Liam Mackey on Norman Hunter: The show-stopper

Norman Hunter, pictured here in 1969, was described by his former Leeds team-mate Johnny Giles as ‘a truly great player. He read the game exceptionally well, and was the best defender I ever played with.’ Picture: PA Wire

We all of us have our first FA Cup final, the one against which all the others which followed have to be measured. It might not have been the greatest ever, it might even have been one for others to forget but, precisely because it was your first one, it captured the imagination and cemented your love affair with the game.