and leading clubs in the football world, are supporting the 92 Plus 1 Challenge.along with big names FA Cup winning and international footballers, To support Help for Heroes and the 92 Plus 1 Fundraising Team, former and current World, UEFA,
Fundraising football supporters are attempting a unique "football fans first" of visiting all 92 League clubs in top flight football, sandwiched between the two forthcoming England Internationals as Roy Hodgson's men take on Montenegro and Poland in back to back Wembley fixtures .Simon Cox, Darren Young (RAF), Mark Burns (RAF) and Mike Peters will be leaving Wembley Stadium after England's game against Montenegro this Friday as they take on the immense challenge over a 92 hour period to raise money for Battle Back, the sports rehabilitation initiative of Help for Heroes.
They are scheduled to arrive at the Coral Windows Stadium at roughly 8:30am this Sunday (13 October 2013) ahead of City's Sky Bet League 1 fixture at home to Tranmere Rovers. Please see challenge table below.
"We will be facing the daunting challenge of navigating the UK's road network on the 2,600 mile journey and see this as a fantastic way for football to show its support for our Help for Heroes.
"We set out in June with the vision of asking football to get behind the Challenge and the team are delighted to be joined by many of our footballing heroes on various legs and at leading venues, as we take on the Challenge.
to help us. We have received amazing support from some of the top people in the game including Sir Geoff Hurst, Peter Shilton OBE, Ray Stubbs, Micky Hazard and Dean Ashton as the challenge captures imagination of football fans everywhere. Simon Cox, 92 Plus 1 Challenge founder, said: “We cannot thank enough, those who have stepped forward
"Members of our team have served in the forces for over 30 years and know how much good the funds raised for this charity will help those who have served to protect us. From a football fans view, it's an absolute honour to be involved in this challenge and we are asking football fans everywhere to follow our progress and contribute to our cause.
The team will be taking on the challenge in a Help for Heroes branded vehicle, supplied by Marshals of Milton Keynes and are due to arrive back at Wembley at 6pm on Tuesday 15th October in time for the game against Poland.
They will be joined on parts of the challenge by former professional footballers Micky Hazard (former Spurs, Chelsea and Swindon Town legend), Daryl Sutch (former Norwich City defender), Trevor Benjamin (former Leicester City and Jamaican International), Barry Hayles (former Fulham and Jamaican International), Shaun Teale (former Aston Villa and Tranmere defender), Paul Gibbs (former Brentford, Colchester, Plymouth and Torquay defender) and Wayne Fereday (former QPR, Newcastle and Cardiff City winger).Many more legends past and present and will be announced as the challenge progresses.
Fans can actively follow the progress of the team on
www.facebook.com/92plus1.
Challenge Timetable
Friday 11th October
ETA 22:00 Leave Wembley
ETA 22:40 Queens Park Rangers
ETA 23:17 Fulham
ETA 23:44 Chelsea
Saturday 12th October
ETA 00:23 Brentford
ETA 01:13 AFC Wimbledon
ETA 02:16 Crystal Palace
ETA 03:14 Millwall
ETA 03:57 Charlton Athletic
ETA 05:17 Gillingham
ETA 06:44 West Ham United
ETA 07:21 Leyton Orient
ETA 08:02 Tottenham Hotspur
ETA 08:36 Arsenal
ETA 09:47 Dagenham & Redbridge
ETA 11:17 Southend United
ETA 12:37 Colchester United
ETA 13:24 Ipswich Town
ETA 14:49 Norwich City
ETA 17:06 Peterborough United
ETA 18:21 Leicester City
ETA 19:23 Coventry City
ETA 20:15 Birmingham City
ETA 20:49 Aston Villa
ETA 21:18 West Bromwich Albion
ETA 21:58 Wolverhampton Wanderers
ETA 22:35 Walsall
ETA 23:36 Burton Albion
Sunday 13th October
ETA 00:42 Derby County
ETA 01:35 Nottingham Forest
ETA 01:57 Notts County
ETA 02:43 Mansfield Town
ETA 03:27 Chesterfield
ETA 04:25 Sheffield United
ETA 04:51 Sheffield Wednesday
ETA 05:27 Rotherham United
ETA 06:11 Doncaster Rovers
ETA 07:03 Barnsley
ETA 07:54 Huddersfield Town
ETA 08:37 Bradford City
ETA 09:15 Leeds United
ETA 10:30 Scunthorpe United
ETA 11:31 Hull City
ETA 13:06 York City
ETA 14:35 Middlesbrough
ETA 15:18 Hartlepool United
ETA 16:14 Sunderland
ETA 16:56 Newcastle United
ETA 18:37 Carlisle United
ETA 20:12 Morecombe
ETA 21:29 Fleetwood Town
ETA 22:03 Blackpool
ETA 22:46 Preston North End
ETA 23:23 Blackburn Rovers
ETA 23:55 Accrington Stanley
Monday 14th October
ETA 00:29 Burnley
ETA 01:19 Bury
ETA 01:53 Rochdale
ETA 02:25 Oldham Athletic
ETA 02:59 Manchester City
ETA 03:36 Manchester United
ETA 04:23 Bolton Wanderers
ETA 05:02 Wigan Athletic
ETA 05:53 Liverpool
ETA 06:16 Everton
ETA 06:49 Tranmere Rovers
ETA 08:03 Crewe Alexandra
ETA 08:48 Stoke City
ETA 09:20 Port Vale
ETA 10:38 Shrewsbury Town
ETA 12:05 Cheltenham Town
ETA 13:50 Oxford United
ETA 15:13 Northampton Town
ETA 16:04 MK Dons
ETA 17:24 Stevenage
ETA 18:26 Watford
ETA 19:27 Wycombe Wanderers
ETA 20:25 Reading
ETA 21:37 Swindon Town
ETA 23:59 Swansea City
Tuesday 15th October
ETA 01:07 Cardiff City
ETA 01:58 Newport County
ETA 02:54 Bristol City
ETA 03:25 Bristol Rovers
ETA 06:02 Plymouth Argyle
ETA 07:14 Torquay United
ETA 08:12 Exeter City
ETA 09:40 Yeovil Town
ETA 11:25 Bournemouth
ETA 12:30 Southampton
ETA 13:19 Portsmouth
ETA 14:54 Brighton & Hove Albion
ETA 15:42 Crawley Town
ETA 18:00 Wembley!