Am curious to know how you fellow addicks picked Charlton as your team. I first went to the Valley when I lived in Woolwich at the time, I was 11 yrs old and my parents had no interest in football.I know a lot of you were introduced by family members dads,brothers etc, I even went to other grounds to see if they sparked my interest it was not even close.Even though I was by myself I got to know many friends down through the years and miss the banter we used to have win or lose.Before I left for the States I worked at the Clarendon hotel in Blackheath where Charlton used to put up there new players until they settled in got to know some of them, Jimmy ,Farmer'Giles was my favourite we used to play kickabout on the Heath on his off days.So getting back to the subject I could have got a train or bus to any other team at the time Why did I pick Charlton I don't know but after a lifetime of support am glad I did.
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Got tickets to my first Charlton game in 1994 for free due to tickets that had been given out to my school - As a result a work mate of my Dad's started taking me to a handful of Charlton games... That was combined with the fact that I was doing their summer courses through CACT each year
Felt like a fan by then anyway but got to the start of the 97/98 season (got free tickets through the course for the 4-1 win over Bradford) where I realised Id see Charlton more than any other than team so may as well stick with them, their kids for a quid and £4 tickets for some games meant Id see a good amount that year anyway.
Of course it happened that we went to Wembley that summer yet my Grandad brought my ticket for me and actually learnt that he'd gone to Charlton years ago, as well as my Dad when he was in his youth so just helped cement my decision
Havent regretted it once, apart from the fact I never went with my Dad and Grandad and got into the club even earlier
Charlton happened to run football training courses in my area during school holidays and offered tickets and coaches up to games. I went to my first game in 95/96 and didn't take me long to get into it. At that age I thought the best/my favourite players were the ones I saw score. That was the likes of Bradley Allen and Jason Lee - I thought we should have signed Lee, my grandad being a Forest fan probably found that quite funny. I remember not rating Carl Leaburn and was surprised that a friend who occasionally went with me liked him.
My grandparents lived in Welling and my dad had grown up there. I remember my grandad telling me he bet on Derby beating us in the 1946 FA Cup Final. My dad's best man was (is) a Millwall fan and my mum's side of the family are Palace - it was meant to be really.
And that was that, I was hooked from that day. Looking back, I think it was the Valley itself that lured me. Yes, Highbury was all very grand and the perfect football stadium back then but those towering terraces just had something about them.
Bruv thought it was Bobby.
We’ve all been suffering for it since.
And we wouldn’t have it any other way.
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It was a close call though, Dad worked on the buses so got a bus to Crystal Palace & had to walk miles to finally get to Surrey to watch the stripey nigels.
Am grateful for these small mercies 😳🤣🤣
We lost that first visit of mine but i have no regrets that Charlton is my soul now.
History,friends and telling my five uncles that attended 1947 cupfinal that Chalton was my team no matter what.
It did get me interested though so when on December 21st 1957 I spotted a notice at a bus stop in Forest Hill, that there was an excursion bus to Charlton v Huddersfield I decided to go. We won 7-6, I was hooked.
First game was in 1965, never looked back. Love this club with all my heart.
Love our fans , our family, our community.
Have a clause in my will that i will go into the crematorium in my centenary shirt