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What was the first League ground you visited ?

AFKABartram
AFKABartram Posts: 57,905
edited June 2007 in General Charlton
Suprisingly enough because i wasn't a fan, and nor was my dad......The Valley
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  • Charltonchick
    Charltonchick Posts: 123
    Upton Park......sorry....saw W Ham v Newcastle there cos I was a Shearer fan - got to meet him too!
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,240
    upton park.. where i was taken regularly
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,905
    [cite]Posted By: Curb_It[/cite]upton park.. where i was taken regularly

    wahay. Good job it wasn't Gay Meadow !!
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,131
    edited June 2007
    First Ground was the Valley

    First Away Match was at Loftus Road v QPR

    First non-Charlton match was Palace v Everton in 1968 (Alan Ball and his White Boots)

    In the 60's and 70's, When Charlton weren't at home it was common to go and watch a match. My dad often took himself off to Upton Park or WHL or Highbury or Selhurst or the Den to watch footy.
  • Southendaddick
    Southendaddick Posts: 5,322
    Gillingham, cos I used to live in Rainham and it was a nice easy start for me.

    The old man didnt want to inflict on me the huge intimidating crowds that we used to get at The Valley in the early/mid 80's :)
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,083
    The Old Den - first league ground and first Charlton game rolled into one
  • Ledge
    Ledge Posts: 7,179
    erm apart from the valley - no idea - can't remember.

    selhurst at a guess
  • ns_eb_rj_s?
    ns_eb_rj_s? Posts: 682
    Ashton Gate - FA Cup
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,928
    edited June 2007
    First ground: The Valley
    First away ground: Upton Park (Melrose, 9 seconds)
    First away ground out of London: Carrow Road (When Reidy knocked out the ref!)
    First non-Charlton ground: The old Pen (fug knows why now!)


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  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,962
    First ground: The Valley - W 5-2 v Cardiff City Div 2
    First away ground: Highfield Road, Coventry City - L 0-3 FA Cup 3rd Rnd
    First non-Charlton ground: The old Den - Millwall v Villa, Div 2 (Ref Norman Burtenshaw got beaten up by Millwall thugs)

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  • The Equaliser
    The Equaliser Posts: 759
    1st ground - The Valley
    1st away ground - Selhurst
    1st Non-League ground - Watling St, Dartford.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,270
    1st away ground - Portman Road. FA Cup 5th rd 1981
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,298
    1st The Valley
    1st Away - Highbury AFC v CAFC in FA Cup 1969
  • MCS
    MCS Posts: 8,404
    sell hurst, then i would imagine either qpr or the old den
  • pete_tong1
    pete_tong1 Posts: 2,653
    Brisbane Road, Orient
  • Ketman
    Ketman Posts: 6,796
    Same as Southend Addicks for me the Priestfield stadium Gillingham, it looked better then than it does now.
  • Oakster
    Oakster Posts: 6,812
    The Goldstone Ground
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,074
    1st: The Valley
    1st non-Charlton: The old Den
  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,368
    edited June 2007
    Mine was West Ham.

    I was actually brought up a West Ham fan until I went to The Valley one very cold and wet afternoon in 1983/84 1-1 draw with Derby, Steve White equaliser.

    I sat in the South Stand in the 2nd half (you could just swap ends like in non league) and it kicked off all around me and my 2 mates.

    Though it was *really* exciting!

    There was barely 4,500 there and the Mercury ran a double centre spread about 'where have the fans gone' a picture showing about 1000 fans spread all over the East Terrace looking the size of ants!

    I love a bit of adversity...
  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,678
    irst ground was selhurst ... charlton ipswich playoff semi year of leeds
    first away was hilsborough about 1988 we got thumped 4-1 david hirst for them .

    never been to any other matches other than charlton in this country...

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  • PeakieRocket
    PeakieRocket Posts: 2,422
    1st Ground - The Valley 1982 v boro (Simonsen's debut)
    1st Away - Ayresome Park - 83ish I think (I cheered the boro goal by mistake becuase I was used to supporting the team in red!)
    1st Non-Charlton Game - Highbury, Arsenal v West Brom - can't remember the year but Brian Talbot scored a hat-trick for Arsenal
  • LoOkOuT
    LoOkOuT Posts: 10,876
    edited June 2007
    Dean Court. My father's from down that way and supports them. One of his cousins was playing left back for them at the time, 'bout 84. Got the whole pre-match tour of the changing rooms etc, met the players and Harry Rednapp. They tried to get me in as a last minute mascot, but Harry was having none of it. Had his own nephew or something lined up. Typical ;-)
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,226
    edited June 2007
    1st ground - The Valley v forest 1976
    1st away - The Manor Ground (oxford) early eighties
    1st non charlton - goldstone ground (brighton v saints) early eighties
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,962
    1st Non-League ground: Bexley United, Park View Road.

    Who remembers Bexley United?

    Like Gravesend today, was the graveyard of Charlton has beens and might have beens.

    Played in the old Southern League.
    Ex-Charlton players that I remember: John Hewie, Eddie Werge + others forgotten.

    And left back was Vic Akers who now managers the very successful Arsenal Ladies team!
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,905
    [cite]Posted By: Oggy Red[/cite]
    And left back was Vic Akers who now managers the very successful Arsenal Ladies team!

    Vic used to run the JVC centre behind the Clock End, where the Arsenal yoof and centre of excellences used to train. Used to live Mottingham way i think.
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    And his Grandson is a very good player at U12 level - on trial with Spuds I belive. Young Chirps has played club and district football with him. Vic is also Arsenals kit man as well.
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,566
    Tranmere Rovers. Was staying with family friends on the Wirral in the summer and the gates were open so we peaked in. I was awestruck, believe it or not! Shortly after that got my Dad to take me to my first match at The Valley.
  • Tavern
    Tavern Posts: 7,682
    The Valley
    Away was Chelsea in the 70's
  • eeladdick
    eeladdick Posts: 271
    1st game ..Valley can't remember what year but i can remember it was against maidstone in the cup and hales and flanigan had a punch up
    1st away Fulham craven cottage tuesday night game ,bloody cold thats all i remember i think it was 86 cos we played them 2 weeks later at selhurst and they went down,I remember one of thier supporters was carring a black coffin
    1st non charlton game -spurs arsenal white hart lane 1998
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    1st Stamford Bridge - v Huddersfield
    2nd Upton Park - v Leeds
    3rd The Valley - v Norwich

    All in 1972.

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