FAMILIES of West Bromwich Albion legends turned up in their droves to make a Dudley fundraiser in memory of one of the club's most famous names a smashing success.

Baggies fan Harry Taylor, 78, and wife Joan held a garden party at their house in Netherton to raise funds for the Jeff Astle Foundation and invited a host of folk with connections to the club.

Mr Taylor said he was taken aback by the number of people who responded and turned up, including relatives of many of Albion's all-time heroes.

Cyrille Regis' daughter Michelle and Astle's daughter Dawn - who helped set up the foundation named after her father, which campaigns for research into the connection between brain injuries and heading footballs - were among those present.

Michelle and Dawn - who was accompanied by her mother Laraine, Jeff's widow - recreated the pose of a famous picture of their fathers with a ball between their heads.

Paula Morris and Tonia Millard - the daughters of 1954 Albion FA Cup winners Len Millard and Ray Barlow - also attended the event.

Dot Parks, whose dad Horace Smith played for the Baggies and whose uncle, Joe Smith, won the league with Albion in 1919-20 and was the only man from Netherton to play for England, was also on hand.

Former club mascot John Tromans and supporters' club chairman John Homer also went along on the day to pledge their support.

Altogether, the day raised almost £800 for the Foundation - and still counting - thanks to the sale of cakes, tea and coffee, a raffle and a pledge to double the total from Harry's daughter's employers.

Harry ans his son Lee have recently written a book about following the Baggies. Titled The Good The Bad & The Baggies, it is on sale at The Hawthorns and Merry Hill club shops