Molineux tribute to Wolves mad teenager Harry Matthews 'was a perfect moment'
The family of the tragic teenage Wolves fan who was cheered to the rafters at The Molineux described the day as "perfect".
Wolves mad Harry Matthews died from cancer in October and his family urged fans to cheer his name on the 11th minute of the Old Gold's Boxing Day match.
Thousands of fans stood in unison and the special moment was even mentioned by Amazon Prime commentators in front of the nation during the victory against Manchester United.
Harry's dad Steven told the Express & Star: "The whole day was just perfect, everyone was just amazing. Harry would have loved it, especially as we got the win.
"All day people were coming up to us and talking about Harry, they all knew about him in the ticket office and club office too."
After watching the famous victory Steven, family and friends went to the Jolly Collier.
He said: "We sang songs just how Harry used to love to all night long. I was just blown away from start to finish. The Wolves family never fail us."
Wolves legend Steve Bull took a keen interest in the boy after meeting him earlier this year for a tour of the ground.
Harry Matthews, 17, followed the Wolves home and away with his family until he died in October.
The Willenhall youngster also played for Wolves Sporting Youth and his number was 11.
Harry's father Steven, 49, and Rachel were so inspired by Boxing Day they are determined to hold events throughout next year to keep the memory alive of their boy.
He said: "We will be holding a race night in the Spring, and more events, we want his name never to be forgotten.!
Harry featured in the BBC documentary following the Punjabi Wolves supporters group and his story featured in the club programme this week.
Steven also set up a GoFundMe fundraising page in memory of Harry for the Teenage Cancer Trust which has raised over £900.
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