Sodjes header for us against Leeds I think, that Fulham goal that came from a free kick that should have been a throw in to us in the prem, a JT right footed cross to Darren Bent Bent Bent in front of the Jimmy Seed, he seemed to hang in the air for ages. Wordsworths shot that didn't wander lonely as a cloud but instead floated over Hamers outstretched hand. Weaver being chipped when we got pummeled, Charlie Austin putting Parky to the sword, Joe anyinsah coming on, scoring on his debut and pointing to his own name on his shirt, iwelumo getting the ball to his feet, turning a man and scoring in the bottom corner, then doing the exact same thing later on that day
Pringle vs Wimbledon. The match where Barnes was introduced on the pitch before hand, used to love hearing about signings out of the blue back then. Sigh.
Mentioned above - 13 Nov 93 CAFC 5-1 Notts County: Carlo put the ref as well as the ball in the net.
03 Jan 98 FAC3 CAFC 4-1 Nottm Forest: SCM and Carlo shredded the then table-toppers' defence for Clive to tap in the fourth. Two real footballers in a blossoming partnership which was abruptly terminated after this game when Leaburn's long-running contract dispute with the Club finally ended with his sale to Wimbledon. Mark Bright was a decent enough replacement, but nonetheless a pitiful and untimely end to the big man's Charlton career.
There was a competition run by the News of the World. It was based on pontoon where your team had to be the first to get eleven goals exactly. When that was achieved the comp started again.. My mate had Charlton who needed five goals. There we were on a friday night beating Southampton 5-2; then Hales tapped one in with the last kick of the game. I don't think the Ref even respotted the ball. That was a lot of money, considering there were about 120 teams!
Leaburn scoring the (I think) winner against the multi-millionaires of Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. First (and only) time I have declared my love for another man!
He was substituted immediately and as the camera focussed in on him in the dug out he said "I'm absolutely fucked".
Crying shame he wasn't able to get over his delibating disease.
Andy Hunt - my favourite striker at CAFC ever, just because he was great in the air and on the floor. Technically a very gifted footballer and what a header! I was also gutted he couldn't make it back. Spoke to him a few times via his blog when he was running his adventure travel Company in Belize - Charlton legend
Brilliant centre-forward....best touch I have ever seen from a Charlton player. Imagine him now playing up front with Vetokele.....
Paul Williams v Everton at Selhurst...smashed in first time after a burning run down the wing by Mick Bennett. The sheer ebullience of it, seemed to sum up the tremendous attitude of those lads. PS...we lost 2-1 !!
Paul Curtis late scrambled winner at Fulham in 1983. We'd gone so long without an away win...and it was my first one!
Marvin Sordell's 3rd at Sheff Wed. I knew (or thought...) we'd be safe then.
Against us....Kevin Mabbutt's low drive for Palace past Steve Gritt after the long ball had stuck in the mud perfectly for him. Seemed to sum up life as a Charlton fan perfectly in one moment!
The one where the keeper came out to clear the ball and crashed it into the shins of Matt Tees who was standing 5 yards away. The ricochet went back past the keeper and trickled into the net. Matt was a prolific scorer with his head; some said it was the necessary he came to scoring with his feet.
Mark Stuart v Man utd Jim Melrose v West ham Llera v Swindon Jackson v Qpr Love a last minute goal, but forget most of them with the beer you have sank celebrating them.
The goal itself wasn't particularly spectacular but Darren Bent making Melchiot look like he was running up a down escalator before scoring sticks with me
The goal itself wasn't particularly spectacular but Darren Bent making Melchiot look like he was running up a down escalator before scoring sticks with me
That was a good one. Looked like Melchiot was wearing sea-divers' boots.
Luke Varney bundled one over the line from two yards against Crystal Palace first season down from premier league. Then scored a fantastic curling shot from the corner of the box in the same game. Remembered because he won goal of the season(presumably for the second goal), but they showed the 2 yard bundle over the line on the big screen when it was announced
For me it was a goal scored by Nat Lofthouse against Russia at Wembley in the fifties. It was the days when Goalkeepers received little protection, and the Russian was so scared by seeing Lofthouse heading for him with obvious violent intent that he let the ball roll through his legs into the net.
I seem to remember Alan Pardew's messy goal against... Southend, maybe? In front of the Covered End, he beat a defender, rounded a keeper, had to beat a defender again and then stumble it into the net. We were winning 3-1 when I left in the 88th, and ended up winning 4-3.
Also, Leaburn scoring the worst goal I've ever seen. It was a free kick routine that nearly worked, but ended up with the referee stopping the ball on the line, and Leaburn scrambling it in.
Sodjes header for us against Leeds I think, that Fulham goal that came from a free kick that should have been a throw in to us in the prem, a JT right footed cross to Darren Bent Bent Bent in front of the Jimmy Seed, he seemed to hang in the air for ages. Wordsworths shot that didn't wander lonely as a cloud but instead floated over Hamers outstretched hand. Weaver being chipped when we got pummeled, Charlie Austin putting Parky to the sword, Joe anyinsah coming on, scoring on his debut and pointing to his own name on his shirt, iwelumo getting the ball to his feet, turning a man and scoring in the bottom corner, then doing the exact same thing later on that day
Kim Grant`s double at the Den in the snow. Neither goal was a classic but they were 2 of the most enjoyable goals I have ever celebrated in 39 years of watching Charlton.
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First goal my son really has any recollection of.
Leaburn moments:
Mentioned above - 13 Nov 93 CAFC 5-1 Notts County: Carlo put the ref as well as the ball in the net.
03 Jan 98 FAC3 CAFC 4-1 Nottm Forest: SCM and Carlo shredded the then table-toppers' defence for Clive to tap in the fourth. Two real footballers in a blossoming partnership which was abruptly terminated after this game when Leaburn's long-running contract dispute with the Club finally ended with his sale to Wimbledon. Mark Bright was a decent enough replacement, but nonetheless a pitiful and untimely end to the big man's Charlton career.
My mate had Charlton who needed five goals.
There we were on a friday night beating Southampton 5-2; then Hales tapped one in with the last kick of the game. I don't think the Ref even respotted the ball. That was a lot of money, considering there were about 120 teams!
Les Reed's only win as Charlton manager.
Paul Curtis late scrambled winner at Fulham in 1983. We'd gone so long without an away win...and it was my first one!
Marvin Sordell's 3rd at Sheff Wed. I knew (or thought...) we'd be safe then.
Jim Melrose v West ham
Llera v Swindon
Jackson v Qpr
Love a last minute goal, but forget most of them with the beer you have sank celebrating them.
Also, Leaburn scoring the worst goal I've ever seen. It was a free kick routine that nearly worked, but ended up with the referee stopping the ball on the line, and Leaburn scrambling it in.