First West Midlands Football Aid charity clash raises £1,700
Sporting Khalsa's Aspray Arena held the inaugural West Midlands Football Aid on Sunday, which raised £1,700 for mental health charity CALM.
Veteran side West Brom Spinney drew 3-3 against the All-Stars, with the All-Stars prevailing 3-2 on penalties at the end of an entertaining afternoon.
The All-Stars were managed by Albion legend Bob Taylor, while Lee Hendrie, Craig Gardner, Clinton Morrison, Darren Byfield and Dele Adebola also took part.
West Brom Spinney manager and event organiser Warren Hudson is now hopeful of running the event annually.
Hudson said: "We've got a good foundation. The first one is always tough to get off the ground but when you've done that, you've kind of broken down a few barriers.
"Because it went well and the lads that were involved enjoyed being involved, and enjoyed being part of raising money for a fantastic cause. I feel that we have some momentum with it, and it'd be great to continue that into future years.
"We've raised just over £1,700 from the day which is great and I'm really pleased.
"We did it through tickets for the game, and a raffle that we did, and it was amazing. I feel now that that could be a foundation, and next time we do it I'd love to raise even more, and bring in even more people."
