Can't be true, can it ??

LargeAddick

from the Newsshopper :

JOE Anyinsah became only the fourth player in Charlton history to score after making his debut as a substitute when he netted the winner against Notts County on Saturday.

However, he was second player to achieve the feat this season, following in the footsteps of Matt Fry against Huddersfield Town last month.

The other two players were Marcus Bent and Jay Bothroyd in 2005/06.

so subs came in when, 1971, and from then until 2005 not one sub scored on their debut. Don't believe it.

Plaaayer

The only bit I find unbelivable is that Marcus Bent scored!

Harveys Trainer

Was this on the CAFC twitter at the weekend?

Henry Irving

1965 as Keith Peacock may remember : - )

I'm guessing they got that stat from Colin Cameron so I'd think it was correct.

LargeAddick

[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]1965 as Keith Peacock may remember : - )

I'm guessing they got that stat from Colin Cameron so I'd think it was correct.

so in 40 years not a single sub scored on their debut. Unbelievable.

Weegie Addick

But remember in a lot of that time there was only one sub - also making it less likely that the one sub would be a debutant. Now with three subs out of seven, the odds will have increased substantially, I guess.

guinnessaddick

[cite]Posted By: LargeAddick[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]1965 as Keith Peacock may remember : - )

I'm guessing they got that stat from Colin Cameron so I'd think it was correct.

so in 40 years not a single sub scored on their debut. Unbelievable.

What if he was married?

LenGlover

[cite]Posted By: Weegie Addick[/cite]But remember in a lot of that time there was only one sub - also making it less likely that the one sub would be a debutant. Now with three subs out of seven, the odds will have increased substantially, I guess.

And also that sub would only come on in the event of injury. It was quite a while before "tactical" substitutions were allowed.

LenGlover

http://www.charltonlife.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=36792&page=1#Item_2

SINK LARGE!!!!!! :-)

LargeAddick

despite the valid points that Weegie makes I still find that incredible.

Chris_from_Sidcup

I don't see why this is so shocking, there can't be many players that score on their debut after coming on as a sub.

Henry Irving

70 players (out of 713) have scored on their debuts.

So a 1 in 10 chance of it happening.

agim

Johansson scored on his debut against Southampton. He came on as a sub.

dabos

What about John Hendry v Millwall? Had he played before coming on as a sub

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: agim[/cite]Johansson scored on his debut against Southampton. He came on as a sub.

Came on as sub v Arsenal the game before when we lost 3 - 5

[cite]Posted By: dabos[/cite]What about John Hendrie v Millwall? Had he played before coming on as a sub

yes, twice, once as a sub

Bangkokaddick

Sweaty Balmer scored an own goal on his CAFC debut. Not a sub though. Has any sub done that?

I was thinking Bartlett and Pringle off the top of my head (not own goal) but could well be wrong.

dylanthedog

It'll be less than 1/10 when you add the caveat that A) they have less time to score in (as a sub) and B) a large percentage will make debuts not as a sub.

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: dylanthedog[/cite]It'll be less than 1/10 when you add the caveat that A) they have less time to score in (as a sub) and a large percentage will make debuts not as a sub.

True, meant for any debut. Will be a lot less for subs (4 in 713 to be precise)

[cite]Posted By: Bangkokaddick[/cite]

I was thinking Bartlett and Pringle off the top of my head but could well be wrong.

both played as subs in the previous game then scored in their 2nd games