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The first Charlton Athletic match I attended.....

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  • robinofottershaw
    robinofottershaw Posts: 2,141
    Would have been the 1962/63 season. Don’t remember the game but do remember seeing Chelsea thumping us at home that season. They were promoted along with Stoke and we just avoided relegation.
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,998
    DaveMehmet said:
    Ferryman said:
    October 1978 beat Newcastle 4-1 after going a goal down. Laurie Madden also put a penalty into an empty Jimmy Seed stand which was a building site as they were putting seats in.
    That was my first game as well. Pretty sure the roof went up later than that though?
    I think at the time the south terrace was shut and they'd begun to break up the terracing etc. There was then a delay with getting the steel which meant the whole project dragged on longer than intended. There's a picture of Jimmy Seeds daughter I think formally opening the stand with a load of ex-players, although the stand had been in use for a while before that, maybe from the start of the 1979-80 season.

    Maddens penalty is still orbiting the earth btw.
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,868
    raytreacy69 said:
    Good Friday March 1967
    Beat Carlisle 1-0 
    Eddie Firmani got the winner
    Been addicted ever since despite many time trying to kick the habit
    You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave!
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,285

  • Kinsella87
    Kinsella87 Posts: 667
    Mine was v Birmingham at the valley Nov 96, won 2-1. 
  • ParkinsonOut
    ParkinsonOut Posts: 1,610
    Big William said:
    DaveMehmet said:
    Ferryman said:
    October 1978 beat Newcastle 4-1 after going a goal down. Laurie Madden also put a penalty into an empty Jimmy Seed stand which was a building site as they were putting seats in.
    That was my first game as well. Pretty sure the roof went up later than that though?
    I think at the time the south terrace was shut and they'd begun to break up the terracing etc. There was then a delay with getting the steel which meant the whole project dragged on longer than intended. There's a picture of Jimmy Seeds daughter I think formally opening the stand with a load of ex-players, although the stand had been in use for a while before that, maybe from the start of the 1979-80 season.

    Maddens penalty is still orbiting the earth btw.
    Along with Bailey’s penalty
  • aki2798
    aki2798 Posts: 138
    Charlton 1-1 Sunderland Jan 2019
  • The Prince-e-Paul
    The Prince-e-Paul Posts: 6,990
    You couldn't make it up....April Fools Day 1978!

    Mansfield away. Always a glory hunter 🤣

    0-3. Any anoraks remember who scored?
  • Whinger
    Whinger Posts: 61
    edited November 8
    RoanRedNY said:
    Cardiff City at the Valley, 4th April 1969.  4-1
    2nd game Charlton 4-0 Blackburn 15th April 1969.

    been mainly downhill since………
    My 1st match as well. Had been a Chelsea fan but that became a bit lairy. Went to Cutty Sark and saw fans parading past our café and attended the match. I was captivated by Tees, Treacy, Went and Peter Reeves.  I struggle to pick a favourite between Paddy Powell, Kermy, Wiggins and Morts.
  • McCartney
    McCartney Posts: 405
    22Aug1970 Bristol City at the Valley.
    A few games before Miserableoldgit.
    Remember climbing down the massive East Terrace and how the music being played sounded. Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles and Mother Told Me Not To Come by Three Dog Night. Sure sounded different then coming from our old valve radio.
    Oh yes the game was 1-1 Keith Peacock scored and not missed too many home games since.



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  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,966
    12th March 1966 Charlton 1v Middlesborough 0. Cliff Holton scored a header from a Lenny Glover free kick at the "Open End" as it was known. Can remember it like it was yesterday, sadly today I can walk out of my kitchen & can't remember what I was going to do  :#
  • SouthoftheThames
    SouthoftheThames Posts: 56
    1998 play off final. Was 4 years old and was sold an absolute dream 🥲
  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 10,350
    May 17th 1987 

    Playoffs second leg 

    Charlton 2- 1 Ipswich 

    It was incredible - My first hero Jim Melrose. 

    Fell in love immediately 
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 5,130
    edited November 8
    Charlton 3 Carlisle 2 ..Oct 1965 

    Mike Bailey and Alan Campbell were the standouts. 75 bus from Catford and a walk down to the Sam Bartram entrance ..the players just looked like Subbuteo models from the top of the East terrace. 
  • Isawsummersplay
    Isawsummersplay Posts: 1,491
    edited November 9
    Charlton v Rotherham, just before Christmas 1959. I was six years old at the time.
  • LennyLowrent
    LennyLowrent Posts: 2,788
    Charlton vs Oxford united at Selhurst 1987 (I think) 0:0.
    Sedate affair - I thought, what a great Hangover remedy...
  • Danepak
    Danepak Posts: 1,711
    First one was Feb 2001 in the FA Cup at home to Spurs. We were up 2-0...lost 4-2.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 22,601
    LennyLowrent said:
    Charlton vs Oxford united at Selhurst 1987 (I think) 0:0.
    Sedate affair - I thought, what a great Hangover remedy...
    Leaburn’s debut I think 
  • cafcwill
    cafcwill Posts: 1,381
    13/08/1997 - Charlton Vs Ipswich Coca Cola Cup

    We lost 0-1 but this was because the ref had given Ipswich a freekick in the box because Andy Petterson hadn't kicked the ball quick enough.  My first taste of Dodgy EFL refs.  Its amazing how much hasn't changed in 30 years

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