We didn’t play Coventry then. That date can’t be a pre-season game / tour and I’m guessing 1980 too early for any organised (adult or Junior Reds) supporters game.
Up For The Cup was a terrible television programme created by Central Television, hosted by tiny radio presenter David Hamilton, of Fulham FC fame.
The format comprised a superstar comedian representing one football team competing against another superstar comedian representing another team.
As the show was developed in the Midlands, there were several teams from that part of the country included. For some inexplicable reason, Charlton were included. (I wonder if there was influence from the Grade family?).
Charlton were not represented by Jim Davidson, as one might have expected. Instead, the household name that was plucked from the comedy circuit to joke on behalf of the Addicks was, of course, Lancashire's Jim Bowen.
It lasted nine episodes. There's still heated debate as to whether that was eight too many or nine.
On reflection, I haven't done it justice. If I've made it sound awful, that's wrong. It was worse than that.
Much, much worse.
The only good thing about the show was that we made the final. And, as it was 1980, some of the Charlton fans in the audience had some proper vintage shirts on.
Other than that, we wheeled out the big guns to try to beat Bolton in the final. So, Charlton's Jim Bowen was joined by Jim Davidson. Or, to be more accurate, a very nervous Bobby Davro doing a Jim Davidson impression.
Here's the final. I strongly recommend you do anything other than watch it...
Up For The Cup was a terrible television programme created by Central Television, hosted by tiny radio presenter David Hamilton, of Fulham FC fame.
The format comprised a superstar comedian representing one football team competing against another superstar comedian representing another team.
As the show was developed in the Midlands, there were several teams from that part of the country included. For some inexplicable reason, Charlton were included. (I wonder if there was influence from the Grade family?).
Charlton were not represented by Jim Davidson, as one might have expected. Instead, the household name that was plucked from the comedy circuit to joke on behalf of the Addicks was, of course, Lancashire's Jim Bowen.
It lasted nine episodes. There's still heated debate as to whether that was eight too many or nine.
Davidson was a Director of Bournemouth around this time
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So no idea!
http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Up_for_the_Cup
It ran from 6 Sept to 1 Nov 1980. The format sounds horrendous.
Edited to add: a little more info here https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b781bcc87
Man City
Cardiff and Norwich v Charlton also available.
The format comprised a superstar comedian representing one football team competing against another superstar comedian representing another team.
As the show was developed in the Midlands, there were several teams from that part of the country included. For some inexplicable reason, Charlton were included. (I wonder if there was influence from the Grade family?).
Charlton were not represented by Jim Davidson, as one might have expected. Instead, the household name that was plucked from the comedy circuit to joke on behalf of the Addicks was, of course, Lancashire's Jim Bowen.
It lasted nine episodes. There's still heated debate as to whether that was eight too many or nine.
Much, much worse.
The only good thing about the show was that we made the final. And, as it was 1980, some of the Charlton fans in the audience had some proper vintage shirts on.
Other than that, we wheeled out the big guns to try to beat Bolton in the final. So, Charlton's Jim Bowen was joined by Jim Davidson. Or, to be more accurate, a very nervous Bobby Davro doing a Jim Davidson impression.
Here's the final. I strongly recommend you do anything other than watch it...
The fashion, the “jokes”, the “celebrities”, the format, the club singer, everything.
Absolutely dreadful.
I couldn’t even watch it all. If I had, I expect I’d be like this: