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CharltonAthMuseum
CharltonAthMuseum Posts: 553
edited June 2023 in General Charlton
Donation to the museum today 

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  • CharltonAthMuseum
    CharltonAthMuseum Posts: 553

  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,357
    I would have been there for almost all the home games .. some great teams on that list .. but compare Man City with Bury !
  • CharltonAthMuseum
    CharltonAthMuseum Posts: 553
    Part of a lovely donation of programmes, handbooks and a wonderful scrapbook from Paul Lloyd
  • PemburyAddick
    PemburyAddick Posts: 506
    the Bury and Orient back to backs are interesting for bank holidays

  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,866
    "Children 3 and under 14 years, half price"

    Help!
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,409
    Two midweek fixtures with Newcastle in the space of 10 days. Plus Orient and Bury back to back matches. 
    Palace two midweek matches within two weeks.
    Modern day footballers would be unable to cope with that amount of travel by coach?
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,409
    Well Charlton could not cope with those above matches winning 1 and drawing 1 and losing 6

    What was interesting was the attendance against Newcastle 22939 
                 Palace 31498
    Both mid-week home matches and our top two home attendances of the season.
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,684
    I note my journey from Grove Park was just 3 bob (now £7.60).  It could be quite eventful depending on who joined the train at London Bridge.  

    I thought the Bexley fare was a bit steep at 5/4 - perhaps they added a bit for poshness.
  • paulsturgess
    paulsturgess Posts: 3,811
    Return trains to London Bridge at 1645 and 1650… was there no half time in the 60s?!
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,409
    Of course half time took place ,10 minutes break. Players were tougher back than hardly any injury time back than as it was called.

    Players not falling over ever few seconds or 5 subs every match. 

    Happy days of youth and freedom.
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  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,169
    Some good fixtures and Bury, sadly no longer with us:(
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    paulsturgess said:
    Return trains to London Bridge at 1645 and 1650… was there no half time in the 60s?!
    Games kicked off sharp at 3pm. 
    10 minutes break half time.
    The first full time results would start appearing on the BBC vidiprinter at 4.40pm.
    No added time for minor knocks and stoppages and no subs until our Keithie in '65
  • Stewart
    Stewart Posts: 2,451

  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,157
    They were additional trains to the normal timetable.

    Almost as if they thought they were there to provide some kind of, I dunno…service? 
  • cblock
    cblock Posts: 1,959
    PragueAddick said:
    They were additional trains to the normal timetable.

    Almost as if they thought they were there to provide some kind of, I dunno…service? 
    And then British Rail got sold off, strange that (-:
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,874
    cblock said:
    PragueAddick said:
    They were additional trains to the normal timetable.

    Almost as if they thought they were there to provide some kind of, I dunno…service? 
    And then British Rail got sold off, strange that (-:
    We had plenty of additional trains to Charlton right through the PL years.
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,157
    killerandflash said:
    cblock said:
    PragueAddick said:
    They were additional trains to the normal timetable.

    Almost as if they thought they were there to provide some kind of, I dunno…service? 
    And then British Rail got sold off, strange that (-:
    We had plenty of additional trains to Charlton right through the PL years.
    Really? 

    I’m on shaky ground since I was already a foreign- based ‘traitor’ by then but I also still had a season ticket, and sometimes I’d try to check if I could easily get to the Valley from Eltham, and the Blackheath “connection” was an absolute joke. It actually seems better now. 

    @Airman Brown would know. As I recall, though, it wasn’t possible to add football extra trains because privatisation had brought in the “slot” system similar to airports, and the train operator didnt want to buy extra slota which would only be used irregularly (and perhaps made redundant on any given weekend by Sky messing with the game schedule). And up to a point, they had a point. (It requires us to accept that there was a point to the ridiculous UK privatisation of rail in the first place)
  • Hertsseasider
    Hertsseasider Posts: 418
    When we played you at The Valley in the FA Cup in 2002, there was a football special from Blackpool. Think it was hauled by a 47 but the memory is a bit distant. Not that I was on it, we were all in the pub (Antigalligan or something) when it was pulling in. 
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,355
    Hertsseasider said:
    When we played you at The Valley in the FA Cup in 2002, there was a football special from Blackpool. Think it was hauled by a 47 but the memory is a bit distant. Not that I was on it, we were all in the pub (Antigalligan or something) when it was pulling in. 
    Now yer talking Hertsseasider!

    Addick porn...
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,874
    PragueAddick said:
    killerandflash said:
    cblock said:
    PragueAddick said:
    They were additional trains to the normal timetable.

    Almost as if they thought they were there to provide some kind of, I dunno…service? 
    And then British Rail got sold off, strange that (-:
    We had plenty of additional trains to Charlton right through the PL years.
    Really? 

    I’m on shaky ground since I was already a foreign- based ‘traitor’ by then but I also still had a season ticket, and sometimes I’d try to check if I could easily get to the Valley from Eltham, and the Blackheath “connection” was an absolute joke. It actually seems better now. 

    @Airman Brown would know. As I recall, though, it wasn’t possible to add football extra trains because privatisation had brought in the “slot” system similar to airports, and the train operator didnt want to buy extra slota which would only be used irregularly (and perhaps made redundant on any given weekend by Sky messing with the game schedule). And up to a point, they had a point. (It requires us to accept that there was a point to the ridiculous UK privatisation of rail in the first place)
    There were regular trains for many years, as I sometimes used them. It was great when after a game at Charlton station it was announced that the next train was fast to London Bridge.
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  • Billy_Mix
    Billy_Mix Posts: 2,707
    killerandflash said:
    PragueAddick said:
    killerandflash said:
    cblock said:
    PragueAddick said:
    They were additional trains to the normal timetable.

    Almost as if they thought they were there to provide some kind of, I dunno…service? 
    And then British Rail got sold off, strange that (-:
    We had plenty of additional trains to Charlton right through the PL years.
    Really? 

    I’m on shaky ground since I was already a foreign- based ‘traitor’ by then but I also still had a season ticket, and sometimes I’d try to check if I could easily get to the Valley from Eltham, and the Blackheath “connection” was an absolute joke. It actually seems better now. 

    @Airman Brown would know. As I recall, though, it wasn’t possible to add football extra trains because privatisation had brought in the “slot” system similar to airports, and the train operator didnt want to buy extra slota which would only be used irregularly (and perhaps made redundant on any given weekend by Sky messing with the game schedule). And up to a point, they had a point. (It requires us to accept that there was a point to the ridiculous UK privatisation of rail in the first place)
    There were regular trains for many years, as I sometimes used them. It was great when after a game at Charlton station it was announced that the next train was fast to London Bridge.
    ...regular trains...  on Network SouthEast?  That really was a long time ago.  Killer you must be very old indeed.  You're doing very well dear with all this modern technology and interweb thingummy business, well done.

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