I saw these names mentioned in old discussions and as I was team mates with them, I thought I'd upload these old team photos.
The first team is UGB Pantiles from the 63/64 season of the (I think) South East London Minors League, ie under 18 colt football. Big Al was a funny lad as I remember but I didn't know him socially, only through playing for UGB (I say playing but I was normally first reserve, only playing about three or four times, but was there for the team shot!). Big Al is third from right, back row, next to the keeper; also in the team is Peter Kinsey (2nd from right, front row) and Bobby Levett, on Alan's left. Geordie was the manager (1st left back row), and Dick the physio, (extreme right back row). I can't remember any of the other names.
The second team is Beaumont from I guess the 66/67 season of the Metropolitan Sunday League. Dickie would have been about 18 here; he was a lovely, modest bloke and funny too and of course a great keeper, even at this age. Terry is on the extreme right, back row; Terry and I went back to primary school age and we were best mates during our teens and twenties. Sadly, Terry died back around 2005 at the age of 57. Beaumont was formed mainly of players from Millwall Colts; Dickie moved on the next season signing semi-pro for Wimbledon.
The third team is Woolwich Town from the 70/71 season, again of the Metropolitan Sunday League. I'd like to mention Larry Tait here who I think was an ex-Charlton apprentice; Larry was the hardest footballer I played with or against, but not dirty. He rarely ever used the slide tackle but would block tackle opponents to keep possession of the ball. I remember once when we played Greenwich Borough at the Rectory Field; they had Peter and Billy Kinsey in their team at that time. Billy was a hard man too and I recall a 50/50 tackle between Larry and Billy that resulted in a sickening crack noise. Larry walked away from the tackle but poor Billy was left on the ground with a broken leg. The last I heard of Larry was in 1971 when he said he and his girlfriend were moving to South Africa.
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It's a real Charlton family. They lived in Floyd Road, dad went to Pound Park school, later my grandparents (his parents) lived in Valley Grove. Hardly surprising that I was infected with the Addicks virus from a very young age! :-)
Whenever I smell White Horse liniment my mind takes me back to the changing room of Anchor Athletic!
By the way, was your Uncle Frank a Davis?
e great photos
Woodhill you have bought back memories of great sunday afternoons in Charlton park watching Valley celtic. Names that jog the memory are Patsy Meagan, Terry Carter , Richie Powell, Ted Saunders and Gerry Germain .There was also I think an older player who played on the wing called Ernie (not a milkman ) .
The name Jimmy Ellis rings a definite bell from that time.
However I have memories of a group of lads who both trained and played matches on a Sunday in Shrewsbury Park with proper goals and kit so presumably in some sort of official league as there were a few spectators. They told us they were Plum Lane football club.
As a very small boy I and a few mates virtually lived in Shrewsbury Park playing football or cricket dependent on the seasons. The Plum Lane lads would sometimes let us join in with small sided matches which they would play either after or as part of their training. "Jimmy" (? Jimmy Ellis) was the keeper and the most chatty. We used to watch them play and chat to him in his goal on a Sunday in Shrewsbury Park when play was down the other end. Another player I remember had greying hair even though my Dad, who would occasionally come and watch on a Sunday too if we were there playing, said he would only be in his twenties and was prematurely grey.
After a while they told us they were joining the Kent Amateur League and would be playing on Saturdays in future and we didn't see them after that. I'd take a guess this would have been 1965 or 1966.
That's what I can remember about Plum Lane perhaps Man About Town can add more.
On reflection we must have been a pain in the nether regions always pestering to be allowed to join in!