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Tallest and shortest Charlton players

mattaddickmattaddick
edited March 2012 in General Charlton
This is probably come up before so forgive me if it has but when we went 4-0 down yesterday my friends and I started pondering it (sparked by a quick reference to Carl Leaburn). Any suggestions? I have some really good shouts but I'm interested in what people can come up with. There are a couple of reserves who are six foot five but they must have made a full appearance to qualify.
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  • thai malaysia addickthai malaysia addick
    Dave Shipperley - Paul Hince?
  • ShootersHillGuruShootersHillGuru
    Aboyobi Kombiya an 8ft 3 inch Watutsi signed by Theo Foley whose career was cut short by ankle ligament injury sustained by doing the pogo at the 1972 Charlton Christmas party.
  • Karim_myBagheriKarim_myBagheri
    Aboyobi Kombiya an 8ft 3 inch Watutsi signed by Theo Foley whose career was cut short by ankle ligament injury sustained by doing the pogo at the 1972 Charlton Christmas party.
    he now works for a local windfarm.
  • StigStig
    Keith Jones
  • paulbaconsarniepaulbaconsarnie
    kevin dickenson was no giant.
  • TellyTubbyTellyTubby
    I believe that we once had the tallest and the shortest players in the league at the same time.
  • ShootersHillGuruShootersHillGuru
    I believe that we once had the tallest and the shortest players in the league at the same time.
    Not the same player though !

  • Karim_myBagheriKarim_myBagheri
    does it depend on how far away you are from the player?
  • LedgeLedge
    Phil Chappell

  • queensland_addickqueensland_addick
    Little Johnny Harrison, 5'2" if I remember rightly, nearly as small as Solly.
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  • _MrDick_MrDick
    Alan Ellis from the 70's was tiny
  • vffvff
    Phil Warman, I thought was small, but he is 5 ft 6. Maybe because, I was high up on the terracing and it was far away from the pitch and I was only little myself. He would last about 5 minutes without getting sent off these days, a ferocious tackler.

    Keith Peacock ? I couldn't see on a search how tall he is. Great player though, very nippy in his day.

    (Gavin Peacocks middle name is Keith BTW).
  • ShootersHillGuruShootersHillGuru
    Richie Bowman was fairly small.
  • stonemusestonemuse
    Mark penfold ?
  • HugoZHackenbushHugoZHackenbush
    Allan Simonsen wasn't a giant
  • kentaddickkentaddick
    edited March 2012
    wasn't mark kinsella pretty short?

    EDIT: eek, about the same height as me, for some reason he always looked quite small.
  • JiMMy 85JiMMy 85
    Tallest - John Pearson

    Shortest - Keith Jones, John Vaughan (for a 'keeper!)
  • limeygentlimeygent
    Sam Lawrie was short, classic right winger, great to watch.
  • DeadredDeadred
    Knew Richie Bowman's brother Eddie both were shortish!...........sorry Ed.
  • LenGloverLenGlover
    The Big Ship (Dave Shipperley) can't be far off the tallest. Frank Reed the keeper is another.

    Any number of contenders for the shortest. I agree with Queensland that Johnny Harrison must be a contender.
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  • DeadredDeadred
    edited March 2012
    The Big Ship (Dave Shipperley) can't be far off the tallest. Frank Reed the keeper is another.

    Any number of contenders for the shortest. I agree with Queensland that Johnny Harrison must be a contender.
    I thought you would have mentioned John Hewie Len as one of the tallest in our lifetime. Edit only 6'2'' could have sworn he was taller!
  • mattaddickmattaddick
    In answer to my own question I believe the smallest player was Johnny Harrison (as pointed out by Queensland Addick) who was 5'2 (and three-quarters!) and the tallest I believe was a 'keeper called Mike Kearns who made a few appearances on loan in 72/73 and was 6'4 and a half. Carl Leaburn, Jason Lee and Bob Bolder were all 6'3 but I notice one of our reserve keepers Pope is 6'5.
  • LenGloverLenGlover
    The Big Ship (Dave Shipperley) can't be far off the tallest. Frank Reed the keeper is another.

    Any number of contenders for the shortest. I agree with Queensland that Johnny Harrison must be a contender.
    I thought you would have mentioned Hewie Len as one of the tallest in our lifetime.
    He is not as tall as you might think. Just looks tall because he is thin. 6' 1'' max.
  • LenGloverLenGlover
    I think Albert Utenboogardt (? spelling) was 6' 5". Goalkeeping reserve to Sam Bartram but did play in the first team.
  • thai malaysia addickthai malaysia addick
    Little Johnny Harrison, 5'2" if I remember rightly, nearly as small as Solly.
    Good call on Harrison - I'd forgotten about him
  • 1StevieG1StevieG
    I can fit Callum Harriot in my wallet.
  • BedsaddickBedsaddick
    Matty Holmes was pretty short.
  • EastTerraceEastTerrace
    edited March 2012
    Jason Lee seemed really tall and George Shipley small (but it was ages ago and Solly is probably half his size)
  • tangoflashtangoflash
    Jason Lee seemed really tall
    That was only cos he had 8 inches of pineapple on his bonce.

    The tallest player this season has got to be Solly......stood head and shoulders above everyone else.
  • shine166shine166
    Aboyobi Kombiya an 8ft 3 inch Watutsi signed by Theo Foley whose career was cut short by ankle ligament injury sustained by doing the pogo at the 1972 Charlton Christmas party.
    he now works at a local windfarm.

    *as
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