Old Fixture Posters

Henry Irving

Thanks to Paul Watts for a fantastic donation of memorabilia to the museum

Fixture posters were given out to local shops and business to encourage attendances, costs being covered by advertising around the borders.

Here's one from 1975/76 but how many businesses are still trading.

@guinnessaddick reckons four.

Airman Brown

Henry Irving said:

Thanks to Paul Watts for a fantastic donation of memorabilia to the museum

Fixture posters were given out to local shops and business to encourage attendances, costs being covered by advertising around the borders.

Here's one from 1975/76 but how many businesses are still trading.

@guinnessaddick reckons four.

To be fair, the costs would have been negligible. It would have been an earner from getting people to display the ads using the fixtures as a hook, though it’s a horrible design:

Stig

It's interesting how bland and uninspiring the adverts look. Barely any step up from a classified listing, despite the space available. I'm guessing most firms would have paid to be on there through blind-loyalty to Charlton and would have hoped that the fans would reciprocate. 

Stig

I think the Molins ad is my favourite. The 'internationally acknowledged leading precision engineering company' whose text was all over the place. 

charlton4ever

Love the simplicity.  Being back the 70s!!

Henry Irving

Here's a later version which I hope passes muster design wise.

Was Foley builders something to do with Theo?

Got a couple of spares if anyone wants one in return for a donation.

se9addick

I wonder how many people signed up to become paratroopers off the back of seeing it advertised on a Charlton fixture list!  

Stig

I found this about The Valley Pub: https://charltonchampion.co.uk/2011/07/18/valley-of-doom-will-you-miss-this-lost-pub/

Isn't Darryl Chamberlain someone on here? @InspectorSands perhaps?

Stig

se9addick said:

I wonder how many people signed up to become paratroopers off the back of seeing it advertised on a Charlton fixture list!  

This guy did:

Alicanteaddicks

Great memories on the 1st picture 
Remember Chiesmans store,Fry’sFord dealers 
& even The Chinbrook pub. Although struggling with 
The Tree Yen Chinese 

MuttleyCAFC

Googled it. There is still a Three Yen in Eltham but it is called the New Three Yen.

Alicanteaddicks

MuttleyCAFC said:

Googled it. There is still a Three Yen in Eltham but it is called the New Three Yen.

Thanks