Quartet are ambassadors for Ryman

The Football Association's ambassadors since 1905, who count Sir Bobby Charlton as their president, are heading to France to play in three representative fixtures as part of a Great War Memorial Tour and commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Scottish sister club Queens Park.

Like the Middlesex Wanderers, Queens Park have a long and proud history promoting football around the world and fostering fellowship through sport. To mark their milestone, a number of players from north of the border are touring with the Wanderers who will run out in a specially produced 'blue' anniversary strip in one of the three fixtures being played on consecutive days.

The Ryman League - regular contributors to the Wanderers squads since its foundation - will be represented by Tonbridge Angels striker Luke Blewden, defenders Jake Pitty from Canvey Island and Alex Bentley from AFC Hornchurch and former Folkestone Invicta skipper Liam Friend, now with Margate following his recent switch to Kent rivals Margate. Harlow Town's David Hughes was also selected to join the squad of players representing the Ryman League, Southern League and National League but was forced to pull out this week through injury.

As well as playing in scheduled matches against US Boulogne on Friday, SC Amiens on Saturday and AS Marck on Sunday before returning home, the tourists are also visiting three World World One memorial sites to remember the fallen of both clubs in the conflict - Oostaverne Wood Cemetery, Loos en Gohelle and the Thiepval Memorial.

As the Wanderers prepared to set off this week, a spokesman said: "The club have selected a squad across the top leagues of the Non-League game. Luke Blewden, Liam Friend, Jake Pitty, David Hughes and Alex Bentley were all invited to represent the Ryman League and we would like to thank all the managers for their support in agreeing to let their players experience representative football at the end of a long season."

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