I would love to know what the likes of Steve Archer (standing in the car) and the lad on the car bonnet are doing now - can't for the life of me remember his name but have a feeling it was Andy or Mike? Both played for me for a while when I used to manage a Sunday morning football team but the latter also played rugby for Sidcup 1st XV. He was fearless on the pitch and from what I can gather quite handy off it too!
I also had the "privilege" of refereeing a Charlton v Millwall supporters match one Saturday morning at Sparrows Lane in which Mick was in goal. Steve Archer and Steve Dixon (who also I believe used to also sit behind me with his dad in the West Stand when we were much younger) in our side too. Didn't turn out that well as we were winning 3-2 but Millwall equalised in the last minute of injury time - and of course I got the blame for adding too much of it!
I would love to know what the likes of Steve Archer (standing in the car) and the lad on the car bonnet are doing now - can't for the life of me remember his name but have a feeling it was Mike? Both played for me for a while when I used to manage a Sunday morning football team but the latter also played rugby for Sidcup 1st XV. He was fearless on the pitch and from what I can gather quite handy off it too!
I also had the "privilege" of refereeing a Charlton v Millwall supporters match one Saturday morning at Sparrows Lane in which Mick was in goal. Steve Archer and Steve Dixon (who also I believe used to also sit behind me with his dad in the West Stand when we were much younger) in our side too. Didn't turn out that well as we were winning 3-2 but Millwall equalised in the last minute of injury time - and of course I got the blame for adding too much of it!
I was in the same class as Steve’s sister (Kate) in primary school. He moved up north some time ago but used to bump into him at away games every now and then. A top bloke.
It's taken in October 1946 from the caption, alongside the CE roof you can see a group of 2/3 houses missing on the Woolwich Road just opposite the old dog track that must have taken a direct hit.
The station area is temporary as well after the V1 strike @Tomhovi's mum witnessed that one
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Im gutted I don’t have any from my group that day
I also had the "privilege" of refereeing a Charlton v Millwall supporters match one Saturday morning at Sparrows Lane in which Mick was in goal. Steve Archer and Steve Dixon (who also I believe used to also sit behind me with his dad in the West Stand when we were much younger) in our side too. Didn't turn out that well as we were winning 3-2 but Millwall equalised in the last minute of injury time - and of course I got the blame for adding too much of it!
The station area is temporary as well after the V1 strike @Tomhovi's mum witnessed that one
The scars on Frank Burton's face are almost certainly war wounds
I'm not sure who took most of these photos, Steve Bridge perhaps?