In the shadow of the arch of Wembley Stadium lies Silver Jubilee Park, the football ground of seventh-tier club Hendon.

With an average attendance of fewer than 250 last season, Hendon is a club that prides itself on building a community spirit.

This is one of the reasons why Simon Lawrence, the club chairman, decided this year to offer free tickets to anyone who is “suffering from depression, loneliness or anything similar”.

“It was a bit off the cuff to be honest, this wasn’t a think tank or a brains trust or anything,” he says.

“It’s a bit of a no-brainer. If Hendon FC could be a vehicle to help people, even if it is just an hour and a half of sanctuary, and it’s going to cost us £11, why wouldn’t we want to do that?”

Lawrence’s decision to offer free tickets came after the death of one of the club’s former players.

Dermot Drummy, who played over 300 games for Hendon, committed suicide in November 2017, aged just 56.

“He was one of the brightest, funniest, bubbliest guys," says Lawrence. "His dressing room humour was incredibly sharp. There’s something about the dressing room that brings out the wittiest and sharpest in people and Dermot was right up there.