Former Coventry City loanee Colin Hendry is backing playing aged 52.
The Scot, who made eleven appearances for City in 2000/2001 before being loaned out to Bolton who then signed him permanently, is playing Sunday League football for a pub team called Moorgate in the Blackburn Sunday League.
Hendry responded to a tweet sent to him by Moorgate's manager and he played the whole ninety minutes in their 3-2 win over The Wellington at Peasington Playing Fields in Lancashire.
Hendry said about the game to the Daily Record: "I really enjoyed it. "Playing at Pleasington was a lot different to what I am used to.
"Daz just sent me a tweet to ask if I would play for his team and I thought 'why not'
"I look after myself, I play for an over 35s team in Lytham, play in a lot of charity games and make sure I take plenty of cod liver oil tablets to keep the joints loose!
"I think a lot of the lads were surprised to see me.
"Being the model ex-pro, I was there nice and early and as they walked in to the changing room, I said 'you're late!
"We were losing 2-1 with not much time to go. "I never like losing, whatever level it is, but thankfully we turned things around and won 3-2. When we got back in to the changing room I said 'played one, won one, that will do for me!'"