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Eddie Marshall and the boys of 1905 - Happy 121st Birthday

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 86,389
in General Charlton

As we celebrate our 121st birthday on 9 June remember one of our key founders and players, Eddie Marshall

https://cafcmuseum.net/articles/eddie-marshall/

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  • jose
    jose Posts: 1,403
    edited June 9
    End of first season, looking forward to the second.


  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 51,208
    Question Henry. Is that “maroon” coloured jersey legit or has as I’d assume it been colourised at some point and it might not actually be as maroon as all that ?
  • charlton4ever
    charlton4ever Posts: 1,866
    jose said:
    End of first season, looking foreword to the second.


    What a great photo
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 86,389
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Question Henry. Is that “maroon” coloured jersey legit or has as I’d assume it been colourised at some point and it might not actually be as maroon as all that ?
    It has been AI colourised hence the wrong colour.

    The personal recollections of those players clearly state that they dyed the shirts they bought red.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,834
    you can see the delight in their faces , it's almost as if it's a picture of current day Charlton fans,  enthralled at the prospect of more exciting Jonesball football next season
  • Dave Rudd
    Dave Rudd Posts: 3,048
    Transfer budget of over 14 shillings and eightpence ... and what did they do with it?
  • charltonnick
    charltonnick Posts: 3,122

    Our colourised version. 
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,362
    Does anyone know why William Bonner was called "Porky" - there doesn't seem to be an ounce of fat on him!
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 51,208
    Henry Irving said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Question Henry. Is that “maroon” coloured jersey legit or has as I’d assume it been colourised at some point and it might not actually be as maroon as all that ?
    It has been AI colourised hence the wrong colour.

    The personal recollections of those players clearly state that they dyed the shirts they bought red.
    Makes sense. Thank you 
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 51,208
    cafcfan said:
    Does anyone know why William Bonner was called "Porky" - there doesn't seem to be an ounce of fat on him!
    I’m guessing that’s probably why.

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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 86,389
    cafcfan said:
    Does anyone know why William Bonner was called "Porky" - there doesn't seem to be an ounce of fat on him!
    My guess is that his dad was the local butcher but it's a guess.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 30,451
    edited June 9
    jose said:
    End of first season, looking forward to the second.


    IIRC  (read it somewhere) when they went to the sports shop in Woolwich to get they kit, red was the only colour there. The above “red” is similar to that  Woolwich Arsenal wore. 


  • wolfgang
    wolfgang Posts: 812
    charltonnick said:

    Our colourised version. 
    Some of these had very long careers with Charlton. I can remember Thomas, Marshall, Hughes, Smith, Crawford, Mills and Booth all playing since WWII.

    Sudds is a great surname for a working-class Londoner. You expect to see it in fiction or movies but not in real life.
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 6,005

  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,984
    I witnessed this team play. It was almost as memorable as the 7-6 game.

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