Players that 'slipped through the net'

AFKABartram

Local lads that signed for other clubs in recent years, who may / may not of been a benefit to us:

Leroy Lita - King Ethelberts in Thanet - Reading
Glen Johnson - Leigh City Tech in Dartford - Chelsea
Peter Sweeney - Welling School - Stoke
Liam Ridgewell - Bexleyheath School - Villa
Ben May - Leigh CTC - Millwall
Gary O'Neill - Ravensbourne - Pompey
John Harley - Maidstone - Burnley
Jimmy Bullard - Bexley Tech - Wigan

Going back there is also Neil Ruddock, Gavin Peacock, Tony Agana, Cascarino, who all went to school in North Kent.

LenGlover

2 Gavin Peacocks there's only 2 Gavin Peacocks:-)

Ferdinands Blackheath and Bluecoat...

LenGlover

Andy Townsend ex Welling

Ledge

[cite]Posted By: AFKA Bartram[/cite]Local lads that signed for other clubs in recent years, who may / may not of been a benefit to us:

Leroy Lita - King Ethelberts in Thanet - Reading
Glen Johnson - Leigh City Tech in Dartford - Chelsea
Peter Sweeney - Welling School - Stoke -Liam Ridgewell - Bexleyheath School - Villa
Ben May - Leigh CTC - Millwall -
Gary O'Neill - Ravensbourne - Pompey
John Harley - Maidstone - Burnley
Jimmy Bullard - Bexley Tech - Wigan

Going back there is also Neil Ruddock, Gavin Peacock, Tony Agana, Cascarino, Gavin Peacock who all went to school in North Kent.

Mark Fiore - was in my year turned pro at Wimbledon and later played for Plymouth - Paulbaconsarnie will know him as well

As for your list Smudge - Ben May is hardly a miss to be honest.

kieran richardson - he's from sarf london innit

Riscardo

[cite]Posted By: AFKA Bartram[/cite]

Leroy Lita - King Ethelberts in Thanet - Reading

Is Thanet local?????????/

AFKABartram

its on the Valley Express route !

NorthStandUltra

Should we add Jermaine Defoe to this list?

Chris_from_Sidcup

Not that it matters but Bullard went to Erith i think

LargeAddick

Richard Gough.

Riscardo

Steve Finnan

Off_it

Me

Heath Hero

Your very own Matthew Rose AFKA...

Salad

Kieran Richardson maybe - his brother goes to school in Blackheath
Rio Ferdinand, Anton Ferdinand were at Bluecoats weren't they?

Salad

Kevin Lisbie

LenGlover

Ian Wright?

Played for Greenwich Borough

Weegie Addick

David Beckham? (Or is he East London?)

AFKABartram

East London, I played against him (North Kent Schools v Waltham Forest schools)

Weegie Addick

Did you manage to hack him?

WSS

[cite]Posted By: Weegie Addick[/cite]Did you manage to hack him?

I'm sure AFKA was biting his ankles a lot - ideal height.

;-)

MCS

Sidwell is a local boy. bexletyheath, and his family, all charlton.

paulbaconsarnie

danny wallace - born greenwich
rod and ray wallace - born lewisham

paulbaconsarnie

shaun and bradley wright phillips
david rocastle

jac52

sidwell went to woodcote in croydon

_MrDick

Pat Van Den Hauwe went to my school (Thomas Tallis) and signed for Birmingham. He was the year below me.

Richard Gough was at Charlton as a Junior and left because he was homesick

PeakieRocket

Wasn't Simon Tracey from Woolwich - seem to remember it being mentioned that he supported Charlton

BlackForestReds

Yep, he was born in Woolwich and was a Charlton fan.

Off_it

Pele was once on an exchange visit to a family who lived just off Shooters Hill. My old man had a kick about with him once.

PeakieRocket

Liam Ridgewell came from Bexleyheath
Kevin Horlock came from Plumstead

son of selhurst

John Salako from westerham, kent (when he first appeared on the scene CAFC could have had him then).. I think his younger brother Andy had a spell at Charlton if i remember rightly.

MCS

[cite]Posted By: Peakie_Rocket[/cite]Kevin Horlock came from Plumstead

went my school, forgot about him! His bro was in rothkos year i am sure!

AFKABartram

and had the immortal song

'if you all hate Andy's brother clap your hands'