# Charity football match raises thousands for Middlesbrough police officers killed in A66 tragedy

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/charity-football-match-raises-thousands-for-middlesbrough-police-officers-killed-in-a66-tragedy/
- Published: 2026-11-10T21:44:54+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T22:27:33+00:00
- Original publisher: GB News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.gbnews.com/news/a66-football-match-raises-thousands
- Topics: Football, Sport, World

## Key points

- Memorial match raised £8,403 for Care of Police Survivors.
- Cleveland Police Veterans FC won 5-2.
- The event honoured officers Matthew Blades and Tom Clough.

## Summary

A charity football match at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium raised more than £8,400 in memory of police officers Matthew Blades and Tom Clough, who died on duty in an A66 collision in August. The inaugural Blades and Clough Cup brought together Cleveland Police staff, family members and supporters to remember the officers and raise funds for families of police personnel who die in service.

Around 1,000 people attended, and Cleveland Police Veterans FC beat Matrix XI 5-2. The teams were supported by former Middlesbrough players Craig Hignett and Dimi Konstantopoulos; Blades’s sons also came on as substitutes and scored. The event raised £8,403 for Care of Police Survivors, which supports the families of officers who have died on duty. The five young men in the other car also died in the crash.

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