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Jim Melrose

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For me a Charlton legend, scored a hattrick in my first ever match. Scored that mad goal against West Ham. His goals helped keep us up in the 80s and took us to our first Wembley final in about 40 years.
Did you know his grandfather played for Scotland?
Did you know his grandfather played for Scotland?
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One of my all time favourite players at Charlton.
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Who was his grandfather?0
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Proper striker0
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SheffieldRed said:Who was his grandfather?17
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Was the hat trick versus Everton at Selhurst Park?6
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I was at that game..... I was allowed to stand right by the advertising boards (being very small) and thanks to to a copper going past me at that precise moment I missed his 3rd goal but heard the roar. ...... Those eyes.0
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Remember a great goal at The Dell - the ball sat up and he struck it superbly.0
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Think he ended up as an agent.0
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SheffieldRed said:Who was his grandfather?4
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This thread is just up @jimmymelrose’s street ...2
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Remember that Hat Trick well, the game Steve Thompson got an elbow with a resulting huge black eye from Graham Sharp early doors, Sharp hid for the rest of the game.Wasn’t Melrose diagnosed as having grass cuttings related Asthma when he played for us?0
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I recall Jim's three goals in the Play-offs in May 1987.
All were scored in Croydon.
17 May: Semi-final, Second leg: v Ipswich (Goals: 18, 20) (2-1 win)
23 May: Final, First leg: v Leeds (Goal: 87) (1-0 win)
What crucial goals they were. Charlton's top scorer that season, Jim was a Charlton hero in a team of heroes.13 -
LargeAddick said:This thread is just up @jimmymelrose’s street ...
It is nice to get so much appreciation though, and it's good to have something to read whilst in the waiting room to see my psychologist about my dissociative identity disorder.4 -
PopIcon said:For me a Charlton legend, scored a hattrick in my first ever match. Scored that mad goal against West Ham. His goals helped keep us up in the 80s and took us to our first Wembley final in about 40 years.
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I was also a famous Australian aviator.0
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Loved Jim... my first proper Charlton hero ...0
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He never played at the Valley for Charlton although I think he featured for Manchester City against us in 1984.0
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Great player0
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SheffieldRed said:Who was his grandfather?
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Rudders22 said:I was at that game..... I was allowed to stand right by the advertising boards (being very small) and thanks to to a copper going past me at that precise moment I missed his 3rd goal but heard the roar. ...... Those eyes.2
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Scored our fastest ever goal at Upton Park I recall - good player - I felt he underachieved and could have done more in his career though1
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I was at that one. Great to see that footage.0
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Melrose scored a great header against us for Man City in 85. He really could score all sorts of different goals including quite a few long range efforts (Man City, Everton away, Southampton away).0
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Rudders22 said:I was at that game..... I was allowed to stand right by the advertising boards (being very small) and thanks to to a copper going past me at that precise moment I missed his 3rd goal but heard the roar. ...... Those eyes.
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days like that made the eight hour journey back home to Bexley a lot more bearable ….
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It was my second or third game. Was this before or after a 3-1 home defeat to Southampton.
my dad never paid for me to go to the games at that dump. He told the turnstile operator that my mum was ill and can he lift me over.
everton were champions at the time? And drew a larger than normal crowd which meant I had to sit on my dads lap. He jumped up when the third went in and I ended up three rows in front.2