It's pretty outrageous that Billy never did get that England Cap. West Ham should have paid us that £2,500 anyway (adjusted for inflation of course) given the service he gave them which hasn't been matched by anyone.
Not our most astute bit of business but I suppose it looked a decent price for a fine young right back in 1967. Gliksten’s approach was to sell the best player every year to try and balance the books.
A nice simple contract, with no bungs for agents.
A curious reference, though, towards the top left hand corner:
Not our most astute bit of business but I suppose it looked a decent price for a fine young right back in 1967. Gliksten’s approach was to sell the best player every year to try and balance the books.
A nice simple contract, with no bungs for agents.
A curious reference, though, towards the top left hand corner:
”COLOURS: RED SHIRTS, WHITE KNICKERS”
Go back far enough and you'll find a programme that not only refers to Shorts as Knickers, but alsoi refers to the Socks as Stockings. I remember as a nipper finding it very funny. Seems bizarre now
Played with him, sometimes at RB, at a Sunday team, before both moving to Charlton. I played at RB when he was not available, shame he was better than me 😫
Not our most astute bit of business but I suppose it looked a decent price for a fine young right back in 1967. Gliksten’s approach was to sell the best player every year to try and balance the books.
A nice simple contract, with no bungs for agents.
A curious reference, though, towards the top left hand corner:
”COLOURS: RED SHIRTS, WHITE KNICKERS”
Go back far enough and you'll find a programme that not only refers to Shorts as Knickers, but alsoi refers to the Socks as Stockings. I remember as a nipper finding it very funny. Seems bizarre now
Suitably kinky for the Swinging Sixties (although I'm not sure it ever reached SE7)
Played with him, sometimes at RB, at a Sunday team, before both moving to Charlton. I played at RB when he was not available, shame he was better than me 😫
Sounds like you’re being modest. I’m surprised Bonds wasn’t moved to right half when you were available.
Not our most astute bit of business but I suppose it looked a decent price for a fine young right back in 1967. Gliksten’s approach was to sell the best player every year to try and balance the books.
A nice simple contract, with no bungs for agents.
A curious reference, though, towards the top left hand corner:
”COLOURS: RED SHIRTS, WHITE KNICKERS”
Go back far enough and you'll find a programme that not only refers to Shorts as Knickers, but alsoi refers to the Socks as Stockings. I remember as a nipper finding it very funny. Seems bizarre now
Suitably kinky for the Swinging Sixties (although I'm not sure it ever reached SE7)
Played with him, sometimes at RB, at a Sunday team, before both moving to Charlton. I played at RB when he was not available, shame he was better than me 😫
Sounds like you’re being modest. I’m surprised Bonds wasn’t moved to right half when you were available.
It made it a legally binding sale. If you sold a car or motorbike or any most expensive items in those days privately you signed over a stamp.
West Ham were too tight to pay a proper fee for Billy and buy a stamp.
Trouble was Gliksten sold too many class players from our academy on the cheap. I remember there was an entire team of Charlton players moved on, playing in the first division whilst Bonds was at WHU, whilst we were struggling to stay up in the 2nd division.
I first saw Charlton in 1963 and remember Bonds, Bailey, Hinton, Kenning and the great Glover all being sold in the next few years. Alan Campbell followed a little later and doubtless I've forgotten some.
Played with him, sometimes at RB, at a Sunday team, before both moving to Charlton. I played at RB when he was not available, shame he was better than me 😫
Played with him, sometimes at RB, at a Sunday team, before both moving to Charlton. I played at RB when he was not available, shame he was better than me 😫
We didn't have an Academy in those days. Most of the players mentioned came from the youth team. Mike Bailey and several others started as groundstaff boys. Alan Campbell was moved on after appearing at Woolwich court for being drunk and disorderly where he gave his occupation as labourer. Someone grassed him up to the club
We didn't have an Academy in those days. Most of the players mentioned came from the youth team. Mike Bailey and several others started as groundstaff boys. Alan Campbell was moved on after appearing at Woolwich court for being drunk and disorderly where he gave his occupation as labourer. Someone grassed him up to the club
Alan Campbell and Graham Moore used to regularly drink in the Conservative Club in Charlton Church Lane.
In the 60's, the youth team came into training twice a week in the evening, in the hut in the now car park. Players who was still at school obviously had games and training at school, I left school at 15 so was behind on training compared to others. No different age groups as now. I wish I was just starting out now, but good luck to all the young players
I first saw Charlton in 1963 and remember Bonds, Bailey, Hinton, Kenning and the great Glover all being sold in the next few years. Alan Campbell followed a little later and doubtless I've forgotten some.
Think you’ve listed them all, Dennis (daisy) Edward’s was sold around then but was not in the class of the others - imo. Bailey, Bonds and Hinton - what a fabulous trio they were. Billy Bonds brother Micky worked in the same shop in Middle Park as my mother.
We didn't have an Academy in those days. Most of the players mentioned came from the youth team. Mike Bailey and several others started as groundstaff boys. Alan Campbell was moved on after appearing at Woolwich court for being drunk and disorderly where he gave his occupation as labourer. Someone grassed him up to the club
I'm sure that the 70k offered by Birmingham helped with the deal to move him on.
Not our most astute bit of business but I suppose it looked a decent price for a fine young right back in 1967. Gliksten’s approach was to sell the best player every year to try and balance the books.
A nice simple contract, with no bungs for agents.
A curious reference, though, towards the top left hand corner:
”COLOURS: RED SHIRTS, WHITE KNICKERS”
Football shorts were called knickers before they were called shorts. I guess as they were originally long, like knickerbockers.
I first saw Charlton in 1963 and remember Bonds, Bailey, Hinton, Kenning and the great Glover all being sold in the next few years. Alan Campbell followed a little later and doubtless I've forgotten some.
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”COLOURS: RED SHIRTS, WHITE KNICKERS”
I remember as a nipper finding it very funny. Seems bizarre now
#propercharlton
Just gone on Wiki, he's 78, incredible.
Alan Campbell was moved on after appearing at Woolwich court for being drunk and disorderly where he gave his occupation as labourer.
Someone grassed him up to the club
No different age groups as now.
I wish I was just starting out now, but good luck to all the young players
Bailey, Bonds and Hinton - what a fabulous trio they were.
Billy Bonds brother Micky worked in the same shop in Middle Park as my mother.