![Appeal launched to bring former Sheffield United favourite home after ex-Sunderland man's life-changing brain injury Appeal launched to bring former Sheffield United favourite home after ex-Sunderland man's life-changing brain injury](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjVmZGU3MjUzLTdiZGQtNGJkNy1hYmVmLWUwNGY4NTU0MDk2YToxYmY1MzkyNi0wMmYwLTRiMDEtYTBkMS1lNGJhYmM1ZjYzYWM=.jpg?width=1200&enable=upscale)
Appeal launched to bring former Sheffield United favourite home after ex-Sunderland man's life-changing brain injury
1973 Sunderland AFC Fans page - Some awful news broken on Radio Newcastle this evening; former lads defender John MacPhail is in a coma this evening after a fall at his home.
![Drive launched to bring former Sunderland and Hartlepool player John MacPhail home after life-changing injury Drive launched to bring former Sunderland and Hartlepool player John MacPhail home after life-changing injury](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ0NWNmNTEwLWIyNDMtNDNmYi05MjYyLWUxY2JjYWQ4YzE0OToxYjEwOGZkOC1mZWJhLTQ0ZDQtYmE3MC0zOTAxNTU1YmY0ZTA=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
Drive launched to bring former Sunderland and Hartlepool player John MacPhail home after life-changing injury
![Hartlepool United FC on X: "On this day in 1990, John MacPhail joined us on loan. He went on to make almost 200 apps and help Pools to promotion. http://t.co/t070rjzaOb" / X Hartlepool United FC on X: "On this day in 1990, John MacPhail joined us on loan. He went on to make almost 200 apps and help Pools to promotion. http://t.co/t070rjzaOb" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPCHv1vWoAAzaI-.jpg:large)
Hartlepool United FC on X: "On this day in 1990, John MacPhail joined us on loan. He went on to make almost 200 apps and help Pools to promotion. http://t.co/t070rjzaOb" / X
![Tony Mowbray backs campaign to raise funds to bring ex-Sunderland star John MacPhail home after fall - Chronicle Live Tony Mowbray backs campaign to raise funds to bring ex-Sunderland star John MacPhail home after fall - Chronicle Live](https://i2-prod.chroniclelive.co.uk/incoming/article11516809.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/0_MacPhailJPG.jpg)
Tony Mowbray backs campaign to raise funds to bring ex-Sunderland star John MacPhail home after fall - Chronicle Live
![Appeal launched to bring former Sheffield United favourite home after ex-Sunderland man's life-changing brain injury Appeal launched to bring former Sheffield United favourite home after ex-Sunderland man's life-changing brain injury](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjljYjM5MjI3LTcwZDctNDZkNS1iM2QwLTkwMjgyZDQxZjhlYToxNmYxNWJhZi1lZjhkLTQxY2ItYjcyMi0zYjQ1OWM0YWI5MzI=.jpg?width=1200&enable=upscale)