A cancer charity formed in the name of former West Bromwich Albion player Sir Bobby Robson has raised more than £5 million.
The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation yesterday marked its fifth anniversary with a ringing endorsement from patrons, former footballers Alan Shearer and Niall Quinn.
The charity began when ex-England manager Sir Bobby was receiving treatment for cancer at Newcastle's General Hospital in 2008.
His oncologist, Prof Ruth Plummer, said £500,000 was needed to complete a move to the new Northern Centre for Cancer Care, at the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle.
As a result Sir Bobby launched the foundation to raise the money that was needed, and since his death in 2009 it has gone on to raise £5.2m.
Former England captain Shearer said: "Sir Bobby set off to raise £500,000, so for his charity to have raised over £5m is a staggering achievement.
"The work the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation has funded over the past five years is incredible and really pushing the boundaries of how we detect and treat cancer. I've no doubts the next five years will be just as positive and bring even more advances."
Since it began, the foundation has funded new approaches to detecting and treating cancer as well as specialist training posts for a clinical trials doctor and nurse.
Quinn said: "I feel privileged to have met Sir Bobby, let alone to have contributed in a small way to his foundation.
Sir Bobby played almost 250 games for Albion, scoring 56 goals during a six-year stay at The Hawthorns from 1956 to 1962.
As a manager he took charge of England, PSV Eindhoven, Porto, Sporting Lisbon, Barcelona, Newcastle and led Ipswich Town to UEFA Cup glory.
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