Good Samaritan offers £100 reward for return of lost Walsall scarf knitted by fan's late wife
A Good Samaritan has put up a £100 reward for the safe return of a sentimental scarf lost by a Walsall fan.
David Richards misplaced the scarf knitted for him by his late wife before she died in 1995 on the way to Wembley.
Jennifer Richards knitted the red garment while she was undergoing treatment for leukaemia.
After losing the scarf on Sunday, an appeal was put out on social media and it has now been shared more than 13,000 times on Twitter and Facebook.
A kind-hearted individual, who does not want to be named, has now offered to hand over £100 to anyone who hands the scarf back to Mr Richards.
Mr Richards, who is aged 69, said: "I wear the scarf all the time in the winter. Even around the house. I feel like Jennifer is closer to me when I wear the scarf.
"I took it on the tube and then when I got to Wembley I released I didn't have it with me anymore. It was warm so I was wearing it loosely round my neck."
Mr Richards travelled down to Wembley by car with his eight year old son Archie on Sunday. They took the tube from Rickmansworth to Wembley and lost the scarf along the way.
After hearing about the missing scarf, a man who lives in London named Nicholas Price took the tube from Rickmansworth to Wembley and got off at every stop to try and locate the missing scarf.
Semi-retired hairdresser Mr Richards, who lives in Lichfield Road, Cannock, added: "It's amazing how big this has gone on social media. To be shared over 13,000 times is amazing. I just hope someone finds this scarf and hands it in.
"It would mean the world to me to have it back."
Around 30,000 Saddlers fans headed down to Wembley to watch Dean Smith's boys take on Bristol City in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final.
Despite the 2-0 loss, Saddlers fans took away with them the lifelong memories of the big day as it was the first time in the club's 127 year history that they played at the home of English football.
The scarf is very long and thick-knitted. It is plain-red in colour and has tassles on the ends.
To contact Mr Richards call his daughter Kym Inions on 07976 228001.
