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Players who made a big impact but didn't play many games

thai malaysia addick
thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,555
edited October 2010 in General Charlton
I am always surprised by the fact that Ray Crawford only played 21 games for Charlton and Cliff Holton only played 18 games. I have very clear memories of these two wearing the red shirt. Can anyone think of others in this category?
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  • Bubble
    Bubble Posts: 1,543
    Jorge Costa!
  • kinveachyaddick
    kinveachyaddick Posts: 3,977
    Don't imagine Di Canio actually started many games for us?
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,735
    When I saw the title of the thread Holton was the first name I would have chosen.

    He almost singlehandedly saved us from relegation that season.

    Other names: Allan Simonsen and Jorge Costa for me.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,190
    John Hendry (5 games, winner v Millwall)

    Lee Power (5 games, including back to Valley)

    Neil Heaney (6 games, including PO semi legs & final)
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,555
    Vic Halom comes to mind as well, although I suspect my aging brain either remembers his appearances in the reserves (I never missed a reserve game in those days) or his appearances for several other clubs such as Sunderland, Luton and Fulham.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,778
    Jimmy Stannard
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,439
    Hans Jeppson, Alan McDonald
  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 8,017
    Jason Lee - 8 appearances on loan (+1 about a decade earlier), 3 goals including 1 in our first victory over Palace for god knows how long.
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,666
    Djimi Traore didn't play too many.
    However we're still feeling the effects of his 'impact' today.
  • nichorob
    nichorob Posts: 1,794
    Cory Gibbs made a big impact on our wage bill if that counts?

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  • paulbaconsarnie
    paulbaconsarnie Posts: 9,438
    non cafc has to be goalkeeper, jimmy glass, for our opponents on saturday, carlisle.
    scored the goal in the last minute of the season to keep them as a football league side. think he only played about 5 games for them.
  • adamtheaddick
    adamtheaddick Posts: 8,664
    Mark bowen mark bright
  • cafcdan18
    cafcdan18 Posts: 3,664
    Alex Song maybe did not make a massive impact but impressed in his short time with us.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,735
    edited October 2010
    Going back a bit Alan Mc Donald did well at centre half.

    Also the guy from Middlesbrough Kernaghan (?spelling).

    EDIT: just noticed Shirty has aleady mentioned McDonald!
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,735
    Andy Todd made an impact on Kiely!
  • harveys_gardener
    harveys_gardener Posts: 7,038
    David Madden, I think he was ex-palace. I'm not sure why he left, not sure we sold him, but I remeber Spurs in the cup (80's?) and at WHL he ran the show against their midfield superstars. Played half a season I think.
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    Alan Kernaghan....yep he was very good. Can I add Simon Webster....
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,304
    On the basis that I think he played less than 25-30 games for us I'd suggest Gordon Watson might be a player who made an impact both in terms of the goals he scored and the fee we got for him.
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,329
    Linvoy Primus had a great debut.

    Whatever happened to him?
  • March51
    March51 Posts: 3,256
    Oh dear, time to show my age again: My first visit to the Valley was the occasion of Hans Jeppson's last game for us after scoring 9 goals in 11 games and thus keeping us up in '50;'51. And yes, we went by tram!

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  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,570
    Dave Madden came from Arsenal , played one whole season and then left. Looked pretty good in a bad team. He went to Crystal Palace after and did ok.

    Jeppson
    Simonsen
    Costa

    ....would have to be the main three positives who played less than one season. There have been plenty of negatives discussed on previous threads (Mike Small, Mickey Paye, Jim Stannard etc!!!)
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,780
    Simonsen.
  • ChrisWhytesBaldhead
    ChrisWhytesBaldhead Posts: 239
    Chris Whyte... he had a bald head
  • Ledge
    Ledge Posts: 7,179
    lee power
  • adamtheaddick
    adamtheaddick Posts: 8,664
    Gary poole, goal v qpr on debut amazing strike.
  • masicat
    masicat Posts: 5,018
    Jorge Costa by far the best for me with Simonesen a close second.

    What about Bart Williams? Also, who scored a screamer in a friendly against Liverpool? What about the Vin Nuygen (sic), Kimbles - and the really bad players that Mullery signed?

    Pates? Caton?
  • pilchard
    pilchard Posts: 3,763
    Tommy Caton was brilliant.
  • Ross
    Ross Posts: 4,420
    Leroy Lita scored some important goals for us in his short loan spell.
  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,304
    Costa
  • mistrollingin
    mistrollingin Posts: 3,868
    Dickie Plumb
    Cyril Davies
    Maurice Setters (the bandiest legs I've ever seen!)

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