Paul Went was a favourite icon but as a player he does not get into the top 5. Back then our defence was leaky and he wasn't playing against top class strikers. I think he gets into peoples lists because he was part of a team that many including me can still name man for man!
1 Jorge Costa - Fearsome leader 2 Mark Fish - Quality all round centre back. 3 The Reverend Richard Rufus - superb ball winner, prone to basic errors. 4 Chris Perry - Very underestimated by many. 5 Peter Shirtliff
Wise move Stonesy - Shipperley played most of his matches for Charlton in the Third Division and then went to Gillingham. Was great at his level though. Compare with Paul Elliott who went on to Celtic, Chelsea and Serie A with Pisa
Rufus comes top of the list - as well as being a magnificent player and a great guy, he only ever played for us and his loyalty as a one-club man for lil' ol' CAFC cost him his rightful England recognition.
Geoff Scott is a funny one. He played his two games in 1982 and quite a few people thought he was really good (I didn't see either game). It was often said that his absence was one of the reasons we were near the bottom of the table but I've since watched the highlights of the game he played at Stamford Bridge (it's on YouTube) and he didn't look too clever and neither did Paul Elliott. I guess we supporters were a lot more tolerant in those days.
Ps; take a look at the youtube footage and see Colin Pates smash home a real screamer (for Chelsea).
Paul Went was a favourite icon but as a player he does not get into the top 5. Back then our defence was leaky and he wasn't playing against top class strikers. I think he gets into peoples lists because he was part of a team that many including me can still name man for man!
No argument that Rufus was number 1.
I totally disagree, I thought Paul Went was absolute class. Definitely in the top five of centre backs I have seen in fifty three years of watching Charlton.
Are my top 5 in order for ability. But for commitment and enjoying seeing them play must mention Went, Reeves, Brown, Shirtliff, Youds, Thompson and Maxie Miller!
Rufus hesitated on the ball. Couldn't pass. But what he had was pace bravery and was able to read the game. Looks like he's in everyone's top 5 Imagine how good he would have been had he been able to play out from the back.
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No argument that Rufus was number 1.
1=Rufus
2=Brown
3=Youds
4=Costa
5=Fortune
1. Rufus
2. Diawara
3. Costa
4. Fish
5. Morrison
2 Mark Fish - Quality all round centre back.
3 The Reverend Richard Rufus - superb ball winner, prone to basic errors.
4 Chris Perry - Very underestimated by many.
5 Peter Shirtliff
David Young
Peter Shirtliff
Paul Elliott
Richard Rufus
Was great at his level though.
Compare with Paul Elliott who went on to Celtic, Chelsea and Serie A with Pisa
Costa
Fish
Elliott
Rufus
Pates
I've excluded Hinton - did see him play but too young to remember or judge
Rufus
Elliott
Ufton
Reeves
Reeves very unlucky not to get in the above 5
Elliot
Rufus
Webster
Shirtlife or Pender
Hinton - Shirtliff - Webster - Costa - Rufus
Rufus comes top of the list - as well as being a magnificent player and a great guy, he only ever played for us and his loyalty as a one-club man for lil' ol' CAFC cost him his rightful England recognition.
2) George Costa
3) Richard Rufus
4) Simon Webster
5) Paul Went
Shirtliff
Thompson
Webster
Pender
Ps; take a look at the youtube footage and see Colin Pates smash home a real screamer (for Chelsea).
costa
shirtliff
thompson or webster
elliot
Pates
Todd
Shirtliff
Webster
Fish
Shirtliff
Costa
Elliot
Costa
Shirtliff
Pates
Brown
2. Elliott
3.Fish
4.Costa
5.Pates.
Are my top 5 in order for ability. But for commitment and enjoying seeing them play must mention Went, Reeves, Brown, Shirtliff, Youds, Thompson and Maxie Miller!
Rufus
Brown
Jorge Costa
Sodje
Morrison
Les berry
Alan dugdale
Peter shaw
Steve dowman
Sorry I jest.
Richard rufus
Colin pates
George Costa
Simon Webster
Andy Todd
Costa
Rufus
Caton
Shirtliff
Shirtliff
Webster
Costa
Kernaghan - didnt play much but remember him being a good CB
Imagine how good he would have been had he been able to play out from the back.