Scunthorpe United footballer Jonathan Gjoshe among 11 victims of knife attack on UK train

Earlier on Monday, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Anthony Williams, 32, from Peterborough, had been charged with 11 counts of attempted murder, as well as one count of actual bodily harm and two counts of possession of a bladed article.

Police met the train, which was travelling from Doncaster to London King’s Cross, in an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire shortly before 8pm GMT on Saturday.

In a statement, Scunthorpe — who are second in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football pyramid — said everyone at the club sent “heartfelt well wishes” to all the victims.

“Scunthorpe United can confirm registered player Jonathan Gjoshe was one of the victims affected by the shocking attack on an LNER train bound for London on Saturday evening,” the club’s statement read.

“We can confirm that Jonathan sustained non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the attack, but currently remains in hospital. Due to the ongoing investigations taking place, we are currently unable to update further.

“Everyone at the club, from the board, management and his teammates, along with all staff behind the scenes, sends our heartfelt well wishes to Jonathan for a full recovery, which is also extended to all the victims on board the train.”

All 11 victims were treated in hospital, including a member of train staff who is in a “critical but stable condition”, the Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander MP told the BBC.