The week that was - 7th August 1999 Charlton 3 Barnsley 1

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thought I'd sneak in an early entry as it's a bit quiet.

Saturday 7th August 1999.

Charlton Athletic 3 (2) (Mendonca 6, 25 (pen), 82 (pen). Barnsley 1 (1) (Barnard 31). The Valley att: 19,086

Charlton: Kiely, Powell, Stuart, Rufus, Newton (Keith Jones 70) Kinsella, Hunt (Pringle 70), Mendonca, Robinson, Brown, Youds. Unused subs: Illic, Steve Jones, Cobian (who?).

Barnsley: T Bullock, Barnard (Eaden 52), Richardson, Hignett, Appleby, Austin, Dyer (Hristov 74), Moses, Shipperley, Scott Jones, Van der Laan (Tinkler 68). Unused subs: Sheron, M Bullock.

Referee Clive Wilkes (Gloustershire).

Mendonca was brought down by keeper Bullock for the first penalty and Appleby handled a deep cross from Brown to enable Mendonca to complete his hat-trick. There were eight yellow cards shown in this game.

Despite the promising start, Mendonca had injury problems throughout the season and started only 21 games in total, scoring nine times. Andy Hunt top scored with an impressive 25 goals from 48 starts (inc cup).

AFKABartram

welcome back H+A

don't remember this game at all !!

Cobain was Juan Cobain, a trialist signed on a short term contract (one month) ?

WSS

he's back!

What a team that is.

Think that will always be "my team". As a 17 year old it was when i was starting to become really passionate, started to understood football propoerly and realised how big a part Charlton was going to be in my life.

who is that Cobian though?

Ledge

that was the daddy of all teams. don't remember the game

AFKABartram

does anyone remember this game ????

Alex Wright

Welcome back H+A

Carter

Remember that game, and I'm with you westie. The players there are the ones whom collectively are what I think of when I think Charlton.

I remeber that pikey Hignett playing for Barnsley that day too with very long hair and he was shite. That game made me feel very comfortable about the coming season as we just brushed Barnsley aside and they were always a nuisance team for us in years previous

StanmoreAddick

I remember this for the wrong reason- it was the first home match i'd missed for ages- and we were on our way to Devon for a holiday with friends-

it was about the time of the total eclipse of the sun if that will help anyone place it.

Carter

It was indeed Lou Stan, the eclipse being during the week was it not?

StanmoreAddick

Absolutely- a few days after if my memory serves me correctly

Carter

I also remember that as I had only just started working in the telecoms industry and began doing my bit to build the white elephant millenium dome

Stone

The early start to the season caught me out so I was in France on holiday for this and remember stopping and watching the eclipse in Le Mans on the way back up.

Red_Pete_in_Dubai

This was our first game back in the Championship (First division then) in our league winning season, the season after being relegated from the Premiership last time around. I remember the atmosphere was very subdued & it was a pretty routine victory.

Badger

I Remember this game, an ideal start for us and what a fantastic season, i only missed 4 games out of 46.

mart77

This game was the day after i got married. The missus loves Mendonca and was chuffed that he got a hat-trick. Great atmosphere that day and i hope it's even better than that in just over a week's time, as we need to get off to a similar start.

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15 years and counting..........!

stockportaddick

I remember this game as it is the latest I have ever made it in to a match - 65th minute to be exact following all sorts of mayhem on the way down from Stockport. Added to this I forgot our season tickets and had to stump up when I eventually found a way in lol. The club did refund me though to be fair!