What was the first match that you ever attended?
York against Peterborough. My brother took me but, to be honest, I was very young and I don’t remember a thing! The first match I properly remember was in February 1980: I went on my birthday with my father and a group of school friends. We saw York beat Portsmouth 1-0 in the Fourth Division and my standout memory was the Portsmouth goalkeeper, Peter Mellor, who had the most incredible blond hair. I thought he was really famous when it was pointed out that he’d played for Fulham against West Ham in the 1975 FA Cup Final.
Who were your childhood heroes? Have you met them?
That’s an easy one: the two strikers from the first Football League team ever to amass 100 points, during the 1983-84 [Fourth Division] season under Denis
