC_Supporters](https://twitter.com/AFC_Supporters?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > who helped to raise an incredible £2,635 for the Hospice from their annual charity > football match 💜 [pic.twitter.com/sr7eVaKLCW](https://t.co/sr7eVaKLCW) > — Alice House Hospice (@AliceHouseHosp) [August 14, 2023](https://twitter.com/AliceHouseHosp/status/1691066488696819712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > 🤯🚨Westy’s fundraiser has just smashed through £1️⃣1️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣‼️💛 > Reminder: > He was at £440 last night.The power of the football family coming together to > do something special! ✨Thank you *so much* people! 🙏🏼[#NCFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NCFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > | [@pinkun](https://twitter.com/pinkun?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) | [@cjsouthwell1902](https://twitter.com/cjsouthwell1902?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > | [@HLTCO](https://twitter.com/HLTCO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [https://t.co/rsqdEOjDIh](https://t.co/rsqdEOjDIh) > [pic.twitter.com/osHBn5SUde](https://t.co/osHBn5SUde) > — Chris Reeve (@ChrisReevo) [August 21, 2023](https://twitter.com/ChrisReevo/status/1693564145168228669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > MAKING THE BBC NEWS……[https://t.co/v3D4EacA27](https://t.co/v3D4EacA27)[@sportscornwall](https://twitter.com/sportscornwall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [@Cornishfootball](https://twitter.com/Cornishfootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@swsportsnews](https://twitter.com/swsportsnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > — Helston Athletic FC (@HelstonAFC) [August 21, 2023](https://twitter.com/HelstonAFC/status/1693511240436330898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > 👕 Greenock Morton has become the first professional Scottish football side to > carry the name of a Veteran’s charity on its shirts all season after announcing > a new partnership with [@ErskineCharity](https://twitter.com/ErskineCharity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > > ➡️ [https://t.co/ZYItTSxsmu](https://t.co/ZYItTSxsmu) [pic.twitter.com/dv05lnHiYm](https://t.co/dv05lnHiYm) > — Greenock Morton (@Morton_FC) [August 14, 2023](https://twitter.com/Morton_FC/status/1691005671251070976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) * **[Football Foundation kicks off ‘biggest ever’ year of support for England’s grassroots clubs](https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/01/10/football-foundation-kicks-off-biggest-ever-year-of-support-for-englands-grassroots-clubs/)**( 10 January 2024) * **[Euro season sees anonymous ex-Premier League player donate match-worn shirts to BHF](https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/06/21/euro-season-sees-anonymous-ex-premier-league-player-donate-match-worn-shirts-to-bhf/)**( 21 June 2024) * **[Sporting football shirts to help beat bowel cancer](https://fundraising.co.uk/2025/03/28/sporting-football-shirts-to-help-beat-bowel-cancer/)**( 28 March 2025)