TESTIMONIAL
A Testimonial is a game that a club plays for one of it's long-serving players (or staff) and is a way of saying thank you as well as earning them some money. Staff and officials all work for free and gate receipts are passed to the player. We don't play as many testimonials as we used to, probably because players don't stay at one club long enough to earn the right (and they're paid so much that they don't need it anyway).
RECORDS
RECORDS
Most Goals scored: 8
8-0 (Sun Jul 24, 1988, Away, Keyworth)
Biggest Winning Margin: 8
8-0 (Sun Jul 24, 1988, Away, Keyworth)
Most Goals Conceded: 5
2-5 (Sat Mar 30, 1889, Home, Notts County)
4-5 (Fri May 02, 1952, Away, Brighton and Hove Albion)
6-5 (Wed May 08, 1996, Home, Newcastle United)
Biggest Losing Margin: 3
2-5 (Sat Mar 30, 1889, Home, Notts County)
1-4 (Thu Apr 17, 1890, Away, Notts Rangers)
1-4 (Tue May 02, 2000, Home, Nottingham Forest)
- Highest Attendance Home:
- 23,818 (Wed May 08, 1996, Newcastle United)
- Highest Attendance Away:
- 42,464 (Mon Nov 30, 1987, Celtic)
22 games: John Robertson (1970-86)
18 games: Ian Bowyer (1973-87)
16 games: Viv Anderson (1973-84)
15 games: John McGovern (1974-82)
13 games: Garry Birtles (1976-87)
TOP SCORER(S)
8 goals: Tony Woodcock (13 games)
HAT TRICKS
Hat Tricks Scored By Us
No hat tricks scored
No hat tricks scored
Scored Against Us
No hat tricks conceded
No hat tricks conceded
Overall Testimonial Record
| Cup | First Game | Last Game | Seasons | P | W | D | L | F | A | Testimonial | Mar 30, 1889 | Jul 23, 2016 | 36 | 52 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 141 | 66 |
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All Testimonial games
| Season | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Player(s) and Notes | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888-89 | Sat Mar 30, 1889 | Notts County | H | 2-5 | Testimonial for Norman (Forest) and Emmett (Notts) | Pike (?), Tutin (75') |
| 1889-90 | Thu Apr 17, 1890 | Notts Rangers | A | 1-4 | Testimonial for W. Archer | ? (?) |
| 1891-92 | Sat Dec 19, 1891 | Everton | A | 0-0 | Testimonial for Chadwick and Holt | |
| 1894-95 | Wed Apr 24, 1895 | Loughborough | A | 2-0 | Testimonial for Plackett | Dugard (?), Hancock (?) |
| 1896-97 | Wed Apr 28, 1897 | Mansfield | A | 3-0 | Testimonial for T Harper | Capes (?), Richards (?), Wragg (?) |
| 1946-47 | Wed Sep 25, 1946 | Lincoln City | A | 3-0 | W Bean testimonial | Johnston (10'), North (25'), Edwards (35') |
| 1951-52 | Fri May 02, 1952 | Brighton and Hove Albion | A | 4-5 | Jes Willard testimonial | Moore (?), Scott (?), Leverton (?), Ardron (?) |
| 1953-54 | Thu Apr 29, 1954 | Gainsborough Trinity | A | 4-1 | Arthur Churm Testimonial | Moore (?, ?), Walker (? pen), Ardron (?) |
| 1957-58 | Mon Sep 23, 1957 | All Stars XI | H | 4-0 | Tommy Graham testimonial | Barrett (?), Quigley (?, ?), Wilson (?) |
| 1959-60 | Wed May 04, 1960 | King's Lynn | A | 5-1 | Mick Manning and Jock Henderson testimonial | ? (?), Palmer (?), Imlach (?), Wilson (?, ?) |
| 1961-62 | Mon Nov 06, 1961 | Malmo FF | H | 5-1 | Jack Burkitt testimonial; Abandoned due to fog | Addison (?), Booth (?), Le Flem (?), Vowden (?), Quigley (?) |
| 1962-63 | Wed Oct 10, 1962 | Kettering Town | A | 2-0 | Maurice Mowston and Hughie Morrow testimonials | Vowden (?), Winfield (?) |
| 1964-65 | Mon Jan 18, 1965 | Combined XI | A | 0-1 | Ralph Hunt testimonial | |
| Mon Apr 12, 1965 | Celtic | H | 2-0 | Bob McKinlay testimonial | Addison (10'), Hinton (63') | |
| 1968-69 | Tue Oct 01, 1968 | Bristol XI | A | 6-2 | Alfie Biggs testimonial | Lyons (?, ?, ?), Newton (?), Baxter (?), Baker (?) |
| 1970-71 | Mon May 10, 1971 | Notts County | H | 4-1 | Alan Hill testimonial | McKenzie (37', 52'), O'Kane (49'), Storey-Moore (68' pen) |
| 1971-72 | Mon Nov 08, 1971 | Notts County | A | 2-0 | Jack Wheeler testimonial | O'Neill (42'), Storey-Moore (58') |
| 1973-74 | Wed Sep 26, 1973 | Derby County | A | 1-1 | Alan Durban Testimonial | Lyall (57' pen) |
| Mon May 13, 1974 | Leicester City | H | 1-1 | Testimonial for John Winfield | Baker (44') | |
| 1974-75 | Tue Oct 29, 1974 | Coventry City | H | 1-1 | Peter Hindley testimonial | McCann (5') |
| Mon Apr 21, 1975 | Grantham Town | A | 1-0 | Testimonial for Grantham players Bob Norris, Dennis Benskin and Jimmy Bloomer | Lyall (67') | |
| 1975-76 | Mon Apr 26, 1976 | Don Revie's All-Stars | H | 3-2 | Sammy Chapman testimonial | McKenzie (16', 30'), Barrett (40') |
| 1976-77 | Mon May 09, 1977 | Derby County | A | 0-1 | Kevin Hector Testimonial | |
| 1977-78 | Mon Sep 12, 1977 | Leicester City | H | 0-0 | Liam O'Kane testimonial | |
| Mon Oct 17, 1977 | Sheffield United | A | 6-1 | John Harris testimonial | Robertson (?), Burns (?), Withe (?, ?, ?), Woodcock (?) | |
| Mon Nov 14, 1977 | Hartlepool United | A | 2-2 | Alan Goad testimonial | Burns (?), Woodcock (?) | |
| Mon Apr 03, 1978 | Derby County | A | 2-1 | Henry Newton testimonial | Lloyd (23'), Bowyer (37') | |
| Wed Apr 12, 1978 | Notts County | A | 1-1 | Les Bradd testimonial | O'Hare (?) | |
| Mon May 01, 1978 | Derby County | H | 2-1 | Brian Clough & Peter Taylor testimonial | McGovern (?, ?) | |
| 1978-79 | Mon Sep 04, 1978 | Mansfield Town | A | 6-0 | Sandy Pate testimonial | Needham (?), Robertson (?), O'Neill (?, ?), Woodcock (?, ?) |
| Mon Feb 19, 1979 | Exeter City | A | 5-0 | Nick Jennings testimonial | Woodcock (?, 43', 44'), Anderson (57'), Bowyer (73') | |
| Wed Feb 21, 1979 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0-0 | Trevor Stokes testimonial | ||
| Fri May 11, 1979 | Southampton | A | 4-1 | Lawrie McMenemy testimonial | Birtles (?), Mills (?), Bowyer (?, ?) | |
| 1979-80 | Mon Nov 12, 1979 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2-1 | Ellis Stuttard testimonial | Francis (52'), Woodcock (69') |
| Wed Apr 16, 1980 | Lincoln City | A | 1-2 | Bert Loxley testimonial | O'Hare (44') | |
| Fri May 16, 1980 | Leicester City | H | 0-0 | John Robertson testimonial | ||
| 1980-81 | Thu May 07, 1981 | Notts County | H | 3-1 | Jimmy Gordon testimonial | Needham (?), Ward (?, ?) |
| 1981-82 | Wed May 19, 1982 | Burton Albion | A | 7-1 | Mick Fletcher benefit game | Fashanu (?, ?, ?), Davenport (?), Hodge (?, ?, ?) |
| 1982-83 | Wed Oct 20, 1982 | Leicester City | A | 2-1 | Mark Wallington testimonial | Fairclough (?), Robertson (? pen) |
| Mon Apr 25, 1983 | Gateshead | A | 3-1 | Bob McLeod testimonial | Wigley (60'), Proctor (78'), Wilson (85') | |
| 1983-84 | Tue Oct 11, 1983 | Derby County | A | 2-2 | Steve Powell testimonial | Davenport (77'), Fashanu (84') |
| 1984-85 | Tue Feb 26, 1985 | Notts County | A | 2-1 | Pedro Richards testimonial | Birtles (44'), Davenport (85') |
| Mon Apr 29, 1985 | Burton Albion | A | 6-2 | Ken Blair testimonial | ? (?), Walsh (?), Birtles (?), Hodge (?, ?, ?) | |
| Sun May 12, 1985 | All Star XI | H | - | Clive Rice Testimonial | ||
| 1986-87 | Tue Dec 02, 1986 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 2-2 | Dennis Peacock (Doncaster goalkeeper) testimonial | Mills (?), Osvold (?) |
| Fri May 15, 1987 | Derby County | H | 1-1 | Ian Bowyer Testimonial | Pearce (?) | |
| 1987-88 | Mon Nov 30, 1987 | Celtic | A | 3-1 | David Provan testimonial | Clough (13', 35'), Gaynor (87') |
| 1988-89 | Sun Jul 24, 1988 | Keyworth | A | 8-0 | Keyworth manager Arthur Oldham's testimonial | Rice (?, ?), Glover (?, ?), Clough (?, ?), Wilkinson (?), Gaynor (?) |
| 1990-91 | Mon May 13, 1991 | Notts County | A | 1-2 | Mick Walker testimonial | Crosby (?) |
| 1995-96 | Wed May 08, 1996 | Newcastle United | H | 6-5 | Stuart Pearce testimonial | Roy (2'), Woan (16'), Cooper (56'), Jemson (61'), Crossley (79'), Pearce (80') |
| 1999-00 | Tue May 02, 2000 | Forest European Legends | H | 1-4 | Mark Crossley's testimonial | Walker (22') |
| 2004-05 | Mon May 16, 2005 | International Select XI | H | 5-4 | Des Walker's testimonial | Doig (?), Walker (?), Woan (?), Gardner (?), Pearce (?) |
| 2007-08 | Sat Jul 21, 2007 | Chesterfield | A | 0-0 | Steve Blatherwick testimonial | |
| 2016-17 | Sat Jul 23, 2016 | Notts County | A | 2-1 | Mike Edwards testimonial | Osborn (57'), Paterson (77') |