Eloise Lema Dalton Memorial Charity Football Event @ Elland Road

The Legends and Celebrity Charity Football Match has been organised to honour the memory of Eloise Lema Dalton, who lost her life in December 2009 aged just 9 months to pneumococcal meningitis and septicaemia. Her family and friends aim to raise awareness of this disease and to help in the fight to stop meningitis and related illnesses through the development of preventative vaccines.

Stars from TV, film, music, radio and sport go head to head in an All Star charity football match at LUFC, Elland Road on Saturday 9^th October. The stars are raising money for two very deserving charities in memory of Eloise Lema Dalton, Meningitis UK & CashforKids

This fantastic Charity Football match will be the very last for the Leeds Allstars who bow out in style by going head to head with the Liverpool Allstars. Famous faces already confirmed include football legends such as Phil Neal, Ian Rush, Lee Sharpe and Jan Molby, plus the brilliant Pigeon Detectives. The action kicks off at 1pm on Saturday 9^th October with half time entertainment.

Leeds Allstars:
Captain: Glenn Lamont (Richie Carter, Emmerdale), Brian Deane (ex-Leeds United), Rod Wallace (ex- Leeds United), Lee Sharpe (ex-Leeds United), Matt Bowman (Lead singer Pigeon Detectives),
Brent Webb (Leeds Rhinos), Danny McGuire, Lee Smith, Kalum Watkins, Rob Burrow, Jaimie Jones-Buchanan  (Leeds Rhinos), Des Walker (former England);  Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom in Harry Potter), Ryan Sidebottom (Nottingham and England Cricketer), Kelvin Fletcher (Andy Sugden – Emmerdale), Danny Miller (Aaron Livesey -  Emmerdale), Jim Hooton (Sam Dingle – Emmerdale), Ben Freeman (Star of West End Show Dreamboats and Petticoats and previously Scott Windsor Emmerdale), James Sutton (Ryan Lamb Emmerdale and previously John Paul McQueen Hollyoaks), Adam Thomas (Adam Barton – Emmerdale), JK & Joel (Radio Aire),

Liverpool Allstars
Captain: Michael Yates (Liverpool FC Coach), Ian Rush (Ex Liverpool FC and Leeds United), Jan Molby (ex-Liverpool FC), Phil Neal (ex-Liverpool FC), Alan Kennedy (ex-Liverpool FC), Nick Pickard

(Tony Hutchinson – Hollyoaks), Nico Millalegro (Barry ‘Newt’ Newton – Hollyoaks), Anthony Quinlan (Gilly Roach – Hollyoaks), Ashley Taylor Dawson (Darren Osborne – Hollyoaks), Jimmy McKenna (Jack Osborne – Hollyoaks).

The teams will be kept in order by ex-Premiership referee Alan Wiley.

Tickets can be bought online from www.thedreammatch.co.uk or www.caboodle.co.uk