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All-time team of Charlton youth

Weegie Addick
Weegie Addick Posts: 16,653
edited April 2009 in General Charlton
Don't think this has been done before - apologies if so.

What's your all-time team of Charlton youth players who made their professional debut with us?

Here's my suggestion for starters:

Rob Elliott

Mark Penfold
Paul Elliott
Richard Rufus
Anthony Barness

JJ Shelvey
Spotty Parker
Mickey Bennett
Robert Lee

Paul Walsh
Carl Leaburn

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  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,406
    edited April 2009
    Lange

    Steve Brown
    Rufus
    Paul Elliott
    Minto

    Newton
    Parker
    Bowyer
    Lee

    Paul Walsh
    Leaburn

    Subs: Watson, Jonjo, Bennett, Elliot and Barness
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,714
    edited April 2009
    [cite]Posted By: Weegie Addick[/cite]Don't think this has been done before - apologies if so.

    What's your all-time team of Charlton youth players who made their professional debut with us?

    Here's my suggestion for starters:

    Rob Elliott

    Mark Penfold
    Paul Elliott
    Richard Rufus
    Anthony Barness

    JJ Shelvey
    Spotty Parker
    Mickey Bennett
    Robert Lee

    Paul Walsh
    Carl Leaburn

    Good topic Weegie!

    Tutt

    Bonds
    Rufus
    Elliott
    Hewie

    Lee (Robert)
    Parker
    Campbell A
    Glover

    Leaburn
    Walsh P

    Subs:

    Elliot
    Brown (Steve)
    Peacock
    Shelvey
    Watson

    I'd like to find room for Micky Bennett, Mark Stuart and Shaun Newton too.

    EDIT: John Hewie for Paul Konchesky at left back
  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,555
    See Mickey Paye doesn't feature anywhere.....
  • kentred2
    kentred2 Posts: 2,358
    Tutt

    Curtis
    Rufus
    Elliot
    Warman

    Glover
    Campbell
    Bonds
    Parker
    Bowyer

    Walsh
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,731
    [cite]Posted By: Simonsen[/cite]See Mickey Paye doesn't feature anywhere.....

    Or Darren Pitcher!
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    [cite]Posted By: DaveMehmet[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Simonsen[/cite]See Mickey Paye doesn't feature anywhere.....

    Or Darren Pitcher!

    He's a shoe-in for the worst XI we've produced.
  • StrikerFirmani
    StrikerFirmani Posts: 2,755
    Tutt

    Bonds
    Hinton
    Rufus
    Konchesky

    Lee R
    Parker
    Campbell A
    Bailey Mike
    Glover

    Walsh P

    Subs Peacock, Brown,Bowyer, Elliot, Shelvey
  • Vincenzo
    Vincenzo Posts: 2,911
    I guess we're not counting Defoe.

    He might be a tad better than Leaburn though...
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    [cite]Posted By: Vincenzo[/cite]I guess we're not counting Defoe.

    He might be a tad better than Leaburn though...

    Didn't play in a first team game though.
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Rob Elliott

    Steve Brown
    Paul Elliott
    Richard Rufus
    Scott Minto

    Lee Bowyer
    Scott Parker
    Mickey Bennett
    Robert Lee

    Paul Walsh
    Gordon Watson

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  • gilbertfilbert
    gilbertfilbert Posts: 2,285
    Tutt

    Bonds
    Rufus
    P. Elliott
    Warman

    Lee
    Bowyer
    Bailey
    Parker
    Glover

    Walsh

    Subs:
    Elliot
    Konchesky
    Reeves
    Peacock
    Leaburn
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,322
    Nobody has suggested Lisbie, who, after the unforgettable hat-trick against Liverpool, must surely be an automatic choice as the second striker after Paul Walsh.

    I'd personally choose Paul Williams as the second striker. He joined from non-league so did make his pro debut for CAFC.

    So:

    Tutt

    Brown
    Rufus
    Primus
    Konchesky

    Lee
    Bowyer
    Parker
    Campbell

    Williams
    Walsh

    Subs

    R. Elliott
    P. Elliott
    Minto
    Newton
    Leaburn
  • ColinTat
    ColinTat Posts: 2,794
    What about Mortimer, completley incomparable in talent levels to Mickey bennett. I know he was at Fulham but didn't Mortimer play in the FA yotuh cup finalists team? Rob Lee and on the right and Mortimer on the left is the perfect balance, one industrious the other mercurial. Then you can have Newton come in when raw pace is needed.

    For me Minto has to be the left back. A player who was outstanding for us in the top league in his teens.
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Did you know Darren Pitcher scored a winning goal at Blackburn in the FA Cup ?

    oh, you did..............
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,653
    [cite]Posted By: ColinTat[/cite]What about Mortimer, completley incomparable in talent levels to Mickey bennett. I know he was at Fulham but didn't Mortimer play in the FA yotuh cup finalists team? Rob Lee and on the right and Mortimer on the left is the perfect balance, one industrious the other mercurial. Then you can have Newton come in when raw pace is needed.

    For me Minto has to be the left back. A player who was outstanding for us in the top league in his teens.

    I wanted to put Morts in (he's one of my all-time favourites), but wasn't sure he played youth football for us. He joined us from Farnborough Town in 1987 according to Wikipedia, but I'm not sure what that proves. If he did play at youth level then I'd definitely agree to swap him for Mickey Bennett.
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,635
    Jason Lee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Better goalscorer than Leaburn, less of a legend
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    I too would have put Morts in my team, but I don't recall him ever playing youth team football for us. We signed him from Farnborough (as Wiki says) and I think he'd had a trial with Fulham before coming to us - from memory he was working in a book shop at the time. Again from memory he went into the first team squad and made his debut in autumn 1987 - perhaps Mark Stuart was injured or suspended?
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,152
    [cite]Posted By: Graham R.[/cite]Tutt

    Bonds
    Rufus
    P. Elliott
    Warman

    Lee
    Bowyer
    Bailey
    Parker
    Glover

    Walsh

    Subs:
    Elliot
    Konchesky
    Reeves
    Peacock
    Leaburn

    I like your selection of players most Graham; although as a team I'd probably sacrifice a midfielder (Bowyer) for somebody to play alongside Paul Walsh. Leaburn I guess.
    Would like to add Alan Campbell to the subs bench and Richie Bowman to the squad!
  • March51
    March51 Posts: 3,256
    I know competition is great for places in the back four but Peter Reeves must come into the reckoning somewhere!
  • HandG
    HandG Posts: 2,138
    In my time of watching Charlton:

    Elliott (I can't think of any others)

    Brown
    Minto
    Rufus
    Fortune

    Parker
    Bowyer
    Lee
    Newton

    Leaburn
    Watson

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  • Ledge
    Ledge Posts: 7,179
    good one weeg

    got to be

    eliott - only keeper we've brought through in my time i think
    steve brwon
    rufus
    paul elliot
    scott minto

    bowyer
    lee
    parker
    newton

    leaburn
    paul walsh

    subs

    shelveyy
    basey
    lisbie hatttrick against liverpool alone he deserves a place on the bench for that
    pitcher
    bennett
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    eliott - only keeper we've brought through in my time i think

    .........

    There's also Darren Randolph.
  • thewolfboy
    thewolfboy Posts: 2,948
    I'll show my age here!

    Les Surmon/Tony lange
    Bonds, Rufus, Hinton, Kinsey
    Bailey (capt) Parker, Boyer, Glover
    Leaburn, Paul Walsh

    Les Surmon only played once for Charlton in a 6-1 defeat at portsmouth, which I saw. Lange wasn't a bad keeper, hopefully Elliot will prove better over the course of time.
    Alan Campball would be in my team instead of Boyer but we bought him from Arbroth Boys club for a small fee.
    Leaburn preferred to Gordon watson on account of his height. I wish we had him in the team today...we would not be bottom of the table, IMO, because he was great in defence good in midfield but sadly crap in the 6 yard box.

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