John Sheridan, Tommy Wright, Andy Ritchie and Bobby Davison were among the 1980s United favourites who pulled on their boots again yesterday at a match in aid of the Leeds Fans Remembrance appeal.

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Current Leeds manager Simon Grayson and coaches Glynn Snodin and Neil Redfearn also featured in the game, which drew a 1,500-strong crowd to Garforth Town's Genix Healthcare ground.

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Nor was it a United-only affair – Kaiser Chiefs indie rockers Nick Hodgson and Andrew White and cricketers Martyn Moxon and Anthony
McGrath were in action as well.

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The backing of those famous faces was praised by the organisers of the appeal, launched to help mark the 10th anniversary of the deaths of Leeds fans Chris Loftus and Kevin Speight.

Mr Loftus's brother, Andy,said: "It was a fantastic turnout. Having the 1980s lads here was special, because a lot of us grew up watching them play."

Emerging from a scrum of autograph hunters after completing a full 90 minutes, Grayson said: "It was a really enjoyable afternoon.

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"What happened to the two lads was obviously incredibly sad, but it's good that they are being remembered at occasions like this."

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Goals from Bobby Davison and Neil Redfearn gave Grayson's XI of sporting guests a 2-0 win against a side of appeal committee members and fundraisers in the first half.

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The second half saw the Grayson XI running out 5-2 winners over a reshuffled appeal team, with Anthony McGrath and Nick Hodgson among the scorers.

Yesterday's top Leeds Fans Remembrance performers included Mr Speight's 17-year-old son, George.

Mr Speight, 40, from Farsley, and Mr Loftus, 35, from Burmantofts, were stabbed in the Turkish city of Istanbul in April 2000, before a Uefa
Cup tie between United and Galatasaray.

The appeal is aiming to raise £100,000 in their memory for Leeds-based children's cancer charity Candlelighters.

Visit the www.leedsfansremembrance.com website.