Fratton Park.
First time I went there was 90/91 and must have been about 8/9 times in all and the only time I remember losing was about 96 in that horrible white/green/purple away kit.
I didnt go to the 4-2 defeat a couple of years back.
I love the place, cracking midweek win 91/92 when Leaburn and Whyte scored and we took 1500 down there on a Wednesday, the 3-0 spanking in 99 when we filled the away end, last years comeback and Saturday, all great days.
Anyone else got a favourite lucky fixture?
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Been there three times, we have won 2-1, 4-0 and 3-0.
The last time I was there had £10 on us to win 3-0 at 33/1 - You Beauty !!!
Also 2 out of 2 for WBA.
Seen us win 2 or 3 with a couple of draws at Sunderland.
The only grounds I've seen us win more than once are The Valley, Selhurst Park, Upton Park, Brisbane Road, Stamford Bridge, St Andrews (if the play off game counts) and Brunton Park. (Though I've seen us win at Roker and SoL if that counts)
Bloody missed Fratton Park this year and last year - fecking typical.
100% record at Brunton - so as I've only been there twice, that must be the one for me.
Over the years, I've seen Charlton play on 82 League grounds (and Wembley twice!) but, of course, many of these grounds no longer exist: The Den, Goldstone Ground, Eastville, The Old Show Ground, Baseball Ground, Fellowes Park, Somerton Park, Ayresome Park, Roker Park, Plough Lane, Highbury, Burnden Park, Maine Road, The Dell, Victoria Ground, Vetch Field, Highfield Road, Leeds Road, Filbert Street, Sealand Road, Recreation Ground, and Twerton Park (which probably still exists) all come to mind. This list includes grounds only where I've actually seen Charlton play.
Who can remember all of the League clubs who used to play at those grounds?
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Good start, badger......but, sorry, Wrexham's wrong. As far as I can remember, Wrexham are still where they've always been, at least where I saw us lose to them.
But 15 right is a good start!
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Your memory's better than mine, then, badger.
Wait a minute. The trip I'm thinking of was about 1973, old Division 3. It was Grand National Day and Red Rum was running.
We did a sweepstake on the Lewis's coach on the way to the match - and I picked Red Rum, which later won......
Which was more than Charlton did..... memory is a bit blurry, did we lose as much as 4-0?
Your trip, if it was early 80's and Alan Mullery was Manager must have been 1981/82 - and I don't think I did that one.
Just found out I was wrong about the Recreation Ground being no more - Charlton Reserves just beat Chesea there tonight!!
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Millwall, Brighton, Bristol Rovers, Scunthorpe, Derby, Walsall, Newport County, Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Wimbledon, Arsenal, Bolton, Man City, Southampton, Stoke, Swansea, Coventry, Huddersfield, Leicester, Chester, Aldershot, Bristol Rovers again (actually Bath City's ground).
The winner is......Lenny Glover, on the wing.
All correct - phenominal memory, Len. Have you done all of those, too?
Your 1st Prize is: The chance to kick lumps out of me at The Valley CL Charity Match.....
Badger gets 2nd Prize.........
As he was the only other contestant.
Brave effort, badger. :-)
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It was 6-0 actually.
We played them two weeks later in the league and went 2-0 after twenty minutes. Johnny Ostergaard scored the Welsh goal of the season in that match, but we still lost 3-2.
I also went to the Racecourse ground to see England beaten 4-1 by Wales.
I fecking hate the place now.
No, I've not done all those grounds or anything like it. I just have a reasonable memory for trivia and an awful one for anything important!
Are you the real Lenny Glover, Lenny....?
Sold to Leicester for £80,000 in 1967 and replaced for the the next match at home to promotion chasing Blackpool by ageing full back, 32 year old Brian Kinsey on the left wing?
Brian Kinsey is my Dad's neighbour these days.
How's that for trivia, Len?
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Aw, Badger, I'm so sorry.......you can kick lumps out of me too, if you are playing in our Valley charity match.
If you can't play, I'll buy you a drink.
Otherwise you get to be first to visit Selhurst Park when it becomes a housing estate......
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Cheers, mate!.......you've only got to wait until May 22nd....... :-)
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Not only is Ali right, but you say it yourself on your own blog.
In the circumstances, I've no option but to strip you of 1st prize and award to..... Badger!
'Leicester Legend''......pfffff. Hang your head in shame. :-)
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Great stuff Oggy! You, Badger, LTGR et al are bringing back some memories. I sometimes think I'm the only old codger around!
No I'm not the real Len. Len though was a major factor in a little boy being desperate to watch a struggling second division football team though as he could be devastating on his day.
I might be wearing rose tinted glasses but if I was to say, for the benefit of the youngsters, Len had the pace of Rommedahl combined with the trickery of Thomas and the crossing ability of Hughes I don't think I'd be too far wrong. Oggy might give a more objective viewpoint!