THEY are among the south’s biggest football stars.

From Saints legend Matt Le Tissier to ex-England ace Wayne Bridge, the list reads like a who’s who of south coast football.

But now players including Nicky Banger, Jason Dodd, Paul Walsh, Gordon Watson and Reuben Agboola will come out of retirement and lace their boots up for a special little girl on Sunday.

Little Evelyn Nolan, granddaughter of former Eastleigh chairman and manager Roger Sherwood, has an incredibly rare genetic disorder which affects one in 168 million children and has spent much of her life in hospital.

The two-year-old has gone from chatting and standing to being unable to lift her head and having virtually no movement on her right side.

Intractable epilepsy, which has meant in the past she has fitted more than 300 times in a day, has led to brain damage, and with Evelyn having recently come out of hospital following a ten-month stay, dad Elliot has quit his job as a teacher to become her full-time carer.

Elliot and mum Debbie have no idea what the future holds for their “warrior princess”.

In awe of his granddaughter’s strength of character and determined to give little Evelyn the best quality of life possible, Roger put a call out to his contacts to help.

Money raised for The Evelyn Rose Appeal will improve her quality of life by funding a mobility car with electric seat, physio and adaptations to their Southampton home, including lifts and accessibility to the garden.

The Football All Stars team will take on Ex-Eastleigh Stars at Eastleigh’s Silverlake Stadium to raise money for The Evelyn Rose Appeal from 2pm.

The match, supported by owner of the club Stuart Donald, will be part of a family fun day which includes bouncy castles, face-painting, candyfloss a raffle and Evelyn Rose bracelets.

Roger, told the Daily Echo: “To get these people together, Jason Dodd, Matt Le Tissier, Paul Walsh, all really big stars, is just amazing. The support is heart-warming.

“Evelyn is just amazing, such a beautiful girl and all we want to do is make her life as comfortable as we can for how long we don’t know. I hope everyone can come along.”

Tickets are £5 for adults and £1 for children, with admission available on the day.

To support Evelyn go to evelynrose.org.