John Motson delivered his final live BBC commentary this weekend when Arsenal faced Watford in the lunchtime kick-off on Sunday and our Michael Yiakoumi was there to witness it.

Motson, 72, was in the comms box for BBC Radio 5 live 48 years after his first live radio broadcast.

He announced in September that he would call time on his BBC career at the end of the season, and he will continue to appear on Match of the Day until May.

His first radio commentary was Everton v Derby in December 1969.

“It seems a long time ago,” Motson told BBC Radio 5 live. “Everton beat Derby 1-0 with a goal by Alan Ball.

“When I came back to Euston on the train that night I was walking behind two guys who were blind and I heard one of them saying to the other: ‘Wasn’t it great to be able to listen to the game?’

“I learned then how radio service could support so many people who could not watch the game on television.”

During his career, Motson has covered 10 World Cups, 10 European Championships, 29 FA Cup finals and more than 200 England games

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