A TERMINALLY ill West Ham United fan has been granted his dying wish after thousands of people backed his plight to get to the club's last ever game at their current home, Upton Park.

Lifelong Hammer Graham White, who lives on Canvey, gave up his season ticket after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease two years ago.

His family and friends began a campaign on Friday to get him to the club’s last match at the Boleyn Ground against Manchester United on Tuesday, May 10.

The 67-year-old applied to go to the match - which happens to be on his birthday- through a ballot, but was unsuccessful.

Sue Nash, chairman of South Essex Motor Neurone Disease, posted an appeal on Facebook on Friday which was shared more than 11,000 times.

She said: “It’s absolutely brilliant. We are so grateful to West Ham.

“It went crazy. In the first 15 minutes we had 50 shares.

“We had no idea that it would go like this.

“People were saying they would carry him if they had to.”

Mrs Nash, 52, of Leigh, said people had offered to give up their tickets, but the seat needed to have disabled access because Graham is completely reliant on his wheelchair.

She said: “For people to do that is just so heart-warming.

“Graham is a quiet and shy man. He’s absolutely blown away.

“At the weekend he could not believe that at that stage 10,000 people had taken the time to do that for him.

“I have had a thousand personal messages as well.

“It’s given him such a lift that people actually care.”

West Ham chairman David Gold tweeted on Sunday that he would “deal with this on Monday". By 4pm the club had phoned Graham’s wife Pat to tell her the campaign had been successful.

She said it started after their 17-year-old grandsons, James and Nicholas, offered to take their granddad to the game if they could get a ticket.

She said: “It’s just absolutely phenomenal. It’s overwhelming actually.

“We have had messages where we have laughed and other ones that have just been so overwhelming.

“We can’t thank the public enough for getting in touch and taking such an interest.”

A West Ham spokesman said: “Everyone at the club has been moved by Graham’s loyal support for West Ham United, and the love shown by his family and friends in contacting us.

“Since being made aware of Graham’s wish to attend the final game at the Boleyn Ground, the joint-chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold and vice-chairman Karren Brady have all personally made contact with the ticket office to ensure he could attend the game.

“The board are now looking forward to welcoming Graham and his grandson to the Boleyn Ground for the club’s historic final match against Manchester United.”

West Ham are leaving the Boleyn to move to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford.