Charlton Athletic Trivia

1. This player is often erroneously called a "One Club Man" but he played 95 times for Charlton before moving to West Ham United in 1967. Who is he?

From Quiz Charlton Athletic - Ones That Got Away

Answer: Billy Bonds

Billy Bonds joined Charlton as a 15 year old and played for them between 1964 and 1967 before joining the east end club. Many West Ham fans regard him as one of their own, forgetting that he was a product of the Charlton youth system. Bonds played more than 790 games in all competitions for the Hammers over 21 seasons and lifted the FA Cup for them as captain n 1975 and 1980.

From Quiz Charlton Athletic for Addicks Addicts

Answer: Portsmouth

Sam played this landmark match at the Valley on 6th March 1954 and was given a guard of honour by both teams as he ran out for the match. At that time he was the longest serving player with one club in the history of the game. Sam played 623 times for Charlton Athletic in league and FA Cup. After his playing days were over, he became a journalist. He died in 1981 at the age of 67

From Quiz To The Valley and Back

Answer: Brickfield

Siemen's Meadow was more commonly known as Brickfield due to the fact that it was regularly used as a rubbish tip. West Street and Harden's Manorway are part of the area where the ground used to be (in London near the River Thames). Pound Park became Charlton's base in 1908 until their move to the Angerstein Athletic ground in 1913.

From Quiz Charlton Athletic's Premiership Years

Answer: The Valley

The Valley expanded after gaining entry to England's top division and by 2005 could seat over 27,000 people. In 2004, plans were put forward to eventually expand to nearer 40,000 and hopefully attract new supporters from Kent.

From Quiz Charlton Athletic FC History

Answer: 1905

Charlton have had numerous home grounds in their history, but most notorious is The Valley, in which they had three spells.

From Quiz Charlton Athletic - Ones That Got Away

Answer: Mike Bailey

Mike Bailey turned professional with Charlton in 1959 and made more than 150 appearances for Charlton before he moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1966. He lifted the League Cup in 1974 as Captain when Wolves beat Manchester City 2-1 at Wembley, and played in the (losing) 1972 UEFA Cup Final against Tottenham Hotspur. He returned to the Valley in 1980 as manager and led the club to promotion from the Third Division (now League One) in 1981.

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Answer: Sheffield Wednesday

The match finished in a 1-1 draw. Charlton's goal was scored by Robert Lee.

From Quiz To The Valley and Back

Answer: Exeter City

Exeter City were the opponents at the Valley on 27th August 1921, Charlton won 1-0. Tommy Dowling scored the winning goal; it was the only time he scored for the club.

From Quiz Charlton Athletic's Premiership Years

Answer: Sunderland AFC

Frequently considered the greatest ever game to grace the hallowed turf at Wembley, Charlton came from behind numerous times to defeat Sunderland 7-6 on penalties after a dramatic 4-4 draw (3-3 before extra time). Clive Mendonca, who grew up in Sunderland and was Charlton's top scorer for the season, scored a hat-trick against the side he supported as a youngster. Charlton central defender Richard Rufus also scored - the first goal of his career. The penalty shoot-out consisted of 14 penalties. The first 13 were all scored by right footed players. The first left footed player to step forward was Michael Gray who took penalty number 14. It was saved by Sasa Ilic who it goes without saying became a hero, one of many of that afternoon.

From Quiz Charlton Athletic FC History

Answer: Bill Rayner

Rayner managed the club for five years between 1920-25, followed by McFarlane (1925-27), Lindon for four months in 1927, before McFarlane stepped into the hot seat again until 1932, when Seed became manager for 23 years until 1956.

From Quiz Charlton Athletic for Addicks Addicts

Answer: Seth Plum

Seth played his only match for England against France in Paris on 10th May 1923 just two weeks before Harold Miller played against Sweden on 24 May 1923. Don Welsh made his three lions debut on 14 May 1938 in the infamous "Nazi Salute" match against Germany in Berlin. He always said that he and the other England players were pressured into doing it. Sam Bartram never played for England. It was often said of him that he was "The best goalkeeper England never had."

From Quiz To The Valley and Back

Answer: Bolton Wanderers

Charlton lost 1-0 in the quarter-finals to Bolton Wanderers, who went on to win the FA Cup in the first final ever staged at Wembley (they beat West ham United 2-0).

From Quiz Charlton Athletic's Premiership Years

Answer: Richard Rufus

Having scored his first goal for Charlton in his previous competitive match (the aforementioned play-off final), Rufus was uncharacteristically sent off. Charlton's next match was to be their best home result of the season (and the next five in the Premiership) as they thrashed Southampton 5-0 and by virtue of goal difference were in fact top of the table after the second game of the season (it goes without saying that it wasn't for much longer).

From Quiz Charlton Athletic FC History

Answer: Bury

Kiely has been at all these clubs, starting his career at Coventry between 1987-90. He went on-loan to Ipswich for one month, before moving to York between 1990-96. He was signed by Bury, and played there until a move to Charlton in 1999.

From Quiz Charlton Athletic for Addicks Addicts

Answer: Crystal Palace

The irony of this is that Selhurst Park is the home of Crystal Palace, some 8 miles across London as the crow flies. It was not a happy tenancy and we were delighted to return to our beloved home at The Valley in December 1991.

From Quiz To The Valley and Back

Answer: 1928-29

Charlton gained their first promotion to Division Two by goal average over Crystal Palace. They spent four seasons in Division Two before being relegated at the end of season 1932-33.

From Quiz Charlton Athletic FC History

Answer: 1921-22

Charlton finished 16th out of 22 teams in the 1921-22 Division Three (South) season with 37 points from 42 games.

From Quiz To The Valley and Back

Answer: F.W.J. Whitlow

In season 1929-30, Fred Whitlow scored 27 goals for Charlton out of a total of 59. He left the club in May 1931 having scored 64 goals in 100 league and F.A.Cup appearances.

From Quiz Charlton Athletic's Premiership Years

Answer: Ipswich Town

Many remember Ipswich storming to 5th in the Premiership as one of few great first/returning seasons in the Premiership, alongside Newcastle United finishing 3rd in the 1993/94 season followed by Nottingham Forrest finishing 3rd in the 1994/95 season. Charlton though had obviously learned from two years previous not losing even three games in a row though as befits a mid-table team the Reds didn't win three in a row either. They also won six tight encounters 1-0 only losing 1-0 once. Alan Curbishley had brought in two Scandinavians at the start of the season; Jonathan Johansson (Finnish) and Claus Jensen (Danish), who together notched sixteen goals and nineteen assists.

From Quiz Charlton Athletic FC History

Answer: Burnley

Charlton won the game 1-0. They reached the final the year before, but were beaten 4-1 by Derby County.

From Quiz Charlton Athletic for Addicks Addicts

Answer: Graham Tutt

The match at Roker Park took place in February 1976. Whilst making a save, Graham Tutt threw himself at the feet of Sunderland striker Tom Finney (not the same Tom Finney of "Lion of Vienna" fame). Finney's boot made contact with Tutt's face and the injury was so serious that his vision was permanently affected. He was unable to recover sufficiently to play football ever again. Tutt didn't blame Finney, accepting that the collision was entirely accidental.

From Quiz To The Valley and Back

Answer: First ever substitute in league football

Keith Peacock became the first substitute to be used in league football when he replaced injured goalkeeper Mike Rose after only 11 minutes. Season 1966-67 saw substitutions allowed for tactical purposes; although only one substitute was permitted.

From Quiz Charlton Athletic's Premiership Years

Answer: Shaun Bartlett

Bartlett scored two headers on his debut first putting Charlton 1-0 ahead and in the second half giving hope to the home crowd by scoring to make it 3-2 to United. The South African international also had earlier hit the upright with a diving header as the Addicks dominated in the first twenty minutes. Welsh international John Robinson later swerved and scored to equalise for Charlton. The match is also noted for Ryan Giggs hitting the cross-bar from the half-way line with Solskjaer scoring from the rebound. This gave the Manchester side a 2-1 lead a matter of seconds after Giggs had equalised, and moments before half-time.

From Quiz Charlton Athletic for Addicks Addicts

Answer: Harold Miller

Harold scored in his only England international against Sweden in May 1923. Don Welsh scored against Rumania in May 1939, Robert Lee scored goals for England but as a Newcastle United player. He never represented England during his time at The Valley. Mike Bailey played two internationals for England but didn't score in either of them.

From Quiz To The Valley and Back

Answer: 1923-24

Because of a proposed move from The Valley, Charlton wore light and dark blue stripes which were the colours of Catford Southend. The red and white colours were first worn in 1905 after their original kit was misplaced and they had to borrow kit from their local rivals Woolwich Arsenal.

From Quiz Charlton Athletic's Premiership Years

Answer: Alan Curbishley

Curbishley took joint charge of the Addicks in 1991 with Steve Gritt as player/coach. In 2005 he was the second longest reigning Premiership Manager behind only Sir Alex Ferguson. "Curbs" originally had a playing spell at the club in 1984 for three years before moving on to Brighton.

From Quiz Charlton Athletic FC History

Answer: 46

Bowyer played for Charlton between 1994-96 as a trainee before moving onto Leeds United for a substantial fee. He left the Elland Road club in 2003 for West Ham.

From Quiz Charlton Athletic - Ones That Got Away

Answer: Jonjo Shelvey

When Shelvey played his first game for Charlton he was still at school! Manager Alan Pardew selected him to play when he still had one week of his school career remaining. In 2009 he became Charlton's youngest ever goalscorer with his strike against Norwich City in an FA Cup tie, 54 days before his 17th birthday. After leaving the Valley he was in the Liverpool squad that won the League Cup Final and lost the FA Cup final in 2012. He joined Swansea City in 2013 and then Newcastle United in January 2016.

From Quiz Charlton Athletic for Addicks Addicts

Answer: Charlie Wright

Charlie Wright was serving in Hong Kong during his national service in 1960, and was called up to play for Hong Kong in a world cup qualifying match. During the game he saved a penalty and the game ended in a goalless draw. The Hong Kong FA gave him their Footballer of the Year award in recognition of his performance. Wright, a Scotsman, was one of Charlton's most popular players of the 1960s, known for his erratic behaviour such as sitting on the crossbar when the ball was at the far end of the field, or walking behind his goal to chat with fans. There is even a story that he accepted a cigarette from a fan at one time.

From Quiz To The Valley and Back

Answer: Crystal Palace

Charlton began season 1985-86 at The Valley and played their first 4 games there before they were forced to ground share with Crystal Palace following the closure of The Valley.

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