Mentally I’d had enough – I knew my time was up

By Chris Dunlavy

WEMBLEY WONDER: Ben Watson enjoys his finest moment, scoring the winner in the FA Cup Final for Wigan against Manchester City
PICTURE: Alamy

When Ben Watson’s number went up in the 80th minute of Charlton Athletic’s 2-2 draw with Hartlepool United in January, nobody realised he’d never set foot on a pitch again.
Nobody, that is, except Watson. A 17-year-old debutant for Crystal Palace in 2003, the midfielder played for Wigan Athletic, Watford and Nottingham Forest, famously scoring the Latics’ winning goal against Manchester City in the 2013 FA Cup final.
But after ...

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