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Happy Birthday Derek Ufton

Blackheathen
Blackheathen Posts: 6,670
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Belated greetings to Derek Ufton who was 91 on Friday.  Have just been watching some of his mastery on the DVD put out for the Addicks centenary.
 

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  • Blackheathen
    Blackheathen Posts: 6,670
    Haven’t quite mastered the posting of pictures yet - but the player in the picture with Derek is Billy Wright, wolves and England.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,939
    He left the Huddersfield 7-6 game early. Not a true fan.

    Congratulations Derek.


  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    Got chatting to a Spurs fan the other day who is friends with his son.
  • Isawsummersplay
    Isawsummersplay Posts: 1,430
    Fortunate to have been friends with Derek and Judy for the last twenty years or so, and they are such a lovely couple. Derek is the epitome of the word 'gentlemen'.
  • ColinTat
    ColinTat Posts: 2,794
    I met Derek and Judy last year.  Lovely people, lovely to meet Judy, and lovely to chat with Derek about the club and the youth setup.  His views about the club had more clarity and decency than most.  Happy birthday, I'm sure Judy would have organised something lovely. 
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    Belated happy birthday Derek
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,518
    Happy Birthday Derek....one of the original “Brylcream Boys”.
    As others have already mentioned, he is a perfect Gentleman....in the truest sense of the word.
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,916
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  • addick05
    addick05 Posts: 2,348
    Belated happy birthday sir....a true gentleman and of course, a Charlton legend in every sense of the word.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,669
    Yep. Real legend. Happy birthday.

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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,406
    Hastingsaddick said:
    Got chatting to a Spurs fan the other day who is friends with his son.
    Derek's son John was a very good Rugby Union full back for Wasps .. injury prone, otherwise he came close to playing for England .. Happy birthday to Daddy Uffers ((:>)
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,683
    Lincsaddick said:
    Hastingsaddick said:
    Got chatting to a Spurs fan the other day who is friends with his son.
    Derek's son John was a very good Rugby Union full back for Wasps .. injury prone, otherwise he came close to playing for England .. Happy birthday to Daddy Uffers ((:>)
    Jonathan won a Blue at Cambridge too for Rugby Union.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,518
    edited June 2019
    LenGlover said:
    Lincsaddick said:
    Hastingsaddick said:
    Got chatting to a Spurs fan the other day who is friends with his son.
    Derek's son John was a very good Rugby Union full back for Wasps .. injury prone, otherwise he came close to playing for England .. Happy birthday to Daddy Uffers ((:>)
    Jonathan won a Blue at Cambridge too for Rugby Union.
    Jonathan also went to Dulwich College.
  • Addickted2U
    Addickted2U Posts: 3,099
    I was in Tim’s class at primary school. My sister was in John’s class. Derek took us for football coaching from time to time. Great bloke. 
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,518
    Addickted2U said:
    I was in Tim’s class at primary school. My sister was in John’s class. Derek took us for football coaching from time to time. Great bloke. 
    It’s Jonathan!

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