An historic link between Wolverhampton and Newport was celebrated when a group of cyclists from the Welsh town set off from Molineux to ride the 100 miles to their own football ground.

The riders, from Newport County FC, were peddling between the two stadiums to raise money for the Help For Heroes charity ahead of a friendly game tonight against a Wolves Development XI.

The south Wales club was founded by a group of Wolverhampton steel workers who went to the town after manufacturer John Lysaght opened a factory there in 1898 and closed his Horseley Fields works three years later.

The Wolverhampton employees made up the bulk of the Newport County team and adopted amber and black as their colours.

Wolves’ goalkeeping coach Pat Mountain who was a player at Newport, and current Wolves and Wales keeper Wayne Hennessey, were at Molineux to see off the cyclists, who included Newport director of football Tim Harris.

Pat said: “I’ve got very fond memories of my time at Newport and some good friends still at the club.”