The fundraiser in the wake of the shocking attack on the Doncaster to London train comes after another appeal raised £35,000 for a football fan who confronted the knifeman
11:28, 05 Nov 2025Updated 09:17, 06 Nov 2025
Kind-hearted football fans have raised £3,500 for one of the victims of the Huntingdon train attack.
Scunthorpe United defender Jonathan Gjoshe, 22, was among 11 people injured in the horror after being slashed across the bicep. Fan website Iron-Bru.co.uk set up the fundraiser, which will "go towards any adjustments that need to be made in the form of care, transport costs and loss of earnings while Jonathan recovers from his injuries."
Organiser Matt Ellis said the initial target had been £2,000, which was reached in less than 24 hours after football supporters from around the country pitched into help.
He added: "There's always that kind of reassuring solidarity with Scunthorpe United fans if they know they can help out with a few quid for something like this. Hopefully, we will get a little bit more, which will help Jonathan on the route to his recovery."
Police tasered a knifeman on the 6.25pm Doncaster to London King’s Cross service after quick thinking driver, Navy Iraq veteran Andrew Johnson, made an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon, Cambs, where the suspect walked from the train as passengers fled.
Anthony Williams, 32, appeared at Peterborough magistrates court charged with 10 counts of attempted murder on Monday. He is also charged with having a kitchen knife and actual bodily harm on a police officer following his arrest. And he is accused of attempting to murder a 17-year-old boy at a DLR in London early on Saturday. He was remanded in custody and is due to appear before Cambridge Crown Court on December 1.
The fundraiser for Mr Gjoshe, who also plays for North Lincolnshire side Bottesford Town under the dual-registration rules in non-league football, comes after another fundraiser raised £35,000 for a football fan who confronted the knifeman with his bare hands.
Factory worker Stephen Crean, 61, was travelling home after his team Nottingham Forest’s 2-2 draw with Man United when passengers ran screaming past him. He suffered six stab wounds after he helped others to safety before confronting the attacker.
Speaking about the donations, Stephen, from South West London, said: "I don’t expect anything in life but this is such a kind gesture, I can’t quite believe it.
"I’m not very mobile at the moment and because I am left-handed, I can’t open up any messages or look at the charity page myself, but friends have shown me it and I’m in shock at the fact people have kindly donated so much."
Speaking after the attack, Stephen, who suffered injuries to his back, head and left hand, said: “I go through to the carriage and he sort of comes towards me – but I made sure other people got past me.
“I snuck the last couple of girls into the bathroom... then I turned around and there he was. He said, ‘You’re going to die. Do you want to die?’. I don’t even know how I felt, it was all too quick, because all of a sudden he was pulling this big knife out.”