I was lucky as a kid having a Man U fan of a brother so saw Best, Charlton etc, but from what I hear I would love to have seen Duncan Edwards, such a tragedy he and others died so young.
Reading this thread has reminded me that there are advantages to being old, having seen 99% of the players on here. For me it was Dixie Dean who I read about on Fag Cards. Slightly off subject, Pele was wonderful, but the thing that you really wanted to see was the Brazil team of that time. Exciting football played with incredible enthusiasm.
I was lucky enough to see Best play, along with Rodney marsh and Bobby Moore. OK it was at Fulham, but I still saw them play. The only player I wish I had seen play 'live' is Johann Cruyff.
At the end of the first match in the 1902 Cup Final Foulke protested to the officials that Southampton's equalizing goal should not have been allowed. Foulke left his dressing room unclothed and pursued the referee, Tom Kirkham, who took refuge in a broom cupboard. Foulke had to be stopped by a group of F.A. officials from wrenching the cupboard door from its hinges to reach the hapless referee.
my grandad Jack Shreeve - or his best buddy Sam Bartram for that matter.
Jack shreeve a tough defender who died far to young I am sure I met him at A Redhill v finchley game. Sam I had the good fortune seeing him play and also when he judged the kids fancy dress competition at the old Charlton liberal club in the Woolwich road.
I think my dad (a lasped hammer) has talked him up, maybe that's why I thought of him. Don't think I've asked my dad who his favourite was though, may do it tonight.
Tom Finney - Greatest English Player of all-time. Then some of the other great players of the 50's ...Stanley Matthews, Tommy Lawton, Raich Carter, Wilf Mannion, Duncan Edwards. Also just missed Bobby Charlton, Denis Law, jimmy Greaves, from the sixties. On the international list - Puskas, Di Stefano, Eusebio. Would be good to compare them all with the outstanding players of the 70's onwards. There are DVDs about, but not the same as seeing them live.
At the end of the first match in the 1902 Cup Final Foulke protested to the officials that Southampton's equalizing goal should not have been allowed. Foulke left his dressing room unclothed and pursued the referee, Tom Kirkham, who took refuge in a broom cupboard. Foulke had to be stopped by a group of F.A. officials from wrenching the cupboard door from its hinges to reach the hapless referee.
That's the spirit!
The FA expect to to anounce the results of there investigation of this incident next week.
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11:35AM
mistrollingin said:
Hans Jeppson.
My Dad (who wasn't a Charlton supporter) saw him in the famous game at Highbury (didn't he get a hat-trick?)
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Correct. 24/2/1951. Charlton won 5-2. Att. 54,903. According to Colin Cameron's book, "Fighting broke out among the rival fans"
The only player I wish I had seen play 'live' is Johann Cruyff.
At the end of the first match in the 1902 Cup Final Foulke protested to the officials that Southampton's equalizing goal should not have been allowed. Foulke left his dressing room unclothed and pursued the referee, Tom Kirkham, who took refuge in a broom cupboard. Foulke had to be stopped by a group of F.A. officials from wrenching the cupboard door from its hinges to reach the hapless referee.
That's the spirit!
Back on subject: Jimmy Greaves. Whenever I was due to see him play circumstances dictated otherwise.
Sam Bartram for me also.
I was thinking of a non Charlton player as well... and bizarrely thought of Jimmy Greaves, weird 'cos March has just put that.
He was playing for Stoke City when I first started supporting Charlton but we didn't / couldn't go for some reason.
Then some of the other great players of the 50's ...Stanley Matthews, Tommy Lawton, Raich Carter, Wilf Mannion, Duncan Edwards. Also just missed Bobby Charlton, Denis Law, jimmy Greaves, from the sixties. On the international list - Puskas, Di Stefano, Eusebio.
Would be good to compare them all with the outstanding players of the 70's onwards. There are DVDs about, but not the same as seeing them live.