Mike Small will forever be a legend for that one appearance for us. Truly awful, totally out of his depth on the day and to be fair he admits it if asked.
Not for Charlton but does anyone remember Woodgates debut for Real Madrid? Scored an own goal and got sent off for two yellows. Probably the worst debut I've seen in football.
He had made two late substitute appearances already the season before, but when Scott Wagstaff made his first start (against Yeovil in the League Cup), he was truly diabolical and rightly taken off at HT.
Like you, MOG, I also have absolutely no recollection of Eggert Jonsson. I wasn't at Burnley but saw the home win against Posh when apparently he came on as a late sub. The invisible man?
I agree with an earlier poster, nominating Mike Small as a useless debutant (on loan from West Ham). Remember watching him trundle around at the new Den in March 1994 - lost 2-1 (Nelson). Small appeared to have no understanding of the offside law.
That wasn't quite his debut, which was at Carlisle the week before, but the poor lad was horribly outplayed in the Man City game (5-1). Senior keepers Nicky Johns, Tony Lange and John Vaughan were all injured.
Changing the thread slightly, it might be interesting to list the worst players to play for Charlton, by position, from number one to number 11. I would start by nominating the worst CF that played for us - one Carl Leaburn. He had no pace whatsoever, couldn't trap a bag of cement and probably couldn't beat my grandmother in the air.
Changing the thread slightly, it might be interesting to list the worst players to play for Charlton, by position, from number one to number 11. I would start by nominating the worst CF that played for us - one Carl Leaburn. He had no pace whatsoever, couldn't trap a bag of cement and probably couldn't beat my grandmother in the air.
Ha ha! I agree with you, Peter, but many on here do not. I remember a ball flashing across the box in a game when we were lodging at Sell-Out Park, and all Leaburn had to do was stay where he was and it would have struck his head and hit the net. He didn't even have to jump - but he ducked, the ball went sailing out for a throw-in, and the Holmesdale Road end erupted in laughter.
Another failure - Peter Shaw, with those shanked balls that went out for a throw....
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I agree with an earlier poster, nominating Mike Small as a useless debutant (on loan from West Ham). Remember watching him trundle around at the new Den in March 1994 - lost 2-1 (Nelson). Small appeared to have no understanding of the offside law.
Pardew away to Bristol City, got sent off for spitting at an opponent.
Another failure - Peter Shaw, with those shanked balls that went out for a throw....