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A young soccer fan’s dream came true when he was given hundreds of birthday cards from Everton supporters wishing him a Happy 12th Birthday - after an appeal from the team went viral.

Noah Cunningham has Duchenne muscular dystrophy and is unable to walk and uses a wheelchair.

A social media campaign was set up by the ‘Everton Blue Army’ Facebook page to give him a birthday to remember - and has since gone viral with nearly 10,000 shares.

The campaign asked fans to send Noah as many birthday cards as possible - which were presented to him at Saturday’s FA Cup match against Dagenham & Redbridge.

Noah from , from Southport, Merseyside, was delighted when he was brought onto the pitch during the pre-match warm up and be presented with a card by Everton legend Duncan Ferguson.

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Noah’s mum, Vicki Cunningham, said: “Thank you so much to everyone who has given him or sent in a card.

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“It really does mean a lot, and it looks like we’ll be opening them for weeks.

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“Noah just loves Everton so to go on the pitch and meet Big Dunc was incredible for him and it has all been very overwhelming.

“He’s not into expensive things or massive toys, with our family it’s all about building memories.

"He’s quite a shy boy at times but I know he is having the best birthday ever.”

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In the twelfth minute of the game both sets of fans both united to sing happy birthday to a very overwhelmed Noah, who was delighted.

Noah has been a member of Everton in the Community’s Medicash Powered Wheelchair Team for five years and in that time has managed to raise more than £26,000 for his ‘Team Noah appeal’.

Ruth Eardley, an Everton Fans’ Forum Member, said: “This has been a great campaign and the fans have really got on board to make sure Noah has a special day.

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“This has shown that there is genuinely something special about Everton fans and the bond they have with their Club.

“We have been helping the club manage all the cards coming in today and there have been hundreds of them in all shapes and sizes.

“Noah is going to be very busy over the next few days opening up the cards and reading all the nice comments.”