IT’S just over six months since young Riley Hall suffered a rare stroke.

But that didn’t stop him from leading the Reds out on to the pitch at the 130th anniversary match last Saturday.

Riley, six, was asked to be a mascot by defender Angus MacDonald who visited his school on Friday and presented him with a signed shirt.

Riley fell ill in February complaining of headaches and dizziness. After two trips to the GP, he was referred to Barnsley Hospital for a scan, and subsequently transferred to Sheffield Children’s Hospital.

Read more in this weeks Barnsley Chronicle