Useless Charlton Knowledge

heavenSE7

Coming from a quite an intellectual family, they often ridicule me for my useless knowledge on anything football (which was mainly due to playing championship manager growing up) and as my comeback I've always stated that one day, just one day, it will be really bloody useful.
Well some how earlier on we was all watching 'Pointless' on TV (which I actually find quite pointless) and as per normal I was struggling to answer questions through the rounds on the more "academic" subjects to do with History etc. That is until the final round. The money question. The big one. In the categories was various choices, one being "Sporting Achievements".. my obvious choice. For some reason the two 'intellectuals' chose it, despite not seeming keen on sport.
Now for anyone who has never seen the show, the idea is they give you a subject and you have to name an answer that is "pointless", an answer that nobody out of 100 people had given which is correct.
The subject on this occasion was 'Match Of The Day goal of the season winners'. I shouted Shaun Bartlett (that cracking volley against Leicester in 2000/01?) and sat there quite smug with family looking at me. Needless to say, the two guys chose Ronaldo, Lljunberg and Jaap Stam.. which of course were all wrong and not pointless. Then they worked through the footballers who had pointless scores. There he was, in all his glory the last name to be read out.. Super Shaun Bartlett.

Useless Charlton Knowledge would have won me £2,500.

We've all got some useless Charlton knowledge inside of us that nobody cares about apart from other Charlton fans, has yours ever won you money/saved a life/saved the world. If it hasn't yet, then one day it just might.

_MrDick

I watched it as well and did exactly the same...

flyingkiwiDK

Back in those heady days when we were plying our trade in the Premiership a friend of mine told me that Charlton were the only "Village" team in the top flight. Not knowing whether this was true or not I managed to convince a local quizmaster to deliver it as a question during one of his gigs.

I was living in New Zealand at the time.

Fk

flyingkiwiDK

Also isn't "Charlton Athletic" one of only a handful of football league teams whose name begins and ends with the same letter? I seem to recall that the others are Liverpool, York City, Northampton Town and, errr

Well you get the idea! :-)

lordromford

flyingkiwiDK said:

Also isn't "Charlton Athletic" one of only a handful of football league teams whose name begins and ends with the same letter? I seem to recall that the others are Liverpool, York City, Northampton Town and, errr

Well you get the idea! :-)

Aston Villa!

cafcfan1990

their the 5 and theres some Scottish teams

Off_it

Valley McMoist said:

I watched it as well and did exactly the same...

Yep me too - and my nine year old was very impressed with me!

(I also had Cyrille Regis - another Pointless answer!)

Hastingsaddick

One of only 11 (or is it 10) to have averaged 40,000+ in a given season.

bolloxbolder

The only team to recruit turnstile operators

iaitch

cafcfan1990 said:

their the 5 and theres some Scottish teams

Celtic, Kilmarnock

PL54

first ever use of a substitute in a football league match

Bryan_Kynsie

Dundee United

cafcfan1990

iaitch said:

cafcfan1990 said:

their the 5 and theres some Scottish teams

Celtic, Kilmarnock

dundee united, alloa, east fife

creepyaddick

The only team to have a ball burst in a final at Wembley, not once, not twice but 3 times!

Stig

The only team to have won 7-6

johnny73

The first team to earn successive promotions through the league divisions.

SE7toSG3

The team inclusive of Carlisle to win promotion at Brunton Park the most times?

Off_it

The only team to lose a game on the way to the Cup Final?

Stig

The first team to win a play off final for the right to play in the most prestigious English league.

If there is a team with a more interesting history than ours, I'd love to know who it is. There are several big clubs who can boast lots more wins and trophies than us, but we do seem to be blessed with a lot of one off achievements and quirky facts.

Off_it

Stig said:

The first team to win a play off final for the right to play in the most prestigious English league.

And I believe the only team to win the play offs to keep their place in the top flight, as opposed to get promoted to the top flight.

LoOkOuT

Great thread.

Algarveaddick

cafcfan1990 said:

iaitch said:

cafcfan1990 said:

their the 5 and theres some Scottish teams

Celtic, Kilmarnock

dundee united, alloa, east fife

Alloa Athletic I am afraid. You can add East Stirlingshire to the list.

I also got Micky Walsh as a pointless answer.

I love Pointless, best quiz/game show ever.

March51

CAFC v. Blackburn (Feb.1947) was the fist televised live cup tie, other than the Final itself.

Hastingsaddick

For many years the biggest capacity in England (except Wembley)...66,000.

guinnessaddick

First team to lose 2 FA Cup games in the same season.

Oggy Red

Then there was 'The Valley Party'........

sam3110

Promoted whilst groundsharing?

LenGlover

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Already posted above

guinnessaddick

The first to have joint managers.

creepyaddick

Off_it said:

The only team to lose a game on the way to the Cup Final?

Tell me more....

March51

Don't you remember the '45/46 season then Creepy? The early rounds were played over two legs and though we lost 2-1 at Fulham we beat them 3-1 at The Valley for the aggregate win.