There was a special guest at Brentford’s Jersey Road training ground this morning, to the delight of players and staff.

Ted Starkey, his father Richard and grandfather Jeff visited to meet the players and to receive a gift or two, while Ted left at the end of the session with a signed shirt, a pair of boots and lots of memories.

The eight year old was hit by a car outside Brentford’s Griffin Park ground after the Sky Bet Championship win over Nottingham Forest last Saturday.

Defender Harlee Dean saw the incident and rushed to Ted’s aid. He ran back in to the ground to get the club’s medical staff, who were still in the dressing room area, to assist. Club doctor Matt Stride was able to give initial first aid before an ambulance arrived and Ted was taken to hospital.

Hero: Harlee Dean

Although bruised, there were no broken bones and Ted, a season ticket holder, was able to accompany his dad and grandad to the training ground today. The trio met Dr Stride, Harlee and the other players and staff.

Ted will get an away kit to replace the one he was wearing on Saturday, which had to be cut off to enable treatment to be given. The youngster has also been invited to be a mascot at a future home game.

Dean said: “I just did what anyone else would have done. I certainly don’t think I’m a hero. I was just walking home from the match, heard a screech and then a child scream. I just wanted to get someone to help.

“He seems good now. I don’t know if I would be the same if I had been hit by a car a few day ago. He has met the lads and watched training. I will also be giving him a pair of my boots. Hopefully he left here with happy memories.”

All smiles: Ted with his dad and Dr Matt Stride

Stride said: “It is fantastic to see Ted here today and to see that he is alright. Harlee does not think he did much but it was quite a chaotic scene, and he was able to think logically that someone had been hurt and he knew there was a doctor nearby and to get them. It is a great credit to him that he did that.

“We do lots of practice of what to do when someone is injured and had actually done it that morning before the match. When I got there the training kicked in and you work through a method of how to deal with the situation, checking for broken bones, head injury, spinal problems and internal injuries. I just tried to make him stable for transfer to hospital.

“It was a very unfortunate incident, but in some ways Ted is quite lucky to only have minor injuries. He was hit by a car at around 25mph, thrown 15 feet up and landed on concrete. This also shows us that the speed limit is 30mph for a reason. As a doctor, you treat everyone the same, but to know I have helped a fellow Brentford fan that had been in to the match makes it even better for me.”

Mark Devlin, Brentford FC chief executive, said: “We were all relieved to hear that Ted was not too badly hurt following the accident and is now well. It was a real pleasure to welcome him to the training ground. I hope he enjoyed taking a look around and meeting the players.

Day to remember: Ted with the squad

“We like to think we are a very friendly and very accessible club and we are very happy to help and do whatever we can in situations like this. We look forward to seeing Ted back at Griffin Park as soon as he is able.”

Richard Starkey added: “It has been a fantastic day. Ted has really enjoyed himself. Everyone has been so helpful and welcoming. They have all been great with him. Ted really enjoyed his tour of the dressing room, meeting the players and then watching them train. Ted has already said he wants us to get that framed in his room.

“It was bad that it happened and we would rather that it had not, there are lots of other children that have not been so lucky. But we would like to thank Harlee and Matt for their actions on the day and the club for their generosity and warmth ever since the incident happened. I am sure it has helped Ted feel better.”