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Memories of Fred Lucas

CharltonAthMuseum
CharltonAthMuseum Posts: 553
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  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,345
    Freddie will always be remembered as one of the team that beat Huddersfield 7--6.Very good team player.
    Also played cricket for Kent alongside Leary and Ufton when footballers got a reduced wage in the summer. 
  • Isawlearyplay
    Isawlearyplay Posts: 273
    Saw a lot of Freddie Lucas - valued by supporters for his tireless running , and general all round quality of his play . Leary and Ufton might have been exceptional, but their success was built upon teamwork , and the hard work of those around them.
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,337
    I remember him as the chap who replaced anyone who was injured. I seem to remember a game that he dislocated his shoulder or broke his collar bone. My father always thought he gave 100%.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,481
    edited March 2023
    Yes….Freddie wasn’t always first on the team sheet but was nevertheless a very well thought of member of the squad and never let the side down, he actually played quite a lot, as if anyone was injured he normally filled in, at least that was certainly the case in 58 when I first started going to The Valley.
    He was certainly a grafter and scored his fair share of goals and all in all was well thought of.
    I remember meeting him in one of the lounges some years back and having a pleasant chat with him.

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