Jack Hayward

Hayward made his money in Bahamas property and spent much of it on causes at home: he bought Lundy Island for the National Trust in 1969, funded the restoration of Brunel's SS Great Britain, and from 1990 poured tens of millions into rebuilding Wolverhampton Wanderers, the club he had supported as a boy, including Molineux stadium, where his statue, pictured, now stands. He sold the club to Steve Morgan for ten pounds in 2007 on condition of new investment.