I’m Bexley Borough and don’t think I’ve ever been through Brockley in my life. Guessing it’s past Lewisham way, but wouldn’t be able to pin it on a map. Surprised we have fans that way.
I would have assumed it was Millwall as it's next door to New Cross. Though I'd say it has more of a Dulwich Hamlet vibe to it these days!
My dad said that when he first started following us in the mid 60s, it was very much go to Charlton one week, Millwall the next, as I think a lot of people did/could back then, and he eventually settled on us, hence my allegiance. I would certainly say that having grown up in the SE4 postcode, I definitely never went to school with any other Charlton fans. It was only when I went to secondary school that I met a few others. However as @MillwallFan mentioned above, these weren’t fans of us that went to the games, more fleeting family connections and to be honest a few of them had us as their second team and would typically be your Man Utd, Liverpool fans etc
Because of this, I never had a group of mates my own age I would go to games with, which never really bothered me as I have always enjoyed going with my dad, my uncle and their mates. And any additional fans that have become friends or acquaintances, have been through here and on the away supporters coaches when I was going more.
Looking forward to continuing the tradition with my two boys, particularly given I’m now Shirley which means there will likely be mainly Palace in their schools as they grow up
I would also add that as I have gone through working life and met colleagues and shared who I support, whenever I have mentioned Charlton, people are often interested in knowing more, purely on the basis I think they recognise you’re likely to be a true fan. I would imagine it’s the same for QPR, Millwall, Orient, Wimbledon etc. Maybe still Brentford, Palace and Fulham, but they have probably gained a few fans as a result of being in the Prem over the last few years, so you never know if they were there when they were all in the lower leagues
The vast majority of Charlton and Millwall fans certainly did not go to Millwall one week and Charlton the next in the 60’s……I can 100% assure you. Yes, maybe quite a few did pre war and into the early 50’s, but certainly not in the 60’s. I never knew one single Addick who ever did that…..by that time the lines had definitely been well and truly defined. You were either an Addick or a Spanner……Palace were rarely spoken of. I’ve been going since 1958 by the way.
I’m Bexley Borough and don’t think I’ve ever been through Brockley in my life. Guessing it’s past Lewisham way, but wouldn’t be able to pin it on a map. Surprised we have fans that way.
I would have assumed it was Millwall as it's next door to New Cross. Though I'd say it has more of a Dulwich Hamlet vibe to it these days!
My dad said that when he first started following us in the mid 60s, it was very much go to Charlton one week, Millwall the next, as I think a lot of people did/could back then, and he eventually settled on us, hence my allegiance. I would certainly say that having grown up in the SE4 postcode, I definitely never went to school with any other Charlton fans. It was only when I went to secondary school that I met a few others. However as @MillwallFan mentioned above, these weren’t fans of us that went to the games, more fleeting family connections and to be honest a few of them had us as their second team and would typically be your Man Utd, Liverpool fans etc
Because of this, I never had a group of mates my own age I would go to games with, which never really bothered me as I have always enjoyed going with my dad, my uncle and their mates. And any additional fans that have become friends or acquaintances, have been through here and on the away supporters coaches when I was going more.
Looking forward to continuing the tradition with my two boys, particularly given I’m now Shirley which means there will likely be mainly Palace in their schools as they grow up
I would also add that as I have gone through working life and met colleagues and shared who I support, whenever I have mentioned Charlton, people are often interested in knowing more, purely on the basis I think they recognise you’re likely to be a true fan. I would imagine it’s the same for QPR, Millwall, Orient, Wimbledon etc. Maybe still Brentford, Palace and Fulham, but they have probably gained a few fans as a result of being in the Prem over the last few years, so you never know if they were there when they were all in the lower leagues
The vast majority of Charlton and Millwall fans certainly did not go to Millwall one week and Charlton the next in the 60’s……I can 100% assure you. Yes, maybe quite a few did pre war and into the early 50’s, but certainly not in the 60’s. I never knew one single Addick who ever did that…..by that time the lines had definitely been well and truly defined. You were either an Addick or a Spanner……Palace were rarely spoken of. I’ve been going since 1958 by the way.
Well, my dad used to go to Charlton one week and Millwall the next with my older brothers in the 60s.
I’m Bexley Borough and don’t think I’ve ever been through Brockley in my life. Guessing it’s past Lewisham way, but wouldn’t be able to pin it on a map. Surprised we have fans that way.
I would have assumed it was Millwall as it's next door to New Cross. Though I'd say it has more of a Dulwich Hamlet vibe to it these days!
My dad said that when he first started following us in the mid 60s, it was very much go to Charlton one week, Millwall the next, as I think a lot of people did/could back then, and he eventually settled on us, hence my allegiance. I would certainly say that having grown up in the SE4 postcode, I definitely never went to school with any other Charlton fans. It was only when I went to secondary school that I met a few others. However as @MillwallFan mentioned above, these weren’t fans of us that went to the games, more fleeting family connections and to be honest a few of them had us as their second team and would typically be your Man Utd, Liverpool fans etc
Because of this, I never had a group of mates my own age I would go to games with, which never really bothered me as I have always enjoyed going with my dad, my uncle and their mates. And any additional fans that have become friends or acquaintances, have been through here and on the away supporters coaches when I was going more.
Looking forward to continuing the tradition with my two boys, particularly given I’m now Shirley which means there will likely be mainly Palace in their schools as they grow up
I would also add that as I have gone through working life and met colleagues and shared who I support, whenever I have mentioned Charlton, people are often interested in knowing more, purely on the basis I think they recognise you’re likely to be a true fan. I would imagine it’s the same for QPR, Millwall, Orient, Wimbledon etc. Maybe still Brentford, Palace and Fulham, but they have probably gained a few fans as a result of being in the Prem over the last few years, so you never know if they were there when they were all in the lower leagues
The vast majority of Charlton and Millwall fans certainly did not go to Millwall one week and Charlton the next in the 60’s……I can 100% assure you. Yes, maybe quite a few did pre war and into the early 50’s, but certainly not in the 60’s. I never knew one single Addick who ever did that…..by that time the lines had definitely been well and truly defined. You were either an Addick or a Spanner……Palace were rarely spoken of. I’ve been going since 1958 by the way.
Well, my dad used to go to Charlton one week and Millwall the next with my older brothers in the 60s.
I’m Bexley Borough and don’t think I’ve ever been through Brockley in my life. Guessing it’s past Lewisham way, but wouldn’t be able to pin it on a map. Surprised we have fans that way.
I would have assumed it was Millwall as it's next door to New Cross. Though I'd say it has more of a Dulwich Hamlet vibe to it these days!
My dad said that when he first started following us in the mid 60s, it was very much go to Charlton one week, Millwall the next, as I think a lot of people did/could back then, and he eventually settled on us, hence my allegiance. I would certainly say that having grown up in the SE4 postcode, I definitely never went to school with any other Charlton fans. It was only when I went to secondary school that I met a few others. However as @MillwallFan mentioned above, these weren’t fans of us that went to the games, more fleeting family connections and to be honest a few of them had us as their second team and would typically be your Man Utd, Liverpool fans etc
Because of this, I never had a group of mates my own age I would go to games with, which never really bothered me as I have always enjoyed going with my dad, my uncle and their mates. And any additional fans that have become friends or acquaintances, have been through here and on the away supporters coaches when I was going more.
Looking forward to continuing the tradition with my two boys, particularly given I’m now Shirley which means there will likely be mainly Palace in their schools as they grow up
I would also add that as I have gone through working life and met colleagues and shared who I support, whenever I have mentioned Charlton, people are often interested in knowing more, purely on the basis I think they recognise you’re likely to be a true fan. I would imagine it’s the same for QPR, Millwall, Orient, Wimbledon etc. Maybe still Brentford, Palace and Fulham, but they have probably gained a few fans as a result of being in the Prem over the last few years, so you never know if they were there when they were all in the lower leagues
The vast majority of Charlton and Millwall fans certainly did not go to Millwall one week and Charlton the next in the 60’s……I can 100% assure you. Yes, maybe quite a few did pre war and into the early 50’s, but certainly not in the 60’s. I never knew one single Addick who ever did that…..by that time the lines had definitely been well and truly defined. You were either an Addick or a Spanner……Palace were rarely spoken of. I’ve been going since 1958 by the way.
Late sixties, beginning of the seventies I’d occasionally jump on a bus and being too young to travel too far I’d go to the Den if Charlton weren’t playing at home and I didn’t have anywhere better to go.
Started going in the early 60’s my best two mates were Millwall they occasionally joined me at the Valley but I could never bring myself to visit the Den unless it was us they were playing.
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Yes, maybe quite a few did pre war and into the early 50’s, but certainly not in the 60’s.
I never knew one single Addick who ever did that…..by that time the lines had definitely been well and truly defined.
You were either an Addick or a Spanner……Palace were rarely spoken of.
I’ve been going since 1958 by the way.