Newtown's football club has offered it's support to a campaign to raise £500,000 for a youngster diagnosed with Leukaemia.

Zac Oliver from Shropshire is thought to be the only child in Britain with a deadly strain of blood cancer called Near Haploid, but after three months the family say results of his treatment are not they had hoped.

Now they have started a campaign to raise half-a-million pounds to allow the youngster to undergo pioneering treatment in the United States of America which will give him a fighting chance.

And the Robins are now calling on their supporters to get behind the campaign to raise the money for his treatment, which uses the slogan "Wear red for Zac", ahead of their home game with Barry Town United tomorrow.

Club media officer Jonny Drury said: "Other football clubs such as AFC Telford United and Wolverhampton Wanderers have backed the campaign, and here at Newtown we are hoping our supporters will do the same.

"They had a wear red for Zac day recently, and as we play in red every week it would be great for the club to do just a little something.

"We will keep putting things on social media, and posting the just giving link in the hope our supporters can spare a bit of money towards the cause.

"This weekend the Robins are back in red, and hopefully we can get a big win for Zac. Keep fighting Zac, everyone at Newtown AFC is right behind you."

The campaign has raised over £200,000 so far, with former Wolves legend Steve Bull set to add to the total this month with a charity appearance in Ludlow in aid of the cause.

Anyone wishing to donate to the appeal can head to:

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/zac-oliver