Mike Edwards Testimonial: Notts County to play Nottingham Forest in pre-season

Notts County have confirmed that they will play Nottingham Forest in a pre-season friendly this summer for Mike Edwards' testimonial.

The date of the match against Notts' local rivals has been confirmed as Saturday 23rd July 2016, with a 3pm kick off.

Edwards, 35, has made over 340 appearances for the Magpies during two spells at the club, and was a part of the team that lifted the League Two title in the 2009-10 season.

The Football League granted the defender and strength & conditioning coach a testimonial year after a committee were successful with their application to honour him.

Edwards said: "I'm delighted and humbled to have been given a testimonial and I have a lot of people to thank.

"I need to say thank you to Ray and Aileen Trew for their support and the committee for the work they have put in to make this possible.

"During my time here I've played in a few pre-season games against Forest and, of course, the League Cup tie. They have always been great occasions and that made it an ideal choice. It's a great match to be involved in whether it be a pre-season friendly or as a competitive game.

"It's also good for the city of Nottingham with it being announced as the City of Football so it can bring the two clubs together. It would be fantastic if it were to be more of a regular occurrence.

"I'd like to give a big thank you to those involved at Forest for agreeing to the match, which I'm really looking forward to."

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