Friday 31st October 1975. Charlton Athletic 4 (1) (Hales 13, 68, Fisher o.g. 49, Warman 59) Southampton 1 (0) (Osgood 83). The Valley. Att: 16,036
Charlton: Tutt, Penfold, Warman, Bowman, Giles, D Young, Powell, Hales, Flanagan, Hunt, Peacock (Curtis 81).
Southampton: Middleton, Rodrigues, Peach, Holmes, Bennett, Blyth, Fisher, Channon, Osgood, McCalliog, Stokes. Unused sub: Steele.
Southampton, a division two side, beat Manchester United in the F.A. Cup Final at Wembley this season with a very similar team. Just for good measure we spanked them 6-2 the following season too!
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Former Charlton players Derek Ufton, Peter Croker, Benny Fenton and Arthur Horsefield watched the game, Charlton's 2,000th Football league match.
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Now thats what I call a night out. On the lash before during and presumably after. Thrown out and no doubt throwing up by the end of the evening. Brilliant story!!!
I went to the game, seem to remember some trouble as Southampton always came with a fair few. Their side was pretty decent with old "Linacerrrrr" himself Mick Channon and Ossie up front plus the cup winning goal scorer Bobby Stokes.
We were so good at home, almost unstoppable with Paddy, Keefy, Killer and Flash. Just a shame we didn't quite have enough to win promotion.
Those friday evening games were bloody fantastic. I was sixteen at the time (but looked eighteen). Living between Orpington and Sevenoaks, we used to find a pub on the way home. It varied but on evening kick offs it was usually the Farwig Arms (Charringtons), Crown, Burnt Ash Hill (Youngs), Sawyers Arms - Bromley Common (Shepherd Neame).
Happy days........
Pint of Sheps Master Brew ....... and that Swiss lager they sold.
Remember the ancient bar billiards table in the back room?
A Good few in the Watermans arms,and that bar under the covered end for meeting up again at half time with faces was legendary.
Great pubs Bingaddick,used 'em all the time.
I was playing sport myself in the seventies so the Fridays allowed me to see more games than I otherwise would have done.
Those two games against Southampton were crackers and showed what we were capable of.
Unfortunately a defence that wasn't quite good enough and Mr Gliksten cashing in on Killer stopped us fulfilling our potential and playing first division (old money) football at The Valley 20 years earlier than we eventually did.
Oggy, I went to School at Ravenswood in Oakley Road (A233) by Keston Mark. My best mate was a year or so older than me and was heavily into real ale at the time. Shepherd Neame didn't have many pubs in the area and the Sawyers was frequented by us. Yes I remember the bar billiards table!
My Grandad drove the 47 bus from Bromley Garage which went to Shorditch and the 119 which went to Croyden.
That old swiss lager - yes can't quite remember what it was called - something like Klaustenhaller.Those were the days. Theres a McDonlads there now I think, I'm not sure whether it was the old bus garage or the pub that they converted.
Were you of the era of Ted Ward, Dan West, Dino, Paddy Moore and the Old Gut by any chance?
Certainly was mate. Ted Ward was a family friend indeed he died last year and I went to his funeral. Piggy Neal spoke at his funeral. Piggy was very frail and quite ill and I was asked if I would read his speech if he wasn't up to it. Ted was Gunners fan with a soft spot for Charlton. He used to use my season ticket when I couldn't go. He came with me and my Dad to the Play Off final. He said it was the best game he'd ever seen.
Dan West was my maths teacher for a number of years and also my form teacher. Dino (or Picker) and Paddy Moore (how much of a fruitcake was he?). I left in the upper sixth in 1977. When did you leave Harry?
The larger was hurlimanns and the bottled beer was white shield, used to drink in the Keston mark also.
A Light and bitter was always about a pint and a half.
Cheers for that Badger. The McDonalds must be what was the Sawyers Arms then. Living in Norfolk now I don't get down that way very often but I vaguely remembered seeing the McDonalds by the Bus Garage. I can't remember the name of the pub opposite. My family come from the Farnborough area so I know the place pretty well. I never drank at the Mark, when I was in the sixth form we used to drink at the Fox on Keston Common and the one opposite, was it the Greyhound? I used to fish at Keston Fishponds although I mainly caught f*ck all.
Also used to fish(poaching) behind bromley technical college, the Rookery which is now a syndicate water but had huge Carp.
The fox was a good pub,used to spend a lot of time around the Coppice estate.
I used to walk through Beverly park to get to school. I remember the lake there. I didn't realise it was well stocked - I'd have probably stood a better chance of catching than at Keston. I remember the Rookery - it was the one near the bottom of Oakley Road wasn't it? I thought that used to be known as the Leech Pond?
I remember the Coppice Estate, didn't it have a bit of a tough reputation?
I stand corrected, the beers rotted my brain mate.
But we are moving away from a Charlton 4-1 which i'm sure mr home & away is getting confused about.
Happy memories eh?
No worries - I remember it being pretty strong for British lager.
Will get some new ones for next week.
I have always had a thing about halloween for the obvious reason, but also now because it used to be a religious festival, all souls night, remembering those gone before as it were. Now it's the second biggest spend after Christmas, Americanised, and about horror and stuff, and blimmin trick or treat. Don't like this time of year.
Seth
Always thought as we had tonked them, then the trophy was rightfully ours.
He must have been knackered and seem to remember he didn’t play too well on the Friday night