The First Team (2020)

Comedy · Sport

The misadventures of three young football players Mattie, Jack and Benji, at a fictional Premier League club with terrifying team hard-man Petey, mercurial Italian manager Cesare and eccentric chairman Mark Crane.

IMDb rating: 6.1 (989 votes)
Episode average: 7.0 +0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Jake Short Mattie Sullivan
Shaquille Ali-Yebuah Benji Achebe
Jack McMullen Jack Turner
Will Arnett Mark Crane
Chris Geere Chris Booth
Theo Barklem-Biggs Petey Brooks

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

6.95 avg 6 episodes 6.4 → 7.1 29 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Selling Shirts	6.4	76
2	New Friends	7.0	44
3	Octopus Situation	7.2	46
4	International Break	6.9	42
5	Pints of Sorry	7.1	40
6	Upheaval	7.1	38