1965: Bob Stokoe's first game as Charlton manager. In that match Keith Peacock became the league's first ever substitute, when Mick Rose was injured at Burnden Park.
1962: Keith Peacock's league debut v Sunderland at Roker Park. 1998: First home game in the Premiership. Charlton 5 (Mendonca 3, Robinson, Redfearn) Southampton 0.
1947: Alex McCrae scores twice on his Charlton debut. 1986: First top flight game for nearly 30 years. 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday (Lee). Peter Shirtliff made his debut having signed from Wednesday, a club he would later return to making Charlton a £375k (pre expenses) profit. 2003: Beat Wolves 4-0 in the first ever Premiership game at Molyneux, all goals in first half. In the second half, Paolo Di Canio and Carlton Cole come on to make their Charlton debuts. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3152279.stm
2002: Chris Bart-Williams scores one of his two Addick's goals. A first half penalty against Bolton at The Reebok. Charlton win 2-1, Euell got the other.
1973: Mark Penfold's debut v York City. For the next 23 years he would hold the record of being Charlton's youngest player; 16y258d. 2001: Stunning shot from Lisbie against Ipswich. 2004: Charlton 3 Aston Villa 0. Luke Young's first goal in senior football and a rare brace from Francis Jeffers.
1921: Charlton's first ever Football League match. A 1-0 victory over Exeter City at The Valley in front of 13,000 fans. Tommy Dowling scores Charlton's first ever league goal.
1920: Charlton's first ever professional game. A 2-1 victory over Norwich City at The Nest in The Southern League. Scorers were Legg and Smith. 1931: Trevor Edmunds scores a brace on his debut. 1971: Barry Endean scores a goal! 1992: Date announced for the return to The Valley.
1936: Charlton's first ever top flight game a 1-0 win (Prior) over Grimsby Town at Blundell Park. 1971: John Robinson born. 44 goals from 382 appearances. 1989: Charlton 3 (Williams 2 Mortimer) Chelsea 0.
1921: First away match in the Football league. 1929: 24,173 people witness the first ever 2nd Division game at The Valley. Charlton beat Cardiff 4-1 (Whitlow 3, Horton).
1939: Charlton beat Man Utd 2-0 (Tadman, Dawson) in the last game before the war. The following day war was declared and the league suspended. On the 14th September it was announced that football would continue, but in a smaller and regionalised format. This result and those of Charlton's other two matches were expunged from official records. 1992: Charlton take Europe by storm, beating Millwall 2-1 in the Anglo Italian cup (Barness, Pardew).
1920: The first professional match to be held at The Valley; versus B&HA in the Southern League.Tommy Dowling scoring two and Fred Jewhurst the other in a 3-1 Victory.
1936: First top flight home match. 1-1 draw with Liverpool, Boulter scoring. 1981: First time Charlton get three points for a win. 2-0 v Blackburn (McAllister, Walsh)
1958: A storm leaves parts of The Valley under 6 inches of water. Offices, changing rooms and the boardroom were all flooded. Just four hours and much pumping later a match takes place. Charlton beat Grimsby 2-1.
1934: Charlton's goalkeeper Alex Wright died. He had broken his neck the previous day whilst diving into the sea following a victory over Torquay. 1936: First victory in a top flight match at The Valley. 2-0 over a Stoke side featuring Stanley Matthews. Prior and Boulter got the goals. This result meant that Charlton were top of League Division 1 for the first time in their history. 1976: Charlton beat Southampton 2-1 in the league cup. The first goal was scored by Derek Hales, it was the first in a club record of eight consecutive games that he would score. 1985: Charlton beat Palace 3-1 (Reid 2, Pearson), but the more important news was off the pitch: Leaflet announces Charlton to leave The Valley.
1969: Chris Powell born. 270 appearances; 3 goals; 2 promotions (1 as player, 1 as manager); 5 England Caps. All round top bloke and total Charlton legend.
1934: Sam Bartram signs for Charlton. 1953: Charlton 8 (O'Linn 2, Firmani 3, Hurst 2, Leary) Middlesbrough 1. Club record League Victory. Jimmy Seed: “The forwards were rampant and towards the end, they were unstoppable”. 1956: Jimmy Trotter appointed manager.
1919: First ever match at The Valley; then known as the Charlton Enclosure. In an 'A' team fixture in the Southern Suburban League, Charlton beat Summerstown 2-0. Fred Jamieson scored the first ever goal at The Valley, Needham got the second.
I couldn't find a picture of the ground at that time, but I thought this picture of the nearby sandpits looked interesting.
1920: First game in the London Challenge Cup. Beat British Motor Cab Athletic 4-0.
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1989: Start of Valley Gold. On the same day, a model of how The Valley would look was put on display.
Article from Football Today, Jan 1990:
1965: Bob Stokoe's first game as Charlton manager. In that match Keith Peacock became the league's first ever substitute, when Mick Rose was injured at Burnden Park.
1962: Keith Peacock's league debut v Sunderland at Roker Park.
1998: First home game in the Premiership. Charlton 5 (Mendonca 3, Robinson, Redfearn) Southampton 0.
http://cafc.digital-ink.co.uk/personality.ink?page=7571
1947: Alex McCrae scores twice on his Charlton debut.
1986: First top flight game for nearly 30 years. 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday (Lee). Peter Shirtliff made his debut having signed from Wednesday, a club he would later return to making Charlton a £375k (pre expenses) profit.
2003: Beat Wolves 4-0 in the first ever Premiership game at Molyneux, all goals in first half. In the second half, Paolo Di Canio and Carlton Cole come on to make their Charlton debuts.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3152279.stm
2002: Chris Bart-Williams scores one of his two Addick's goals. A first half penalty against Bolton at The Reebok. Charlton win 2-1, Euell got the other.
1973: Mark Penfold's debut v York City. For the next 23 years he would hold the record of being Charlton's youngest player; 16y258d.
2001: Stunning shot from Lisbie against Ipswich.
2004: Charlton 3 Aston Villa 0. Luke Young's first goal in senior football and a rare brace from Francis Jeffers.
2003: 2-2 draw with Everton. Both goals scored from the penalty spot by Jason Euell – a record for Charlton in top flight football.
1921: Charlton's first ever Football League match. A 1-0 victory over Exeter City at The Valley in front of 13,000 fans. Tommy Dowling scores Charlton's first ever league goal.
1920: Charlton's first ever professional game. A 2-1 victory over Norwich City at The Nest in The Southern League. Scorers were Legg and Smith.
1931: Trevor Edmunds scores a brace on his debut.
1971: Barry Endean scores a goal!
1992: Date announced for the return to The Valley.
1936: Charlton's first ever top flight game a 1-0 win (Prior) over Grimsby Town at Blundell Park.
1971: John Robinson born. 44 goals from 382 appearances.
1989: Charlton 3 (Williams 2 Mortimer) Chelsea 0.
1986: Man Utd 0 Charlton 1 (Stuart). First win in top flight for almost 30 years.
1921: First away match in the Football league.
1929: 24,173 people witness the first ever 2nd Division game at The Valley. Charlton beat Cardiff 4-1 (Whitlow 3, Horton).
2007: Todorov goal beats the Glaziers.
1939: Charlton beat Man Utd 2-0 (Tadman, Dawson) in the last game before the war. The following day war was declared and the league suspended. On the 14th September it was announced that football would continue, but in a smaller and regionalised format. This result and those of Charlton's other two matches were expunged from official records.
1992: Charlton take Europe by storm, beating Millwall 2-1 in the Anglo Italian cup (Barness, Pardew).
1904: Fred Whitlow born. Fred is the subject of one of the most interesting threads on Charlton Life: http://www.charltonlife.com/discussion/44086/fred-whitlow-1927-31
1920: The first professional match to be held at The Valley; versus B&HA in the Southern League.Tommy Dowling scoring two and Fred Jewhurst the other in a 3-1 Victory.
1936: First top flight home match. 1-1 draw with Liverpool, Boulter scoring.
1981: First time Charlton get three points for a win. 2-0 v Blackburn (McAllister, Walsh)
1958: A storm leaves parts of The Valley under 6 inches of water. Offices, changing rooms and the boardroom were all flooded. Just four hours and much pumping later a match takes place. Charlton beat Grimsby 2-1.
1934: Charlton's goalkeeper Alex Wright died. He had broken his neck the previous day whilst diving into the sea following a victory over Torquay.
1936: First victory in a top flight match at The Valley. 2-0 over a Stoke side featuring Stanley Matthews. Prior and Boulter got the goals. This result meant that Charlton were top of League Division 1 for the first time in their history.
1976: Charlton beat Southampton 2-1 in the league cup. The first goal was scored by Derek Hales, it was the first in a club record of eight consecutive games that he would score.
1985: Charlton beat Palace 3-1 (Reid 2, Pearson), but the more important news was off the pitch: Leaflet announces Charlton to leave The Valley.
1969: Chris Powell born. 270 appearances; 3 goals; 2 promotions (1 as player, 1 as manager); 5 England Caps. All round top bloke and total Charlton legend.
1968: Clive Mendonca born. 45 goals from 96 appearances, including the greatest ever Wembley hat-trick:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=X5C4PEFIyW4
(0.48s, 1.32s, 3.14s)
1968: Clive Mendonca born. 45 goals from 96 appearances, including the greatest ever Wembley hat-trick:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=X5C4PEFIyW4 (0.48s, 1.32s, 3.14s)
1927: Birth of Johnny Summers. 100 goals in 171 appearances for Charlton, including 5 against Huddersfield in the greatest comeback ever.
http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/127312.html#
1973: Derek Hales scores on his debut. Charlton beat Blackburn 4-3.
1934: Sam Bartram signs for Charlton.
1953: Charlton 8 (O'Linn 2, Firmani 3, Hurst 2, Leary) Middlesbrough 1. Club record League Victory. Jimmy Seed: “The forwards were rampant and towards the end, they were unstoppable”.
1956: Jimmy Trotter appointed manager.
1919: First ever match at The Valley; then known as the Charlton Enclosure. In an 'A' team fixture in the Southern Suburban League, Charlton beat Summerstown 2-0. Fred Jamieson scored the first ever goal at The Valley, Needham got the second.
I couldn't find a picture of the ground at that time, but I thought this picture of the nearby sandpits looked interesting.
1920: First game in the London Challenge Cup. Beat British Motor Cab Athletic 4-0.
1996: Our last win on this day. A 1-0 win over Reading courtesy of an early Carl Leaburn strike.
1961: Mark Reid born. 250 appearances; 17 goals.
2000: Charlton 1 Spurs 0 (Johansson)