I need a list of three or four penalty takers who were left footed full backs. Mark Reid sprang to mind - have we had many others? Be good if I could keep it Charlton rather than go down the Stuart Pearce route.
It feels quite rare now that penalties are taken by anyone other than strikers and attacking midfielders. The days of a Stuart Pearce or Julian Dicks (another left back) blasting them in seem long gone.
I can't think of any Charlton defender after Reid who was our regular penalty taker.
I have a feeling that Phil Warman took a penalty many years ago. Could be wrong and if he did, can't remember if he scored!
Apart from that, I hope that is helpful!
I don't think anyone is going to pull me up on it, so I will add him to my list. I'll throw Johnnie Jackson in as well. And Bowen scored in the 98 shoot-out so he will do too. Thanks!
Phil Warman never took one. Tommy Caton and Morts especially are probably the nearest to the other left backs mentioned above to take at least one and score.
Did Konchesky ever take a pen? Remember him being on free kicks
I'm pretty sure that he didn't
He did. 21 September 2013, a 72nd minute equaliser for Leicester, away at Blackpool, given for a foul on Danny Drinkwater.
Not for Charlton he didn't
He missed one for Charlton on 21 May 2002
Apart from the fact that he never scored one for Charlton (one assumes that the original post was about someone who took at least one successful penalty) and there was no Charlton game on 21 May 2002, that's totally factually correct!
Did Konchesky ever take a pen? Remember him being on free kicks
I'm pretty sure that he didn't
He did. 21 September 2013, a 72nd minute equaliser for Leicester, away at Blackpool, given for a foul on Danny Drinkwater.
Not for Charlton he didn't
He missed one for Charlton on 6th April 2002
Apart from the fact that he never scored one for Charlton (one assumes that the original post was about someone who took at least one successful penalty) and there was no Charlton game on 21 May 2002, that's totally factually correct!
I've corrected the date now. Thank you for picking that up.
Did Konchesky ever take a pen? Remember him being on free kicks
I'm pretty sure that he didn't
He did. 21 September 2013, a 72nd minute equaliser for Leicester, away at Blackpool, given for a foul on Danny Drinkwater.
Not for Charlton he didn't
He missed one for Charlton on 6th April 2002
Apart from the fact that he never scored one for Charlton (one assumes that the original post was about someone who took at least one successful penalty) and there was no Charlton game on 21 May 2002, that's totally factually correct!
I've corrected the date now. Thank you for picking that up.
Regarding other suggestions above ... Bob Curtis was very definitely a right-back and was right-footed. And Tommy Caton was a central defender and I don't recall him taking penalties or being left-footed.
I'll also guess that, if Phil Warman took a penalty, it would probably end up in our net. He wasn't called 'Warman (OG)' for nothing.
Phil Warman missed one at Rotherham in the 1980-1 run-in, don't think he was asked again. Koncheskys effort at Upton Park rivalled Lawrie Maddens for being a risk to satellites.
Regarding other suggestions above ... Bob Curtis was very definitely a right-back and was right-footed. And Tommy Caton was a central defender and I don't recall him taking penalties or being left-footed.
I'll also guess that, if Phil Warman took a penalty, it would probably end up in our net. He wasn't called 'Warman (OG)' for nothing.
I remember Caton taking a few pens, but not sure if he was left or right footed.
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I can't think of any Charlton defender after Reid who was our regular penalty taker.
Apart from that, I hope that is helpful!
Ray Stewart
Marcos Alonso (Spain, Chelsea, Barcelona). (100% record taking penalties). (Only took one though).
Lucas Digne (France, Everton, Aston Villa). (Identical record to Marocs Alonso).
Herman Hreidarrson
Colin Walsh too, I think ... and Andy Reid.
BBC SPORT | Football | Championship | Charlton 2-0 Norwich
Some golden memories in that link.
Regarding other suggestions above ... Bob Curtis was very definitely a right-back and was right-footed. And Tommy Caton was a central defender and I don't recall him taking penalties or being left-footed.
I'll also guess that, if Phil Warman took a penalty, it would probably end up in our net. He wasn't called 'Warman (OG)' for nothing.