All-time team of Charlton youth

Weegie Addick

Don't think this has been done before - apologies if so.

What's your all-time team of Charlton youth players who made their professional debut with us?

Here's my suggestion for starters:

Rob Elliott

Mark Penfold
Paul Elliott
Richard Rufus
Anthony Barness

JJ Shelvey
Spotty Parker
Mickey Bennett
Robert Lee

Paul Walsh
Carl Leaburn

shirty5

Lange

Steve Brown
Rufus
Paul Elliott
Minto

Newton
Parker
Bowyer
Lee

Paul Walsh
Leaburn

Subs: Watson, Jonjo, Bennett, Elliot and Barness

LenGlover

[cite]Posted By: Weegie Addick[/cite]Don't think this has been done before - apologies if so.

What's your all-time team of Charlton youth players who made their professional debut with us?

Here's my suggestion for starters:

Rob Elliott

Mark Penfold
Paul Elliott
Richard Rufus
Anthony Barness

JJ Shelvey
Spotty Parker
Mickey Bennett
Robert Lee

Paul Walsh
Carl Leaburn

Good topic Weegie!

Tutt

Bonds
Rufus
Elliott
Hewie

Lee (Robert)
Parker
Campbell A
Glover

Leaburn
Walsh P

Subs:

Elliot
Brown (Steve)
Peacock
Shelvey
Watson

I'd like to find room for Micky Bennett, Mark Stuart and Shaun Newton too.

EDIT: John Hewie for Paul Konchesky at left back

Simonsen

See Mickey Paye doesn't feature anywhere.....

kentred2

Tutt

Curtis
Rufus
Elliot
Warman

Glover
Campbell
Bonds
Parker
Bowyer

Walsh

DaveMehmet

[cite]Posted By: Simonsen[/cite]See Mickey Paye doesn't feature anywhere.....

Or Darren Pitcher!

BlackForestReds

[cite]Posted By: DaveMehmet[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Simonsen[/cite]See Mickey Paye doesn't feature anywhere.....

Or Darren Pitcher!

He's a shoe-in for the worst XI we've produced.

StrikerFirmani

Tutt

Bonds
Hinton
Rufus
Konchesky

Lee R
Parker
Campbell A
Bailey Mike
Glover

Walsh P

Subs Peacock, Brown,Bowyer, Elliot, Shelvey

Vincenzo

I guess we're not counting Defoe.

He might be a tad better than Leaburn though...

BlackForestReds

[cite]Posted By: Vincenzo[/cite]I guess we're not counting Defoe.

He might be a tad better than Leaburn though...

Didn't play in a first team game though.

BlackForestReds

Rob Elliott

Steve Brown
Paul Elliott
Richard Rufus
Scott Minto

Lee Bowyer
Scott Parker
Mickey Bennett
Robert Lee

Paul Walsh
Gordon Watson

gilbertfilbert

Tutt

Bonds
Rufus
P. Elliott
Warman

Lee
Bowyer
Bailey
Parker
Glover

Walsh

Subs:
Elliot
Konchesky
Reeves
Peacock
Leaburn

Bangkokaddick

Nobody has suggested Lisbie, who, after the unforgettable hat-trick against Liverpool, must surely be an automatic choice as the second striker after Paul Walsh.

I'd personally choose Paul Williams as the second striker. He joined from non-league so did make his pro debut for CAFC.

So:

Tutt

Brown
Rufus
Primus
Konchesky

Lee
Bowyer
Parker
Campbell

Williams
Walsh

Subs

R. Elliott
P. Elliott
Minto
Newton
Leaburn

ColinTat

What about Mortimer, completley incomparable in talent levels to Mickey bennett. I know he was at Fulham but didn't Mortimer play in the FA yotuh cup finalists team? Rob Lee and on the right and Mortimer on the left is the perfect balance, one industrious the other mercurial. Then you can have Newton come in when raw pace is needed.

For me Minto has to be the left back. A player who was outstanding for us in the top league in his teens.

Miserableoldgit

Did you know Darren Pitcher scored a winning goal at Blackburn in the FA Cup ?

oh, you did..............

Weegie Addick

[cite]Posted By: ColinTat[/cite]What about Mortimer, completley incomparable in talent levels to Mickey bennett. I know he was at Fulham but didn't Mortimer play in the FA yotuh cup finalists team? Rob Lee and on the right and Mortimer on the left is the perfect balance, one industrious the other mercurial. Then you can have Newton come in when raw pace is needed.

For me Minto has to be the left back. A player who was outstanding for us in the top league in his teens.

I wanted to put Morts in (he's one of my all-time favourites), but wasn't sure he played youth football for us. He joined us from Farnborough Town in 1987 according to Wikipedia, but I'm not sure what that proves. If he did play at youth level then I'd definitely agree to swap him for Mickey Bennett.

Kap10

Jason Lee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Better goalscorer than Leaburn, less of a legend

BlackForestReds

I too would have put Morts in my team, but I don't recall him ever playing youth team football for us. We signed him from Farnborough (as Wiki says) and I think he'd had a trial with Fulham before coming to us - from memory he was working in a book shop at the time. Again from memory he went into the first team squad and made his debut in autumn 1987 - perhaps Mark Stuart was injured or suspended?

Six-a-bag-of-nuts

[cite]Posted By: Graham R.[/cite]Tutt

Bonds
Rufus
P. Elliott
Warman

Lee
Bowyer
Bailey
Parker
Glover

Walsh

Subs:
Elliot
Konchesky
Reeves
Peacock
Leaburn

I like your selection of players most Graham; although as a team I'd probably sacrifice a midfielder (Bowyer) for somebody to play alongside Paul Walsh. Leaburn I guess.
Would like to add Alan Campbell to the subs bench and Richie Bowman to the squad!

March51

I know competition is great for places in the back four but Peter Reeves must come into the reckoning somewhere!

HandG

In my time of watching Charlton:

Elliott (I can't think of any others)

Brown
Minto
Rufus
Fortune

Parker
Bowyer
Lee
Newton

Leaburn
Watson

Ledge

good one weeg

got to be

eliott - only keeper we've brought through in my time i think
steve brwon
rufus
paul elliot
scott minto

bowyer
lee
parker
newton

leaburn
paul walsh

subs

shelveyy
basey
lisbie hatttrick against liverpool alone he deserves a place on the bench for that
pitcher
bennett

BlackForestReds

eliott - only keeper we've brought through in my time i think

.........

There's also Darren Randolph.

thewolfboy

I'll show my age here!

Les Surmon/Tony lange
Bonds, Rufus, Hinton, Kinsey
Bailey (capt) Parker, Boyer, Glover
Leaburn, Paul Walsh

Les Surmon only played once for Charlton in a 6-1 defeat at portsmouth, which I saw. Lange wasn't a bad keeper, hopefully Elliot will prove better over the course of time.
Alan Campball would be in my team instead of Boyer but we bought him from Arbroth Boys club for a small fee.
Leaburn preferred to Gordon watson on account of his height. I wish we had him in the team today...we would not be bottom of the table, IMO, because he was great in defence good in midfield but sadly crap in the 6 yard box.