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

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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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