Newcastle United fans are being urged to clap for stabbed teenager Gordon Gault on the fourteenth minute of the Carabao cup final game.
The 14-year-old died in hospital six days after he was allegedly attacked with a blade on the street, in November.
Twenty people have been arrested in connection with his death, but nobody has been charged, and Gordon's mum Dionne Barrett believes there are people with information who are not speaking to police.
The Chronicle told last week how friends of Gordon's family plan to use Newcastle United's successful Carabao Cup run to raise awareness of his case, by displaying banners and fliers with his name and picture on around Wembley Stadium.
And they are also now urging the Toon Army to break into applause on the 14th minute of the game as a tribute to devoted Newcastle United fan Gordon.
The campaign to Clap for Gordon, has been organised by family friend Stacey Wait who has set-up 'Gordon's Massive Geordie Army', a group of fans who will take flags, posters and stickers bearing pictures of the teenager to London, on February 26.
Today the 35-year-old said it would be the perfect tribute to the teen to have supporters of his beloved team clapping for him during the historic game.
Stacey, from Newburn in Newcastle, said: "I'm just hoping that it does happen. It would be a brilliant tribute to Gordon, that's what is driving Dionne. I think she's worried that Gordon is going to be forgotten. But no one one will forget this final."
And Dionne told the Chronicle her son would have been desperate to get a ticket for Wembley if he had lived to see the Toon reach the final.
The 37-year-old said: "He would have gone down. He would have been buzzing from the excitement."
Gordon was stabbed in the Elswick area of Newcastle just half an hour after leaving his family home, in Benwell.
Dionne says the blade cut a major artery in his arm after her son raised his arm to protect his head, during the alleged attack, which happened near Elswick Park on November 9.
Gordon, who dreamed of joining the army, was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary.
But nothing could be done to save his life and he passed away in his mum's arms on November 15.
Stacey has been promoting the campaign to clap for Gordon on social media and posts have already been shared by Denise Welch and Geordie Shore star Gaz Beadle.
Stacey, who runs a beauty salon in Fenham, is also urging fans watching the final in pubs across Tyneside to join in the applause.
She added: "People are 100% behind us. Everyone is still shocked by what happened to Gordon. We just need to get the word out."
Hundreds of fliers bearing Gordon's picture have been printed and volunteers are planning to hand them out ahead of this Saturdays home game against Liverpool.
And a number of businesses have agreed to help spread the word.
Stacey has also been contacting Newcastle United players past and present in the hope they will back the move.
Last week Dionne teamed up with the Chronicle to help launch our Stop Knives Taking Lives campaign.
We area calling on everyone in the North East to come together to help tackle knife crime.
Dionne said: "Something has to change. Something has gone badly wrong for kids now."
Anyone with information about Gordon’s death should call Northumbria Police on 101 quoting log NP-20221109-0955.
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