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2 unusual facts about testimonial match


Testimonial match

Another high-profile charitable testimonial was that of England rugby player Martin Johnson, held at Twickenham on 4 June 2005.

Proceeds from the event were split between Ching's charity, "The House that Ching Built", and Habitat for Humanity.


Christopher Sanderson

Chris Sanderson's testimonial match at Leeds on the Thursday 12 May 1977, was a match between Leeds and Great Britain, it was attended by 11,000 people and raised £7,000 for his family (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £56,900 in 2010).

Danny Welbeck

Then, in January 2008, he was called up to the first team for the trip to Saudi Arabia to play Al-Hilal in Sami Al-Jaber's testimonial.

Kevin Hodges

His service to the club was rewarded early on in the 1987–88 season when a testimonial match was played in his honour against the club he supported as a child, West Ham United.

Richard Knopper

In May 2002, Knopper had a trial with English Premier League side Sunderland and played in that predicament in the Niall Quinn testimonial match with the Republic of Ireland on the 14th.

Salvador Sadurní

In the 1973–74 season, he won the second of his third Ricardo Zamora Trophy awards, as Barça won the national championship and finished with the best defensive record in the competition (just 24 goals conceded in 34 games); he retired at the age of 35, after a testimonial match against Stade de Reims.


see also

Anthony Samuel

He made an appearance for Town in a 2010 testimonial match for Neil Frazer along with other former favourites such as Hitro Okesene.

Brian Joicey

Barnsley organised a testimonial match against a combined Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United side to mark the end of his career with Mick Channon and David Speedie taking part amongst other stars.

Kilbowie Park

The last ever game at Kilbowie was a testimonial match later that summer for Ken Eadie, against Rangers (2-3).