Remember him getting booked for digging a trench with his feet on the goal line to mark halfway point….when ref turned around he started digging again……was a character RIP
My memory is failing me, I seem to remember watching him for years, yet his last game with us was apparently in 1971 when I was just 10. Who took over from him until Nicky Johns arrived (who is the next goalie I remember?). My dad did mention someone who had an enormous throw who I vaguely remember.
RIP Charlie. Bellotti was the guy with the long throw , I think he replaced Charlie. A big mistake to let Charlie leave.
That was Tony Burns with the long throw, Charlie was replaced by Bellotti, a mistake by Theo Foley who then brought in John Dunn, another mistake, both were nowhere near as good as Charlie.
Bellotti was a good shot stop but hesitant on crosses and never gave supporters confidence in the way Sir Charlie did. Let us hope the club puts on an appropriate remembrance of him at the game v Wycombe tomorrow.
My memory of Charlie was one night in the sixties he was bombarded by the home supporters throwing potatoes at him. His reaction was to pick them up and put them in his hat and took them off at half time. Thanks for all the other memories Charlie RIP
One of my favourite goalkeepers, apart from the skill he had it was the way he turned round and joked with fans behind the goal. Greatly missed RIP Charlie
My first Charlton keeper! Real character! I wasn't a Charlton fanat the time but players like Charlie Wright, Bob Curtis, Harry Gregory, Alan Campbell, Ray Tracey gave me this affliction. Thank you Charlie ... sort of! .. RIP
RIP Charlie great goalkeeper who had what a lot of players lack personality.The goalkeeper with the long throw out was Derek Bellotti who came from Southend United
Like so many others, Charlie was in goal when I first started going to The Valley in the late 60s. I remember every player in that team. Very sad news. RIP Charlie.
RIP Charlie great goalkeeper who had what a lot of players lack personality.The goalkeeper with the long throw out was Derek Bellotti who came from Southend United
He came from Gillingham, although had played 3 games at Southend on loan. He was poor and swiftly transferred to Southend the following season.
This Christmas period is really starting to get upsetting. Sir Charlie Wright could and would be saving Charlton if we could turn the clock back to 1969.
So many matches spring to mind but for me it was QPR away 1-1 draw he just pushed a Mike Kenning back pass around the post, turned to the crowd and said ( hardest shot of the match).
In the days before tinternet footballers became hero’s through football cards and magazines like Shoot and Goal etc. I didn’t get to see Charlton much in those days but Charlie Wright along with Brian Kinsey were my Charlton idols. RIP Charlie.
RIP Charlie great goalkeeper who had what a lot of players lack personality.The goalkeeper with the long throw out was Derek Bellotti who came from Southend United
Tony Burns only played 10 games for Charlton. I'm surprised a few remember a long throw. Tony Burns, an English goalkeeper who played during the 1960s and 1970s, was known more for his traditional goalkeeping skills than for his throwing ability. There's no widely documented evidence or anecdotes specifically highlighting a long throw as a key part of his game. His career, including stints at clubs like Arsenal, Brighton & Hove Albion, and Crystal Palace, focused primarily on his goalkeeping duties rather than extraordinary distribution techniques.
I vividly recall John Dunn throwing more than kicking and easily reaching the half way line with his throw. Maybe they both had a long throw? Apologies to Charlie Wright RIP.
So sad, this is a shock to my system as he was such a hero to me. Such an entertainer, I would go to games just to watch him play. Had a unique style, I remember one save still now, him flying through the air. RIP
Tony Burns only played 10 games for Charlton. I'm surprised a few remember a long throw. Tony Burns, an English goalkeeper who played during the 1960s and 1970s, was known more for his traditional goalkeeping skills than for his throwing ability. There's no widely documented evidence or anecdotes specifically highlighting a long throw as a key part of his game. His career, including stints at clubs like Arsenal, Brighton & Hove Albion, and Crystal Palace, focused primarily on his goalkeeping duties rather than extraordinary distribution techniques.
It was definitely Tony Burns who had the incredible throw. He didn't play long at Charlton but to this day I have never seen anybody like him. His throws were not only unbelievably long but very accurate. Charlie was the better goalie though, and a really nice guy.
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All at Bolton Wanderers are saddened to hear of the death of former goalkeeper and manager Charlie Wright.
The Scot, who ended his professional playing career with the Whites before taking over for a spell as manager in the mid-1980s, was 86.
Wright joined Wanderers from Charlton Athletic in the summer of 1971 and spent two seasons as a player at Burnden Park.
https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/charlie-wright-1938-2024
RIP Charlie
RIP Charlie, true Charlton legend.
He was poor and swiftly transferred to Southend the following season.
RIP Sir Charlie Wright.
I'm surprised a few remember a long throw.
Tony Burns, an English goalkeeper who played during the 1960s and 1970s, was known more for his traditional goalkeeping skills than for his throwing ability. There's no widely documented evidence or anecdotes specifically highlighting a long throw as a key part of his game. His career, including stints at clubs like Arsenal, Brighton & Hove Albion, and Crystal Palace, focused primarily on his goalkeeping duties rather than extraordinary distribution techniques.
Apologies to Charlie Wright RIP.
RIP.
Such an entertainer, I would go to games just to watch him play.
Had a unique style, I remember one save still now, him flying through the air.
RIP