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Dartford FC's Princes Park to appear on TV with Harry Redknapp and ex-England stars

13:03, 20 March 2019

updated: 13:37, 20 March 2019

A familiar football stadium will be making an appearance when Harry Redknapp and some ex-England footballers grace your screens.

The I'm A Celebrity winner is currently appearing on Harry's Heroes: The Full English on ITV and some of it was filmed at Dartford FC's Princes Park stadium.

It's following the journey of old stars John Barnes, David Seaman, Robbie Fowler, Paul Merson, Matt Le Tissier, Chris Waddle, Ray Parlour, Lee Sharpe and Mark Wright.

Part of Harry's Heroes: The Full English was filmed at Dartford FC's stadium (7938244)
Part of Harry's Heroes: The Full English was filmed at Dartford FC's stadium (7938244)

The show, which also includes Ashford's Neil 'Razor' Ruddock, will focus on the importance of staying in shape in middle age.

It will see the 90s sport stars - many used to a diet of pints and takeaways - take on the regime of today's super fit and health conscious players.

The stadium hosted the team as they trained before taking on Crystal Palace ladies team.

Neil 'Razor' Ruddock, from Ashford, will take part in the ITV show
Neil 'Razor' Ruddock, from Ashford, will take part in the ITV show

They were also weighted and completed fitness tests, including the bleep test.

Head Groundsman Charlie Kerr, who played in one of the matches, said: “To have these Legends on my pitch was great, but to be asked to play in the game by Harry Redknapp was amazing.

"I was only playing due to injuries on the day to some of the legends, but to have the like of David Seaman, Paul Merson and Matt Le Tissier playing alongside me is something I will never forget."

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