English-born XI

Bangkokaddick

When was the last time before Saturday that Charlton started with an entire first XI that was born in England? Fox and Foley represent Wales and Ireland respectively but were both born in England. Someone must know the answer. I haven't a clue but I'd guess back in the distant past of the last century.

In fact there was only one foreign-born player in the matchday squad, another rarity in recent years.

LenGlover

Very good question!

Plenty of Scots, Welsh and South Africans in the pre Bosman days back to Seed and before.

se9addick

Bangkokaddick said:

When was the last time before Saturday that Charlton started with an entire first XI that was born in England? Fox and Foley represent Wales and Ireland respectively but were both born in England. Someone must know the answer. I haven't a clue but I'd guess back in the distant past of the last century.

In fact there was only one foreign-born player in the matchday squad, another rarity in recent years.

Last season in League One.

killerandflash

se9addick said:

Bangkokaddick said:

When was the last time before Saturday that Charlton started with an entire first XI that was born in England? Fox and Foley represent Wales and Ireland respectively but were both born in England. Someone must know the answer. I haven't a clue but I'd guess back in the distant past of the last century.

In fact there was only one foreign-born player in the matchday squad, another rarity in recent years.

Last season in League One.

I think Yann missed a few matches through injury/suspension, though Pritchard and Dany N'Guessan also started a few matches that season

se9addick

killerandflash said:

se9addick said:

Bangkokaddick said:

When was the last time before Saturday that Charlton started with an entire first XI that was born in England? Fox and Foley represent Wales and Ireland respectively but were both born in England. Someone must know the answer. I haven't a clue but I'd guess back in the distant past of the last century.

In fact there was only one foreign-born player in the matchday squad, another rarity in recent years.

Last season in League One.

I think Yann missed a few matches through injury/suspension, though Pritchard and Dany N'Guessan also started a few matches that season

Yeah I'm not going to go through every game but the team beat Bournemouth on the opening day was;

Elliot
Solly
Taylor
Morrison
Wiggins
Wagstaff
Hollands
Stephens
Jackson
Hayes
BWP

Astonishing how bad our current team is compared to that one (which still had Kermorgant to come into it)

killerandflash

se9addick said:

killerandflash said:

se9addick said:

Bangkokaddick said:

When was the last time before Saturday that Charlton started with an entire first XI that was born in England? Fox and Foley represent Wales and Ireland respectively but were both born in England. Someone must know the answer. I haven't a clue but I'd guess back in the distant past of the last century.

In fact there was only one foreign-born player in the matchday squad, another rarity in recent years.

Last season in League One.

I think Yann missed a few matches through injury/suspension, though Pritchard and Dany N'Guessan also started a few matches that season

Yeah I'm not going to go through every game but the team beat Bournemouth on the opening day was;

Elliot
Solly
Taylor
Morrison
Wiggins
Wagstaff
Hollands
Stephens
Jackson
Hayes
BWP

Astonishing how bad our current team is compared to that one (which still had Kermorgant to come into it)

I forgot Yann didn't start the season.

I don't know if Curbs ever started with a team of 100% English born players, as even in the early days the likes of Colin Walsh, Balmer and Kim Grant would have been around the squad, and later Johnny Robinson and Kinsella came in.

Starinnaddick

Hamer in goal ?

se9addick

killerandflash said:

se9addick said:

killerandflash said:

se9addick said:

Bangkokaddick said:

When was the last time before Saturday that Charlton started with an entire first XI that was born in England? Fox and Foley represent Wales and Ireland respectively but were both born in England. Someone must know the answer. I haven't a clue but I'd guess back in the distant past of the last century.

In fact there was only one foreign-born player in the matchday squad, another rarity in recent years.

Last season in League One.

I think Yann missed a few matches through injury/suspension, though Pritchard and Dany N'Guessan also started a few matches that season

Yeah I'm not going to go through every game but the team beat Bournemouth on the opening day was;

Elliot
Solly
Taylor
Morrison
Wiggins
Wagstaff
Hollands
Stephens
Jackson
Hayes
BWP

Astonishing how bad our current team is compared to that one (which still had Kermorgant to come into it)

I forgot Yann didn't start the season.

I don't know if Curbs ever started with a team of 100% English born players, as even in the early days the likes of Colin Walsh, Balmer and Kim Grant would have been around the squad, and later Johnny Robinson and Kinsella came in.

I'll give you the guys born in the UK & Ireland, but you can't have John Robinson !

LenGlover

Starinnaddick said:

Hamer in goal ?

No Elliot started that season. I think from memory he played about 4 games.

killerandflash

LenGlover said:

Starinnaddick said:

Hamer in goal ?

No Elliot started that season. I think from memory he played about 4 games.

Hamer was born in England anyway

killerandflash

se9addick said:

killerandflash said:

se9addick said:

killerandflash said:

se9addick said:

Bangkokaddick said:

When was the last time before Saturday that Charlton started with an entire first XI that was born in England? Fox and Foley represent Wales and Ireland respectively but were both born in England. Someone must know the answer. I haven't a clue but I'd guess back in the distant past of the last century.

In fact there was only one foreign-born player in the matchday squad, another rarity in recent years.

Last season in League One.

I think Yann missed a few matches through injury/suspension, though Pritchard and Dany N'Guessan also started a few matches that season

Yeah I'm not going to go through every game but the team beat Bournemouth on the opening day was;

Elliot
Solly
Taylor
Morrison
Wiggins
Wagstaff
Hollands
Stephens
Jackson
Hayes
BWP

Astonishing how bad our current team is compared to that one (which still had Kermorgant to come into it)

I forgot Yann didn't start the season.

I don't know if Curbs ever started with a team of 100% English born players, as even in the early days the likes of Colin Walsh, Balmer and Kim Grant would have been around the squad, and later Johnny Robinson and Kinsella came in.

I'll give you the guys born in the UK & Ireland, but you can't have John Robinson !

Why?

shirty5

killerandflash said:

se9addick said:

killerandflash said:

se9addick said:

killerandflash said:

se9addick said:

Bangkokaddick said:

When was the last time before Saturday that Charlton started with an entire first XI that was born in England? Fox and Foley represent Wales and Ireland respectively but were both born in England. Someone must know the answer. I haven't a clue but I'd guess back in the distant past of the last century.

In fact there was only one foreign-born player in the matchday squad, another rarity in recent years.

Last season in League One.

I think Yann missed a few matches through injury/suspension, though Pritchard and Dany N'Guessan also started a few matches that season

Yeah I'm not going to go through every game but the team beat Bournemouth on the opening day was;

Elliot
Solly
Taylor
Morrison
Wiggins
Wagstaff
Hollands
Stephens
Jackson
Hayes
BWP

Astonishing how bad our current team is compared to that one (which still had Kermorgant to come into it)

I forgot Yann didn't start the season.

I don't know if Curbs ever started with a team of 100% English born players, as even in the early days the likes of Colin Walsh, Balmer and Kim Grant would have been around the squad, and later Johnny Robinson and Kinsella came in.

I'll give you the guys born in the UK & Ireland, but you can't have John Robinson !

Why?

Born in Zimbabwe

killerandflash

shirty5 said:

killerandflash said:

se9addick said:

killerandflash said:

se9addick said:

killerandflash said:

se9addick said:

Bangkokaddick said:

When was the last time before Saturday that Charlton started with an entire first XI that was born in England? Fox and Foley represent Wales and Ireland respectively but were both born in England. Someone must know the answer. I haven't a clue but I'd guess back in the distant past of the last century.

In fact there was only one foreign-born player in the matchday squad, another rarity in recent years.

Last season in League One.

I think Yann missed a few matches through injury/suspension, though Pritchard and Dany N'Guessan also started a few matches that season

Yeah I'm not going to go through every game but the team beat Bournemouth on the opening day was;

Elliot
Solly
Taylor
Morrison
Wiggins
Wagstaff
Hollands
Stephens
Jackson
Hayes
BWP

Astonishing how bad our current team is compared to that one (which still had Kermorgant to come into it)

I forgot Yann didn't start the season.

I don't know if Curbs ever started with a team of 100% English born players, as even in the early days the likes of Colin Walsh, Balmer and Kim Grant would have been around the squad, and later Johnny Robinson and Kinsella came in.

I'll give you the guys born in the UK & Ireland, but you can't have John Robinson !

Why?

Born in Zimbabwe

Which is why I included him in my list of non English players who played under Curbs

There were a couple of others too from the early 90s, the likes of Petersson and Ammann

Powell Is Pleasant

This thread is a goldmine of misunderstanding, thoroughly enjoyable.
Not as good as the Northampton tickets thread though, the misunderstandings in that thread are exceptional.

Norman_Smith

LenGlover said:

Starinnaddick said:

Hamer in goal ?

No Elliot started that season. I think from memory he played about 4 games.

Your right but doesn't Elliot play for Ireland?

JoshAddick

se9addick said:

killerandflash said:

se9addick said:

Bangkokaddick said:

When was the last time before Saturday that Charlton started with an entire first XI that was born in England? Fox and Foley represent Wales and Ireland respectively but were both born in England. Someone must know the answer. I haven't a clue but I'd guess back in the distant past of the last century.

In fact there was only one foreign-born player in the matchday squad, another rarity in recent years.

Last season in League One.

I think Yann missed a few matches through injury/suspension, though Pritchard and Dany N'Guessan also started a few matches that season

Yeah I'm not going to go through every game but the team beat Bournemouth on the opening day was;

Elliot
Solly
Taylor
Morrison
Wiggins
Wagstaff
Hollands
Stephens
Jackson
Hayes
BWP

Astonishing how bad our current team is compared to that one (which still had Kermorgant to come into it)

se9addick said:

killerandflash said:

se9addick said:

Bangkokaddick said:

When was the last time before Saturday that Charlton started with an entire first XI that was born in England? Fox and Foley represent Wales and Ireland respectively but were both born in England. Someone must know the answer. I haven't a clue but I'd guess back in the distant past of the last century.

In fact there was only one foreign-born player in the matchday squad, another rarity in recent years.

Last season in League One.

I think Yann missed a few matches through injury/suspension, though Pritchard and Dany N'Guessan also started a few matches that season

Yeah I'm not going to go through every game but the team beat Bournemouth on the opening day was;

Elliot
Solly
Taylor
Morrison
Wiggins
Wagstaff
Hollands
Stephens
Jackson
Hayes
BWP

Astonishing how bad our current team is compared to that one (which still had Kermorgant to come into it)

Surely that team would have had Ben Hamer in goal and not Rob Elliot?

Powell Is Pleasant

Norman_Smith said:

LenGlover said:

Starinnaddick said:

Hamer in goal ?

No Elliot started that season. I think from memory he played about 4 games.

Your right but doesn't Elliot play for Ireland?

Yes, but born in England.

Ross

JoshAddick said:

se9addick said:

killerandflash said:

se9addick said:

Bangkokaddick said:

When was the last time before Saturday that Charlton started with an entire first XI that was born in England? Fox and Foley represent Wales and Ireland respectively but were both born in England. Someone must know the answer. I haven't a clue but I'd guess back in the distant past of the last century.

In fact there was only one foreign-born player in the matchday squad, another rarity in recent years.

Last season in League One.

I think Yann missed a few matches through injury/suspension, though Pritchard and Dany N'Guessan also started a few matches that season

Yeah I'm not going to go through every game but the team beat Bournemouth on the opening day was;

Elliot
Solly
Taylor
Morrison
Wiggins
Wagstaff
Hollands
Stephens
Jackson
Hayes
BWP

Astonishing how bad our current team is compared to that one (which still had Kermorgant to come into it)

se9addick said:

killerandflash said:

se9addick said:

Bangkokaddick said:

When was the last time before Saturday that Charlton started with an entire first XI that was born in England? Fox and Foley represent Wales and Ireland respectively but were both born in England. Someone must know the answer. I haven't a clue but I'd guess back in the distant past of the last century.

In fact there was only one foreign-born player in the matchday squad, another rarity in recent years.

Last season in League One.

I think Yann missed a few matches through injury/suspension, though Pritchard and Dany N'Guessan also started a few matches that season

Yeah I'm not going to go through every game but the team beat Bournemouth on the opening day was;

Elliot
Solly
Taylor
Morrison
Wiggins
Wagstaff
Hollands
Stephens
Jackson
Hayes
BWP

Astonishing how bad our current team is compared to that one (which still had Kermorgant to come into it)

Surely that team would have had Ben Hamer in goal and not Rob Elliot?

Elliot started the first 4 games before he was sold to Newcastle

harveys_gardener

Isn't Wiggins also Welsh?

happyvalley

harveys gardener said:

Isn't Wiggins also Welsh?

London born I believe.

sam3110

harveys gardener said:

Isn't Wiggins also Welsh?

I'm sure most of the Welsh team in the Euros were born in England