What are your earliest memories of football?

Gary linekers hat trick against Poland in Mexico 86, then trying to get my head round how Maradona got away with the hand of God moment.

Earliest city memory was Gary Megson scoring against Oldham at Boundary park on the old plastic pitch. Inflatable bananas were at their hight and seemed like everyone in the away end had one.
 
Just seeing the pitch at Maine Road, I couldn't believe I was 'there'. City playing West Ham was my first game, I remember them having a really young keeper in goal and Rosler going off with an eye injury. I'm sure Quinn scored, maybe even more than once.
 
I remember sitting in the platt lane end but have no recollection of who we played but the 78 World Cup was the one I remember the most clearly, then going to play on an ash pitch with one if those orange balls, those were the days.
 
Playing football with rolled up socks in the front room with our kid. Books for goalposts.
Endless solitary hours kicking a ball against a factory wall.
All our Dads joining in a game with us on their way home from the same factory, blue boiler suits and the stink of oil.
Getting my first pair of screw-ins - second hand- for my town team debut.
Playing in the yard on my first day at a new school and making instant friends.
Playing against adults as a skinny short arse 15 year-old.
 
Watching Marco van Basten destroy USSR in 88 and thinking "I want to do that" (the volley from an unbelievable angle). My dad is Dutch he was crying and all I wanted was to put my replica Holland shirt on go outside and stick my mate in goals while I tried to copy it and commentate at the same time.

We lost contact me and my goalie mate. Last time I seen him was in south stand at the etihad. His missus and him had just had a daughter and called her Anelka! 2004? Ish.
 
My mum took me to a charity match in Rawtenstall where the ticket tout was playing - must have been about 1975. Remember being bored.
 
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