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Betting Scandal of 1964 involving Sheffield Wednesday

Red_in_SE8
Red_in_SE8 Posts: 5,961
edited May 2009 in General Charlton
In all my years supporting Charlton I had no idea that one of our ex players, Jimmy Gauld, was the organiser of this match fixing ring and was sentenced to 4 years! I wonder how many other ex Charlton players have gone on to serve time?

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  • JohnnyH2
    JohnnyH2 Posts: 5,377
    [cite]Posted By: Red_in_SE8[/cite]I wonder how many other ex players have gone on to serve time?

    Len Glover (the real one!)
    Ronnie Mauge
  • Amos on the wing
    Amos on the wing Posts: 1,804
    I know it was before he joined us (on loan from Birmingham) but didn't Ricky Otto do a spell inside before becoming a professional footballer at Leyton Orient?
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,508
    Peter Storey of Arsenal for running a brothel, I believe
    Graham French of Luton
    Luke McCormick of Plymouth - drink driver
    Mark Ward of West Ham, drug dealing
  • Stone
    Stone Posts: 3,026
    Phil Parkinson - Impersonating a football manager, badly! (how did he think he could get away with it?)
  • Red_in_SE8
    Red_in_SE8 Posts: 5,961
    What did Len Glover do?
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,864
    In the Valiant 500 there was a goalie who was banged up for currency smuggling just after WW2, think his name was Gerry Keizer.
  • BDL
    BDL Posts: 6,026
    Didn't Kenny Achampong get banged up after trashing a 36 bus?
  • Stone
    Stone Posts: 3,026
    [quote][cite]Posted By: BDL[/cite]Didn't Kenny Achampong get banged up after trashing a 36 bus?[/quote]

    Was that the result of one of his speculative shots on goal?
  • pilchard
    pilchard Posts: 3,763
    I thought Ricky Otto did time after his playing career ended too.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 29,051
    Sharon, not sure about him being inside, but heard stories about him coming out. ;-)

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  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,147
    [cite]Posted By: Red_in_SE8[/cite]What did Len Glover do?

    I think it was something to do with drugs

    Glover Website
  • Nelsenout
    Nelsenout Posts: 661
    [quote][cite]Posted By: Red_in_SE8[/cite]In all my years supporting Charlton I had no idea that one of our ex players, Jimmy Gauld, was the organiser of this match fixing ring and was sentenced to 4 years! I wonder how many other ex players have gone on to serve time?[/quote]

    I was aware of that along with Lane and Kay at Sheffs Weds, what I was interested to understand was how the betting scam worked.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,564
    One of those two (Lane or Kay), ran a sports club ground/bar in Blackheath for a fair while some years back....after he came out of the slammer that is.
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,488
    Frank McAvennie (Drugs)
    Mickey Thomas (Counterfeiting)
    Joey Barton (Being A C***)
  • Nelsenout
    Nelsenout Posts: 661
    [quote][cite]Posted By: SoundAsa£[/cite]One of those two (Lane or Kay), ran a sports club ground/bar in Blackheath for a fair while some years back....after he came out of the slammer that is.[/quote]

    I never knew that . Interesting.
  • Red_in_SE8
    Red_in_SE8 Posts: 5,961
    I never realised Len Glover went on to become such a super star after he left us!
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,564
    Yes. it was in Manor Way Blackheath....can't remember the name of it now....someone on here will know no doubt as it had several football pitches and was well used for weekend local football....also for cricket if I'm not mistaken.
    I'm pretty sure it had a well known name at one time but has long since changed hands...possibly several times since then.
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,108
    Did Jamie Stewart, Lee Bowyer, Dean Chandler, David Whyte or anyone else do time?
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,564
    [cite]Posted By: WSS[/cite]Did Jamie Stewart, Lee Bowyer, Dean Chandler, David Whyte or anyone else do time?
    No.
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    [cite]Posted By: SoundAsa£[/cite]Yes. it was in Manor Way Blackheath....can't remember the name of it now....someone on here will know no doubt as it had several football pitches and was well used for weekend local football....also for cricket if I'm not mistaken.
    I'm pretty sure it had a well known name at one time but has long since changed hands...possibly several times since then.

    It was Grindlays Bank Sports Ground that Tony Kaye was bar steward at in the early 90's. Grindlays were taken over by ANZ then sold to Standard & Chartared.
    Blackheath CC 3rd XI used the ground sometimes as did SE3's other famous club, The Red Dogs.

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  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,564
    [cite]Posted By: Chirpy Red[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: SoundAsa£[/cite]Yes. it was in Manor Way Blackheath....can't remember the name of it now....someone on here will know no doubt as it had several football pitches and was well used for weekend local football....also for cricket if I'm not mistaken.
    I'm pretty sure it had a well known name at one time but has long since changed hands...possibly several times since then.

    It was Grindlays Bank Sports Ground that Tony Kaye was bar steward at in the early 90's. Grindlays were taken over by ANZ then sold to Standard & Chartared.
    Blackheath CC 3rd XI used the ground sometimes as did SE3's other famous club, The Red Dogs.

    Thank you Chirpy.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,329
    Did Jay Notley ever do time?

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