As part of their 90th anniversary celebrations, Selby Town have arranged a friendly against a Selby Select XI.

The idea was manager Bob Lyon's who said: "For as long as I can remember, local players, parents and supporters alike have been trying to tell me who should be playing for Selby Town FC and who should not.

"This is their opportunity to prove their point.

"All local players should be chomping at the bit to take on Selby's senior side and then people can tell me if I was right or wrong!"

Ian Jennings, manager of local side Kartiers FC, has been asked to oversee selection of the team and pick Selby's finest from all the local Saturday teams in the area.

The Selby Town committee decided on Ian simply because Kartiers are the highest placed local team and he has been at the management game for 20 years or more, so he should know the Town's better players.

Hopefully everyone can put any differences to one side to play in this one-off game.

Selby Town are getting the game sanctioned by the West Riding County FA and providing the insurance cover for all players, plus kits officials etc. at their own expense.

The game is to take place at The Selby Times Stadium on Tuesday 3rd March with a 7.45pm kick off, obviously at the current time subject to the state of the pitch.

Admission will be ?2.50 for adults and ?1.50 for season ticket holders, OAPs and children.

This is the first game to celebrate the 90th anniversary and hopefully the people of Selby will support the event.

Anybody who is interested in sponsoring the game in any way please contact Tommy Arkley on 07830 218657.

Meanwhile, the club have been contacted by who they believe to be their oldest surviving ex-player.

Ken Green, who is aged 80 and now living in Huntington, York, played for Selby Town in the 1950/51 season as a striker and helped the club finish runner up in the now defunct Yorkshire League.

He was transferred to Grimsby Town for a fee unknown and the money helped provide the funds to allow Selby Town to move from "The Bowling Green" down Portholme Road to their current Selby Times Stadium Ground at Flaxley Road.

He has some more interesting stories to tell of his time with Selby but he wishes to keep those until the reunion night which is on the 6th of March.

If anyone knows of any ex-player older than Ken then the club would like them to get in touch.