I meant to say, has anybody any info on Charlton Albion? They were a CAFC also.
I wonder if they played out if the Albion pub? Charlton / Woolwich dockyard on the lower road, the pub that’s there now (now closed I think) doesn’t seem old enough, was there a pub there beforehand?
Good point.
A lot of the 19th century building around the Woolwich Road suffered bomb damage or was demolished afterwards for slum clearance/road widening.
Haven't got time to search for it right now - but a good possibility there was an earlier Albion pub there or close by.
There was definitely and older version of The Albion down in that area although not in the precise location. I have some old maps at home and will look later.
Ooh, it's exciting, this. It's like Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould only better. ...
There's very little that's better than Fiona Bruce and a discussion of team photographs from over a hundred years ago isn't one of them. Well, depending on your point of view, but only one of those has an effect on my libido.
Oggy, good point about actually having the silverware to hand and your right about two teams rather than one. For the record, if they did have had any trophies it would have been for the previous season, in which case it's Lewisham D2 Winners and Woolwich D2 Winners.
Don't know if these have been shown before, so apologies if they have. The training photo had a date of 1939; this sounds about right as my dad (Stan "Ticky" Armitage) is in it (third from front, next to railings, behind Don Welsh and another).
That photo on the right is in a book I flicked through at W H Smiths a few weeks ago. Something like 'Football then and now', I think.
Oggy, good point about actually having the silverware to hand and your right about two teams rather than one. For the record, if they did have had any trophies it would have been for the previous season, in which case it's Lewisham D2 Winners and Woolwich D2 Winners.
Having looked at the photos, i don't think these are the same people. Most of the eye brows, ear positions (lobes), shoulders and nose bridges are all different.
However, excellent photos and thank you for all of the added info people.
Oggy, good point about actually having the silverware to hand and your right about two teams rather than one. For the record, if they did have had any trophies it would have been for the previous season, in which case it's Lewisham D2 Winners and Woolwich D2 Winners.
Yes.
I think the bottom pairing could be the same person and the one above that probably not but the other two most definitely not.
Amazing photo.....look at the dirty pile of frozen snow in front of the wall. All us little lads wore short trousers back then......freezing cold or not! That’s how we won the war!
Amazing photo.....look at the dirty pile of frozen snow in front of the wall. All us little lads wore short trousers back then......freezing cold or not! That’s how we won the war!
I'll definitely buy you a drink the next time we meet up at Chesterfield. At Saltergate, I mean ...... on condition Ernie Moss plays for them and Killer Hales scores our winning goal.
It'll still be quicker than waiting for Elfs. Allegedly.
Wow, that floodlight is where I took shelter (behind the concrete pyramid stanction) during the snow blizzard that stopped the game v Southampton in that same year I think? Seems like another lifetime. Was just a kid then. Now I'm just a bitter, sour anti-Regime vinegar pisser
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I do think that's better.
Oggy, good point about actually having the silverware to hand and your right about two teams rather than one. For the record, if they did have had any trophies it would have been for the previous season, in which case it's Lewisham D2 Winners and Woolwich D2 Winners.
Yes.
However, excellent photos and thank you for all of the added info people.
You should have gone to specsavers.
All us little lads wore short trousers back then......freezing cold or not!
That’s how we won the war!
Great photo, my dad and uncle might be in that.
Glad to know you're still alive and kicking Blackpool!
Perhaps Elfsborg will give you the kiss of life, while you're waiting for him to buy you a drink?
Looks like it's down to you Oggy mate
I'll definitely buy you a drink the next time we meet up at Chesterfield.
At Saltergate, I mean ...... on condition Ernie Moss plays for them and Killer Hales scores our winning goal.
It'll still be quicker than waiting for Elfs. Allegedly.
;o)
Lancelotte was instrumental in Keith Peacock joining Charlton
Seems like another lifetime. Was just a kid then. Now I'm just a bitter, sour anti-Regime vinegar pisser