Charlton name quiz

mattaddick

Henry Irving said:

Cheated and looked it up.

Will be impressed if anyone gets him without doing the same.

I wonder if the great man himself (ie Colin) would have been able to get it without looking it up?
It would probably have been his first submission!

mattaddick

Here's another clue. A Stoke City defender of the 1970s shared this surname. He (the 1970s player) also also played for Wolves and Port Vale.

mattaddick

Lincsaddick said:

Lincsaddick said:

has Charlie? Gough been called? .. there was chat a while back as to whether Richard, his son ever played for us

be ok if Gough ended in G (:-<)</p>

Easily done - Matt Svensson was also suggested earlier

Lincsaddick

does he share a surname with a famous comedian?

mattaddick

Lincsaddick said:

does he share a surname with a famous comedian?

He does!

Lincsaddick

never heard of him playing for CAFC lol

mattaddick

Come on then, let's have it!

LenGlover

Taxing this rather like the comedian

Lincsaddick

I am keeping out of this as I used Wiki, and as I say, I have never heard of him in connection with CAFC

LenGlover

I've only surmised from the last few clues on here so will let someone else say it.

mattaddick

The fat lady is singing now.
Yep, step forward one-hit wonder George Dodd

Lincsaddick

he does not appear on the very long wiki list of CAFC players

Lincsaddick

good 'ol George .. who was he ?

LenGlover

Thanks for that Matt.

Good fun!

Macronate

Jim Davidson?

mattaddick

played in our third ever league match - the return fixture of our famous opener against Exeter. An incredibly obscure player.

So, thanks to a couple of inspired shouts I had to revise the list to 24 and the full list, in alphabetical order is

AGBOOLA
DODD
DUFFIELD
GATTING
HARMSWORTH
NELSON
NEWTON
N'GUESSAN
NIELSON
OTTO
ROSENIOR
SAUNDERS (JOHN)
SAUNDERS (RON)
SETTERS
SHIELDS
SOARES
STEPHENS
STOCKS
STURGESS
SUMMERS
THORNETT
TUTT
WHITLOW
YARDLEY

Another name game to follow in a week or so

TelMc32

mattaddick said:

The fat lady is singing now.
Yep, step forward one-hit wonder George Dodd

Brings back memories of the old joke...played for Charlton? Diddy? No...Doddy!!!

Good quiz Matt (rubbish joke...soz!!)

mattaddick

And what do you know? I think I missed one. In fact, I definitely missed one.

My apologies to Harry Kirk who wore our shirt eight times in 1926/27

Henry Irving

Bamber is turning in his grave : - )

Matt, how many Bens have played for the club

Fenton
Roberts
Hamer
Alnwick (perhaps)

Can't think of any more.

shirty5

mattaddick said:

And what do you know? I think I missed one. In fact, I definitely missed one.

My apologies to Harry Kirk who wore our shirt eight times in 1926/27

Kirk was mentioned a couple of hours ago, alas no first name at the time.

Lincsaddick

Ben Thatcher

mattaddick

Henry Irving said:

Bamber is turning in his grave : - )

Matt, how many Bens have played for the club


Fenton
Roberts
Hamer
Alnwick (perhaps)

Can't think of any more.

I think with Lincsaddick's Ben Thatcher shout, that is it Henry. Clearly (apart from Mr Fenton, a name of the 80s and 90s).

Henry Irving

Cheers Matt,

I always knew I (or at least my parents) was ahead of my time.

OK, next silly question. What is the most common forename?

Robert/Michael?

BlackForestReds

Another name game to follow in a week or so

As we've just signed Ben Alnwick - Charlton players who share a name with towns/cities/countries might be a good one.

mattaddick

BlackForestReds said:

Another name game to follow in a week or so

As we've just signed Ben Alnwick - Charlton players who share a name with towns/cities/countries might be a good one.

I raise you Matt Holland!

mattaddick

shirty5 said:

mattaddick said:

And what do you know? I think I missed one. In fact, I definitely missed one.

My apologies to Harry Kirk who wore our shirt eight times in 1926/27

Kirk was mentioned a couple of hours ago, alas no first name at the time.

Sorry shirty5 - missed that one from you

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