dˈɛθ wʌz ɡˈɪvən ɐ tˌɛstᵻmˈoʊnɪəl ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ˈeɪɾi sˈiːzən, wɪð ˌoʊvɚ sˈɛvən,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ wˈɑːtʃɪŋ hɪz tˌɛstᵻmˈoʊnɪəl mˈætʃ ɐɡˈɛnst ɐ jˈʌŋ ˈɪŋɡlənd ɹˌoʊmən ɪlˈɛvən mˈænɪdʒd baɪ hɪz fˈɔːɹmɚ mˈænɪdʒɚɹ æt wˈɛst hˈæm, ɹˈɑːn ɡɹˈiːnwʊd.
Death was given a testimonial in the 1979–80 season, with over 7,000 watching his Testimonial Match against a Young England XI managed by his former manager at West Ham, Ron Greenwood.