Fifty-two football fans have set a new Football Aid record for the most amount of money ever raised from playing two matches on the hallowed turf of Hampden Park.

Over £23,500 was raised by fans from both of the two games, Scotland Vs Scotland, and Scotland Vs the Rest of the World. Each fan paid for the unique chance to pull on the shirt and play in a 90 minute fully officiated charity football match on the 31st May 2008. The match was supported by a host of footballing legends: Scott Booth, Trevor Stevens, Pat Nevin, Alan McLaren and Paul Lambert, and fans had travelled from as far away as the Netherlands to participate in the game.

The all-Scottish game ended with the Away team grabbing an astonishing 11-3 victory, however it was a victory for Scotland in the International Challenge, with the Away team unable to capitalise on their many chances to keep them from losing by 8 goals to 1. International Challenge star, Ross Donald was exceptionally proud of his wonder goal at the national stadium.

He said: “It was a very good experience as always, and the access to the lounge at Hampden definitely improves the whole day.

”I will definitely be back. Taking part in Football Aid is now a regular slot in my diary - and with seven wins out of seven, and 9 or 10 goals, I'm keen to keep up my good record!”

In past years, moneys raised from this event have helped fund projects including Childline, the Children’s Hospice Association and the Highland Perthshire Sports Trust, all of whom were nominated by the SFA and our sponsors, BT Scotland.

Charitable funds generated from the event are distributed through Football Aid’s parent charity Field of Dreams, and split between Diabetes research and management programmes and other highly deserving charitable projects nominated by the SFA and BT Scotland. If you would like further information regarding playing in the event, please visit the Scotland and International Challenge Football Aid pages at www.footballaid.com or contact the sales team at info@footballaid.com.