Ex-Huddersfield Town player Anthony Lloyd’s plea for organ donors

SHE’S the apple of her footballer daddy’s eye.

But former Huddersfield Town player Anthony Lloyd knows his 20-month-old daughter Isabella faces an uncertain future.

The defender and his wife, Rachael, were devastated when their baby girl was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at just three weeks old.

Medics arrived at their Pontefract home following the baby’s routine heel-prick test, to break the devastating news.

Now the lively toddler will most likely need a heart and lung transplant by the time she reaches her 20s.

Anthony – who plays for North Ferriby United – has made it his mission to encourage others to become organ donors.

And the 27-year-old is urging Huddersfield Town fans to sign the register at today’s home League One game against Oldham Athletic, which is being dedicated to the cause.

Anthony, who left Town in 2005, said: “Isabella could need a donor later in life. The more people who are on the register, the better.

“I want everyone to put themselves on the list. You never know, someone close to you might have an injury or an illness and might need a donor one day.

“How would you feel if there wasn’t one there? This could help extend life. It is so important.”

The couple knew nothing about the genetic illness which makes thick mucus accumulate in sufferers’ lungs, leading to breathing difficulties and infection.

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