Workington Town raised £2,500 for Melanoma UK in memory of the club's former chairman Wilf Harrison at the weekend.

Town wore a special kit for the derby with Whitehaven, which was designed by Wilf's 13-year-old grandson Harrison.

And after the game the players' shirts were auctioned off, with all proceeds going to Melanoma UK, a charity close to the hearts of the Harrison family.

Town's commercial manager, Barry Scholey, said: "I think this amount is only second to the amount we raised for Lillie-Mai Jackson.

"The auction went really well with a couple of the shirts going for a lot of money.

"Wilf did a lot for Workington Town over the years and was also chairman at one point.

"So it was nice to do something for his family by raising money in his memory.

"His family still support the club and come to games so I was pleased we raised this amount."

Jarrod Sammut, whose conversion of Jason Mossop's try in the dying seconds, won the derby game for Workington, saw his shirt go to the highest bidder.

One fan paid over £700 to take the shirt home and supporters were generous to bucket collections on the day, added to sales of the charity shirt. Wilf's family also provided extra items for the auction.

Mr Harrison died in May 2014 at the age of 63. He had skin cancer.

Melanoma UK is a small charity, ran by Gillian Nuttall which offers help, support, dedicated nurses and research into Melanoma skin cancer. The charity supported the Harrison family.

Workington Town have a dedicated charity each year and over the years have supported their community trust, Laura Oglanby, of Aspatria, who has cerebral palsy and was unable to speak since birth, and Isla Holliday, of Seaton, who died from a rare genetic disease.