WELLINGTON Football Club remembered their much-loved friend and team-mate Lloyd Manning on Wednesday night as the Reserves played host to Chard Town Reserves in the Stitch2Print Devon & Exeter League.

Lloyd, who sadly passed away before Christmas, played for the Reserves and his family have launched a fund-raising campaign in his memory.

At the game, they were raising money for the charity CALM – Campaign Against Living Miserably, whose patron is the West Ham and England player Declan Rice.

Alongside the game itself, there was be a raffle, with Lloyd’s family having amassed an incredible 96 prizes, donated by local businesses and individuals.

There was a barbecue and bucket collections during the game to add to the fund-raising effort.

Reserves’ manager Nick Buttle said: “Lloyd was a hugely popular member of the team and the club as a whole. We were all devastated to hear of his passing – and he’s greatly missed by everyone.”

The Reserves stretched their unbeaten run to 13 games by beating Chard Reserves 2-0 in the match, with Rohan Poulsom scoring both goals.

The club said: “Thanks to everyone who has come along to remember Lloyd Manning. Thanks for your magnificent support - we’ll bring you the total raised for @theCALMzone as soon as we have it.”