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Derek Ufton RIP

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  • MattF
    MattF Posts: 3,797
    RIP
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,827
    Sad news, as Soundas said a fantastic ambassador for our club. Seemed that Everyone who met him said he was a lovely man 
  • redman
    redman Posts: 5,285
    RIP, a truly great man. Got me wondering who was the last person to play professional football and first class cricket at the same time. Ian Botham played a few games for Yeovil and Scunthorpe but only dabbled in football. 
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,823
    RIP Derek
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    What a shame, a true club legend and ambassador..........RIP Derek.
  • Bod
    Bod Posts: 178
    RIP
  • LMHR
    LMHR Posts: 172
    One of our legends. RIP
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  • RIP Sir
  • StrikerFirmani
    StrikerFirmani Posts: 2,742
    Sorry to hear another of our own has passed away.  Saw Derek play.

    RIP 
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,750
    RIP
  • HardyAddick
    HardyAddick Posts: 1,638
    Legend RIP
  • R.I.P. sincere condolences to his family and friends
  • thickandthin63
    thickandthin63 Posts: 2,957
    So sad to hear of this,Derek was the last man standing from the first time I saw Charlton play,a fine player cursed with a recurring shoulder problem,had it not been for the consistency of Billy Wright,I am sure he would have got more than one cap for England.Also enjoyed watching him play for kent at the rectory field Blackheath ,some truly fine matches in the annual visit of Surrey.A true gentleman and a legend,deserves some fitting memorial at the Valley.
  • Horsfield9
    Horsfield9 Posts: 3,082
    RIP Derek
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    RIP, lovely chap. I met him a couple of years ago when he hosted fans getting a chance to use the hospitality and sit in the directors area.
  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,135
    RIP. An absolute top man
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    A true legend who always had time to come and chat to my mum when she was a guest at the Valley. What a wonderful life he had. 
    RIP Derek. 
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  • kentred2
    kentred2 Posts: 2,336
    RIP Derek. Did do much for KCCC and CAFC on the pitch and off for the vast majority of his life. A true star. 
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,607
    Having a cricket mad uncle I knew his name as a Dartford Cricket legend who also played for Charlton lol.
    Absolute sporting royalty in our house.
    May he RIP ❤️
  • BFG94
    BFG94 Posts: 457
    RIP. Met Derek a few times - a true gentleman
  • RIP a great sportsman and gentleman. I remember chatting to him briefly
    at a meeting he attended for Charlton supporters at the Bromley and Widmore
    Working man's club. Sure Henry Irving would have been there.
    He told a wonderful story about bumping into Bill Shankley at Euston (I think).
    Shankley had been manager of Huddersfield when Charlton beat them in
    the incredible 7-6 game. He said Shankley just said to Derek ''I never played
    him again
  • talking about the Huddersfield goalkeeper!
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    Old enough to have watched him play many times, including a few for Kent. His name is rightly known with Charlton. RIP Mr Ufton
  • bellz2002
    bellz2002 Posts: 1,361
    RIP 
    As many others have said and done, I met Derek a few times and he was the utmost gentleman to everyone. True legend.
  • RIP
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,481
    edited March 2021

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  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    edited March 2021
    It's refreshing, these days, to think of sporting heroes being legendary as much for their decency off the pitch as their excellence on it.

    RIP Derek and condolences to his family and loved ones.

    PS quite pleased there's no game, so the news can have the prominence on the site it deserves.