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  • southamptonaddick
    southamptonaddick Posts: 4,063
    Solidgone said:
    Ive just seen this photo under hooligans culture on Facebook. Does anybody’s face fit? 

    I recognise lots of the faces but don't ask me for names cause my memory is shit 😞
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,411
    DaveMehmet said:

    So what year was this taken?

    The Valley Club and Floodlights so about 1968.   Just look at the working cranes along The Thames.

    That Worthington sign have photo of that dated Aug 1970. 
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,534
    Solidgone said:
    Ive just seen this photo under hooligans culture on Facebook. Does anybody’s face fit? 

    Know most of them
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,534

  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,933

  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,534
    Gribbo said:

    Meant to comment - Makes you wonder where this photo was taken from?
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,125
    Gribbo said:
    Gribbo said:

    Meant to comment - Makes you wonder where this photo was taken from?
    A blimp?
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,913
    Gribbo said:
    Gribbo said:

    Meant to comment - Makes you wonder where this photo was taken from?
    I'm guessing an aeroplane?
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,534
    Was thinking ye olde drone e
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,675
    Probably taken by one of the military chaps from down the road passing by in a helicopter 

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  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,232
    1944 Charlton v Reading. 

  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,566
    SporadicAddick said:

    I’m probably in this one. Seats put in early 81? 
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,708
    A few matchstick men on the pitch and this could pass for a L. S. Lowry


  • thetomahawkkid
    thetomahawkkid Posts: 765
    Solidgone said:
    1944 Charlton v Reading. 

    What's with all the foliage on the terrace? Looks very odd.
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,913
    thetomahawkkid said:
    Solidgone said:
    1944 Charlton v Reading. 

    What's with all the foliage on the terrace? Looks very odd.
    War. Very low crowds, limited resources to undertake non essential tasks and other priorities.
  • TellyTubby
    TellyTubby Posts: 3,559
    I've never noticed fans on the Covered End roof in photos before!
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,788
    TellyTubby said:
    I've never noticed fans on the Covered End roof in photos before!
    Ready to change the floodlights long before the floodlights were installed.

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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,306
    TellyTubby said:
    I've never noticed fans on the Covered End roof in photos before!
    Arsenal 1936
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,913
    Puts to bed the myths, oft repeated, that "there was still room for more" and "the only league ground never filled to capacity" (Pre 1992)
  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,335
    Henry Irving said:
    TellyTubby said:
    I've never noticed fans on the Covered End roof in photos before!
    Arsenal 1936
    Score?
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,220
    TellyTubby said:
    I've never noticed fans on the Covered End roof in photos before!
    Large pigeons mate 
  • TellyTubby
    TellyTubby Posts: 3,559
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    TellyTubby said:
    I've never noticed fans on the Covered End roof in photos before!
    Large pigeons mate 
    Had the groundsman just reseeded the turf roof? Maybe camouflage to fool the Luftwaffe? If so it didn't work. 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,306

    FootballRetroPlus
    THE VALLEY @CAFCofficial #CAFC 1963 Fans make their way along paths cleared in the snow at the Valley turnstiles, 21st January 1963. The heavy snow saw the match between Charlton Athletic and @SouthamptonFC abandoned after 57 minutes

    image


    Kick off moved to 2.45pm from 3.00pm due to fuel cuts. Temperature at KO was minus 3 centigrade #cafc were winning 1 - 0 thru' Brian Kinsey when the game was abandoned. Re-arranged game was played 18 May when won 2 - 1 with a late Cliff Durandt long range shot


    ---------

    Older fans can confirm but was this the famous Durandt Banana shot goal?
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,125
    SporadicAddick said:
    Puts to bed the myths, oft repeated, that "there was still room for more" and "the only league ground never filled to capacity" (Pre 1992)
    Not really, probably a better view up there than stuck at the back of the East terrace.
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,850
    SporadicAddick said:
    Puts to bed the myths, oft repeated, that "there was still room for more" and "the only league ground never filled to capacity" (Pre 1992)

    TBH, from the newsreel footage

    https://youtu.be/vA5NgKzsJ8s?si=GSGOkFWyVgmbJz5B

    it looked dangerously overcrowded. We'll never know exactly how many were there, I've seen 68000 to near 90000 quoted.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,405
    edited March 12
    Big William said:
    SporadicAddick said:
    Puts to bed the myths, oft repeated, that "there was still room for more" and "the only league ground never filled to capacity" (Pre 1992)

    TBH, from the newsreel footage

    https://youtu.be/vA5NgKzsJ8s?si=GSGOkFWyVgmbJz5B

    it looked dangerously overcrowded. We'll never know exactly how many were there, I've seen 68000 to near 90000 quoted.
    Rubbish, there's much more space!

    On the Covered End roof...
  • SouthallAddick
    SouthallAddick Posts: 141
    Big William said:
    SporadicAddick said:
    Puts to bed the myths, oft repeated, that "there was still room for more" and "the only league ground never filled to capacity" (Pre 1992)

    TBH, from the newsreel footage

    https://youtu.be/vA5NgKzsJ8s?si=GSGOkFWyVgmbJz5B

    it looked dangerously overcrowded. We'll never know exactly how many were there, I've seen 68000 to near 90000 quoted.
    Is it weird that I can watch a match from 30 years before I was born and still get pissed off that we lost?

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