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Ben Purrington – The Charlton Athletic defender talks us through his football memories

by
The Football League Paper Team
27 March 2022

football firsts

First game you watched live?
My uncle is Richard Hill, the former rugby player. So when I was growing up, all my early memories of live sport are going to watch him play for Saracens and England.
Football-wise, the earliest one I can remember was an England World Cup qualifier at Old Trafford. It was organised by my local team, West Exe FC, and we all went up on a little minibus. I can’t remember the opposition but I think Steven Gerrard scored.
The other big memory is going to watch Exeter City -which is where I’m from -against Morecambe in the Conferenc...

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