Reading FC shirt sponsor supports local charity
Select Car Leasing is giving up its space on Reading's home shirt on Saturday to raise awareness for a local premature baby charity
Last updated 12th Mar 2026
Reading Football Club players will be wearing the name of a Berkshire-based charity on their shirts when they take to the field against Plymouth on Saturday.
Club shirt sponsors Select Car Leasing have donated the space to New Life Special Care babies which was founded by Trevor Goodall from Wokingham.
He said it was founded after his lost his twin sons in the mid-nineties:
"Twin sons Joshua and Samuel were born three months premature they were very tiny, very weak, very fragile and sadly after seven days they died - leaving the hospital that day was the hardest day of my life."
Trevor turned his tragedy into fundraising by founding the charity which buys lifesaving equipment for premature baby units - over the years it's raised more than two million pounds.
Trevor said Saturday will be special:
"I saw the shirts when I came in today they look fantastic and it brought a tear to my eye, for me personally it's a fantastic occasion on Saturday and I'm so proud to be there to witness it."
Mark Tongue, Reading supporter and the founder/CEO of Select Car Leasing told us he was proud to help:
"It was one of the reasons I think we got involved in Reading football club in the first place it's a chance to support the community be involved, create that visibility then you can give back to things like this - and awareness is crucial."
You can find out more about the charity here