Question I have heard a couple of times on quiz shows. Charlton played in two FACup finals, what unusual event happened on both occasions? The witty answer is they scored, the correct answer is that the ball burst on both occasions.
Name any sports stadium designed by Archibald Leitch?
The Valley (pointless answer)
Not surprised it was pointless, as Leitch had nothing to do with The Valley.
He did design the Midland Road stand at Valley Parade though.
From the excellent "Engineering Archie" by Simon Inglis:-
"Before the opening of Wembley in 1923 it was common for new grounds to be touted as a potential home for the Cup Final. Stamford Bridge and Highbury, both Leitch grounds, were two such candidates. Another was The Valley, the cavernous home of Charlton Athletic, laid out in a disused chalk pit in 1919. When Charlton applied to join the League in 1921, Leitch was reported as saying that in his estimation The Valley would be capable of holding 150,000. There is no evidence that he did any designs for it, however. Humphreys were the contractors ...hence the similarity of the stand with that of Highbury's."
I have applied to go on Mastermind with Charlton Athletic as one of my three specialised subjects. Tough to get anywhere close to being selected to take part though.
Good move @meldrew66, except that it's already been done. If I remember rightly, Charlton was one of the first football clubs they did. I'd be surprised if there was a revisit very soon.
I have applied to go on Mastermind with Charlton Athletic as one of my three specialised subjects. Tough to get anywhere close to being selected to take part though.
Alex Wright of this parish did well on Charlton, however the general knowledge questions he got were ridiculous. I doubt anybody would've got more than one.
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Part of the sequences round, so what comes 4th?
2-1
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Hull City
2-1
MK Dons
But as its Queens Park Rangers the surely it would be Milton Keynes Dons
Just can think of any other football league team with only 1 vowel
"Before the opening of Wembley in 1923 it was common for new grounds to be touted as a potential home for the Cup Final. Stamford Bridge and Highbury, both Leitch grounds, were two such candidates. Another was The Valley, the cavernous home of Charlton Athletic, laid out in a disused chalk pit in 1919. When Charlton applied to join the League in 1921, Leitch was reported as saying that in his estimation The Valley would be capable of holding 150,000. There is no evidence that he did any designs for it, however. Humphreys were the contractors ...hence the similarity of the stand with that of Highbury's."
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