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March51
March51 Posts: 3,256
edited April 2012 in General Charlton

We won the cup!

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  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,174
    Get in!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,504
    Thanks for the reminder. About time we did it again.



    And RIP Peter Croker and all the other heroes that day.


    Quiz question

    What is the connection between the D-Day landings and our FA Cup win?
  • adamtheaddick
    adamtheaddick Posts: 8,664
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  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,761
    Thanks for the reminder. About time we did it again.



    And RIP Peter Croker and all the other heroes that day.


    Quiz question

    What is the connection between the D-Day landings and our FA Cup win?
    The gods were on our side?
  • March51
    March51 Posts: 3,256
    They both went to extra time?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,504
    Thanks for the reminder. About time we did it again.



    And RIP Peter Croker and all the other heroes that day.


    Quiz question

    What is the connection between the D-Day landings and our FA Cup win?
    The gods were on our side?

    I was thinking of something more specific : - )
  • adamtheaddick
    adamtheaddick Posts: 8,664
    sam bartram swam the channel got to france and punched out every nazi he could find to keep the way clear for the landings.. super sam!! Captain Charlton... the true first avenger!!

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  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,761
    Is it something to do with a certain travel company?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,504
    They both went to extra time?
    No and the ball didn't burst either

    Is it something to do with a certain travel company?
    No

  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,761
    They both went to extra time?
    No and the ball didn't burst either

    Is it something to do with a certain travel company?
    No

    Not even ones that do coaches

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  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,182
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    Is it mean or does Wembley look a lot smaller before the roof was put on the ends?
  • adamtheaddick
    adamtheaddick Posts: 8,664
    The 1947 FA Cup Final was contested by Charlton Athletic and Burnley at Wembley, England on April 26, 1947. Charlton, losing finalists the previous year, won by a single goal, scored in extra time by Chris Duffy. History repeated itself this year as the ball again burst during the game. Later, the reason for these problems in 1946 and 1947 was put down to the poor quality of leather available after the Second World War.

    was all the leather used on landing craft or flight jackets?
  • JohnnyJoeyDeeDee
    JohnnyJoeyDeeDee Posts: 1,048
    Was Eisenhower present at both?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,504
    No and no
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,761
    From the Lewis coaches website:

    Typical work in war time included carrying bottles for British Oxygen one way & naval personnel on the return journey, all in the national objective of saving fuel. Half the fleet was commandeered for military service in 1940 & some were seen at the 1944 D-Day Landings. Lewis coaches were also a regular supplier to Charlton Athletic in their early days & in 1947 had the honour of supplying the team coach that paraded the F.A Cup around Charlton.

  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,504
    From the Lewis coaches website:

    Typical work in war time included carrying bottles for British Oxygen one way & naval personnel on the return journey, all in the national objective of saving fuel. Half the fleet was commandeered for military service in 1940 & some were seen at the 1944 D-Day Landings. Lewis coaches were also a regular supplier to Charlton Athletic in their early days & in 1947 had the honour of supplying the team coach that paraded the F.A Cup around Charlton.

    Never knew that but something much more specific about one of the participants
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    No, I WASN'T there........
  • JohnnyJoeyDeeDee
    JohnnyJoeyDeeDee Posts: 1,048
    Participants? Is it ref-related - Mr J Wilthsire (presumably no relation)?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,504
    Chris Duffy accidentally shot himself as his plane was landing on D-Day. He also scored the winner in the FA Cup final.
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,174
    Chris Duffy accidentally shot himself as his plane was landing on D-Day. He also scored the winner in the FA Cup final.
    Great stat Henry - Presumably he was in a glider. If so 6th Airborne?

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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,504
    Royal Welch Fusiliers
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,761
    Chris Duffy accidentally shot himself as his plane was landing on D-Day. He also scored the winner in the FA Cup final.
    Great stat Henry - Presumably he was in a glider. If so 6th Airborne?
    I'm guessing he wasn't a marksman
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,174
    Some more info on our own Chris Duffy.


    From a historian on WW2 Talk

    No RWF (Royal Welch Fusiliers) personnel were involved in plane based activities during D-Day.

    Some were however on the beaches (at some stage) as an Advance Party, but that whole area is very, very grey. I'd say its the usual 'he was on D-Day' but he went in with the bulk of the Div a few weeks later.
  • SE7toSG3
    SE7toSG3 Posts: 3,140
    Hi Henry, great story, I think the RWF were part of 53rd Welsh Division, not D-Day but they did take part in the Normandy campaign, did he injure himself on the Rhine Crossing?

    Don Welsh would have beasted some of the soldiers prior to 6 June as a PT instructor, does that count?

    Things on the mend here and haven't forgotten the Valley Party bits
  • AshC
    AshC Posts: 156
    Great fact Henry.
  • Ted\'s Addicksson
    Ted\'s Addicksson Posts: 557
    Chris Duffy accidentally shot himself as his plane was landing on D-Day. He also scored the winner in the FA Cup final.
    Great stat Henry - Presumably he was in a glider. If so 6th Airborne?
    I'm guessing he wasn't a marksman

    Why? He didn't miss
  • March51
    March51 Posts: 3,256
    edited April 2012
    I don't know if it makes much difference but according to a book what I've got ('Football's War and Peace') ......'Duffy , a Scottish lad, served in the Welsh Guards, fought in France and was discharged suffering with battle exhaustion. His club (Leith Athletic) thought he was 'through' and sold him to Charlton Athletic for £325 and he became an overnight star'. So whether being in the Guards rather than the Fusileers makes any difference I wouldn't know but 5' 5" sounds a bit short for a guardsman.
  • LouisMend
    LouisMend Posts: 5,488


    Quiz question

    What is the connection between the D-Day landings and our FA Cup win?
    They were both in the 1940's.
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,158
    I don't know if it makes much difference but according to a book what I've got ('Football's War and Peace') ......'Duffy , a Scottish lad, served in the Welsh Guards, fought in France and was discharged suffering with battle exhaustion. His club (Leith Athletic) thought he was 'through' and sold him to Charlton Athletic for £325 and he became an overnight star'. So whether being in the Guards rather than the Fusileers makes any difference I wouldn't know but 5' 5" sonds a bit short for a guardsman.
    Chris Duffy Duffy
    He's only five foot three
    He's better than Tom Finney
    Chris Duffy Duffy

  • Bill_Stumps
    Bill_Stumps Posts: 892
    edited April 2012
    Chris Duffy took part in both the allied landings and the 1947 Cup Final.

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