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Giant killing

Bryan_KynsieBryan_Kynsie
in General Charlton
There was a phone in on Radio Sheffield during the week about memories of giant killings by your club.

I honestly couldn't think of one worthy of the name in the 45 years or so that I've been an Addick.

Have there been any?

By the way there was a Wendy on about the time they took 55,000 or so to Anfield....but they lost. I don't think he got it......
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  • LawrieAbrahamsLawrieAbrahams
    1-0 win at Blackburn in 94
  • alan dugdalealan dugdale
    Blackburn away -Pitcher's goal ?

    Coventry away 3-2 ?
  • nth_london_addicknth_london_addick
    Weds last season
  • BubbleBubble
    Didn't we beat Sheffield Weds in the 90's 2-0 at the valley when they were in the top league?
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    edited March 2013
    Great giant killing run in '23 but either been a "giant" or crap in the cup most of the time since.
  • Bryan_KynsieBryan_Kynsie
    I didn't think of Blackburn as giants in 94 but I guess it counts. You can't ring Radio Sheffield as an Addick and call the Wendies "giants" or you will never hear the last of it. Probably the best we have done though.
  • GretnaGreenAddickGretnaGreenAddick
    edited March 2013
    alan dugdale said:

    Blackburn away -Pitcher's goal ?

    Coventry away 3-2 ?

    This. the coventry game, especially considering how the match started.
  • Big WilliamBig William
    Henry Irving said:

    Great giant killing run in '23 but either been a "giant" or crap in the cup most of the time since.

    As a Third division team we beat three Division One teams and lost to the fourth,Bolton, ( there's footage on the pathe site if you dig around). That must be some sort of record, bearing in mind clubs took the cup seriously in those days. Think we peaked too early:-)
  • Danny AddickDanny Addick
    nth london addick said:

    Weds last season

    Haha
  • timkentimken
    chelsea away.league cup.only home defeat EVER for chelsea under Maurinho
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  • fossdeneboyfossdeneboy
    Big William said:

    Henry Irving said:

    Great giant killing run in '23 but either been a "giant" or crap in the cup most of the time since.

    As a Third division team we beat three Division One teams and lost to the fourth,Bolton, ( there's footage on the pathe site if you dig around). That must be some sort of record, bearing in mind clubs took the cup seriously in those days. Think we peaked too early:-)
    The full story of our 1923 cup run can be found in Bryon Butlers book the Giant Killers.
  • LawrieAbrahamsLawrieAbrahams
    Bryan_Kynsie said:

    I didn't think of Blackburn as giants in 94 but I guess it counts. You can't ring Radio Sheffield as an Addick and call the Wendies "giants" or you will never hear the last of it. Probably the best we have done though.

    Blackburn finished second that season and won the league the following year.

  • creepyaddickcreepyaddick
    Does Northwich Victoria not count?
  • BedsaddickBedsaddick
    We don't do Cup games so it's hardly surprising we have had zero giant killings.
  • Oggy RedOggy Red
    Bryan_Kynsie said:

    I didn't think of Blackburn as giants in 94 but I guess it counts.

    After finishing fourth in 1993 and runners-up in 1994, Blackburn went on the win the Premier League title in 1994–95.

    Our win in 1994 at Ewood Park was an incredible achievement.


  • Davo55Davo55
    Coentry 2-3 is a good one. I would also count the 2-4 win at Arsenal. We were Prem too but still a major shock to everyone.
  • randy andyrandy andy
    Beat Liverpool in the league cup, keith Jones with the only goal. Or the 5 4 win over Wimbledon, I'm sure they were a prem team at the time
  • 9goalswentpastperry9goalswentpastperry
    randy andy said:

    Beat Liverpool in the league cup, keith Jones with the only goal. Or the 5 4 win over Wimbledon, I'm sure they were a prem team at the time

    We drew with Liverpool and got beaten 4 1 in the replay I think. Shaun Newton scored a nice volley.
  • cafckevcafckev
    Davo55 said:

    I would also count the 2-4 win at Arsenal. We were Prem too but still a major shock to everyone.

    Here is the game...... http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ysza-wsuzfc
  • tangoflashtangoflash
    Personally think they should be at least a couple of divisions apart to define an upset into a giant killing, but that's just how I see it....................
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  • SELR_addicksSELR_addicks
    Only team to beat Chelsea at home under Mourinho in the cup? That's got to count as somewhat of a giant killing...
  • oohaahmortimeroohaahmortimer
    edited March 2013
    tangoflash said:

    Personally think they should be at least a couple of divisions apart to define an upset into a giant killing, but that's just how I see it....................

    I agree and we haven't spent as much of our footballing life in the third tier as other mingey clubs .......
    As for winning a league fixture or a cup game against a club in the same league that can be a miraculous feat , great result but never a Giant Killing
  • oohaahmortimeroohaahmortimer
    Didn't Barca beat mourinhos chelsea at stamford bridge ....
    I thought someone else done them on pens maybe ?
  • The Prince-e-PaulThe Prince-e-Paul
    Oggy Red said:

    Bryan_Kynsie said:

    I didn't think of Blackburn as giants in 94 but I guess it counts.

    After finishing fourth in 1993 and runners-up in 1994, Blackburn went on the win the Premier League title in 1994–95.

    Our win in 1994 at Ewood Park was an incredible achievement.



    Was there with dad and was sat with his ex-boss who is a Blackburn season ticket holder. Imagine the scene: my excitement and merriment as we scored and the look from my dad, pleading with me to sit down again as a few hundred home fans noticed me leap up and shout yeahhhhhhh!!!
    Happy away days :-)
  • SELR_addicksSELR_addicks
    oohaahmortimer said:

    Didn't Barca beat mourinhos chelsea at stamford bridge ....
    I thought someone else done them on pens maybe ?

    You're right, Barcelona beat them 2-1 in the first leg on the Champions League Round of 16....but we did it first!
  • MrLargoMrLargo
    SELR_addicks said:

    oohaahmortimer said:

    Didn't Barca beat mourinhos chelsea at stamford bridge ....
    I thought someone else done them on pens maybe ?

    You're right, Barcelona beat them 2-1 in the first leg on the Champions League Round of 16....but we did it first!
    We were Mourinho's only domestic home defeat. In the post match interview he tried to claim that he was still unbeaten at home because we'd beaten them on penalties rather than during the course of normal play.

    We got a very winnable home tie against Blackburn in the next round, sailed into a two goal lead to put us within touching distance of a first ever league cup quarter final, but with 15 minutes to go the players luckily remembered that Charlton have a proud history of not participating in the latter stages of cup competitions and gifted them 3 goals. Sickening.
  • HesBetterThanShaunHesBetterThanShaun
    Surely beating Arsenal 4-2 in 2004 counts...
  • MrOneLungMrOneLung
    Winning a league game is not 'giant killing'
  • charltonbobcharltonbob
    edited March 2013


    We were Mourinho's only domestic home defeat. In the post match interview he tried to claim that he was still unbeaten at home because we'd beaten them on penalties rather than during the course of normal play.

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    It's true we didn't beat them, even their programme for the rest of the season showed that they drew against us.........funny that history doesn't show who they played against in the next round ?
  • charltonbobcharltonbob
    charltonbob said:

    We were Mourinho's only domestic home defeat. In the post match interview he tried to claim that he was still unbeaten at home because we'd beaten them on penalties rather than during the course of normal play.

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    It's true we didn't beat them, even their programme for the rest of the season showed that they drew against us.........funny that history doesn't show who they played against in the next round ?
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