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Tallest and shortest Charlton players

mattaddick
mattaddick Posts: 655
edited March 2012 in General Charlton
This is probably come up before so forgive me if it has but when we went 4-0 down yesterday my friends and I started pondering it (sparked by a quick reference to Carl Leaburn). Any suggestions? I have some really good shouts but I'm interested in what people can come up with. There are a couple of reserves who are six foot five but they must have made a full appearance to qualify.
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  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,413
    Dave Shipperley - Paul Hince?
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,669
    Aboyobi Kombiya an 8ft 3 inch Watutsi signed by Theo Foley whose career was cut short by ankle ligament injury sustained by doing the pogo at the 1972 Charlton Christmas party.
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,852
    Aboyobi Kombiya an 8ft 3 inch Watutsi signed by Theo Foley whose career was cut short by ankle ligament injury sustained by doing the pogo at the 1972 Charlton Christmas party.
    he now works for a local windfarm.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,138
    Keith Jones
  • paulbaconsarnie
    paulbaconsarnie Posts: 9,428
    kevin dickenson was no giant.
  • TellyTubby
    TellyTubby Posts: 3,559
    I believe that we once had the tallest and the shortest players in the league at the same time.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,669
    I believe that we once had the tallest and the shortest players in the league at the same time.
    Not the same player though !

  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,852
    does it depend on how far away you are from the player?
  • Ledge
    Ledge Posts: 7,179
    Phil Chappell

  • queensland_addick
    queensland_addick Posts: 7,554
    Little Johnny Harrison, 5'2" if I remember rightly, nearly as small as Solly.

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  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,136
    Alan Ellis from the 70's was tiny
  • vff
    vff Posts: 6,903
    Phil Warman, I thought was small, but he is 5 ft 6. Maybe because, I was high up on the terracing and it was far away from the pitch and I was only little myself. He would last about 5 minutes without getting sent off these days, a ferocious tackler.

    Keith Peacock ? I couldn't see on a search how tall he is. Great player though, very nippy in his day.

    (Gavin Peacocks middle name is Keith BTW).
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,669
    Richie Bowman was fairly small.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,085
    Mark penfold ?
  • HugoZHackenbush
    HugoZHackenbush Posts: 775
    Allan Simonsen wasn't a giant
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    edited March 2012
    wasn't mark kinsella pretty short?

    EDIT: eek, about the same height as me, for some reason he always looked quite small.
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,202
    Tallest - John Pearson

    Shortest - Keith Jones, John Vaughan (for a 'keeper!)
  • limeygent
    limeygent Posts: 3,219
    Sam Lawrie was short, classic right winger, great to watch.
  • Deadred
    Deadred Posts: 1,514
    Knew Richie Bowman's brother Eddie both were shortish!...........sorry Ed.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,683
    The Big Ship (Dave Shipperley) can't be far off the tallest. Frank Reed the keeper is another.

    Any number of contenders for the shortest. I agree with Queensland that Johnny Harrison must be a contender.

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  • Deadred
    Deadred Posts: 1,514
    edited March 2012
    The Big Ship (Dave Shipperley) can't be far off the tallest. Frank Reed the keeper is another.

    Any number of contenders for the shortest. I agree with Queensland that Johnny Harrison must be a contender.
    I thought you would have mentioned John Hewie Len as one of the tallest in our lifetime. Edit only 6'2'' could have sworn he was taller!
  • mattaddick
    mattaddick Posts: 655
    In answer to my own question I believe the smallest player was Johnny Harrison (as pointed out by Queensland Addick) who was 5'2 (and three-quarters!) and the tallest I believe was a 'keeper called Mike Kearns who made a few appearances on loan in 72/73 and was 6'4 and a half. Carl Leaburn, Jason Lee and Bob Bolder were all 6'3 but I notice one of our reserve keepers Pope is 6'5.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,683
    The Big Ship (Dave Shipperley) can't be far off the tallest. Frank Reed the keeper is another.

    Any number of contenders for the shortest. I agree with Queensland that Johnny Harrison must be a contender.
    I thought you would have mentioned Hewie Len as one of the tallest in our lifetime.
    He is not as tall as you might think. Just looks tall because he is thin. 6' 1'' max.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,683
    I think Albert Utenboogardt (? spelling) was 6' 5". Goalkeeping reserve to Sam Bartram but did play in the first team.
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,413
    Little Johnny Harrison, 5'2" if I remember rightly, nearly as small as Solly.
    Good call on Harrison - I'd forgotten about him
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,970
    I can fit Callum Harriot in my wallet.
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,827
    Matty Holmes was pretty short.
  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 3,963
    edited March 2012
    Jason Lee seemed really tall and George Shipley small (but it was ages ago and Solly is probably half his size)
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,788
    Jason Lee seemed really tall
    That was only cos he had 8 inches of pineapple on his bonce.

    The tallest player this season has got to be Solly......stood head and shoulders above everyone else.
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,938
    Aboyobi Kombiya an 8ft 3 inch Watutsi signed by Theo Foley whose career was cut short by ankle ligament injury sustained by doing the pogo at the 1972 Charlton Christmas party.
    he now works at a local windfarm.

    *as

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