Danny Dyer, Stephen Graham, and Dan Osbourne among celebs at charity football match in Hednesford

Celebs and stars laced up their football shoes to play a charity football match for men's mental health.

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Danny Dyer, Stephen Graham, and Dan Osbourne were among the celebrity stars who took part in a charity football match at Hednesford Town Football Club to raise money for the ManUp men's mental health charity.

The event was organised to coincide with National Suicide Prevention Week, with players also playing in memory of Michael Steede and Kieran Lavin, who sadly lost their lives to suicide.

The football match saw hundreds turn out to watch a host of stars play against each other, including TV hard-men like Stephen Graham and Danny Dyer, as well as Jake Wood, reality TV star Callum Best and ex-professional football player Deon Burton.

The Only Way is Essex star Dan Osborne in action with actor Leon Layton placeholder image
The Only Way is Essex star Dan Osborne in action with actor Leon Layton

Talking about the event, operation manager Jack Bevan said: " It was an incredible event and one we were thrilled to host here at Hednesford Town.

"The turnout despite the weather was absolutely superb and a huge amount of money was raised in aid of the ManUp Men's mental health charity."

Danny Dyer with Helen Steede from Brewood  sister of Micheal.

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Danny Dyer with Helen Steede from Brewood sister of Micheal.

The manager said that seeing supporters 'faces light up' was 'priceless' and also said the event would 'stay with him' for the rest of his life.

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The crowd enjoy were jubulant during the game

The manager continued: "Seeing the supporters' faces light up when celebrities such as Danny Dyer, Stephen Graham and Dan Osbourne were happy to speak and take pictures is something that will stay with me as it was a priceless experience for everyone involved.

"The charity themselves were thrilled with the event and there were over 20 sign-ups to the help programme on the day which was the reason why did this; to get people talking and to be there for each other in times of need."

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Eastenders Danny Dyer was caught celebrating during the match

The star-studded match finished with an amazing score of 8 - 4, with the manager saying that working together with mental health charities helps give them a platform to help make a change.

He added: "As a club, it has given us a new platform of exposure.

"Being able to build relationships with both Sellebrity Soccer and ManUp means we can work in tandem in the future."

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