The week that was - 14th October 1978. Leicester City 0 Charlton Athletic 3

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League division 2. Saturday 14th October 1978 - Filbert Street. Att: 14,277

Leicester City (0) 0 Charlton Athletic (2) 3 (Flanagan 17 66, Brisley 31)

Leicester City: Wallington, Whitworth, Rofe, May, Sims, Kelly, Weller (Henderson 69), Kember, Christie, Williams, Hughes.

Charlton Athletic: Wood, Berry, Campbell, Tydeman, Shipperley, Shaw, Brisley, Robinson, Flanagan, Madden, Gritt. Unused sub: Powell.

Referee: R Perkin (Stafford)

Andy Nelson considered this victory to be Charlton's best away performance in the four years he had managed the club. Alas, Charlton finished 4th from bottom (but above Millwall). The Martin Robinson (19) and Mike Flanagan (16) partnership netted 35 goals in all competitions.

Also this season: Arsenal beat Man Utd 3-2 in one of the great F A cup final finishes and Nottingham Forest won the European Cup in Munich.

Covered End

Was this the game, where there were big rucks outside on the grass ?

Stone

There was a decent ruck in our section near the end of the game. A group of around 8(?) Leicester fans had stood in our end all game and made their move with a few minutes to go.
I went up on the train with, Trev, the scuffy bloke with long hair and the guy who still wears a bandana and sits in the East Stand. The escort from the station was always fun.

This was probably Martin Robinson's best season for us, he had a good understanding with Flash. The team doesn't look like one that would really struggle, but I guess it was fine margins even then.

Mametz

I was at this game too. I can't remember any trouble though.

This was one of a number of exciting away performances during the first half of that season: 5;4 at Chesterfield, 4:1 at Cardiff and 5:5 at Bristol Rovers. There was even a 2:0 win at Millwall to savour. I think our season really feel apart after the Hales and Flanagan punch up against Maidstone. The upshot of that was that Flanagan walked out the club and that time he was by far and away our most important player.

fog horn

Is the bloke in the east stand with the bandana Billy Martin?

Stone

fog horn said:

Is the bloke in the east stand with the bandana Billy Martin?

Yup, that's the fella.

Carl Leaburn

As usual the Programme can be seen here

https://www.flickr.com/photos/addicks7-6/7406512084

Want to see more Charlton Programmes, then visit

http://www.flickr.com/photos/addicks7-6/sets/

_MrDick

Stone said:

There was a decent ruck in our section near the end of the game. A group of around 8(?) Leicester fans had stood in our end all game and made their move with a few minutes to go.
I went up on the train with, Trev, the scuffy bloke with long hair and the guy who still wears a bandana and sits in the East Stand. The escort from the station was always fun.

This was probably Martin Robinson's best season for us, he had a good understanding with Flash. The team doesn't look like one that would really struggle, but I guess it was fine margins even then.

They picked on the wrong group of blokes though didn't they!. Selwyn made me laugh that day. He and his merry band of followers missed out on the scramble for the cheap train tickets at St Prancras and watching him try and convince the ticket office clerk that he should be able to purchase a block booking was hilarious. Mind, don't think he paid in the end and the ticket collector wasn't gonna argue ..

throughthickandthin

I was also there that day. I remember the Leicester fans in with us and the total lack if interest from the Police. Clearly they wanted the ruck to start.
Great day out, got thrown out of the Royal Oak in Charlton when got off the coach at the Valley for cheeking the landlord. Fair cop, oh and I was under age as well, just.
My bloody mate reminds me of this at every home game when we walk past the Oak, I think he treasures that memory more than the 3-0