Matt Gadsby
On 9 September 2006 Hinckley United defender Matt Gadsby collapsed and died during a Conference North match at Harrogate Town.
The practical response in the days following Gadsby's death included fans voluntarily organising bucket collections at games across the country to donate to Gadsby's widow and daughter. The football club in tandem with the Gadsby family set up a memorial fund to cope with the donations and organised events began to add to the fund. At the time commercial manager Dave Riche said: "The donations just keep flooding in we cannot thank the people out there enough. Everyone in the football community has come together for the fund and long may it continue." These events culminated in a memorial match at the Marston Stadium featuring a Legends XI and a Gadsby Select XI, featuring players from Gadsby's previous clubs.
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