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What's the most sporting moment you've ever seen involving a Charlton match ?

CombeMartinCombeMartin
edited June 12 in General Charlton
When we won promotion to the old 1st division under Lennie Lawrence, we clinched it in the 2nd to last game away to Carlisle.  The Charlton fans were on the side opposite Carlisle's main stand and in those days there were still big tall fences around the ground to stop pitch invasions.

The result was crucial to both sides, a win for Charlton would clinch promotion but relegate Carlisle.

Carlisle went 2-0 up in the 1st half but Charlton pulled it back to 2-2 before halftime, and then got the winner in the 2nd half to win 2-3.

Despite getting relegated, the Carlisle stewards opened the gate in the fence and allowed a big mob of Charlton fans to run across the pitch, where they got hold of Lennie, sat him on someone's shoulders and then in one big close nit mob, ran back across the pitch to where the rest of the Charlton fans were still standing for a joint celebration.

Considering that Carlisle had just been relegated, that's the most sporting thing I've ever seen !

   
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  • alanscoachdriveralanscoachdriver
    Remember that game at Middlesbrough. Bloody freezing and the drinks from the police van were most welcome
  • GreenhitheGreenhithe
    DaveMehmet said:
    Middlesbrough away in the same promotion season. Half their ground had been closed after Heysel/Bradford and the few of us that had travelled up were stuck in an uncovered corner. To make things worse, it was pissing down and there was no food or drink available. 

    After a while, the old bill decided to let us sit in the closed, covered stand next to us and even gave out Bovril from the urn in their van. 

    We won 3-1 and remember the stewards saying how well we'd played and good luck for the rest of the season.

    Probably doesn't sound that remarkable now but in those days, away fans were treated like animals at most grounds.
    I was at that mate. Went a bit west for us later for various reasons. Ended up staying in Redcar for 3 days. Its a bloody long story 
  • DaveMehmetDaveMehmet
    Another one that springs to mind was the then Coventry manager Gordon Strachan at home during our first Premier League season. We were 1-0 down and the ball went off for a throw in by the away dug out. The guys on the bench were keeping hold of the ball but Strachan turned round and shouted at them to give it to us. 
  • EpsomAddickEpsomAddick
    In Curbs' last season, we played Chelsea at The Valley and lost 2-0. At one point the ball was knocked out of play for a throw and a ballboy stuck his hand out to stop it. It hit pretty hard, and he was flapping his hand around in pain. Arjen Robben went over to him and gave him a high five. A nice moment.
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  • JohnnyH2JohnnyH2
    In 2000, Swindon were in financial trouble so we gave them the half time jackpot money for their youth team to go to the Milk Cup in Belfast 

    And we gave them the 3 points!
  • SoundAsa£SoundAsa£
    edited June 12
    Greenhithe said:
    DaveMehmet said:
    Middlesbrough away in the same promotion season. Half their ground had been closed after Heysel/Bradford and the few of us that had travelled up were stuck in an uncovered corner. To make things worse, it was pissing down and there was no food or drink available. 

    After a while, the old bill decided to let us sit in the closed, covered stand next to us and even gave out Bovril from the urn in their van. 

    We won 3-1 and remember the stewards saying how well we'd played and good luck for the rest of the season.

    Probably doesn't sound that remarkable now but in those days, away fans were treated like animals at most grounds.
    I was at that mate. Went a bit west for us later for various reasons. Ended up staying in Redcar for 3 days. Its a bloody long story 
    Redcar for three days!!!!!
    Three minutes is too long…..possibly the biggest dump I have ever been to in The UK, the thought of you staying there for three days is truly regrettable.


  • cafcnick1992cafcnick1992
    Don't want to start a pile on but I went to Redcar 2 months ago to pick up a car part from some bloke on ebay and it is a proper shithole. 
  • BexhillAddickBexhillAddick
    Baldybonce said:
    That infamous Forest at home night game when they got in the Covered End and fighting was still going on in Charlton at Midnight.
    In the bar at half time a forest fan pulled an axe on me but his mate told him to put it away.
    Very sporting i think.
    I remember this game well. I wasn't very old and was on the east terrace with my dad watching the action (in the covered end) unfold. Created a great atmosphere from where I was standing!. It was a cracking game too that we won 2-1 if my memory serves.
  • BuglehornBuglehorn
    DaveMehmet said:
    Middlesbrough away in the same promotion season. Half their ground had been closed after Heysel/Bradford and the few of us that had travelled up were stuck in an uncovered corner. To make things worse, it was pissing down and there was no food or drink available. 

    After a while, the old bill decided to let us sit in the closed, covered stand next to us and even gave out Bovril from the urn in their van. 

    We won 3-1 and remember the stewards saying how well we'd played and good luck for the rest of the season.

    Probably doesn't sound that remarkable now but in those days, away fans were treated like animals at most grounds.
    I was at that game it was freezing and remember it as you say. 1st time I'd had bovril I didn't care it was hot!

  • Brownie12Brownie12
    Every time we play millwall and roll over and give them 3 points.
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  • DartfordAddickDartfordAddick
    This automatically made me think of Jackson squirting water on the pitch against against Doncaster when it ended up getting called off because of the rain. I can't recall the season but I'm pretty sure we were 3-1 down (?) and Donny players were out with brooms trying to clear it!

    We ended up winning the make-up fixture. 
  • ForeverAddicktedForeverAddickted
    edited June 12
    DartfordAddick said:
    This automatically made me think of Jackson squirting water on the pitch against against Doncaster when it ended up getting called off because of the rain. I can't recall the season but I'm pretty sure we were 3-1 down (?) and Donny players were out with brooms trying to clear it!

    We ended up winning the make-up fixture. 
    Doncaster in the meantime went down... on Goal Difference...

    Although it was also a Birmingham City equaliser at Bolton in the 93rd minute that decided that too

    God had decided that Donny were never escaping relegation that season lol!
  • SporadicAddickSporadicAddick
    Greenhithe said:
    DaveMehmet said:
    Middlesbrough away in the same promotion season. Half their ground had been closed after Heysel/Bradford and the few of us that had travelled up were stuck in an uncovered corner. To make things worse, it was pissing down and there was no food or drink available. 

    After a while, the old bill decided to let us sit in the closed, covered stand next to us and even gave out Bovril from the urn in their van. 

    We won 3-1 and remember the stewards saying how well we'd played and good luck for the rest of the season.

    Probably doesn't sound that remarkable now but in those days, away fans were treated like animals at most grounds.
    I was at that mate. Went a bit west for us later for various reasons. Ended up staying in Redcar for 3 days. Its a bloody long story 
    We have time!
  • valleynick66valleynick66
    cafcnick1992 said:
    Don't want to start a pile on but I went to Redcar 2 months ago to pick up a car part from some bloke on ebay and it is a proper shithole. 
    Perhaps you shouldn’t have bought the car then ! 😉😆
  • ElfsborgAddickElfsborgAddick
    DartfordAddick said:
    This automatically made me think of Jackson squirting water on the pitch against against Doncaster when it ended up getting called off because of the rain. I can't recall the season but I'm pretty sure we were 3-1 down (?) and Donny players were out with brooms trying to clear it!

    We ended up winning the make-up fixture. 
    All correct, and if this game had carried on with a Doncaster victory they would have stayed up that season.

  • MartinCAFCMartinCAFC
    When Appleton sat us back to defend and play for a point at home to Oxford who eventually won it with a screamer of a goal. Very sporting of him to offer the points to them.
  • DA9DA9
    edited June 12
    I heard of one alleged incident of a young lady handing out favours in the toilets at Fulham one year, make up your minds if sporting or not!
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