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Max Baker

Bristol City legend Brian Tinnion and son raise over £1,600 for NHS after shirt auction

Bristol City legend Brian Tinnion and his son Jay have raised over £1,600 for the NHS after auctioning one of Tinnion's old City shirts.

The former City midfielder tweeted at the end of March to announce that Jay had come up with the idea of auctioning the shirt to raise money for NHS worker during the coronavirus pandemic.

And after fielding donations from the likes of fellow legend Scott Murray, midfielder Jamie Paterson and player liaison officer Matt Parsons, Tinnion has now tweeted to announce the total amount raised.

He said: "Delighted to announce Jay T has raised £1,600 pounds for the NHS thanks to everyone who donated. So proud of him and all the workers putting their lives on the line."

The announcement received a lot of love, with chairman Jon Lansdown offering his congratulations. Tinnion posted a video of Jay, who said: "I have raised £1,652 for the NHS. Thank you for all your support on come on you reds."

When starting the fundraiser, Tinnion said: "During this tough time Jay has been desperate to help the NHS. He’s offered my shirt I gave to him for auction to donate...all proceeds will be donated to the NHS, bless him."

He has been fielding bids and donations via his Twitter page.

Fans, players and those connected with the club have all been bidding and donating, and he received bids of over £500 for the shirt.

Tinnion is now Bristol City's loan manager after making 458 league appearances for the Robins, scoring 36 goals.

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