Old Charlton related photos

DaveMehmet said:

This is how it looked when I started going!

Lewis Coaches said:

This I found in a book, Football grounds from the air.  Picture taken 1970. After council had brought the land from Charlton. Shows the wall that stills runs behind Jimmy Seed Stand.

“Wall” have always run behind the away end 😉

Off_it said:

soapy_jones said:

Stig said:

Gribbo said:

Great picture. Looks like there's a river running through the pitch. People queuing up to see the world angling championships.  

I know that it is all relative and we live in different times with higher expections, but could you imagine the face of someone who watched Charlton in that old ground as they stare at the modern Valley?

"Ere! There's a load of feckin light bulbs missing..."

Or there's no hot water in the nice warm, covered toilets.

What do you mean I can’t have a woodbine while I watch the game??

Stuart_the_Red said:

DaveMehmet said:

This is how it looked when I started going!

How it looked when I used to bunkin!!

Stuart_the_Red said:

Bournesnr said:

Stuart_the_Red said:

DaveMehmet said:

This is how it looked when I started going!

What empty?

Almost! “Crowds” of 3.400!

I remember it well.

SporadicAddick said:

DA9 said:

Not sure if I’ve posted these before from the clean up Sunday

Might be mistaken but the bloke front row second left was called Keith, and he was my manager at Villacourt Rovers in about 1980 (U7’s).

I played for Villacourt Rovers from 85-88, good old days! 

Hal1x said:

DA9 said:

Not sure if I’ve posted these before from the clean up Sunday

Apart from posing with the knobs, did any of you actually do any clearing up?! not a shovel between you, and that feller in the middle in the top picture looks like he's posing for a Cotton Traders catalogue.

Yep, even me in shirt & tie got my hands dirty, I had been to my nieces christening in Greenwich that morning.

SporadicAddick said:

DA9 said:

SporadicAddick said:

DA9 said:

Not sure if I’ve posted these before from the clean up Sunday

Might be mistaken but the bloke front row second left was called Keith, and he was my manager at Villacourt Rovers in about 1980 (U7’s).

Yes, Keith Hanson, sadly he passed away many years ago, 1992 if I recall 

That's sad. Last time I saw him he was "conducting affairs" when it was kicking off with Southampton at London Bridge (1980s Selhurst days).

I was about to say the same thing mate. I was on the bridge with him when they came up. I seem to remember a champagne bottle being wielded by the other lot for some reason. 😂

SporadicAddick said:

DA9 said:

SporadicAddick said:

DA9 said:

Not sure if I’ve posted these before from the clean up Sunday

Might be mistaken but the bloke front row second left was called Keith, and he was my manager at Villacourt Rovers in about 1980 (U7’s).

Yes, Keith Hanson, sadly he passed away many years ago, 1992 if I recall 

That's sad. Last time I saw him he was "conducting affairs" when it was kicking off with Southampton at London Bridge (1980s Selhurst days).

I remember it well

SporadicAddick said:

DA9 said:

SporadicAddick said:

DA9 said:

Not sure if I’ve posted these before from the clean up Sunday

Might be mistaken but the bloke front row second left was called Keith, and he was my manager at Villacourt Rovers in about 1980 (U7’s).

Yes, Keith Hanson, sadly he passed away many years ago, 1992 if I recall 

That's sad. Last time I saw him he was "conducting affairs" when it was kicking off with Southampton at London Bridge (1980s Selhurst days).

My abiding memories were his Sid James laugh and his lit cigarette going up in the air and him getting busy when we gave Lincoln a reception at welling Utd the season after they broke a Charlton fans arm at Selhurst park after a league cup game 

Covered End said:

DA9 said:

Hal1x said:

DA9 said:

Not sure if I’ve posted these before from the clean up Sunday

Apart from posing with the knobs, did any of you actually do any clearing up?! not a shovel between you, and that feller in the middle in the top picture looks like he's posing for a Cotton Traders catalogue.

Yep, even me in shirt & tie got my hands dirty, I had been to my nieces christening in Greenwich that morning.

I thought it was David Van Day.

That’s just a Bazar comment 

Greenhithe said:

Solidgone said:

Ive just seen this photo under hooligans culture on Facebook. Does anybody’s face fit? 

Poor DC couldn’t see over the flag 

I remember when he was a ginger ninja.