I always used to wonder what that mound was behind the old west stand. Just seemed odd that they dug out the side of a hill which then went on to become the ground, but that bit got left there.
I always used to wonder what that mound was behind the old west stand. Just seemed odd that they dug out the side of a hill which then went on to become the ground, but that bit got left there.
I always used to wonder what that mound was behind the old west stand. Just seemed odd that they dug out the side of a hill which then went on to become the ground, but that bit got left there.
I always assumed it was spoil from when they first built the ground, or from when the south terrace was reduced down.
Who are the two Charlton players marking each other so tightly they look like they're in a three-legged race?
Now that’s a bit of a mystery? 🤔
It's Huddersfield's Alf Whittingham and our Jock Campbell in the foreground. I think the pitch suffered during the great Winter of 1947. By popular opinion, the date of the match is 8 March 1947.
Based on the programme, the back-trackers are likely to be two from Johnson, Phipps and Dawson. Definitely not Jack Shreeve who I knew when I was growing up.
And, of course, forwards didn't defend in those days.
The above suggestion of Ronnie Allen ... he played for West Brom, not for Huddersfield, and would have been too young anyway.
For the record, we lost 0-3, but finished the season in 19th place ... one place above Huddersfield who did the double over us.
This I found in a book, Football grounds from the air. Picture taken 1970. After council had brought the land from Charlton. Shows the wall that stills runs behind Jimmy Seed Stand.
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Based on the programme, the back-trackers are likely to be two from Johnson, Phipps and Dawson. Definitely not Jack Shreeve who I knew when I was growing up.
And, of course, forwards didn't defend in those days.
The above suggestion of Ronnie Allen ... he played for West Brom, not for Huddersfield, and would have been too young anyway.
For the record, we lost 0-3, but finished the season in 19th place ... one place above Huddersfield who did the double over us.
Edward R. Home-Gall - Spy Guys And Gals
It's more commonly known as water polo.
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