Right a little light relief away from the doom & gloom of what is becoming of our club under its present owners. My old man has recently begun to try and work out how many times he has seen us play against each football league/non league team (as some of them are now), at their ground.
He was lucky, or sad enough, dependent upon which way you look at it, to have recorded each game he went to from a young lad in the 60s, up to 1982. Thankfully after that, the late great Colin Cameron produced a brilliant book recording every Charlton game up until Oct 2003 (I think). He was able to use that and memory, to work out which clubs he has seen us play at, and how many times.
This is a work in progress, and he has only just started, so it will take some time. However I thought I'd start this thread so that other lifers can share their visits and offer up their tallies. I know some on here are absolute die-hards and are likely to offer up some pretty impressive stats. He's done a few clubs so far, which means I know how many times I have been to some clubs/grounds as I often went with him.
Apologies if this has been done before, and for some of you I'm guessing you might not have the time or inclination to go back down the years, but let's see what sort of responses there are. I'm starting with the following, and will add to it (and do my old man's when he has finished).
Aston Villa - 4
Southend - 3
Watford - 2
Portsmouth - 6
Birmingham - 2
Swindon - 2
Norwich - 4
Palace - 3
Reading - 2
Crewe - 2
Barnsley - 2
Port Vale - 2
Tranmere - 2
Stockport - 2
Grimsby - 2
The rest (below) are all one visit. I have more than one visit to places like Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea etc, I just need him to work them out and tell me.
Swansea
Burnley
Bournemouth
Brentford
Rotherham
Brighton
Wigan
Blackpool
Bristol City
MK Dons
Preston
Oldham
Walsall
Doncaster
Rochdale
Peterboro
Notts County
Scunthorpe
Colchester
Yeovil
Wycombe
Plymouth
Bury
Exeter
Stevenage
Oxford
Dag & Red
Carlisle
Barnet
I look forward to reading which of you has done 12+ trips to Middlesboro (old and new ground count by the way), as I think they are one of the teams we've played the most in our history.
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also you can record your favorite ground
worst ground
Best Game
Worst Game
First Game
Watford 6
Fulham 6
Soton 4 or 5
Pompey 4
Brum 4
Millwall 4
Brentford 4
Narwich 3
Leeds 3
Walsall 3
Boro 3
Palace 3
Liverpool 3
2: Man Yoo, Spurs, West Ham, West Brom, Ipswich, Bournemouth, Wolves, Blackburn, Sheff Wed, Forest, Bolton, Huddersfield, Cardiff, Brighton, Wigan, Bristol City, Oldham, Sheff Utd, Peterborough, Notts County, Colchester, Yeovil, Orient, Wimbledon, Southend, Carlisle.
Man City 2
Southampton 5
Arsenal 5
Man U 5
Spurs 6
Liverpool 2
West Ham 4
Swansea 1
Stoke 2
Newcastle 5
Everton 6
Palace 5
Sunderland 3
Hull 3
West Brom 2
QPR 4
Villa 3
Leicester 4
Middlesbrough 3
Bournemouth 1
Derby 3
Ipswich 4
Watford 3
Brentford 1
Norwich 4
Wolves 1
Blackburn 6
Sheffield W 4
Birmingham 1
Forest 4
Bolton 1
Reading 2
Huddersfield 2
Leeds 5
Fulham 5
Brighton 4
Millwall 4
Wigan 1
Blackpool 1
Bristol City 3
Swindon 2
MK Dons 1
Preston 1
Oldham 3
Sheffield United 4
Chesterfield 1
Bradford 1
Walsall 2
Doncaster 1
Peterborough 1
Notts County 2
Gillingham 1
Port Vale 3
Barnsley 4
Crewe 1
Scunthorpe 1
Coventry 4
Colchester 3
Yeovil 1
Orient 1
Shrewsbury 2
Wycombe 1
Southend 4
Luton 3
Plymouth 2
Bury 2
Exeter 2
Northampton 1
Cambridge 2
Portsmouth 5
Oxford 3
Dag & Red 1
Carlisle 1
Tranmere 2
Wimbledon 3 (possibly 4)
Bristol rovers 1
Grimsby 1
Stockport 1
Barnet 1
Lincoln 1
Hereford 1
Arsenal - 12
Aston Villa - 3
Burnley - 1
Chelsea - 6
Crystal Palace - 8
Everton - 3
Hull City - 2
Leicester City - 7
Liverpool - 3
Manchester City - 2
Manchester United - 6
Newcastle United - 4
QPR - 7
Southampton - 5
Stoke City - 2
Sunderland - 5
Swansea City - 1
Tottenham - 9
West Brom - 4
West Ham - 5
Birmingham - 2
Blackburn - 5
Blackpool - 2
Bolton - 4
Bournemouth - 3
Brentford - 5
Brighton - 5
Cardiff - 2
Derby - 5
Fulham - 7
Huddersfield - 3
Ipswich - 5
Leeds - 4
Middlesbrough - 3
Millwall - 8
Norwich - 2
Nottm Forest - 7
Reading - 5
Rotherham - 1
Sheff Wed - 3
Watford - 7
Wigan - 1
Wolves - 5
Barnsley - 3
Bradford - 2
Bristol City - 4
Colchester - 4
Coventry - 4
Crewe - 1
Doncaster - 1
Gillingham - 1
Leyton Orient - 5
MK Dons - 1
Notts County - 4
Oldham - 2
Peterborough - 2
Port Vale - 3
Preston - 2
Scunthorpe - 1
Sheff United - 2
Swindon - 5
Walsall - 2
Yeovil - 1
Bury - 1
Cambridge - 2
Carlisle - 1
Dagenham - 2
Exeter - 1
Hartlepool - 1
Luton - 3
Oxford - 4
Plymouth - 1
Portsmouth - 4
Southend - 4
Stevenage - 1
Tranmere - 2
Wycombe - 2
Wimbledon - 3
Stockport - 1
Barnet - 3
Bristol Rovers - 1
Forest Green Rovers - 1
Grimsby - 2
Lincoln - 1
Welling - 10
Bromley - 1
Ancona - 1
Shamrock Rovers - 1
Erith & Belvedere - 1
Fisher Athletic - 1
Maidstone United - 1
Bashley - 1
Dorchester - 1
Man U 3
Liverpool 1
Coventry 1
Fulham 2 or 3
Portsmouth 1
Chelsea 2
WHU 1
Harlow 1
Palarse 3
QPR 1
Nottm Forest 1
Ipswich 1
Birmingham 1
Leeds 1
Sheff Utd 1
Bristol C 2
Brentford 1
Derby 1
Arsenal 1
Spurs 1
Luton 1
Reading 1
Newcastle 2
Bristol R 1
Bournemouth 1
Exeter 1
Plymouth 1
Leicester 1
Stoke 1
MK Dons when they were Wimbledon
Barnet
Wembley twice, to see us play Blackburn and Sunderland.
Southampton been to 6 times.
Only ground I have seen Charlton win at twice.
Estimate badly when procrastinating one day, that my record for seeing away wins is 13%. I average 11 a season for last 9 years.
Sheff Wed 5
Lofted Rd 4 (QPR and fulham, lost every time)
Selhurst 6 (palace and Wimbledon)
Bournemouth 4
Watford 4
3 times
Norwich
Hudds
Millwall
Boro
Fulham at Craven Cottage
Colchester
Ipswich
Brentford
Derby (soon to be 4)
Leeds
Brighton
Blackburn
Plenty of 2s and 1s of course.
I've been to both Carrow Road and Vicarage Road 5 times each.
Oddly the highest for London teams (watching Charlton) is Wimbledon - 4 times - but two different grounds.
Edited to add I've been to 87 league clubs (+Brescia) and 105 league grounds (+Wembley).
All the times we played Villa in the Prem after we beat them 4-3 in the relegation season that I went to, I can't remember.
I know we could end up with a few on here (we have already) that will have some pretty impressive tallies.
I look forward to hearing yours bob
QPR 13
Fulham 12
Derby 11
Swindon 11
Watford 11
Arsenal 10
Crystal Palace 10
Tottenham 10
Barnsley 9
Chelsea 9
Leicester 9
Norwich 9
Millwall 9
Sheff Wed 9
Birmingham 8
Blackburn 8
Newcastle 8
Oxford 8
Portsmouth 8
Southampton 8
Wimbledon 8
Aston Villa 7
Grimsby 7
Leeds 7
Liverpool 7
Middlesbrough 7
Bristol City 6
Coventry 6
Everton 6
Ipswich 6
Man City 6
Man Utd 6
Sheff Utd 6
West Brom 6
West Ham 6
Wolves 6
Brentford 5
Huddersfield 5
Forest 5
Port Vale 5
Bolton 4
Brighton 4
Bristol Rovers 4
Luton 4
Southend 4
Sunderland 4
Tranmere 4
Yeovil 4
Bradford 3
Cambridge 3
Oldham 3
Orient 3
Reading 3
Shrewsbury 3
Barnet 2
Carlisle 2
Chesterfield 2
MK Dons 2
Notts Co 2
Peterborough 2
Stoke 2
Walsall 2
Aldershot 1 (friendly)
Cardiff 1
Colchester 1
Crewe 1
Dagenham 1
Exeter 1
Hull 1
Lincoln 1
Plymouth 1
Stevenage 1
Stockport 1
Swansea 1
Wycombe 1
Bournemouth 1
Never been to Burnley!
And here are the away victories.....(my first was Fulham 1-0 in 1983....Paul Curtis!)
Swindon 7
Norwich 4
Oxford 4
Portsmouth 4
QPR 4
Bristol City 3
Chelsea 3
Derby 3
Grimsby 3
Huddersfield 3
Newcastle 3
Sunderland 3
Barnsley 2
Blackburn 2
Bradford 2
Brighton 2
Chesterfield 2
Coventry 2
Fulham 2
Leeds 2
Leicester 2
Man City 2
Middlesbrough 2
Orient 2
Southampton 2
Southend 2
Tottenham 2
West Brom 2
Wimbledon 2
Yeovil 2
Sheff Wed 2
Watford 2
Arsenal 1
Aston Villa 1
Birmingham 1
Bolton 1
Brentford 1
Bristol Rovers 1
Cambridge 1
Cardiff 1
Carlisle 1
Colchester 1
Crewe 1
Crystal Palace 1
Dagenham 1
Lincoln 1
Man Utd 1
Millwall 1
MK Dons 1
Forest 1
Peterborough 1
Port Vale 1
Sheff Utd 1
Walsall 1
West Ham 1
Wycombe 1
Real Charlton Life Anorak stuff.
First away match January 1968, away at top division Coventry City in the FA Cup (lost 0-3).
The next season at Brian Clough's Derby County, the FA Cup games at Palace and Arsenal, Palace and Millwall of course in the League ........... I'm going to have to sit down with old fixture lists and away programmes.
It's going to take some time.
Don't know numbers but would guess sheff w and Portsmouth would be up there for me.
On recent form i feel like my answer should lie in Yorkshire but think it could be Fulham or Palace.
no time to sit and count now, but there are some impressive totals on here!
I cant wait to see Covered Ends tally .