Thousands raised for injured footballer Josh Owers

Josh Owers also spent time at Yeovil Town

More than £3,000 has been raised for a footballer who has undergone surgery on his jaw, after he was injured while playing.

Josh Owers, 22, from Bristol, a midfielder for Taunton Town, suffered a bleed on the brain and a double fracture in his jaw, following an injury during a match on Saturday 9 November.

The club's manager, Richard Luffman, set up a fundraising page shortly after the injury, to help Owers while he is unable to play football.

His father, former Bristol City player Gary Owers, said: "We're overwhelmed with the support he's been shown."

He continued: "Nobody asked them to do that - they just did it.

"To see all the donations and messages wishing him well has been amazing."

Taunton Town play in the Southern League Premier Division South, the seventh tier of English football.

Luffman said Owers was recovering: "He's a tough boy is Josh, he's in good spirits now.

"We put the fundraiser together to try and generate some income for him, because he's a bit groggy at the moment and the last thing you want to be worrying about is your financials.

"He's only been with us (Taunton Town) a short period, and straight away he's come in and he's really well-liked in the dressing room."