Chesham United manager Andy Leese was forced to dust off his boots last week so his side had enough substitutes.

The 51-year-old insisted he had no intention of bringing himself on during United's 3-1 win at Bideford, after a string of injuries decimated his squad.

But he's far from being the only person the wrong side of 50 to still be harbouring hopes of kicking a ball around. We present five more people who played a long time after most hang up the boots.

Sir Stanley Matthews

No list of this nature can be complete without mentioning the Wizard of Dribble. The only man to be knighted while still actively playing, Matthews finally decided to call it a day five days after his 50th birthday after a career spanning more than 30 years with hometown team Stoke City and Blackpool. His finest hour was his performance in the 1953 FA Cup - Christened 'the Matthews final' as he inspired Blackpool from 3-1 down to beat Bolton 4-3.

Dave Beasant

The match-travelled goalkeeper was pressed into action for North Greenford United against Chalfont St Peter in 2013, in a 2-0 win for the Saints. He is now goalkeeping coach with League Two Stevenage, and in October was named among their substitutes for their match against Carlisle at the age of 55. The sprightly 39-year-old Chris Day kept goal for Stevenage, while fresh faced 40-year-old Tony Caig was Carlisle's reserve stopper. He played professional with Brighton until he was 43, having famously been the first keeper to save a penalty in a Wembley FA Cup final when he kept out John Aldridge's spot kick in 1988.

Neil McBain

The Scot had been a long time retired when he was pressed into emergency action for Merseyside club New Brighton in a Division Three (North) match in 1947. A former international wing half, he played in goal during a 3-0 defeat against Hartlepools United at the age of 51 years and 120 days, making him the oldest player ever to feature in a Football League match. His spell between the sticks came almost 32 years to the day since he made his debut for Ayr United.

John Ryan

Millionaire Ryan ploughed his fortunes into his boyhood team Doncaster Rovers, who were on their knees in the late 1990s. Thanks to his investment Donny went up via the Conference play offs in 2002/3, so he decided to reward himself with a kickabout in the final game of their regulation season. With nothing riding on their match at Hereford United, and with Rovers 4-2 up, Ryan came on for the final two minutes of the game. He failed to touch the ball but, at 52 years and 11 months, he's the oldest person to play for a British professional team.

Salvador Reyes

Striker Reyes is the all-time record scorer for Mexican club Chivas Guadalajara, with his 122 goals helping the side win seven titles in the 50s and 60s. A full 41 years after he hung up his boots, the 71-year-old Reyes was named in the Guadalajara side one last time as they played Puma in 2008. He kicked the game off and played a one-two with a team mate before being withdrawn to a hero's reception the first time the ball went out of play. Chivas went on to win the game 3-0.