football firsts

First game you watched live?Plymouth Argyle against Birmingham City, a 1-1 draw. I was about seven so it must have been in 1984. Julian Dicks was playing for Birmingham. My old man came into my bedroom on the Friday night and said ‘How would you like to come and watch Argyle tomorrow with me and your brother?’ I could barely sleep after that. I stood behind the dugouts in the Mayflower Stand and I was a season ticket holder from that day on. First football hero?Tommy Tynan, a centre-forward for Plymouth. Even his name was great! He was a great goal sc...