Terrible news my thoughts are with his family and friends in this time of sadness! Great memories of this amazing talent loved him RIP David remembered always
So shocked and saddened to hear this. For a season or two it seemed like we had another goal scoring star on our hands, he was red hot. He won't be forgotten at the Valley. RIP David and thanks for the wonderful memories.
I suppose the saddest thing is through judging the responses, David never probably got to appreciate the scope of his impact / affection by CAFC supporters once he'd moved on.
Sad News indeed. a Goal every 2.5 matches. May of been for a short time, but one of the big talents to play for cafc. 19L 2cup 21 total 94/95. In the record books for ever. .Not many players have had the crowd chanting their name from three parts of our ground.
I suppose the saddest thing is through judging the responses, David never probably got to appreciate the scope of his impact / affection by CAFC supporters once he'd moved on.
Agreed.
Because of his goalscoring, he seems to be pretty much the first memorable Charlton idol for any supporters who are now in their mid twenties to early thirties who started going to games in the 1992-1996 period before the Mendonca and Kinsella era.
I was racking my brains and I genuinely can't think of anyone else whose name I sang and a player I loved as much as a kid as David Whyte during those first 2-3 years of going to Charlton.
Pretty sure Whyte gave me my first Cafc memory, in a totally uneventful nil nil draw with Millwall he hit the bar from distance and it's always stuck with me. RIP David.
This is such sad sad news. David Whyte came onto the scene at a difficult time in the clubs history, a time we had little to shout about. At that time he gave us hope, he made us happy, he gave us such joy.
In 25 years of watching Charlton I can count the number of naturally gifted & talented strikers to don the shirt on one hand. The type of player who never feels pressure. To which scoring goals comes utterly instinctive. David Whyte could conjure up a goal from absolutely nowhere. For me, he's up there with Mendonca and Bent as our best strikers since Derek Hales.
I used to love singing 'Walking along.....singing a song.....walking in a Whytey wonderland'.
Rest in peace David Whyte. Forever an unforgettable CAFC legend
Gutted. Absolutely gutted. The goal against Leicester was magic, if the one that hit the crossbar against Millwall had gone in he would have been a proper legend.
Just way too young. RIP, Whytey and thanks for making the trips to Upton Park so memorable.
David isn't just a legend at out club, palace are also in mourning. David didn't have the easiest time in life by what I read and heard, be it depression drugs or whatever, I'm not sure what it was so don't quote me on this.
Maybe a benefit match between us and palace with old players and new from both side and all proceeds go to either David's family and/or the cause of his death
Like a few others I tweeted his brother Darren with my condolences. Obviously nothing can take away immediate pain, but he seems to be grateful for kind words of support. If any of you are on Twitter I think he would be happy to have you share some of the great memories you have listed on here. @deecure37
Like a few others I tweeted his brother Darren with my condolences. Obviously nothing can take away immediate pain, but he seems to be grateful for kind words of support. If any of you are on Twitter I think he would be happy to have you share some of the great memories you have listed on here. @deecure37
he registered on here earlier so he has seen the supportive posts.
Like a few others I tweeted his brother Darren with my condolences. Obviously nothing can take away immediate pain, but he seems to be grateful for kind words of support. If any of you are on Twitter I think he would be happy to have you share some of the great memories you have listed on here. @deecure37
he registered on here earlier so he has seen the supportive posts.
My first Charlton idol was Paul Williams, but for all his talents he was only ever a double figures striker albeit in the top flight.
Whytey was the first striker we had during my lifetime to break the magic 20 goals a season mark and he was such an exciting player capable of magicing a goal out of nowhere with a bit of skill or flair which set him apart from other CAFC goalscorers like Mendonca and Hunt. Whyte didn't have the same electric pace, but he was maybe not too dissimilar in style to Igor.
He's not had quite the same influence on our history as some of those players, or at least isn't usually credited with it, but those goals helped keep us in Div 1 at a time when we desperately needed the revenue, and his flair helped keep it exciting in SE7.
As a 10/11 year old I loved this guy to bits and he was one of the reasons I kept travelling down to London with my Dad instead of ditching the Addicks for Villa or Man Utd like most of my mates in Kiddy. Genuinely saddened to hear this news.
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RIP David
The Mail have used a picture of Leaburn V Newscastle. Idiots.
A man that stood out + a shirt that stood out = very fitting.
Condolences to family and friends.
RIP David Whyte
a Goal every 2.5 matches.
May of been for a short time, but one of the big talents to play for cafc.
19L 2cup 21 total 94/95. In the record books for ever.
.Not many players have had the crowd chanting their name from three parts of our ground.
RIP David Whyte
Because of his goalscoring, he seems to be pretty much the first memorable Charlton idol for any supporters who are now in their mid twenties to early thirties who started going to games in the 1992-1996 period before the Mendonca and Kinsella era.
I was racking my brains and I genuinely can't think of anyone else whose name I sang and a player I loved as much as a kid as David Whyte during those first 2-3 years of going to Charlton.
RIP David.
In 25 years of watching Charlton I can count the number of naturally gifted & talented strikers to don the shirt on one hand. The type of player who never feels pressure. To which scoring goals comes utterly instinctive. David Whyte could conjure up a goal from absolutely nowhere. For me, he's up there with Mendonca and Bent as our best strikers since Derek Hales.
I used to love singing 'Walking along.....singing a song.....walking in a Whytey wonderland'.
Rest in peace David Whyte. Forever an unforgettable CAFC legend
Just way too young. RIP, Whytey and thanks for making the trips to Upton Park so memorable.
An excellent 'discovery' by whoever scouted him in '92, what was the story of his arrival at Charlton?
I recall thinking Charlton had got him for a snip when he signed permanently a few years later.
Now I am truly saddened by the thread as it means it's true
Rip a proper gutted nla today
Maybe a benefit match between us and palace with old players and new from both side and all proceeds go to either David's family and/or the cause of his death
RIP
Whytey was the first striker we had during my lifetime to break the magic 20 goals a season mark and he was such an exciting player capable of magicing a goal out of nowhere with a bit of skill or flair which set him apart from other CAFC goalscorers like Mendonca and Hunt. Whyte didn't have the same electric pace, but he was maybe not too dissimilar in style to Igor.
He's not had quite the same influence on our history as some of those players, or at least isn't usually credited with it, but those goals helped keep us in Div 1 at a time when we desperately needed the revenue, and his flair helped keep it exciting in SE7.
As a 10/11 year old I loved this guy to bits and he was one of the reasons I kept travelling down to London with my Dad instead of ditching the Addicks for Villa or Man Utd like most of my mates in Kiddy. Genuinely saddened to hear this news.