£9k raised in honour of Wolves fan tragically taken by crippling disease

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Kola Mangat died in December 2012 aged 45 after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease.

He was a member of Punjabi Wolves Supporters Group and together with his family a charity ball was organised in September in his memory.

Nearly £10,000 raised on the night will now be donated to the Motor Neurone Disease Association with £2,000 ring-fenced to help those with the disease in Wolverhampton and Dudley.

Mr Mangat, a trading standards officer, grew up in the city and was season ticket holder at Molineux before getting married and moving to Guildford before the birth of his two children.

His sister, Kiran Sehmi, said: "He was a truly generous person who was very interesting to talk to. He had a huge group of friends. He loved watching a playing football and came up to watch Wolves when ever he could. He was vivacious and full of life. He was the best brother ever."

He was a member of Punjabi Wolves Supporters Group so his family teamed up with the group to put on the fundraising ball at The Venue in Dudley.

Mr Mangat went to St Peter's School before going to Wulfrun College and what is today called Westminster University.

"Motor Neurone Disease is a horrible condition that starts very differently in each person," said Mrs Sehmi.

"The Motor Neurone Disease Association were helpful in supporting my brother and the family by getting new facilities that made his final days more comfortable so we wanted to give something back."

Andy Sahota, a committee member of Punjabi Wolves Supporters Group, added: "We get lots of requests to help members and their families fundraise so we were only too happy to help.

"To raise nearly £10,000 is an incredible amount and everyone had a brilliant night."

There are more than 600 members of Punjabi Wolves Supporters Group.