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Former Sheffield Wednesday and Doncaster defender Rob Jones reminisces about his first footballing forays
First match?
It would’ve been a Sheffield Wednesday match as a young boy in the late 80s or early 90s, with the likes of David Hirst and Carlton Palmer playing for the Owls. It was a home match, though I can’t remember the exact one. I used to stand at the Kop End behind the goal.
First hero?
David Hirst. I was a centre-forward when I was a kid and the players didn’t have names on the back of the shirts when I was growing up. It was just numbers one to 11. He always...

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