Melrose (arm raised) celebrates with the other CAFC players wearing a red OSCA Woolwich shirt.
George Shipley (far left) scored our other goal two minutes later in the 44th minute.
Melrose was also booked along with 4 other Charlton players and 4 of the Millwall side.
Jim went on to score 5 vital goals in 11 league games that season to help the club clinch promotion to the top flight for the first time in nearly three decades.
Unusually for the time, Melrose kept the shirt from his time with CAFC
After changing hands that No.8 shirt has been purchased by the museum and is on display with our other CAFC Woolwich OSCA and Adidas shirts
Thanks to everyone who has donated time, items or money to the museum to make this latest acquisition possible
And the good new for you shirt collectors is that we now have a spare of this shirt that we will be looking to sell to partially cover the cost of the match worn version we now have.
29 March 1986 and Lennie Lawrence's promotion chasing side are away at Millwall.
New signing Jim Melrose, wearing No.8, wheels away after scoring Charlton's first goal in the 2 - 2 draw. Att: 7,846
PIC: Tom Morris/Charlton Athletic Museum
We went to an all nighter in Flicks the night before this (it was Good Friday). Got home about 8, crashed out for a couple of hours then went to the game. I seem to remember it was an early kick off for some reason but may be wrong. My first visit to The Den as an away fan, had been there several times before as a neutral.
Will never forget his 9 second goal at Upton Park or last minute goal in the first leg of the play off final against Leeds.
I still have that Woolwich shirt, although it’s a little tighter now than it was back then.
Was in the North Bank with my West Ham supporting mate (who was from Blackpool) who I was working with at the time at Selhurst Railway depot, could hardly contain my excitement....great Charlton performance that day.
I was sitting high up on the half line stand at Upton Park when Melrose scored his 9 second goal. One of many fine moments in his relatively short stay with us, none better than his hat-trick against the then reigning League Champions, Everton. I believe that was in the same month in October 1986.
Thats surprising , so you never had the pleasure of standing behind the floodlight pylon in the corner plus fencing of course.
One of the worst views in football league.
That's where we were for this game . crap view crap ground i remember another game when they gave us the pen next to the corner one and we never took the numbers we should have over there
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Melrose (arm raised) celebrates with the other CAFC players wearing a red OSCA Woolwich shirt.
George Shipley (far left) scored our other goal two minutes later in the 44th minute. Melrose was also booked along with 4 other Charlton players and 4 of the Millwall side.
Jim went on to score 5 vital goals in 11 league games that season to help the club clinch promotion to the top flight for the first time in nearly three decades. Unusually for the time, Melrose kept the shirt from his time with CAFC
After changing hands that No.8 shirt has been purchased by the museum and is on display with our other CAFC Woolwich OSCA and Adidas shirts Thanks to everyone who has donated time, items or money to the museum to make this latest acquisition possible
He may have changed shirts at half time but the badge is the give away. Stitched fabric rather than printed on as with the shop versions.
Flat caps at Millwall? Who'd have thought it!
what a khazi
One of the worst views in football league.
Replica above, match worn below.
A great bargain signing by Lennie for £50,000.
i remember another game when they gave us the pen next to the corner one and we never took the numbers we should have over there
Could be some of the players kit was sold in the shop, possibly at the end of the season as we switched to Adidas the next season.
Very nice shirt, look after it (or donate it to some type of CAFC historical institution!)
How well has the Osca label survived?
There were untold views both approaching and inside the old Den that would fit that description. The atmosphere was always 'interesting' though.