Its interesting reading this thread about Mike Rose. My first game at the Valley was against Sunderland, a night match under floodlights, I think it was 1964. . Mike Rose played in goal and the team was Brian Kinsey, John Hewie, Mike Bailey, Frank Haydock, Brian Tocknell, Mike Kenning, Denis Edwards and I think Eddie Firmani was our centre forward with Mathews and Len Glover on the wing. I am sure the result waws 0-0 and we finished the season forth behind Leeds and Sunderland who were promoted. I can't remember who came third.
That team was my first introduction to full time watching .. I'd seen a few games before the 63/64 season .... The team broke up after that year .. as you say we finished 4th behind the animals of Leeds under Revie and Sunderland .. there was a good thread a few months ago about Dennis Edwards .. it covered a lot of the same ground as this one ..
I'm afraid I just couldn't be doing with Mike Rose, poor bloke could hardly do a thing right in my (and my dad's) book. I'm not one for booing(except perhaps for Endean) but I recall a lot of head shaking and looking up at the sky during games he played in. Charlie was the man though: remember him laying out a Millwall forward in a 1-1 at the Den (Ray Crawford for us) and getting away with it. Upset the locals something terrible it did and as it was on 'The Big Match' the next day we could all enjoy seeing it again after Sunday lunch. And don't forget Charlie was an international player too.
Got a picture somewhere of Charlie having a fag (given to him by a fan behind the goal) in his goal, whilst the ball was up the other end. A real character who could be brilliant one minute, then let one trickle through his legs the next. Burns had an incredible throw, he was 30 years ahead of his time in that respect.
Mike Rose now lives in Nottingham and is a regular visitor to The Valley as a guest of his good friend Bernard Wickham, the former Chairman of the Charlton Athletic Old Players Association. I first met Mike when he came to the unveiling of the Sam Bartram statue and I had a chat with him at the recent match with Nottingham Forest as he and Bernard were sitting behind me in the Director's Box.
A lot of you guys will not know what I am talking about as I am of the older type.We were monitoring a keeper from Tooting and for some reason at the last moment we signed the above from St.Albans.He was our first choice keeper for 63/64 and we had a good season coming 4th.The football was good and we had also brought Firmani back from Italy.Unfortunately we let in to many goals and our keeper made some awful gaffes.Anyway the guy from Tooting signed for Millwall the following season.His name was Stepney and he went on to play for Man Utd and England and was considered one of the finest in Europe.Mind you if we had gone up Gliksten would have had a clutcher if he thought he would have to put his hand in his pocket.
I recall Mike Rose in goal he was the keeper when I saw my first game at the valley Charlton against Plymouth , on the occasions I saw him he was not bad
Its interesting reading this thread about Mike Rose. My first game at the Valley was against Sunderland, a night match under floodlights, I think it was 1964. . Mike Rose played in goal and the team was Brian Kinsey, John Hewie, Mike Bailey, Frank Haydock, Brian Tocknell, Mike Kenning, Denis Edwards and I think Eddie Firmani was our centre forward with Mathews and Len Glover on the wing. I am sure the result waws 0-0 and we finished the season forth behind Leeds and Sunderland who were promoted. I can't remember who came third.
I think Preston NE were 3rd
A good keeper with anything in the air but shots along the ground were a problem, remember him literally diving over one soft shot along the ground.
Charlie Wright was certainly a bit inconsistent, although the only occasion I recall the ball going horribly through his legs was ( I think ) in 1968/69 against Sheff Utd in a night match. It put us 1-0 down with about 20 minutes to play but fortunately the team rallied and we won 2-1. A great character, who talked incessantly to the crowd behind the goal. I remember him chatting ten to the dozen to some Palace supporting girls during a game against them that season in front of 30,000 at the Valley.
As others have said, Tony Burns had a very long throw. It was an interesting party piece, although he was a very average keeper at best.
I remember Mike Rose well. I can't remember whether he used to make defenders panic or whether defenders panicked when they saw him coming for a ball - or both! However, he was a brave keeper and made some good saves. Unfortunately, it's the howlers that get remembered most.
Charlie Wright was a bit of a hero of mine - I remember feeling miserable when he left the club. His name was always being sung by the Covered End.
There were a couple of others in the 60s - Frank Reed was at the club some time, but got few first team appearances. One of my few claims to fame is being in the opposite goal to Frank Reed when I played as an underage guest for my club's veterans team. Frank and I shook hands at the end - he congratulated me on keeping a clean sheet!
I think Keith Hayward also had a couple games in the 60s (but it may have been the 70s). I recall one comedian in the crowd at a reserve game calling him Keith Wayward after he was dispossessed dribbling outside his box which resulted in a soft goal.
Of course, Derek Bellotti hadn't arrived yet, but he deserves a separate thread.
As used to be sung by the Covered End: "Bellotti's not Bonnetti, we can tell, tell, tell....."
Bellotti's achilles heel was that he could never seem to catch the ball - when a cross came in, he'd either stay rooted to his line or invariably punch (reminds me of Mike Amman, from another era).
But Charlie Wright was legendary - he's the keeper that was the cornerstone of the Stokoe/Firmani teams I was watching as I grew up.
Sir Charlie Wright was one of those entertainer and showman characters, theatrical and engaging with the crowd; in those days most teams had one.
We used to say Wrighty could be counted on to save the impossible but occasionally known to take his eye off the ball. At the time, I seem to remember there was a great pic in the old Kentish Independent of Charlie Wright looking over his shoulder as the ball trickled through his legs.......probably home to Ipswich, March 1968. Lost 1-0, I think.
He probably only made a couple of mistakes like that in the 4 or 5 years he was with us. On his day, however, he was an outstanding keeper.
Hong Kong international, despite being a Scot by birth
Charlie Wright - still one of my all time favourites.
Charlie Wright was certainly a bit inconsistent, although the only occasion I recall the ball going horribly through his legs was ( I think ) in 1968/69 against Sheff Utd in a night match. It put us 1-0 down with about 20 minutes to play but fortunately the team rallied and we won 2-1. A great character, who talked incessantly to the crowd behind the goal. I remember him chatting ten to the dozen to some Palace supporting girls during a game against them that season in front of 30,000 at the Valley.
As others have said, Tony Burns had a very long throw. It was an interesting party piece, although he was a very average keeper at best.
Thay Blades game was the future Mrs.M's first visit to the Valley. We'd only met for the first time on a blind date the previous Saturday! After the game, on the way back to her place over Morden way, my trusty old Triumph 650 conked out and we ended up getting a lift home ('bike'n'all) in a police van. Knew how to give a bird a good night out in those days.
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A good keeper with anything in the air but shots along the ground were a problem, remember him literally diving over one soft shot along the ground.
As others have said, Tony Burns had a very long throw. It was an interesting party piece, although he was a very average keeper at best.
Charlie Wright was a bit of a hero of mine - I remember feeling miserable when he left the club. His name was always being sung by the Covered End.
There were a couple of others in the 60s - Frank Reed was at the club some time, but got few first team appearances. One of my few claims to fame is being in the opposite goal to Frank Reed when I played as an underage guest for my club's veterans team. Frank and I shook hands at the end - he congratulated me on keeping a clean sheet!
I think Keith Hayward also had a couple games in the 60s (but it may have been the 70s). I recall one comedian in the crowd at a reserve game calling him Keith Wayward after he was dispossessed dribbling outside his box which resulted in a soft goal.
Of course, Derek Bellotti hadn't arrived yet, but he deserves a separate thread.
Bellotti's achilles heel was that he could never seem to catch the ball - when a cross came in, he'd either stay rooted to his line or invariably punch (reminds me of Mike Amman, from another era).
But Charlie Wright was legendary - he's the keeper that was the cornerstone of the Stokoe/Firmani teams I was watching as I grew up.
Sir Charlie Wright was one of those entertainer and showman characters, theatrical and engaging with the crowd; in those days most teams had one.
We used to say Wrighty could be counted on to save the impossible but occasionally known to take his eye off the ball. At the time, I seem to remember there was a great pic in the old Kentish Independent of Charlie Wright looking over his shoulder as the ball trickled through his legs.......probably home to Ipswich, March 1968. Lost 1-0, I think.
He probably only made a couple of mistakes like that in the 4 or 5 years he was with us.
On his day, however, he was an outstanding keeper.
Hong Kong international, despite being a Scot by birth
Charlie Wright - still one of my all time favourites.
Charlie Wright,
Plays it cool
Plays it right
One of my favourite players ever.
Mike Rose was okay. He played very well in our promotion challenging season.
this got my attention
you sure about being a HK international, Oggymeister?
can't imagine him flying out to asia to play in the 60s.... for hong kong......