Fans support charity after 'disgusting' message

A social media post about six-year-old Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery has been condemned

A West Bromwich Albion fan suspended after posting a "hateful" social media message about the death of Bradley Lowery does not represent the club, other supporters have said.

The social media post was said to reference the six-year-old Sunderland fan who died from a rare form of cancer in 2017.

Albion supporters have since raised more than £650 in a bid to bring the football community together.

The Baggies said they were assisting police with inquiries about the post and they had suspended a supporter's account.

Steve Davis, who has organised the fundraiser on behalf of The Bradley Lowery Foundation, said the football fan in question did not represent his club.

"We as WBA fans want nothing to do with this individual," he said.

The Foundation was established in 2017 and aims to support families who are fundraising for treatment or equipment which is not readily available or covered by the NHS.

The message was posted after the two sides clashed at the Stadium of Light

West Bromwich Albion said on Monday it was appalled by the post and had offered its apologies to Sunderland AFC and the Lowery family.

The two Championship sides clashed at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.

Last month, a Sheffield Wednesday was given a 12-week suspended prison sentence for taunting rival fans by mocking the death of Bradley.