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Players that 'slipped through the net'

AFKABartram
AFKABartram Posts: 57,852
edited July 2007 in General Charlton
Local lads that signed for other clubs in recent years, who may / may not of been a benefit to us:

Leroy Lita - King Ethelberts in Thanet - Reading
Glen Johnson - Leigh City Tech in Dartford - Chelsea
Peter Sweeney - Welling School - Stoke
Liam Ridgewell - Bexleyheath School - Villa
Ben May - Leigh CTC - Millwall
Gary O'Neill - Ravensbourne - Pompey
John Harley - Maidstone - Burnley
Jimmy Bullard - Bexley Tech - Wigan

Going back there is also Neil Ruddock, Gavin Peacock, Tony Agana, Cascarino, who all went to school in North Kent.
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  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    2 Gavin Peacocks there's only 2 Gavin Peacocks:-)

    Ferdinands Blackheath and Bluecoat...
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    Andy Townsend ex Welling
  • Ledge
    Ledge Posts: 7,179
    [cite]Posted By: AFKA Bartram[/cite]Local lads that signed for other clubs in recent years, who may / may not of been a benefit to us:

    Leroy Lita - King Ethelberts in Thanet - Reading
    Glen Johnson - Leigh City Tech in Dartford - Chelsea
    Peter Sweeney - Welling School - Stoke -Liam Ridgewell - Bexleyheath School - Villa
    Ben May - Leigh CTC - Millwall -
    Gary O'Neill - Ravensbourne - Pompey
    John Harley - Maidstone - Burnley
    Jimmy Bullard - Bexley Tech - Wigan

    Going back there is also Neil Ruddock, Gavin Peacock, Tony Agana, Cascarino, Gavin Peacock who all went to school in North Kent.


    Mark Fiore - was in my year turned pro at Wimbledon and later played for Plymouth - Paulbaconsarnie will know him as well

    As for your list Smudge - Ben May is hardly a miss to be honest.

    kieran richardson - he's from sarf london innit
  • Riscardo
    Riscardo Posts: 2,338
    edited July 2007
    [cite]Posted By: AFKA Bartram[/cite]

    Leroy Lita - King Ethelberts in Thanet - Reading

    Is Thanet local?????????/
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,852
    its on the Valley Express route !
  • NorthStandUltra
    NorthStandUltra Posts: 2,540
    Should we add Jermaine Defoe to this list?
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,068
    Not that it matters but Bullard went to Erith i think
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,618
    Richard Gough.
  • Riscardo
    Riscardo Posts: 2,338
    Steve Finnan
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,899
    Me

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  • Heath Hero
    Heath Hero Posts: 1,520
    Your very own Matthew Rose AFKA...
  • Salad
    Salad Posts: 10,189
    Kieran Richardson maybe - his brother goes to school in Blackheath
    Rio Ferdinand, Anton Ferdinand were at Bluecoats weren't they?
  • Salad
    Salad Posts: 10,189
    Kevin Lisbie
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    Ian Wright?

    Played for Greenwich Borough
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,547
    David Beckham? (Or is he East London?)
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,852
    East London, I played against him (North Kent Schools v Waltham Forest schools)
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,547
    Did you manage to hack him?
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,075
    [cite]Posted By: Weegie Addick[/cite]Did you manage to hack him?
    I'm sure AFKA was biting his ankles a lot - ideal height.

    ;-)
  • MCS
    MCS Posts: 8,404
    Sidwell is a local boy. bexletyheath, and his family, all charlton.
  • paulbaconsarnie
    paulbaconsarnie Posts: 9,427
    danny wallace - born greenwich
    rod and ray wallace - born lewisham

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  • paulbaconsarnie
    paulbaconsarnie Posts: 9,427
    shaun and bradley wright phillips
    david rocastle
  • jac52
    jac52 Posts: 636
    sidwell went to woodcote in croydon
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,113
    Pat Van Den Hauwe went to my school (Thomas Tallis) and signed for Birmingham. He was the year below me.

    Richard Gough was at Charlton as a Junior and left because he was homesick
  • PeakieRocket
    PeakieRocket Posts: 2,420
    Wasn't Simon Tracey from Woolwich - seem to remember it being mentioned that he supported Charlton
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Yep, he was born in Woolwich and was a Charlton fan.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,899
    Pele was once on an exchange visit to a family who lived just off Shooters Hill. My old man had a kick about with him once.
  • PeakieRocket
    PeakieRocket Posts: 2,420
    Liam Ridgewell came from Bexleyheath
    Kevin Horlock came from Plumstead
  • son of selhurst
    son of selhurst Posts: 569
    edited August 2007
    John Salako from westerham, kent (when he first appeared on the scene CAFC could have had him then).. I think his younger brother Andy had a spell at Charlton if i remember rightly.
  • MCS
    MCS Posts: 8,404
    [cite]Posted By: Peakie_Rocket[/cite]Kevin Horlock came from Plumstead

    went my school, forgot about him! His bro was in rothkos year i am sure!
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,852
    and had the immortal song

    'if you all hate Andy's brother clap your hands'

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