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Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,366
in General Charlton
In case you missed it in the Hudds programme

http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/20130110-miscellany-review-589444.aspx

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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,120
    Got them both for xmas, not opened them yet.
    I did know that our first Sunday game was at home to Shrewsbury in 1974. I remember going to it :-(
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,982
    Me too. Never appreciated it was a historical moment!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,366
    But Oggy do you remember Alex Steele being sent off?

    : - )
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,366
    I wonder if the younger lifers know why we played our first sunday so long after joining the league?
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,779
    Henry Irving said:

    I wonder if the younger lifers know why we played our first sunday so long after joining the league?

    Because Charlton fans are devout churchgoers, Henry .

  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,120
    Henry Irving said:

    I wonder if the younger lifers know why we played our first sunday so long after joining the league?

    Well, as no one has answered, I thought it was because of the 3 day week & power cuts.
    Therefore, clubs couldn't play under the floodlights.
    However, that being the case I don't know why the game wasn't played on the Saturday ?

    I also remember in those days our crowds were @5,000 & we got about 7,800.



  • Goonerhater
    Goonerhater Posts: 12,677
    i think we also had to be a "member" re going to football on a Sunday-- which i think they gave out at the turnstiles.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,120
    Goonerhater said:

    i think we also had to be a "member" re going to football on a Sunday-- which i think they gave out at the turnstiles.

    Ah yes. I remember that !
    I also think I recall that it was a fine sunny day on my 30 min walk to the ground.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,982
    edited January 2013
    Covered End said:



    I also think I recall that it was a fine sunny day on my 30 min walk to the ground.

    The things we remember.

    But think of all the much more important things you've forgotten since!

    ;o)

  • Bill_Stumps
    Bill_Stumps Posts: 887
    edited January 2013
    Slightly off subject but yesterday I spotted Lennie Lawrence's autobiography in Bromley Waterstones for 99p (yes, that's ninety-nine pence!). It's currently £9.59 on Amazon. There were about five copies left in the sports section.

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  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,964
    Still overpriced to be fair.
    Not one of the best.
  • Badger
    Badger Posts: 4,842
    I was at the Shrewsbury game, was it an early kick off?
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,120
    Badger said:

    I was at the Shrewsbury game, was it an early kick off?

    Not sure, but I think so. Still don't know why it was played Sunday as opposed to Saturday.
  • Badger
    Badger Posts: 4,842
    Did it kick off at 11.30am?

    Was the early kick off something to do with the 3 day working week?
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,120
    Badger said:

    Did it kick off at 11.30am?

    Was the early kick off something to do with the 3 day working week?

    Probably did.
    Yes it was to do with the 3 day week & not being able to use floodlights.
    But why play on a Sunday as opposed to a Saturday ?
  • Badger
    Badger Posts: 4,842
    Can only assume it was moved to a sunday as a saturday fixture would have kicked off at 3pm. And yes it was a sunny day.

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