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Useless Charlton Knowledge

heavenSE7
heavenSE7 Posts: 1,282
edited October 2012 in Fun, Jokes & Captions
Coming from a quite an intellectual family, they often ridicule me for my useless knowledge on anything football (which was mainly due to playing championship manager growing up) and as my comeback I've always stated that one day, just one day, it will be really bloody useful.
Well some how earlier on we was all watching 'Pointless' on TV (which I actually find quite pointless) and as per normal I was struggling to answer questions through the rounds on the more "academic" subjects to do with History etc. That is until the final round. The money question. The big one. In the categories was various choices, one being "Sporting Achievements".. my obvious choice. For some reason the two 'intellectuals' chose it, despite not seeming keen on sport.
Now for anyone who has never seen the show, the idea is they give you a subject and you have to name an answer that is "pointless", an answer that nobody out of 100 people had given which is correct.
The subject on this occasion was 'Match Of The Day goal of the season winners'. I shouted Shaun Bartlett (that cracking volley against Leicester in 2000/01?) and sat there quite smug with family looking at me. Needless to say, the two guys chose Ronaldo, Lljunberg and Jaap Stam.. which of course were all wrong and not pointless. Then they worked through the footballers who had pointless scores. There he was, in all his glory the last name to be read out.. Super Shaun Bartlett.

Useless Charlton Knowledge would have won me £2,500.

We've all got some useless Charlton knowledge inside of us that nobody cares about apart from other Charlton fans, has yours ever won you money/saved a life/saved the world. If it hasn't yet, then one day it just might.
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  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,103
    I watched it as well and did exactly the same...
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,722
    Back in those heady days when we were plying our trade in the Premiership a friend of mine told me that Charlton were the only "Village" team in the top flight. Not knowing whether this was true or not I managed to convince a local quizmaster to deliver it as a question during one of his gigs.

    I was living in New Zealand at the time.

    Fk
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,722
    Also isn't "Charlton Athletic" one of only a handful of football league teams whose name begins and ends with the same letter? I seem to recall that the others are Liverpool, York City, Northampton Town and, errr

    Well you get the idea! :-)
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,769
    flyingkiwiDK said:

    Also isn't "Charlton Athletic" one of only a handful of football league teams whose name begins and ends with the same letter? I seem to recall that the others are Liverpool, York City, Northampton Town and, errr

    Well you get the idea! :-)

    Aston Villa!
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    their the 5 and theres some Scottish teams
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,838
    Valley McMoist said:

    I watched it as well and did exactly the same...

    Yep me too - and my nine year old was very impressed with me!

    (I also had Cyrille Regis - another Pointless answer!)
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    One of only 11 (or is it 10) to have averaged 40,000+ in a given season.
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,958
    The only team to recruit turnstile operators
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,219
    cafcfan1990 said:

    their the 5 and theres some Scottish teams

    Celtic, Kilmarnock
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    first ever use of a substitute in a football league match
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  • Bryan_Kynsie
    Bryan_Kynsie Posts: 2,179
    Dundee United
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    iaitch said:

    cafcfan1990 said:

    their the 5 and theres some Scottish teams

    Celtic, Kilmarnock
    dundee united, alloa, east fife
  • creepyaddick
    creepyaddick Posts: 6,152
    The only team to have a ball burst in a final at Wembley, not once, not twice but 3 times!
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    The only team to have won 7-6
  • johnny73
    johnny73 Posts: 4,567
    The first team to earn successive promotions through the league divisions.
  • SE7toSG3
    SE7toSG3 Posts: 3,140
    The team inclusive of Carlisle to win promotion at Brunton Park the most times?
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,838
    The only team to lose a game on the way to the Cup Final?
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    The first team to win a play off final for the right to play in the most prestigious English league.

    If there is a team with a more interesting history than ours, I'd love to know who it is. There are several big clubs who can boast lots more wins and trophies than us, but we do seem to be blessed with a lot of one off achievements and quirky facts.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,838
    Stig said:

    The first team to win a play off final for the right to play in the most prestigious English league.

    And I believe the only team to win the play offs to keep their place in the top flight, as opposed to get promoted to the top flight.
  • LoOkOuT
    LoOkOuT Posts: 10,853
    Great thread.
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  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,146
    edited October 2012
    cafcfan1990 said:

    iaitch said:

    cafcfan1990 said:

    their the 5 and theres some Scottish teams

    Celtic, Kilmarnock
    dundee united, alloa, east fife
    Alloa Athletic I am afraid. You can add East Stirlingshire to the list.

    I also got Micky Walsh as a pointless answer.

    I love Pointless, best quiz/game show ever.
  • March51
    March51 Posts: 3,256
    CAFC v. Blackburn (Feb.1947) was the fist televised live cup tie, other than the Final itself.

  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    For many years the biggest capacity in England (except Wembley)...66,000.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,597
    First team to lose 2 FA Cup games in the same season.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954
    Then there was 'The Valley Party'........
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,244
    Promoted whilst groundsharing?
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    edited October 2012
    .

    Already posted above
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,597
    The first to have joint managers.
  • creepyaddick
    creepyaddick Posts: 6,152
    Off_it said:

    The only team to lose a game on the way to the Cup Final?

    Tell me more....
  • March51
    March51 Posts: 3,256
    Don't you remember the '45/46 season then Creepy? The early rounds were played over two legs and though we lost 2-1 at Fulham we beat them 3-1 at The Valley for the aggregate win.

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