Cafc in the Seventies

pettgra

Just been watching Charlton in the Seventies on Youtube.
Great to see footage of Hales, Flanagan, Peacock and Powell. One other player that really stood out was Richie Bowman.
Skilful,tidy passer, energetic and brave.
Even though in his second season he was below par, I was surprised that Andy Nelson was so keen to get rid so early.
Still, a very good watch in what was happier times. 

Hal1x

It only seems happier times to me in hindsight, at the time it was often bleeding miserable with possible bankruptcy, pisspoor crowds and players, in a decrepit ground, and all the timebeing laughed at by my mates who supported much more sexy teams like Leeds and Notts Forest. 

Addick Addict

pettgra said:

Just been watching Charlton in the Seventies on Youtube.
Great to see footage of Hales, Flanagan, Peacock and Powell. One other player that really stood out was Richie Bowman.
Skilful,tidy passer, energetic and brave.
Even though in his second season he was below par, I was surprised that Andy Nelson was so keen to get rid so early.
Still, a very good watch in what was happier times. 

Richie Bowman was one of my favourite players. All those you've mentioned were Charlton stalwarts along with the likes of Curtis, Warman, Hunt (Peter), Tydeman, Horsfield Shipperley and Berry. They all had their faults at times but you always felt that they were playing for the shirt and not going to be here today and gone tomorrow. In fact, I do not believe that we currently have a single player on our books who has played 100 games for the Club. All 12 of those mentioned did so and they played in the same side too the majority of the time. 

CharltonAthMuseum

If you haven't already check out the Charlton Athletic Museum YouTube channel.

Lots of full games from all eras and more being added whenever we can.

CharltonAthMuseum

_MrDick

We really were shit in the 70’s but I loved every minute of it. Home and away was always something to look forward to. The Preston promotion match, Wolves away in the cup, Portsmouth in the cup, Friday nights under lights, knees up mother brown, terrace surges, the smell of Wrestlers hamburgers, Rodney Stone trying stop punch-ups, the Charlton news only available on a Thursday in the local rag, Hales Flanaghan and Powell, bunking in at the top of the east terrace, just accepting that we sign shit players. 

I’d take this any day over the inter-forum bitching and the end of the world / Dooms day situations that we now find ourselves subscribing to. 

BRING BACK THE 70’s 

Cardinal Sin

I fell in love with CAFC in the 70's but we are guilty of looking through rose-tinted glasses. For all the flair and panache of Powell, Peacock, Hales and Flanagan, we had a poor defence and were very bad away from home. Most of those years saw us typically win one away all season and you could bet on an annual hiding somewhere. HAL1X is right too when he points out the shit gates, and the decrepid ground. The Glikstens had lost interest and were commercially naive.

blackpool72

Along with the Curbs era the 70s was my absolute favourite Time supporting Charlton. 

Got to meet many friends who I still go with today. 
Happy days. 

charlton4ever

blackpool72 said:

Along with the Curbs era the 70s was my absolute favourite Time supporting Charlton. 

Got to meet many friends who I still go with today. 
Happy days. 

me to - spot on

Pedro45

Two relegations and one promotion. So many good days out - Southport, Halifax, QPR, Tranmere, Oldham - and lots of bad ones - QPR,  Chesterfield, Walsall, Cambridge, Southampton, etc. 

Forwards were great - Killer, Flash, Paddy - but defence pretty poor - Tumbridge, Dickinson, Shaw, Madden, etc.

Loved those days....

soapy_jones

I have liked every post in this thread...

Step aside, this is my era! Much more so than the 80's and 90's.

We were mediocre to shit most of the time but "what larks", "what larks"

Return of the SE7

Didn't have t'internet to spread gloom and doom. No CL.

ME14addick

My Dad took me to Charlton in the 70s when I was a teenager. We used to sit in the old main stand and I can remember one man who was always shouting in a very loud voice.

The old east terrace always looked massive to me.

Baldybonce

10 pints of lager

a meat pie

20 fags

be sick

get chased around a northern town.

The 70's. Loved it.

stonemuse

blackpool72 said:

Along with the Curbs era the 70s was my absolute favourite Time supporting Charlton. 

Got to meet many friends who I still go with today. 
Happy days. 

Totally

R0TW

If you didn’t have a program you didn’t know the HT results

captainbob

This may have been in the 70s but was definitely in the 80s. There used to be an overweight, middle-aged, unshaven man who sat in the middle of the middle of the Covered End and would call out at every match 'Fulham reject', 'Blackburn reject', 'Reading reject'...or whichever club, the targeted player once played for. He always got laughs from the fans for that or whatever else he boomed out. Does anyone know who he was?

captainbob

Plus, there was for many years, an old man (at least he seemed old to me as I was a boy/teenager) who wore a long white coat and sold programmes on Woolwich Road, near Penhall Road. He was there every match for years. Does anyone know who he was?

charltonbob

ME14addick said:

My Dad took me to Charlton in the 70s when I was a teenager. We used to sit in the old main stand and I can remember one man who was always shouting in a very loud voice.

The old east terrace always looked massive to me.

The East Terrace looked massive to everyone ............... because it was. At the time it was the biggest terrace in europe, supposedly held 45.000 & at one time the South Terrace was (from memory) the same height until we sold off some land.

Lewis Coaches

I picked Charlton not the other way round.
Stamford to The Valley that was the step i took. Found out later my uncles went to Cup final. From that 2-0 win in the cup at Palace to relegation in 72 ,and 3years in division 3 around the country from Tonbridge to Margate, Peter Page, Chris Slaterey,Les Turner and Eddie Cecil. Old Trafford in the cup 74 and Walsall, Chesterfield, Halifax and Hereford and Bury to that night at The Valley in 1975 PNE . The journey that is life and your family of Friends at The Valley, and afew evenings in The Valley Social Club.
Raise a glass to it all ,It’s the journey of life and Charlton. 

Happy Days.😀

TelMc32

_MrDick said:

We really were shit in the 70’s but I loved every minute of it. Home and away was always something to look forward to. The Preston promotion match, Wolves away in the cup, Portsmouth in the cup, Friday nights under lights, knees up mother brown, terrace surges, the smell of Wrestlers hamburgers, Rodney Stone trying stop punch-ups, the Charlton news only available on a Thursday in the local rag, Hales Flanaghan and Powell, bunking in at the top of the east terrace, just accepting that we sign shit players. 

I’d take this any day over the inter-forum bitching and the end of the world / Dooms day situations that we now find ourselves subscribing to. 

BRING BACK THE 70’s 

Lewis Coaches said:

I picked Charlton not the other way round.
Stamford to The Valley that was the step i took. Found out later my uncles went to Cup final. From that 2-0 win in the cup at Palace to relegation in 72 ,and 3years in division 3 around the country from Tonbridge to Margate, Peter Page, Chris Slaterey,Les Turner and Eddie Cecil. Old Trafford in the cup 74 and Walsall, Chesterfield, Halifax and Hereford and Bury to that night at The Valley in 1975 PNE . The journey that is life and your family of Friends at The Valley, and afew evenings in The Valley Social Club.
Raise a glass to it all ,It’s the journey of life and Charlton. 

Happy Days.😀

Just really want to add “jumpers for goalposts, marvellous isn’t it, what” to both of these!  🤷🏻‍♂️😊😂 

KettsJohn

Yep, started going to Charlton with my dad in 1970 and was completely hooked. Great memories that decade. 

raytreacy69

Never a dull moment
Formed some life long friendships from the 70’s
The Beloved Covered End was my 2nd home
Silk scarfs worn around waist and wrist
Great songs
Loved the Away days
Cambridge Wolves Ipswich to name but a few
The Watermans Arms
Some wonderful nights under floodlights at the Valley
Killer Flanagan Powell
Never forgotten days

bolloxbolder

captainbob said:

This may have been in the 70s but was definitely in the 80s. There used to be an overweight, middle-aged, unshaven man who sat in the middle of the middle of the Covered End and would call out at every match 'Fulham reject', 'Blackburn reject', 'Reading reject'...or whichever club, the targeted player once played for. He always got laughs from the fans for that or whatever else he boomed out. Does anyone know who he was?

If he wore dark glasses than we referred to him as Luigi. Never knew him personally.

bolloxbolder

We've had these threads before, but yes my era. Feel sorry for the young uns who never experienced it. So much better than the matchday experience now, which is so sanitised.

I was born under the Covered End. Loved singing that.

Richard J

I must mention my good friend Denis Burgess on this thread. He of Denis is our leader fame.

I am glad to say he still goes and sits with me although he has calmed down a bit he still has his moments.

bolloxbolder

Richard J said:

I must mention my good friend Denis Burgess on this thread. He of Denis is our leader fame.

I am glad to say he still goes and sits with me although he has calmed down a bit he still has his moments.

Legend.

Lordflashheart

Was first taken 1976, aged 6, by my late Father, whose ashes are in The Valley Memorial Garden - I remember my first match acutely (albeit don’t know who it was against, and never will now - Dad and I could never work it out) - went through main entrance, and at back of the main stand I told my Dad I needed a pee - he pointed to the grey concrete ‘block’ with no roof, entrances each side, next to the Covered End (all who went in 70’s will remember that !!) - told me to roll my trousers above my knees (70’s = flares of course), and go in - what a disgusting place it was inside - stank, and I paddled through the piss - BUT caught my first sight of the hallowed turf after that, and fell in love with Charlton and The Valley - made our way to East Terrace, fuck me it was high - rest is history

One thing that annoyed me was that Dad refused to take me to the 4-1 vs Spurs - said it would be too dangerous for a little boy - missed out on what was one the greatest games at The Valley in the 70’s IMO 😡

Big William

bolloxbolder said:

captainbob said:

This may have been in the 70s but was definitely in the 80s. There used to be an overweight, middle-aged, unshaven man who sat in the middle of the middle of the Covered End and would call out at every match 'Fulham reject', 'Blackburn reject', 'Reading reject'...or whichever club, the targeted player once played for. He always got laughs from the fans for that or whatever else he boomed out. Does anyone know who he was?

If he wore dark glasses than we referred to him as Luigi. Never knew him personally.

Sounds like Luigi - his party piece was hurling his programme onto the pitch if we lost, which wasn’t that often at The Valley in those days. 

They were great days, in the same way some music journos say the sixties actually finished in 1972, it felt like the seventies ended when they put seats in the covered end in 1981. Not logical perhaps, but you had to be there.

usetobunkin

Bunked in in1965. (vs Plymouth 2-1) never even considered another club.
Harry Gregory, Paul Went ,Matt Tees, Ray Tracey , Peter Reeves, Charlie Wright, Bob Curtis. Everyone of those players where Gods to a 8 yr kid.
Every Saturday was an adventure, away to Palace in the cup, where as a 10 yr old I got offered out by a couple of nobheads, but a couple of lads who had spotted me in trouble came and said “Boo!” And looked after me.
Thats when I knew I was part of something special .

Going with my Dad, 68-80; now my son 1997- to now.

Have loved every minute of it! 

Redvalleyeast

Does anyone on here remember this or was at the game? A mate of mine sent me this photo today