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Derek Ufton RIP

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  • raytreacy69
    raytreacy69 Posts: 955
    Had the privilege to have met Derek on a couple of occasions - the last time was at the Oval for a Surrey Kent game.Had a great chat with him whilst his lovely wife waited patiently whilst we talked about Charlton.A truly lovely man. RIP
  • 1968CAFC
    1968CAFC Posts: 577
    A wonderful Man, and a great Charlton Legend 
     RIP 👍👍👍
  • Coyotejohn1947
    Coyotejohn1947 Posts: 1,163
    I never saw him play either football or cricket but in the 1960s I was very impressed by what I heard of his sporting prowess.
    RIP
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    Used to love chatting to Derek when he came round the office. Such a gentleman. Rip
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,723
    RIP Derek 
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,150
    RIP.
  • AddickUpNorth
    AddickUpNorth Posts: 8,325
    RIP.
  • thewolfboy
    thewolfboy Posts: 2,927
    Great Man RIP.
  • NorthheathAddick
    NorthheathAddick Posts: 4,018
    Another Charlton Legend gone but not forgotten RIP
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,885
    RIP Derek.
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  • bristoladdick
    bristoladdick Posts: 1,147
    RIP Derek. Thanks for the memories.
  • killer kish
    killer kish Posts: 2,019
    RIP Derek
  • LordDofB
    LordDofB Posts: 205
    A true gentleman who loved Charlton Athletic and Kent CCC. His recollection of past games was phenomenal. Rest in peace.   
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,297
    RIP
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,794
    I met him at the Museum opening.  He was thoroughly charming.

    RIP
  • mattinfinland
    mattinfinland Posts: 1,096
    RIP Derek
  • TotalAddicktion
    TotalAddicktion Posts: 314
    A true CAFC legend. RIP
  • kodfish
    kodfish Posts: 631
    I met him once and as said on here before a lovely man. RIP.
  • horseworrier
    horseworrier Posts: 44
    R.I.P a great player and Ambassador for your club
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,491
    RIP cafc legend. 
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  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,345
    RIP Derek
    One of my boyhood heroes. 
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,210
    RIP
  • alan dugdale
    alan dugdale Posts: 3,077
    RIP
  • SaySomething
    SaySomething Posts: 2,526
    RIP
  • ColinTat
    ColinTat Posts: 2,794
    edited March 2021
    RIP Mr Ufton.  Had the pleasure of meeting him on a few occasions during the recent Duchatelet years.  I don't think there's any other Charlton player I'd rather have met.  Such an interesting, engaging and genuine person.  Always wanted to ask him about his England cap, but always ended up talking about the mess at Charlton.  After him asking me more questions, he thanked me for recognising him.  What a joy it was to chat with him.

    Condolences to Judy and all his family.
  • boggzy
    boggzy Posts: 3,595
    RIP to a proper Charlton man.
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,408
    Derek Ufton would often travell with the C.A.S.C. in the early 1990s on the train. He would always ring up to ask us to save him a ticket or four. He and the other directors he travelled with were all members of the C.A.S.C. Last spoke with him up at a midweek game in Sheffield one cold Febuary evening in 2007 . Always had time for a chat just as long that the 7-6 Huddersfield game did not come to the fore. He was afterall famous for many other things in football and other sports.

    RIP Derek.  Condolences to his family and friends.
  • queensland_addick
    queensland_addick Posts: 7,547
    Very sad. My Dad used to love telling me about him, his dodgy shoulder, the 7-6 game etc.
    Being quite shy, I don't often approach people I don't know. But one match day, on seeing Derek standing outside the West Stand, I plucked up the courage to say hello.
    He instantly made me feel at ease and we had a lovely chat. It was such a huge honour for me, but he told me it was his!
    Thoroughly nice, decent, down to earth man and my Dad will give him a big welcome "up there".
    RIP Derek, condolences to your family.
  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,503
    He was Malcolm Allison's best man I believe.

    Remember seeing them chatting in the director's bar at Twerton Park after we beat Bristol Rovers 2-0 (Pardew 2). 

    I got his autograph in about 1980 when he was playing a charity cricket match on Kew Green. 
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,481
    He dislocated his shoulder more than twenty times!

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