Patrick Bamford recently launched a special online raffle in order to support three fantastic charities – with an incredible £28,797 raised in total.

The Leeds United striker chose to give away his limited-edition centenary shirt from our promotion winning season along with some Leeds United inspired registration plates, with almost 2,500 supporters participating in the raffle.

The three chosen charities included Andy’s Man Club, Eco Schools and the club’s official charity, the Leeds United Foundation. All three charities are close to the England player’s heart having previously worked with each of them, learning about the incredible work each are doing to support various causes.

The winner, Lee Copping, was chosen at random on New Year’s Eve and earlier this week he was presented with his prize at Elland Road by none other than Patrick Bamford, with all three charities in attendance.

Andy Greenway from the Andy’s Man Club said: “I want to say a massive thanks to Leeds United and England star man Patrick Bamford for choosing us to benefit from his raffle - raising the profile of ANDYSMANCLUB even more, with an amazing £10,000 making its way to us allowing us to grow even further across the UK and open more venues to support more and more men.

“It was only right that we sent our very own star man Alfie to meet Patrick at Elland Road to say thank you on behalf of the charity. Alfie is one of the reasons why ANDYSMANCLUB exists having lost his uncle five years ago, Alfie is such a catalyst to us wanting to reach out to as many men as we possibly can and to have the support of both Patrick Bamford and Leeds United is a huge part of us continuing to do just this.”

Allison Ogden-Newton OBE, CEO of environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy which runs the Eco-Schools programme in England, said: “We are so grateful for Patrick’s support for our work with children and young people.

“Eco-Schools is a fantastic way for children to learn and take action and the work they do in school is helping to reduce waste, cut carbon and improve their environment. We need the next generation to do a better job of looking after our planet and Eco-Schools helps them develop the understanding and skills, they will need to make a real difference.”

John Mallalieu, Chief Executive Officer at the Leeds United Foundation, added: “In recent years the club has been incredibly supportive of the Foundation, from the ownership to the fans and even the players. Not only do all the players give up their time to support our wide range of initiatives, but to have Patrick provide financial support again is absolutely outstanding.

“We look forward to working closely with the club to look at the best way we can invest this donation into our programmes to best serve the community.”

For more information on ANDYSMANCLUB: https://andysmanclub.co.uk/

For more information on the Eco-Schools programme: https://www.eco-schools.org.uk/

For more information on the Leeds United Foundation: https://www.leedsunited.com/foundation