Wolves’ assistant director of performance Stephen Gilpin has once again brought together football legends, staff, supporters and broadcasters from across the beautiful game in an effort to save men’s lives this October.
As part of his role as founder of Prostate United, the UK’s biggest grassroots football fundraising challenge in support of Prostate Cancer UK, Gilpin has united legends from the sport with coaches, CEOs, supporters and football voices to take on the most common cancer in the country.
Together, the new-look Prostate United squad is encouraging football fans everywhere to wear the club colours, put in the miles and help save men’s lives by walking or running every day this October.
Fronted by Tottenham Hotspur hero and former Premier League boss Chris Hughton and Luton Town legend Mick Harford – two men diagnosed with prostate cancer – the 2026 squad includes familiar and unheralded figures from across football who have been affected by and have lost loved ones to the disease, or dedicated years to raising funds and awareness.
Gilpin, who created the challenge alongside former colleague Ross Burbeary in 2018, in memory of his grandad Norman, who died of prostate cancer in 2010, said: “Every year Prostate United brings together an incredible group of people from across the football family, all united by a determination to take on something special and help save men’s lives.
“Seeing the squad coming together, the support from clubs and fans, and the passion everyone brings makes me more excited than ever for what’s ahead.
“When we launched Prostate United, we hoped it would create a powerful connection between football and a cause that affects so many families. To see how far it has come since then fills me with immense pride. What started as an idea has grown into a movement that brings together people from every level of the game, all pulling in the same direction to raise awareness and vital funds for Prostate Cancer UK.
“Football has always been at its best when it comes together, and my hope is that the entire football family gets behind Prostate United in 2026 and helps make this our biggest year yet. Together, we can build on everything that’s been achieved so far, reach more people than ever before and take another huge step towards a future where no man dies of prostate cancer.”
From the Premier League to the grassroots game, and from the boardroom to the boot room, this year’s campaign demonstrates that prostate cancer affects every part of a football club and the Prostate United squad spotlights a cross-section of the thousands of football fans and staff who have helped Prostate United raise over £1 million and scoop an award at the 2025 Football Business Awards.
Joining Gilpin, Harford, Hughton and co-founder Burbeary are Doncaster Rovers duo Grant McCann and Cliff Byrne, and legendary broadcaster and charity ambassador Jeff Stelling, among several other staff and volunteers from clubs across the football pyramid.
Prostate cancer affects one in eight men and is now the most common cancer in the UK. The risk is even higher for Black men, with one in four likely to be diagnosed during their lifetime.
Wolves supporters can join Prostate United this year and take on the one rival every club faces: prostate cancer. Because every 45 minutes – that’s half a football match – one man dies from the disease in the UK.
Sign up this October and walk or run, 5k or 10k, every day. Fundraise alongside fans, players, kit men, physios and gaffers from clubs across the country to see who can make the biggest difference. To sign up to the club that matters more, visit prostateunited.prostatecanceruk.org.
