Notts County are joining forces with all 72 Football League Clubs in a united week of action to raise awareness and vital funds for Help for Heroes - The Football League's Official Charity Partner for the 2009/10 season.

The Magpies' chosen game for the appeal is the local derby with Chesterfield tomorrow night.

As part of it, the Official Site decided to speak to former striker Phil Stant about his time in the army, his role at the Football League and his stint with the club, along with a few familiar faces.

Stant has been working for The Football League for six years as the youth development regional officer, which sees him working within a small team, inspecting academies and youth programmes throughout the country.

He was delighted to discover that the club had chosen to support the Help for Heroes charity, saying: "What is more pleasing is that the charity was actually chosen by the supporters online.

"It shows that people do care about the welfare of the soldiers.

"When they go off to different countries it's easy to think that people don't think about you.

"The charity has already raised an astonishing amount of money, which will go to help wounded soldiers."

Stant, who made 30 appearances and scored seven goals in the black and white stripes, went straight into the army after school.

He recalled: "I actually made my debut for Reading whilst being stationed at the base at Aldershot.

"I then went to Germany for three years and worked for the bomb disposal unit.

"I was in the Falklands War, that's when I became a man.

"I saw an awful lot of nasty sites. War is a dirty and horrible business - it is frightening."

The former Cardiff and Lincoln marksman moved to Meadow Lane in 1989 and helped the club gain promotion to the second tier of the English game via the play-offs.

Although he found his chances limited, he fondly remembers his time in Nottingham.

"My chances were limited but I thoroughly enjoyed it, there were a lot of characters on and off the pitch at that time," he said.

"It's great to see players I played with at the club again, with the likes of Tommy Johnson, Mark Draper and Dave Kevan being back there it keeps a link for supporters.

"There are also a lot of former Notts players involved with the youth programme which is fantastic."

He continued: "I hope Notts can now stabilise off the pitch, it is a credit to the players and management that they keep on picking results up.

"I really hope they do gain promotion, they deserve it and most importantly the supporters deserve it.

"They have been through a lot over the years. Players, managers may go - but fans will always stay.

"I hope Notts gain promotion because of the fans."

Notts fans can donate money to the charity by visiting the club shop, main reception or the Supporters Club office. The total will then be added to the £522 raised at the Fans Forum last week.