Charlton v Arsenal - FA Cup 5th round 1956

AFKABartram

72k at The Valley. We lost. Move on.

http://youtu.be/oua3rMxdb4g

soapy_jones

Remember that one. We were glad when they invented colour of course!

ken from bexley

Who was the Charlton No 10, who is in the penalty area, and what a miss!....... I blame those boots, and the length of those shorts!..... Why did we not play in red and white! ....... come on Henry Irving we need answers?

Big William

ken from bexley said:

Who was the Charlton No 10, who is in the penalty area, and what a miss!....... I blame those boots, and the length of those shorts!..... Why did we not play in red and white! ....... come on Henry Irving we need answers?

Churchino's grandad?


I think the convention in those days was that the home team would change colours if there was a clash.

callowendaddick

I think our 'inside left' was Stuart Leary

east terrace peanuts

My first ever game at the Valley. My brother was an Arsenal supporter. I remember scrabbling between legs to get down to the front of the east terrace. The only time I saw Sam in goal. It wasn't until 3 years later that became a regular. Leary was definitely playing as was Johnny Summers, but as I remember the result was never in doubt.

thai malaysia addick

I wonder whether flat caps were issued at the turnstile.

Isawlearyplay

Present for that one - as a teenager stood behind the goal (present north stand ) can recall dismay as the goals kept popping in. Surprised now by the dress code. Still though find pictures of the massive east terrace bringing a thrill. But right - we lost 'move on'.

golfaddick

I blame the pitch...........sort it out !!

Jensenwasclass

''Leary was definitely playing as was Johnny Summers, but as I remember the result was never in doubt.''

I am pretty sure that Johnny Summers never played in the same team as Sam Bartram,
some of the silver surfers may know for sure. Think he was still a Millwall player in 1956!

Airman Brown

I think Trotter signed Summers early in the 56/57 season - he couldn't have played for us in the FA Cup before 1957. I remember Derek Ufton saying when I interviewed him at Christmas that Summers and Lawrie should have kept us up that year, but for mistakes made by Trotter.

Covered End

For those watching in black and white, Arsenal are in red.

Carl Leaburn

As usual the Programme can be seen here

https://www.flickr.com/photos/addicks7-6/8878764392

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