Sunday 5th January 1997. F A Cup 3rd Round. Charlton Athletic 1 (0) (Kinsella 78) Newcastle United 1 (1) (Lee 33). The Valley. Att: 14,847.
Charlton: Petterson, Sturgess, Barness, O'Connell (K Jones 80), Rufus, Chapple, Newton, Leaburn, Robson, Whyte, Kinsella. Unused subs: Lisbie, Chandler.
Newcastle: Hislop, Watson, Beresford, Batty, Peacock, Albert, Lee, Beardsley, Shearer, Ferdinand, Clark. Unused subs: Barton, Elliot, Kitson.
Referee: D Allison (Leicester).
Newcastle manager Kevein Keegan resigned three days after this game.
Charlton took Newcastle to extra time in the replay at St James' Park. Clark (33) and Shearer (100). Mark Robsons stunning free-kick for the Addicks (55) proving too little on the night.
Kenny Dalglish was paraded as the new Newcastle manager prior to kick-off.
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The replay was all about Kenny Dalglish rather than the game, the program cover proclaimed "now it's Kenny's kingdom" (or something like that). Loads of photographers at the tunnel entrance trying to get a pic of the new messiah.
Robbo's free kick really quietened the geordie crowd.
I drove up on my own for the replay and it was only a lack of concentration in extra time that we missed out on pens,we were still setting up a wall and Shearer scored from the free kick, top corner.
Anyone who went to the game will remember the bad weather on the night,cold,snow and towards the end of the game very misty.
As Alex Wright posted it was King Kenny's 1st game in charge and they included a colour poster of him with the programme.
On my arrival i popped into the Strawberry pub and was greeted by the toon fans who bought me a sarny and a drink,top people.
The replay was the foggiest game I have ever been to. Ginola went over like a sniper had hit him for the free kick at St James'
Went to both these games. Seem to remember us being a bit unlucky not to come away with a home win and as is so often the case in the FA cup 3rd Rd, the bigger team did just enough in the home replay.
Remember being inexplicably kept behind after the away game too on what was already a longer than expected night and I had school the next day!
Seems his last Club was Redbridge in the 2007-08 but, according to Wiki, he also represented England's Learning Disability Team. Didn't have a clue about this but the following Link seems to explain what they're about:
LDT
Was sat in the front row of the East stand for the first game and then went up on the plane with my Dad for the return leg when Robson scored that fantastic free kick.
And low and behold, who was on the plane with us on the way back? The entire Charlton squad! Very special memories.