What was it like to face Sam Bartram from the penalty spot in front of the Covered End?

Henry Irving

Love this photo from Sam's private collection of photos, press cuttings and memorabilia now all scanned by the Museum.

HarryLime

I like the figure in the background just a face a hat a fag and two hands.

Henry Irving

HarryLime said:

I like the figure in the background just a face a hat a fag and two hands.

It's either @Oggy Red or @SoundAsa£ but can't quite make them out

Addictedoldgit

Wow great photo.

SoundAsa£

Henry Irving said:

HarryLime said:

I like the figure in the background just a face a hat a fag and two hands.

It's either @Oggy Red or @SoundAsa£ but can't quite make them out

Not me.....I don’t smoke......except when I’m on fire.

Stig

What's that advice about making yourself look big - doesn't even know the basics

LargeAddick

prefer the hexaganol nets

ricky_otto

if definitely wasn’t Nicky Bailey taking the Pen. Bartram would have been standing next to the Thames Barrier if it was.

oohaahmortimer

Are you sure it's the Covered End and not in front of our away allocation at another ground

lungrot

I love that picture too. I first saw it in the window of a photo art shop in Paris in 2004. It was on a Sunday and the shop was closed, otherwise I would have loved to have bought it, even though it was quite a lot of money. I recognised Sam Bartram immediately and took these couple of pictures (it's right at the bottom of the shop window display). I hadn't seen the picture before and haven't seen it since, until you posted it now.

To me this is an iconic football photograph. I haven't really seen another one like it before. I've always thought it would be great if the club could produce a book full of the best Charlton photos from the 30's - 80's. Unfortunately I don't suppose it would be financially viable.

Henry Irving

Eventually we'll get all the photos from Sam's collection up on the website (and there are 1000s) for everyone to see.

So any IT smart, websit content people get in touch.

We have a site so don't need anyone flogging us or designing a new one but if you want to upload content then we're gonna need you.

Great find @lungrot

AddicksAddict

SoundAsa£ said:

Henry Irving said:

HarryLime said:

I like the figure in the background just a face a hat a fag and two hands.

It's either @Oggy Red or @SoundAsa£ but can't quite make them out

Not me.....I don’t smoke......except when I’m on fire.

There's an old joke about that, it begins "Do you smoke after sex?".

AddicksAddict

Henry Irving said:

Eventually we'll get all the photos from Sam's collection up on the website (and there are 1000s) for everyone to see.

So any IT smart, websit content people get in touch.

We have a site so don't need anyone flogging us or designing a new one but if you want to upload content then we're gonna need you.

Great find @lungrot

@Henry Irving I could probably do a couple of hours. Where would it be?

SoundAsa£

AddicksAddict said:

SoundAsa£ said:

Henry Irving said:

HarryLime said:

I like the figure in the background just a face a hat a fag and two hands.

It's either @Oggy Red or @SoundAsa£ but can't quite make them out

Not me.....I don’t smoke......except when I’m on fire.

There's an old joke about that, it begins "Do you smoke after sex?".

And finishes......“I don’t know, I’ve never looked.”