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Seasons when Charlton have been top of the league
thai malaysia addick
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I'm trying to recall times when I've seen Charlton play a game as the current league leader of their division - perhaps, even after two or three games. I saw several games in the SCP season, but how many other seasons have been at the top of the table, even if it is for one or two games? I actually need the info for a book I am writing, so a credit can be offered to anyone with good info. The book isn't about Charlton, but I will be lamenting the fact that I have seen Charlton play in the relegation places more than the promotion places.
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Clearly, 1998/99, 2000/01, 1980/81, 1968/69, off the top of my head. I think 1992/93. We just have been top or second in 2009/10 as I recall we won the first six matches?3
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05/06 we were joint top with Chelsea for the first 5? games.6
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We were top for about 5 minutes on Saturday… between Mansfield going one nil up on 22 mins and Wrexham going one nil up on 28 mins…4
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1992/1993
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Yes, I noticed that. I'm not sure that counts. I don't like this modern thing of league tables reflecting the position if the games all stopped at that moment.Callumcafc said:We were top for about 5 minutes on Saturday… between Mansfield going one nil up on 22 mins and Wrexham going one nil up on 28 mins…3 -
Was it first game of the season in top flight we beat Southampton 5-0 or something to go top of the league? 88/89?2
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1998/99 hahaSiv_in_Norfolk said:Was it first game of the season in top flight we beat Southampton 5-0 or something to go top of the league? 88/89?
It was the second game after a 0-0 draw at Newcastle but yes we were top.
https://premierleague25years.wordpress.com/2019/02/14/premier-league-rewind-22nd-24th-august-1998/
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Although saw the Southampton win, I wasn’t at Newcastle, so I technically never saw Charlton as league leaders. If only…C_A_F_C said:
1998/99 hahaSiv_in_Norfolk said:Was it first game of the season in top flight we beat Southampton 5-0 or something to go top of the league? 88/89?
It was the second game after a 0-0 draw at Newcastle but yes we were top.
https://premierleague25years.wordpress.com/2019/02/14/premier-league-rewind-22nd-24th-august-1998/0 -
If you saw the Southampton game then at the final whistle we were top of the league as they walked off the pitch.thai malaysia addick said:
Although saw the Southampton win, I wasn’t at Newcastle, so I technically never saw Charlton as league leaders. If only…C_A_F_C said:
1998/99 hahaSiv_in_Norfolk said:Was it first game of the season in top flight we beat Southampton 5-0 or something to go top of the league? 88/89?
It was the second game after a 0-0 draw at Newcastle but yes we were top.
https://premierleague25years.wordpress.com/2019/02/14/premier-league-rewind-22nd-24th-august-1998/7 -
True but I didn’t see Newcastle take us on as league leaders.Off_it said:
If you saw the Southampton game then at the final whistle we were top of the league as they walked off the pitch.thai malaysia addick said:
Although saw the Southampton win, I wasn’t at Newcastle, so I technically never saw Charlton as league leaders. If only…C_A_F_C said:
1998/99 hahaSiv_in_Norfolk said:Was it first game of the season in top flight we beat Southampton 5-0 or something to go top of the league? 88/89?
It was the second game after a 0-0 draw at Newcastle but yes we were top.
https://premierleague25years.wordpress.com/2019/02/14/premier-league-rewind-22nd-24th-august-1998/0 -
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Was the Newcastle game not first and the Southampton game the following weekend?3
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Yeah my post may have been confusing we went top after beating Southampton 5-0 in the second match of the season.Callumcafc said:Was the Newcastle game not first and the Southampton game the following weekend?0 -
Ah. I’d forgotten that!C_A_F_C said:
Yeah my post may have been confusing we went top after beating Southampton 5-0 in the second match of the season.Callumcafc said:Was the Newcastle game not first and the Southampton game the following weekend?0 -
So, we must have been top with 4 points and 5-0 goal difference - is that right?
but for how long?
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Yes Parky’s team with JonJo Shelvey flourishing and winning the first six was what I was thinking about on Saturday. Before the game, anyway…Airman Brown said:Clearly, 1998/99, 2000/01, 1980/81, 1968/69, off the top of my head. I think 1992/93. We just have been top or second in 2009/10 as I recall we won the first six matches?0 -
1974/75 ? Must have been top at some point.0
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We then got a 0 0 draw at Highbury which was a fantastic result but I presume one of the other teams on four points won that day so we lost top spot.Coyotejohn1947 said:So, we must have been top with 4 points and 5-0 goal difference - is that right?
but for how long?
I certainly belted out "we are top o' the league" as I staggered sozzled round Highbury. Happy days.2 -
Lloyd Sam had an absolute belter at Tranmere as I recall.PragueAddick said:
Yes Parky’s team with JonJo Shelvey flourishing and winning the first six was what I was thinking about on Saturday. Before the game, anyway…Airman Brown said:Clearly, 1998/99, 2000/01, 1980/81, 1968/69, off the top of my head. I think 1992/93. We just have been top or second in 2009/10 as I recall we won the first six matches?1 -
If memory serves me right we topped the table early in 1968/69
After losing first game of season to Scumwall we then went the next 9 games undefeated0 -
Well clearly the 1999/2000 season where we were top for ages. Same again for the SCP points record season, although that was more towards the end of the season whereas 99/00 was more Feb/March time and then in good old CAFC fashion we fell over the line.0
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The club shop even produced t-shirts, I kid you not.C_A_F_C said:
1998/99 hahaSiv_in_Norfolk said:Was it first game of the season in top flight we beat Southampton 5-0 or something to go top of the league? 88/89?
It was the second game after a 0-0 draw at Newcastle but yes we were top.
https://premierleague25years.wordpress.com/2019/02/14/premier-league-rewind-22nd-24th-august-1998/0 -
In 2011-12 we were top from September and stayed there till end of season.golfaddick said:Well clearly the 1999/2000 season where we were top for ages. Same again for the SCP points record season, although that was more towards the end of the season whereas 99/00 was more Feb/March time and then in good old CAFC fashion we fell over the line.7 -
I don't recall us ever being top in the 74/75 season someone mentioned above.
If we were it would have been early on after say Peacock's headed winner at the Gills.1 -
I agree we were never top.bolloxbolder said:I don't recall us ever being top in the 74/75 season someone mentioned above.
If we were it would have been early on after say Peacock's headed winner at the Gills.0 -
Remember being at West Brom and winning 2-0, think Murphy scored both... we were definitely top of the league at half time as we were going mental! Maybe joint top with Chelsea as stated earlier tho?0
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Think we went top after the 6-2 Southampton game, was on a Friday night.1
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If we ever went ahead first game of the season before anyone else did, we’d have been top.1
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I know it doesn't count but we were 2 up after 5 minutes in a season opener v Grimsby at Upton Park, so 1991 or 1992AddicksAddict said:If we ever went ahead first game of the season before anyone else did, we’d have been top.0 -
We were top of the league for an hour or so this season after we beat Orient in the early kick-off0
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22nd August 1992 after beating West Ham at Upton Park we were away and Pardew scored in a 1-0 win
we were top after that0
