Football Firsts with Martin Taylor

Martin Taylor – The former Blackburn, Birmingham and Watford defender talks us through his football memories

First game you watched live?
Newcastle against Wimbledon in 1987, the day Mirandinha made his home debut. He was the first Brazilian to play in England and there was loads of excitement about it. My dad took me down and we stood on the Gallowgate with my dad’s friend and his son, who was a couple of years older. After about two minutes, Newcastle got a corner and he said to me ‘Hang on’. I looked at him like ‘What?’ - and the next thing I knew I’d been lifted off my feet and t...

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