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How many have seen us play in the Third Division...

mascot88
mascot88 Posts: 9,640
edited January 2009 in General Charlton
I for one have not...
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  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,344
    Oh yes.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,018
    Yes .. and enjoyed loads of good awaydays, some very high-scoring games, and a loyal, albeit small crowd.

    But there were a lot of bad times as well, so I definitely don't want to go back to div 3 again ... although we might actually hear less booing then!
  • ct_addick
    ct_addick Posts: 4,338
    Yes I have....I remember we got promoted from div 3 and beat PNE....a crowd of 23,000 + for that one....can't remember the year probably around '76
  • ISawLeaburnScore
    ISawLeaburnScore Posts: 9,779
    Nope, though I've seen us play as if we were on numerous occasions
  • Rodex
    Rodex Posts: 310
    I do.
  • Albertan_Addick
    Albertan_Addick Posts: 173
    Yep - First started going in 1977.
  • Shrew
    Shrew Posts: 5,749
    Yep - Some of the best and worst of days.Certainly some of the most attacking football Ive seen at the valley took place back then.
  • No.1 in South London
    No.1 in South London Posts: 3,962
    I have 1-0 defeats at home to the likes of Southport and all ................ some good FA cup first round matches though :o)
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    nope too young
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,609
    Yes

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  • Ledge
    Ledge Posts: 7,179
    my first game was 1977 against Luton - can't remember what division that was in
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,362
    Ah our natural environment. Takes me back to my youth !
  • Brunello
    Brunello Posts: 1,950
    Of course, great years.
  • w/sladeaddick
    w/sladeaddick Posts: 217
    First season I watched was 75/76, still remember going to the evening match against PNE, think we won 3-1.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,682
    Yes.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,839
    No, when was the last time, was it 80/81 ?
  • Shag
    Shag Posts: 4,555
    [cite]Posted By: Ledge[/cite]my first game was 1977 against Luton - can't remember what division that was in

    That was the old Div 2 but you would've seen them in the 3rd in the 80/81 season

    Yes from me
  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,640
    i think us 'lost generation' members are all a bit young...
  • pork_pie
    pork_pie Posts: 452
    First game was in the 87/88 season so no.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    The 80/81 season was my favourite. I missed three games home and away all season - one was a tuesday night cup game in Carlilse to be fair!

    Eleven away wins and some pretty good turnouts up and down the country.

    Some nasty incidents as well at places like Blackpool and Huddersfield.

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  • nigel
    nigel Posts: 2,454
    Oh yes indeed. And I remember watching with a kind of acceptance that it was where we really belonged. We don't feel like that yet (even if we sometimes play like it), so things aren't totally hopeless...
  • DaveStorry
    DaveStorry Posts: 989
    Oh yes, been going down the valley since 69.
  • East Kent Addick
    East Kent Addick Posts: 1,350
    Remember the 72-75 seasons well - scored loads of goals (Horsfield, Hales, Flanagan) but had no decent central midfield or centre backs (until Richie Bowman and Peter Hunt broke through to the team)

    Was wondering whether the current side is really the worst I've seen - especially when remembering dross like Vincent O'Kane and Eamon Dunphy in those Div3 days.

    Think its a toss up between this years team and the 79/80 team which won just 6 games all season and none away from home - even the 71/72 relegation team managed to win 12 games.
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,539
    Yes, it's where we were when I started, so I've seen two promotions from div 3 to div 2 - the PNE match mentioned above and in 80/81. Agree with Addickted - that was a cracking season. One of the few times in my Charlton supporting history when you went to matches confident that we would win - even away from home. 17 games unbeaten wasn't it? (Opposite of this season!) Then we lost away at bottom of the league Oxford, on Boxing Day, i think...
  • gilbertfilbert
    gilbertfilbert Posts: 2,282
    Yup. Been going since 68.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,603
    oh yes, started 1972. As mentioned that victory over Preston to gain promotion sticks in the memory. Only behind the Wembley game and Back to The Valley game as the best ever. It was a Friday night, the atmosphere was brilliant as were the team. Those were the dayz, and they are coming back !!
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,076
    Wasn't even born when we last played in the Third Division.

    I have only known it as Division 2 or League One, which sounds better
  • Tavern
    Tavern Posts: 7,679
    yes
  • bibble
    bibble Posts: 1,052
    Yes, I have very fond of memories when we beat Preston NE to get promotion to the second div. That's when I got the Charlton bug!!!

    Loved the old Valley, a proper football ground.

    Ironically my first 3 games of live footy was at Highbury, my cousin was/is a Gooner and took me, it pished him off when I told him Charlton was more exciting!!!
  • East Kent Addick
    East Kent Addick Posts: 1,350
    Some great games in Div 3 - 3-1 win v PNE to get seal promotion on the last game of the season n 75 was a classic almost up there with the play-off final - 0-1 down after 10 minutes - Bob Curtis our best ever penalty taker chooses inexplicably to place it rather than smash it and it gets saved. Bobby Goldthorpe of all people gets the equalizer then Killer smashes in 2 long range rockets cue pitch invasion and happy days are here again.

    Also remember a 6-1 thrashing of Notts Co when a young 'Flash' Flanagan got scored 4 goals cutting in from the wing. There were also plenty of dire fixtures in front of crowds usually below 5,000. The evening games were best as you couldn't see the gaps on the E.Terrace!

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