football firsts

Oldham centre-back David Wheater talks us through his football memories

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It would have been at Ayresome Park but the first one I really remember was the very first game at the Riverside, Middlesbrough versus Chelsea in the 1995-96 season. We (Boro) won 2-0. I would have been about seven or eight and I remember getting into the stands and seeing the pitch. I couldn’t believe I was there to be honest, it looked like heaven. I remember the first goal, Craig Hignett scored it, Nick Barmby assisted him. It was a good start as we’d just got promoted to ...

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