Can't believe it hasn't already been posted - but John Lennon (yes that one!) would have been 76 today (9th October 2016). A sad day when he was shot down. RIP.
Can't believe it hasn't already been posted - but John Lennon (yes that one!) would have been 76 today (9th October 2016). A sad day when he was shot down. RIP.
For a whole generation a part of them died the day he was killed. As an Englishman I thought it was hugely more significant than JFK. "The Man of the 60's" - Dr. Desmond Morris
BENNY FENTON Born 10 October 1918 in West Ham Died 29 July 2000 in Poole, aged 81
In an obituary in the Guardian Benny Fenton was described as the "quintessence of cockneyism". He and his older brother Ted began their careers at West Ham, Benny as an inside/centre forward. He played just 20 games for the Hammers during the war and joined Charlton in January 1947 but not in time to qualify for the FA Cup.
He played as a wing half for Charlton and in 1950/51 became captain. He was described as a wily player rather than a hard one, with quick responses and good feet.
He left Charlton in 1955 having made 264 appearances for Charlton and scoring 54 goals - to become player/manager at Colchester. He managed Leyton Orient in 1963/64 but his best years as manager were at Millwall where he served from 1966-1974.
Before his sacking in 1956/57 Jimmy Seed had recommended Fenton as the next Charlton Manager and was surprised when Jimmy Trotter was given the job.
Alan McDonald the Northern Ireland centre half who joined us on loan from QPR would have been 53 today. Think he only played 9 games for us in 1983 but seem to remember him being well liked at the time.
Alan McDonald the Northern Ireland centre half who joined us on loan from QPR would have been 53 today. Think he only played 9 games for us in 1983 but seem to remember him being well liked at the time.
I remember seeing him being interviewed on the pitch after NI had drawn 0 0 at Wembley to qualify for the WC. A lot of the crowd were singing it's a fix and he said something along the lines of "if anyone wants to come and tell me to my face it's a fix I'll put them straight, we worked bloody hard for that" He was livid.
Alan McDonald the Northern Ireland centre half who joined us on loan from QPR would have been 53 today. Think he only played 9 games for us in 1983 but seem to remember him being well liked at the time.
I remember seeing him being interviewed on the pitch after NI had drawn 0 0 at Wembley to qualify for the WC. A lot of the crowd were singing it's a fix and he said something along the lines of "if anyone wants to come and tell me to my face it's a fix I'll put them straight, we worked bloody hard for that" He was livid.
CHRIS DUFFY Born 21 October 1918 in Methil, Scotland Died 20.2.1978, age 59
The FA Cup final which took place at Wembley on 26 April 1947 may have been a stinker, but it produced the most momentous goal in Charlton's history - a strike worthy of winning an FA Cup Final. Chris Duffy's sweet half-volley from 14 yards hit the back of the Burnley net in the 114th minute and, in an era of polite handshakes and perhaps a gentle ruffle of the hair, the Addick's match winner galloped the length of the pitch before jumping into the arms of team-mate Jack Shreeve.
This was Chris Duffy's third Cup Final for Charlton. The 25 year-old from Leith Athletic in Scotland played as a wartime guest in the 1944 Final beating Chelsea 3-1 in front of a crowd of 85,000. The trophy was presented to Don Welsh by US General Dwight Eisenhower taking an afternoon off from planning the imminent D-Day landings. Duffy also played in the 1946 Final before his history-making goal against Burnley the next year. He seemed to save his best performances for the FA Cup, netting 15 times in 16 appearances in those great Cup runs of 1946 and 1947.
In 1946 Duffy transferred to his only other club - Charlton Athletic - for 333 pounds. Described as a fast and intelligent left wing he played 162 games for the Addicks, scoring 33 goals, before hanging up his boots in 1953. He lived happily with his second wife and children in Bangor, Northern Ireland until his death in 1978.
Two Charlton players of a bygone era were both born on November 5th
JIMMY OAKES Born Hanley, Staffordshire on 5 November 1902 Died at Stoke-on-Trent 1992 on 7 November 1992, aged 90
Jimmy played 234 games for Charlton between 1933-39. He was a two-club man who ended up playing for both clubs in the same match. After starting for Port Vale in a fixture against Charlton which was eventually abandoned, he was transferred to the Valley before they re-arranged game took place!
GEORGE TADMAN Born at Rainham, Kent on 5 November 1914 Died at Bristol on 28 September 1994, aged 79
George played 93 games for Charlton between 1936-39. He scored 50 goals in 93 games playing on the wing or centre forward.
No player perhaps epitomises how WW!! Blighted so many Charlton careers as that of George TADMAN. In the last peacetime season he plundered 24 goals in 31 games, including a spell of eight in four matches. He began 1939-40 with two in three outings before the season was shut down. Still only 24, TADMAN never played another Football League game.
When Don Welsh named the best team over his years at Charlton between 1935 and 1947, he had no hesitation in picking TADMAN - and himself. His full line-up was: Sam Bartram, Bert Turner, Jimmy Oakes (captain), Frank Harris, John Oakes, Don Welsh, Monty Wilkinson, Sailor Brown, George TADMAN, Les Boulter, Harold Hobbis or Chris Duffy.
From: A Nostalgic Look at a Century of the Club by Michael Walsh
BERT 'SAILOR' BROWN Born 7 November 1915 at Great Yarmouth Died 27 December 2008, Morayshire, aged 93
Michael Walsh's excellent 'Charlton Athletic - A Nostalgic Look at a Century of the Club" features Sailor Brown among our legends. He was a star turn at every Valley ex-players' parade, despite having played so few games for the club. Derby singled him out as the danger man in the 1946 Cup Final, his last game for Charlton. Also from the book -
"Sailor used to go missing before the players went out for each game. He would be in the toilet having a quiet Woodbine. He was such a good player, the Manager took no notice" - Sam Bartram.
Sailor played mainly as an inside forward and joined Charlton as a 19 year old in 1934. He scored 21 goals in 47 appearances before his transfer to Notts Forest for 6,750 pounds. He moved to Aston Villa the following season for 10,000 pounds (a record for Villa at the time). During the war Brown featured in six wartime internationals for England scoring four goals.
He was given the nickname "Sailor" due to his "rolling gait and muscular build"
It would be good if daughter Julie's poignant message of October 15 could be kept alive from time to time while we are plagued by the current ownership.
JIMMY TROTTER Born 25 November 1899 Died 17 April 1984 (84)
After his playing career finished - he played for Bury, Sheffield Wednesday and Watford - he joined Charlton as their trainer, a position he held for 22 years, as well as being trainer for the England national team. After Jimmy Seed's sacking he was appointed Manager in 1956 but was unable to prevent relegation in 1957. He was at the helm for the 7-6 win over Huddersfield. He came close to taking the Addicks back into the top flight that season, but we lost 3-4 to Blackburn in the final match of the season, when a draw would have been enough to take us up.
In October 1961 after a disastrous start to the season with eight defeats and just one win in the first 11 games, Jimmy Trotter was axed. The final straw for the directors was a 0-4 defeat at the Valley at the hands of Liverpool. However, with their usual "Stalinist" desire to gloss over unpalatable news Trotter - like Seed before him - was said to have resigned. Charlton historian Colin Cameron says "Fans expecting to find a tribute in the next programme were to be disappointed because the only action Charlton took was to delete his name as Manager". Quite why Charlton adopted this revisionist stance is unclear, but it would have been perfectly at home in George Orwell's "1984" - Charlton Athletic on this Day by Matthew Eastley
JOHN HEWIE Born Pretoria on 13 December 1927 died Lincolnshire 11 May 2015 age 88 Played for Charlton between 1946-66 Capped 19 times for Scotland 1956-60
Jimmy Seed knew a good player when he saw one and was positively effusive in his praise of 23 year old debutant John Hewie - "Hewie ranks as one of the finest backs I've ever seen. He has everything, physical and mental, a great footballer needs".
Apart from a fleeting spell back in South Africa during 1960, John Hewie remained an Addick until 1966, when he departed at the age of 38, having played 530 games and contributed 38 goals for his only English League club. He was Charlton's most capped player at the time of his retirement.
He was a total footballer long before the term was coined. The tall resilient South Africa-born Scottish international played for Charlton in nine different positions, including goalkeeper, aquitting himself in arguably his most effective role, as full-back, during the World Cup Finals.
He became a regular first-choice player in 1951-52, helping an entertaining Charlton finish in the top half of the then First Division. For the next five seasons he was one of the most reliable performers in the top flight helping Charlton during their best season 1952-53 when they came fifth behind champions Arsenal. Scotland became aware of his eligibility through his Scottish father and when he made his Scottish debut in a B-team game at Edinburgh in 1953 Hewie recounted with a chuckle it was the first time he had set foot in the country.
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As an Englishman I thought it was hugely more significant than JFK.
"The Man of the 60's" - Dr. Desmond Morris
Born 10 October 1918 in West Ham
Died 29 July 2000 in Poole, aged 81
In an obituary in the Guardian Benny Fenton was described as the "quintessence of cockneyism". He and his older brother Ted began their careers at West Ham, Benny as an inside/centre forward. He played just 20 games for the Hammers during the war and joined Charlton in January 1947 but not in time to qualify for the FA Cup.
He played as a wing half for Charlton and in 1950/51 became captain. He was described as a wily player rather than a hard one, with quick responses and good feet.
He left Charlton in 1955 having made 264 appearances for Charlton and scoring 54 goals - to become player/manager at Colchester. He managed Leyton Orient in 1963/64 but his best years as manager were at Millwall where he served from 1966-1974.
Before his sacking in 1956/57 Jimmy Seed had recommended Fenton as the next Charlton Manager and was surprised when Jimmy Trotter was given the job.
The suffragette who was killed at The Derby in 1913,
RIP maestro.
The interview.
Born 21 October 1918 in Methil, Scotland
Died 20.2.1978, age 59
The FA Cup final which took place at Wembley on 26 April 1947 may have been a stinker, but it produced the most momentous goal in Charlton's history - a strike worthy of winning an FA Cup Final. Chris Duffy's sweet half-volley from 14 yards hit the back of the Burnley net in the 114th minute and, in an era of polite handshakes and perhaps a gentle ruffle of the hair, the Addick's match winner galloped the length of the pitch before jumping into the arms of team-mate Jack Shreeve.
This was Chris Duffy's third Cup Final for Charlton. The 25 year-old from Leith Athletic in Scotland played as a wartime guest in the 1944 Final beating Chelsea 3-1 in front of a crowd of 85,000. The trophy was presented to Don Welsh by US General Dwight Eisenhower taking an afternoon off from planning the imminent D-Day landings. Duffy also played in the 1946 Final before his history-making goal against Burnley the next year. He seemed to save his best performances for the FA Cup, netting 15 times in 16 appearances in those great Cup runs of 1946 and 1947.
In 1946 Duffy transferred to his only other club - Charlton Athletic - for 333 pounds. Described as a fast and intelligent left wing he played 162 games for the Addicks, scoring 33 goals, before hanging up his boots in 1953. He lived happily with his second wife and children in Bangor, Northern Ireland until his death in 1978.
JIMMY OAKES
Born Hanley, Staffordshire on 5 November 1902
Died at Stoke-on-Trent 1992 on 7 November 1992, aged 90
Jimmy played 234 games for Charlton between 1933-39. He was a two-club man who ended up playing for both clubs in the same match. After starting for Port Vale in a fixture against Charlton which was eventually abandoned, he was transferred to the Valley before they re-arranged game took place!
GEORGE TADMAN
Born at Rainham, Kent on 5 November 1914
Died at Bristol on 28 September 1994, aged 79
George played 93 games for Charlton between 1936-39. He scored 50 goals in 93 games playing on the wing or centre forward.
No player perhaps epitomises how WW!! Blighted so many Charlton careers as that of George TADMAN. In the last peacetime season he plundered 24 goals in 31 games, including a spell of eight in four matches. He began 1939-40 with two in three outings before the season was shut down. Still only 24, TADMAN never played another Football League game.
When Don Welsh named the best team over his years at Charlton between 1935 and 1947, he had no hesitation in picking TADMAN - and himself. His full line-up was: Sam Bartram, Bert Turner, Jimmy Oakes (captain), Frank Harris, John Oakes, Don Welsh, Monty Wilkinson, Sailor Brown, George TADMAN, Les Boulter, Harold Hobbis or Chris Duffy.
From: A Nostalgic Look at a Century of the Club by Michael Walsh
Born 7 November 1915 at Great Yarmouth
Died 27 December 2008, Morayshire, aged 93
Michael Walsh's excellent 'Charlton Athletic - A Nostalgic Look at a Century of the Club" features Sailor Brown among our legends. He was a star turn at every Valley ex-players' parade, despite having played so few games for the club. Derby singled him out as the danger man in the 1946 Cup Final, his last game for Charlton. Also from the book -
"Sailor used to go missing before the players went out for each game. He would be in the toilet having a quiet Woodbine. He was such a good player, the Manager took no notice" - Sam Bartram.
Sailor played mainly as an inside forward and joined Charlton as a 19 year old in 1934. He scored 21 goals in 47 appearances before his transfer to Notts Forest for 6,750 pounds. He moved to Aston Villa the following season for 10,000 pounds (a record for Villa at the time). During the war Brown featured in six wartime internationals for England scoring four goals.
He was given the nickname "Sailor" due to his "rolling gait and muscular build"
It would be good if daughter Julie's poignant message of October 15 could be kept alive from time to time while we are plagued by the current ownership.
Born 7 November 1902 Lambeth
Died 27 March 1964 Shooters Hill
John Barnes
Shares a birthday with Marie Curie, Joni Mitchell and Trotsky
Albert Camus "everything I know about morality and the obligations of men, I owe it to football".
Camus did not live to see the premier league.
Born 25 November 1899
Died 17 April 1984 (84)
After his playing career finished - he played for Bury, Sheffield Wednesday and Watford - he joined Charlton as their trainer, a position he held for 22 years, as well as being trainer for the England national team. After Jimmy Seed's sacking he was appointed Manager in 1956 but was unable to prevent relegation in 1957. He was at the helm for the 7-6 win over Huddersfield. He came close to taking the Addicks back into the top flight that season, but we lost 3-4 to Blackburn in the final match of the season, when a draw would have been enough to take us up.
In October 1961 after a disastrous start to the season with eight defeats and just one win in the first 11 games, Jimmy Trotter was axed. The final straw for the directors was a 0-4 defeat at the Valley at the hands of Liverpool. However, with their usual "Stalinist" desire to gloss over unpalatable news Trotter - like Seed before him - was said to have resigned. Charlton historian Colin Cameron says "Fans expecting to find a tribute in the next programme were to be disappointed because the only action Charlton took was to delete his name as Manager". Quite why Charlton adopted this revisionist stance is unclear, but it would have been perfectly at home in George Orwell's "1984" - Charlton Athletic on this Day by Matthew Eastley
Born Pretoria on 13 December 1927
died Lincolnshire 11 May 2015 age 88
Played for Charlton between 1946-66
Capped 19 times for Scotland 1956-60
Jimmy Seed knew a good player when he saw one and was positively effusive in his praise of 23 year old debutant John Hewie - "Hewie ranks as one of the finest backs I've ever seen. He has everything, physical and mental, a great footballer needs".
Apart from a fleeting spell back in South Africa during 1960, John Hewie remained an Addick until 1966, when he departed at the age of 38, having played 530 games and contributed 38 goals for his only English League club. He was Charlton's most capped player at the time of his retirement.
He was a total footballer long before the term was coined. The tall resilient South Africa-born Scottish international played for Charlton in nine different positions, including goalkeeper, aquitting himself in arguably his most effective role, as full-back, during the World Cup Finals.
He became a regular first-choice player in 1951-52, helping an entertaining Charlton finish in the top half of the then First Division. For the next five seasons he was one of the most reliable performers in the top flight helping Charlton during their best season 1952-53 when they came fifth behind champions Arsenal. Scotland became aware of his eligibility through his Scottish father and when he made his Scottish debut in a B-team game at Edinburgh in 1953 Hewie recounted with a chuckle it was the first time he had set foot in the country.
From The Independent of Monday, 13 July 2015