Mystery fan donates £5,000 to AFC Telford

The Bucks expressed their gratitude to the Berkshire-based supporter for the donation that is believed to be the biggest one-off payment the club have ever received from an individual.

The anonymous fan said: "What I would love my donation to do is encourage other supporters to give and thereby improve the club's financial position in some small way.

"If we do escape trouble over the next month (and I believe we will), it would be good to approach next season on a firmer financial footing.

"At the same time, it would give Rob and Larry a budget that enables them to build a team capable of holding its own."

Club chairman Ian Dosser believed that the kind gesture was typical of the spirit shown by supporters.

He said: "We've genuinely been humbled by this donation, which is magnificent.

"In fact it really epitomises the reaction of the supporters as they have got behind the club recently as we've looked to battle our way to safety."

The Bucks have raised over £1,000 from purchases of the 'Early Bird Season Tickets', where they had asked for individual donations on the application form.

The Supporters Trust have now raised over £3,500 since January for the 'player fund.'