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Best 5 Charlton Centrebacks

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  • Viewfinder
    Viewfinder Posts: 4,923
    Simon Webster was a towering force: I recall him heading away all of West Ham's punts and crosses at a top-tier game at Upton Park in 1992. We won 1-0 (Pardew), and West Ham finished second under champions Newcastle. Webster must have impressed the West Ham manager that day, because they bought him at the end of the season.
  • PeanutsMolloy
    PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,737
    Viewfinder said:

    Simon Webster was a towering force: I recall him heading away all of West Ham's punts and crosses at a top-tier game at Upton Park in 1992. We won 1-0 (Pardew), and West Ham finished second under champions Newcastle. Webster must have impressed the West Ham manager that day, because they bought him at the end of the season.

    ...no sooner had he joined them than Dicks (I think) effectively ended his career by crocking him in training. Skipper Webbo - a towering force indeed and a great bloke.
  • masicat
    masicat Posts: 5,017
    Costa
    Rufus
    Pates
    Caton
    Elliott
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,556
    Diawara was one of the best to play for us - couple of bad games early on but impressive after that.
  • shootershill2tropics
    shootershill2tropics Posts: 662
    yer know, looking at all the inspired suggestions for best centre backs over the years, we really have featured some truly top performers!!! for me, the definitive defender memory rekindled by this thread : paul went - a giant presence!
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    I am loving the memories of Webbo, if he isn't one of our best 5 central defenders, he is certainly one of our best 5 captains.
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,131
    Not in order....
    Brown
    Costa
    Perry
    Rufus
    Youds

    Fish just misses out
  • Shrew
    Shrew Posts: 5,758
    Costa
    Rufus
    Brown
    Shipperley
    Went
  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,369
    Rufus
    Fish
    Webster
    Thompson
    Shirtliff

    All would die for the cause.
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,642
    Shirtliff
    Rufus
    Youds
    Fish
    Costa

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  • PeakieRocket
    PeakieRocket Posts: 2,428
    Rufus
    Shirtliff
    Perry
    Costa
    Fish

    Best emergency centre back: Paul Mortimer
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Anybody remember Arthur Horsfield. I think he never missed a game in three seasons, two up front, and then when his legs started to go he had a season at centre half, or am I remembering it all wrong?
  • Viewfinder
    Viewfinder Posts: 4,923
    seth plum said:

    Anybody remember Arthur Horsfield. I think he never missed a game in three seasons, two up front, and then when his legs started to go he had a season at centre half, or am I remembering it all wrong?

    That's quite correct. Good old King Arthur: scored 29 goals in his first season, 20 in the second, and 12 in the third while playing centre-half.

  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,040
    Viewfinder said:

    seth plum said:

    Anybody remember Arthur Horsfield. I think he never missed a game in three seasons, two up front, and then when his legs started to go he had a season at centre half, or am I remembering it all wrong?

    That's quite correct. Good old King Arthur: scored 29 goals in his first season, 20 in the second, and 12 in the third while playing centre-half.

    Interesting , I often thought that part of the value that Leaburn, Bartlett and Kermorgant gave to the team was how they did their defensive duties. Could they have played at centre back for a whole match though? Has the game changed so much that these sorts of arrangements would not be viable today?

    Ronnie Moore also made a similar move in 1984/85 and I think as a Charlton player he performed better in that position than up front.

  • Viewfinder
    Viewfinder Posts: 4,923
    Richard J said:

    Viewfinder said:

    seth plum said:

    Anybody remember Arthur Horsfield. I think he never missed a game in three seasons, two up front, and then when his legs started to go he had a season at centre half, or am I remembering it all wrong?

    That's quite correct. Good old King Arthur: scored 29 goals in his first season, 20 in the second, and 12 in the third while playing centre-half.

    Interesting , I often thought that part of the value that Leaburn, Bartlett and Kermorgant gave to the team was how they did their defensive duties. Could they have played at centre back for a whole match though? Has the game changed so much that these sorts of arrangements would not be viable today?

    Ronnie Moore also made a similar move in 1984/85 and I think as a Charlton player he performed better in that position than up front.

    I suppose a few unusually gifted players are adaptable; who was the guy at Oldham about 30 years ago who excelled up front and in defence?

    I'm not impressed that when Cousins is moved about twenty yards right of his 'natural' position, he plays badly.

  • BringBackMendonca
    BringBackMendonca Posts: 86
    Been watching since the early 90's, favourite 5 would have to be:

    1. Rufus
    2. Costa
    3. Youds
    4. Fish
    5. Morrison

    Can't believe Phil Chapple hasn't had a mention anywhere (that I've seen), one of my earliest memories is his knees pumping up and down when he was in full flow!
  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,556
    Viewfinder said:

    Richard J said:

    Viewfinder said:

    seth plum said:

    Anybody remember Arthur Horsfield. I think he never missed a game in three seasons, two up front, and then when his legs started to go he had a season at centre half, or am I remembering it all wrong?

    That's quite correct. Good old King Arthur: scored 29 goals in his first season, 20 in the second, and 12 in the third while playing centre-half.

    Interesting , I often thought that part of the value that Leaburn, Bartlett and Kermorgant gave to the team was how they did their defensive duties. Could they have played at centre back for a whole match though? Has the game changed so much that these sorts of arrangements would not be viable today?

    Ronnie Moore also made a similar move in 1984/85 and I think as a Charlton player he performed better in that position than up front.

    I suppose a few unusually gifted players are adaptable; who was the guy at Oldham about 30 years ago who excelled up front and in defence?

    I'm not impressed that when Cousins is moved about twenty yards right of his 'natural' position, he plays badly.

    Paul Warhurst
  • Viewfinder
    Viewfinder Posts: 4,923
    Simonsen said:

    Viewfinder said:

    Richard J said:

    Viewfinder said:

    seth plum said:

    Anybody remember Arthur Horsfield. I think he never missed a game in three seasons, two up front, and then when his legs started to go he had a season at centre half, or am I remembering it all wrong?

    That's quite correct. Good old King Arthur: scored 29 goals in his first season, 20 in the second, and 12 in the third while playing centre-half.

    Interesting , I often thought that part of the value that Leaburn, Bartlett and Kermorgant gave to the team was how they did their defensive duties. Could they have played at centre back for a whole match though? Has the game changed so much that these sorts of arrangements would not be viable today?

    Ronnie Moore also made a similar move in 1984/85 and I think as a Charlton player he performed better in that position than up front.

    I suppose a few unusually gifted players are adaptable; who was the guy at Oldham about 30 years ago who excelled up front and in defence?

    I'm not impressed that when Cousins is moved about twenty yards right of his 'natural' position, he plays badly.

    Paul Warhurst
    Correct.

  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,556
    Viewfinder said:

    Simonsen said:

    Viewfinder said:

    Richard J said:

    Viewfinder said:

    seth plum said:

    Anybody remember Arthur Horsfield. I think he never missed a game in three seasons, two up front, and then when his legs started to go he had a season at centre half, or am I remembering it all wrong?

    That's quite correct. Good old King Arthur: scored 29 goals in his first season, 20 in the second, and 12 in the third while playing centre-half.

    Interesting , I often thought that part of the value that Leaburn, Bartlett and Kermorgant gave to the team was how they did their defensive duties. Could they have played at centre back for a whole match though? Has the game changed so much that these sorts of arrangements would not be viable today?

    Ronnie Moore also made a similar move in 1984/85 and I think as a Charlton player he performed better in that position than up front.

    I suppose a few unusually gifted players are adaptable; who was the guy at Oldham about 30 years ago who excelled up front and in defence?

    I'm not impressed that when Cousins is moved about twenty yards right of his 'natural' position, he plays badly.

    Paul Warhurst
    Correct.

    He looked better up front to me but was ok at the back. Also had a bit of a spell at Crystal Palace.
  • shootershill2tropics
    shootershill2tropics Posts: 662
    who was the most fun, madly charging upfield, lawrie madden or phil chapple, oh, such memories!

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  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,147
    Peter Reeves
    Paul Elliott
    Jorge Costa
    Mark Fish
    Richard Rufus
  • kentcrusader
    kentcrusader Posts: 69
    costa, rufus (best ever), fish, herman h (when at centre)
  • john
    john Posts: 39
    I've broadened this a bit. Here are my five favourite goals scored by Charlton centre halves:-

    Richard Rufus in the play-off final
    Jon Fortune in the 2-2 draw against "we sent the palace down"
    Dave Shipperley in a 2-0 win at The Den in the 70s
    The Don in the last minute in a 2-1 win against Palace in the early 80s
    Peter Shirtliff's second in the play-off win against Leeds
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    Viewfinder said:

    Richard J said:

    Viewfinder said:

    seth plum said:

    Anybody remember Arthur Horsfield. I think he never missed a game in three seasons, two up front, and then when his legs started to go he had a season at centre half, or am I remembering it all wrong?

    That's quite correct. Good old King Arthur: scored 29 goals in his first season, 20 in the second, and 12 in the third while playing centre-half.

    Interesting , I often thought that part of the value that Leaburn, Bartlett and Kermorgant gave to the team was how they did their defensive duties. Could they have played at centre back for a whole match though? Has the game changed so much that these sorts of arrangements would not be viable today?

    Ronnie Moore also made a similar move in 1984/85 and I think as a Charlton player he performed better in that position than up front.

    I suppose a few unusually gifted players are adaptable; who was the guy at Oldham about 30 years ago who excelled up front and in defence?

    I'm not impressed that when Cousins is moved about twenty yards right of his 'natural' position, he plays badly.

    chris sutton springs to mind.

    at Charlton, i agree with the @PeakieRocket‌, Morts had some great games at CH

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