Football within Cumberland remains shocked and devastated by the tragic loss of Jay Cartmell, who was a youth player for Whitehaven Miners Social JFC

Working in conjunction with the club's wishes, The Carlisle City Sunday League, The Carlisle Glass Longhorn Youth Football League, The Cumberland County League, The Penrith & District Junior Football League, The West Cumberland Sunday League, The West Cumbria Youth Football League, The Westmorland Football League and Cumberland FA Andrea Buggy Women's League have all agreed to take part in a minutes applause ahead of this weekends' games (12th and 13th October) as part of a countywide tribute to Jay.

Further to this teams playing within the National League and those participating within leagues outside of the county including Workington AFC, Carlisle City FC, Penrith AFC, Cleator Moor Celtic FC, Whitehaven AFC and Whitehaven Ladies, Workington Town Women, and Windscale AFC have also all agreed to take part ahead of their next respective home fixtures.

Clubs and teams are encouraged to share pictures, videos and posts of them observing the minutes applause using #forever8 - please ensure that both teams consent to the use of photos before sharing and remember to follow The FA guidance available here.

We want to fill social media with the collective condolences of the grassroots football community and in doing so show Jay's friends and family the true spirit of Cumbrian football.