Huddersfield player dyes beard in club colours for charity

Updated: 22 Jun, 2017 • • min read

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Huddersfield Town midfielder Adam Clayton wore an amazing blue and white beard against Leicester City on Saturday to help raise money for the Town Foundation charity.

The former Manchester City trainee had been growing his beard out since the middle of the season to benefit the club's charitable foundation, which provides breakfasts at schools across Kirklees.

Hoping to bring attention to a good cause, the age 25-year-old vowed that he would dye his beard blue and white of Huddersfield if donations topped his goal of £1000 raised.

If we get to the 1000 pound mark I will dye the beard blue and white for the game, which will also mean the beard will have raised over 2/4
— Adam Clayton (@Clayts15) April 23, 2014

As the donations neared the £1,000 mark, Clayton and his black beard visited a hair salon for a makeover.

Well it's that time @townfoundation on way to @jonrichardhair to get the beard done for tomoro 🙈🙈 going to look a plonka but it's 4the kids
— Adam Clayton (@Clayts15) April 25, 2014

The men I charge of the job !!! @jonrichardhair let's go !!! pic.twitter.com/5Dxd7PniP8
— Adam Clayton (@Clayts15) April 25, 2014

For some reason, though, his beard wouldn't take the white dye and just hours before the game, Clayton resorted to face paint.

Keep the donations floating in as I've been sat like this scaring ppl for last hour !!! http://t.co/vgiw1a5JHd pic.twitter.com/BEKxxY94yz
— Adam Clayton (@Clayts15) April 25, 2014

Last resort getting underway hahahaaaa pic.twitter.com/QTzVH6zLCS
— Adam Clayton (@Clayts15) April 26, 2014

In the end, he got the job done and the result was a stripey beard that matched his shirt.

@Clayts15 blue beard ready for today's match! @josephhall23 @kanewoodcock #htafc #backthebeard pic.twitter.com/gu0r9CiXSK
— Jon Richard Hair (@jonrichardhair) April 26, 2014