YOUNG Charlotte Nott has won the hearts of hundreds of fundraisers in Oxford.

And members of the Oxford United team could not resist digging deep after learning about the toddler’s fighting spirit.

Charlotte was struck down with meningococcal septicaemia in December.

When the virus threatened to spread around her body, the three-year-old, from Brasenose Driftway, in Cowley, had to have all her limbs partly amputated.

She met United players on Tuesday as the club publicly backed a money-spinning drive by drinkers at the Priory pub, next to the Kassam Stadium, who want to help Charlotte’s family buy advanced prosthetic limbs.

Charlotte’s dad Alex, a lifelong Us fan, said he was touched by the efforts of the club and fellow fans.

Mr Nott, 29, said: “It is a great thing for the fans and club to do.

“As soon as Charlotte is old enough I am going to take her to a game.”

Charlotte’s mother Jenny Daniels, 29, said: “Charlotte loves life. It is really touching that people want to help give her a chance for as normal life as possible with this appeal.”

The Charlotte Nott Appeal has been set up so she can one day have prosthetic limbs that go over and above what the NHS routinely funds.

United chairman Kelvin Thomas said the club had already auctioned off some signed shirts to help the appeal.

Mr Thomas said: “It is a fantastic thing for us to be involved in as a club and we will do whatever we can to help. They are part of the Oxford United family.”

Club captain Jake Wright added: “Charlotte is a gorgeous little girl and we were all really pleased to meet her and her parents.

“We know her dad is a massive United fan and we would love her to be too.

“Many of the players are parents and were all touched to meet her.”

The Priory has already planned a 200ft bungee jump on September 10, before Oxford face Burton Albion at the Kassam, and is planning raffles, bucket collections, car parking money, and a host of other special events.

The pub has also raised thousands of pounds for Oxford United’s 12th Man fund and Tess Sullivan, a toddler from Accrington who suffers from a rare degenerative disease.