Liverpool Football Club physiotherapist, Chris Morgan, has raised over £12,000 from an auction of exclusive match-worn memorabilia for The Christie in Manchester. The auction, which closed on Saturday, featured one-off collectables from the club including a home strip shirt signed and worn by Steven Gerrard in the FA cup win over Manchester United earlier this year for £2,206.

LFC fans are still in with a chance to win a Carling Cup Final shirt signed by the first team by entering a raffle by sponsoring him just £5 via his JustGiving page, http://www.justgiving.com/chrismorgan10-2012

Chris, 32, pledged his support for The Christie after his friend and colleague, Gary Ablett, was treated at the specialist cancer centre for non-hodgkins lymphoma. Sadly, Gary lost his life, aged just 46, earlier this year. In 2011, Chris raised over £23,000 and this year he is trying to beat the impressive sum with a goal of £27,000 which would make a massive total of £50,000. In addition to Chris' online fundraising he is also running the Great Manchester Run on 20^th May and cycling a three day coast-to-coast bike ride across the North of England.

Chris, who has been a physio at LFC for seven seasons now, auctioned a number of signed match-worn shirts from members of the Liverpool squad including Suarez, Agger, Reina and Carragher.

This year, Chris' dedication to The Christie has been spurred on by the fact that his dad is now also being treated for non-hodgkins lymphoma at the Manchester cancer centre.

Chris said: "The auction went down a storm and I had some last minute high bidders fighting for the Gerrard shirt. It was quite exciting to see the bids increase as I know what a difference the funds raised will make to The Christie.

"The Christie is a very special place to many people. As I am originally from south Manchester, I was always aware of the Christie when I was growing up; a number of my family members have been treated there and my dad has just completed a course of chemotherapy for his illness. I want to thank the amazing staff and experts who treated Gary and now my dad.

"I'm in the lucky position of being able to access these shirts through the generosity of the Liverpool players and am hoping that I can raise even more funds than last year. The shirts were real collector's items, they'll be some very happy people out there who know they've bagged an extra-special piece of memorabilia and have helped The Christie continue to help the lives of people affected by cancer.

"Cancer is something that will affect us all in one way or another; The Christie is the largest cancer specialist hospital in Europe and a world leader in cancer research so my support isn't just about the patients they treat today; it's about helping fund the research that will help treat the patients of tomorrow.

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