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Charlton Athletic Post War Non League FA Cup Opponents
​6th July 2017
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Today we take a look at the programmes that have been produced for Charlton Athletic post war FA Cup matches against Non League opposition.
Post War Non-League Cup Opponents
(7th July 2017)
1955/1956 Charlton were drawn at home to Birmingham League side Burton Albion in the 3rd round of the FA Cup. The match was played 7th January 1956. Charlton won the match 7 - 0 and advanced to a 4th round tie at home to Swindon Town.
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The programme has 8 pages and cost 3d. The front page would be banned nowadays, with half the cover an advert for Red & White Cigarettes. Page 2 is Club Notes, which was a look at Burton Albion and their players. Page 3 consists of a nearly full page Football League Division 1 results grid and Charlton's goal scorers for the season. The centre pages show the team line-ups surrounded by adverts. A fixtures and results page came next. These include the Football League, Football Combination and London Mid-Week League. Page 7 is Echoes Across The Valley and the back page includes Half-Time Scores, a continuation of Club Notes from the font page and Football League Div. 1 league table, in which Charlton sat in 5th place above the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham.
A couple of seasons onto the 1974/1975 season and Charlton are still having to compete in the 1st round of the FA Cup. A trip across the water on 23rd November 1974 sees Charlton take on Chelmsford City from the Southern League. A narrow 1 - 0 victory sees Charlton set up a second round match away to Peterborough United.
The programme is 28 pages and cost 5p. Like the Tonbridge programme no match details appear on the cover. Again page 3 is where we find this information surrounded by adverts. Chelmsford City FC Vice-Presidents are listed on page 4. Manager Sid Prosser Writes on page 5 and The Southern League Scene Reviewed appears on page 7. This is continued on page 20, even though the programme states page 18. Page 9 is a Spotlight On City Personalities No. 14 Derek Butcher. Martin Rogers from the Essex Chronicles writes the From The Press Box article on page 11. Fixtures/Results are shown on page 13 with the all to common centre page Line-Ups. A short bio of each Charlton player is found on page 17 in the Meet The Visitors section. Next Home Games resides on page 18 and Half-Time Scores on page 23. All together the programme contains 17 1/2 pages of adverts.
The replay was played 6 days later on 15th January 1979. This time Charlton kept all 11 men on the pitch and run out 2 - 1 winners. The reward a 4th round tie at Bristol Rovers.
The programme has 16 pages of which half are adverts. Pages 3 has the Officials and page 4 The manager's Message, along with Chairman Jim Thompson Says. The Welcome to Charlton takes up page 5. Stones In Action appears on page 8, with Supporters Association News on Page 9. Stone Statistics is on page 12 and page 13. This consists of the Southern League Premier Division table and Flashback.Team line-Ups appear on the back page. The cost of the programme was 20p.
Maidstone United of the Southern League were the visitors to The Valley on 9th January 1979 for a 3rd round tie. This is one of the most infamous Charlton matches in their history after Maidstone held them to a 1 - 1 draw. Charlton finished the match with 9 men after Derek Hales and Mike Flanagan were dismissed for fighting each other.
The programme consisted of 16 pages and cost 20p. Page 3 of the programme was Valley News and Officials. Our Guest Maidstone United were afforded a nearly 2 page spread on pages 4 and 5, with Supporters News at the bottom of page 5. Peter Watson of The Evening News wrote the article on page 6 and Charlton's forever respected historian Colin Cameron gave us Focus On Division II on page 7. Action with Tom Morris took the centre pages and 1st Team Fixtures appeared on page 10. Page 11 consisted of various league tables and fixtures for the Midweek Football League and South East Counties League. News & Views with Peter Burrowes took Page 13 and Page 14 was split between another Colin Cameron piece Looking Back and Keith Peacock column. The Team Line-Ups and Half Time Scores had moved to the now more conventional back page. In total the programme had 3 pages of adverts.
With Charlton residing in the Third Division in the 1972/1973 season, they entered the FA Cup at the 1st round stage. The draw saw an away tie at Southern League Tonbridge. Charlton ran out 5 - 0 winners on 18th November 1972. Their reward a second round match away at Walsall.
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A 16 page programme was produced, costing 5p. No details of the match are on the front cover, these were printed on page 3 under the Officials and along with the normal welcome and notes. Page 4 continued the notes, along with a Diary and Supporters Club. Our Visitors ... Charlton Athletic take up page 7 and the customary Line-Up page is in the centre, surrounded by adverts. There is a total of 8 pages of adverts across the programme. Page 10 shows The Southern League First Division South table and The Angels appearances. Fixture Table for the Southern League and the Kent League is on page 13 and then continues on page 14, where we also see Our Visitors continued.
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1980/1981 saw Charlton back in 1st round action. In a match where highlights were shown on Match Of The Day, Harlow Town of the Isthmian League were beaten 2 - 0 on 22nd November 1980. The second round would see a home game against Bournemouth.
Costing 30p the programme is 28 pages. The match details do not appear until page 7. The Officials are on page 3 along with the match details. From The Owls Nest is on Page 7. Against the norm, Team Line-Ups are next on page 8. Our Visitors take up 2 pages, 11 and 13. Sandwiched between this article on page 12 are action photos. The centre pages detail Facts & Figures and the Berger Isthmian League Premier Div. and Football League Division Three tables. Martin Penney of Harlow Gazette wrote the Guest Spot on page 16 with a Harlow Town team photo on Page 17. Berger Isthmian League Premier Division Results grid is on page 18. An article from the Harlow Gazette & Citizen from 7/7/76 is reproduced on page 20 detailing a Harlow v Charlton friendly. Lastly Appearances & Goalscorers 1980-81 takes up half of page 22. 14 1/2 pages are adverts.
With Charlton now in the top division, they entertained Kettering Town of the Conference at Selhurst Park on 28th January 1989. Charlton triumphed 2 - 1 and set up a 5th round home tie against West Ham United.
The programme that day cost £1 with 32 pages, of which 6 1/2 are adverts. Lennie Lawrence opens the programme on page 3 with the Officials. The next two pages 4 and 5 is Visiting The Reds Kettering Town. Supporters Club News takes up page 6 and Today's Mascot and Travel News on 7. Action Replay With Tom Morris is pages 9, 13 and 27. Kit Sponsors takes page 11 and Cheers From Your Local page 12. Pin Board sits on page 14 and Be Our Guest Colin Downey (Referees' Secretary) on Page 15. Reds Profile Colin Walsh is the centre 2 pages. Backtrack resides on page 19 and Reds In Reserve on Page 20. Junior Reds have their own page (21). Facts & Figures are detailed on page 22, with page 23 being very busy with Barclays League Division One table, Half-Time Scores, Next Matches At Selhurst Park and Today's Referee. Match Ball Sponsors are shown on page 25 and some pictures from a recent Frank Carson Gala Diner on page 26. Youth Score, including an action shot of Gordon Watson takes page 29. Behind The Scenes With Peter Burrowes is a 2 page spread on 30 and 31. Line-Ups make up the programme on the back page.
Charlton had to wait over a decade for their next non-league encounter. The then Premier League side were shocked by Conference side Dagenham & Redbridge, and only a late Charlton equaliser made it 1 - 1. The tie was played on 6th January 2001 and was a 3rd round match.
The programme was a cut down version from the normal league edition with 36 pages and costing £1.50. Scott Parker adorns the front cover, with an article written by Rick Everitt, The Big Story A Screening Success on Page 3. Alan Curbishley has his say on pages 4 and 5, surrounded by The Officials and Club Information. Addicks Updates also takes up 2 pages ( 6 and 7). There are 4 pages of Action Replay, pages 8, 9, 18 and 19. Peter Varney talks on page 11 and then Visitors are afforded 4 pages, 13 through to 16. Special Feature detailing the Maidstone United ties featured above make pages 20 and 21. Paul Koncheskey was the Addicks In Action on page 23. Colin Cameron recalls Trouble On The Trams in a 2 page spread (24 and 25) and Charlie Connelly writes Daggers Were Big Issue on page 27. Travel And Tickets take page 29, which also includes This Afternoon's FA Cup Fixtures. Statistics spans 3 pages, with Page 31 showing FA Carling Premiership (Its January and Charlton are 7th), Appearances and Disciplinary Record. Pages 32 and 33 are Match Details, with Personals and Meet The Mascots. Captain Mark Kinsella has a column on page 34, with the usual Line-Ups on the back page. 9 pages of adverts in total.
The Replay was supposed to be played on 17th January 2001 and the programme is dated as such, but the match was actually played 10 days later on 27th January 2001. Extra time was needed, with Charlton eventually sneaking through 1 - 0 and onto a 4th round home tie with Tottenham Hotspur.
The 'Dagger' cost £2, for 48 pages. For your money you get 25 pages of adverts. Garry Hill talks on Page 3 with the Officials. The Daggers Noticeboard is on page 5. Our Sponsors are shown on page 7, with Today's Opposition Charlton Athletic spanning pages 9 to 11. The Kit Sponsors are on page 16 and FA Cup Trivia on page 17. We look back at Big Cup Ties At Victoria Road on page 20 with a Third Round Review along with the 4th Round Draw on page 21. The centre pages are the Statistics pages showing Match Information, Roll Call, Nationwide Conference and FA Carling Premiership tables. Pages 28 and 29 are taken up with articles titled Inside View and Allez Les Rouge. Steve Houghton Writes on page 33 with a Nationwide Conference Press Release. Action From The Valley spreads across pages 36 and 37 with Talking to Junior on page 40. More statistics appear on page 42, this time FA Cup 3rd Round Stats. Supporters Club News shares page 44 with Home & Away and Connections is on Page 44. Team Line-ups appear on the back page.
With Charlton plummeting down the leagues, 2009/2010 once again saw them have to start in round 1. Until this match Charlton were among a handful of clubs who had never been beaten by non-league opposition in the FA Cup. On 8th October 2009 this record would be taken by Northwich Victoria of the Blue Square North, one nil, live on TV.
The programme is probably the most difficult to obtain out of the ones covered in this blog. It is 40 pages, of which 11 are adverts. The cover price is £2. Officials And Honours start the programme off on page 3, with From The Bench on page 5. Charlton Athletic pages take up the next 4 pages, with Charlton Athletic History on pages 6 and 7, and then Charlton Athletic Profiles on pages 8 and 9. From The Boardroom sits on page 10 and Howard's Way then taking pages 11 to 13. The Junior Vics share page 13. Livin' Next Door To Alex starts on page 14 and finishes on page 15. This page also has the article 'Tour De Cheshire' - Vics Fans' Fundraiser. Curtis Aspden is In The Spotlight on pages 18 and 19, with Facts and Fixtures spreading across the centre pages. The Vics Kit Sponsors are shown on page 22 and the Charlton Life Forum is afforded 3 pages (23 to 25) under the title Tricky Log Chez Charlton Life. The Road To The First Round (action photos) also takes up 3 pages, 27 to 29 and then the Northwich Official Supporters Club pages 32 and 33. Press Box (35), Match Report (36) and Clarke's Corner Vics v Athletic (37) make up the articles in the programme with The Squads on the back page.
Now back in the league, Luton Town were a Conference Premier team in the 2010/2011 season. The second round draw pitted them against Charlton at The Valley. The match was played 27th November 2010 and what had become customary with cup games played at The Valley, the programme was a cut down version costing £2 and containing 36 pages. The 2 all draw meant a replay at Kenilworth Road.
Big Story Addicks Go Dutch After Daily Grind takes up page 3 and Club Information page 4. Phil Parkinson spreads across pages 4 and 5. Will Of Fortune is the title of the article on Jon Fortune which takes up pages 6, 7, 8 and 9. History Facing The 12 Days Of Print Mass is on page 11 and Action Replay takes pages 12 and 13. Action Replay also appears later on pages 26 and 27. Update sits on pages 14 and 15, with KRBS Academy on 16. A Gary Doherty poster is the centre pages and then 4 pages are given to Visitors (21 - 24). Travel can be found on page 28 and Tickets page 29. Statistics start on page 31 with Npower Football League One table, Today's Fixtures and First-Team Player Records. They continue onto pages 32 and 33 where Match Details are recorded. Dressing Room Diaries is page 34 and Teamsheet is the back page. Adverts take up 7 1/2 pages of the programme.
Charlton won the replay on 9th December 2010, 3 - 1, to set up a third round tie away at Tottenham Hotspur.
The Luton programme has 68 pages at a cost of £3. The programme all covers the Luton Town v Welling United FA Trophy match played on 12th December 2010. Reading from the front of the programmes details the Charlton match and then flipping it and reading from the back details the Welling match. For the purpose of this blog I will show what is in the Charlton half of this programme only. Unusually The Teams are on page 2, with the Officials and Inside (contents) on page 3. Money Talk with Manager Richard Money is on pages 4 and 5, and then From The Boardroom on pages 6 and 7. Captain Speaking takes page 9 and Hatters Chatter is on pages 10 and 11. Introducing Charlton Athletic sits on pages 12 to 15, with Commercial Break (16) and Sponsors' Gallery (17). More sponsors on page 19, this time Kit Sponsors. Charlton Athletic 2 Luton Town 2 Match Report is shown on pages 20 and 21. Post-Match Reaction takes page 23, Live Online page 25 with Cover Story page 27. Against the Odds is a 2 page look at Charlton Athletic v Luton Town 1975 on pages 28 and 29. Junior Hatters get page 31 and the Stats page spreads across pages 32 and 33. In a bumper edition only 16 pages are adverts.
Charlton's last post war non-league opposition came in the 2011/2012 season, The first round match away at FC Halifax Town was shown live on ITV on 13th November 2011. The Blue Square Bet North team produced a 64 page programme (17 1/2 pages of adverts) at a cost of £3. Charlton progressed to a home match against Carlisle United with a 4 - 0 win.
Boardroom Notes and Officials are on Page 3, with Boardroom Notes continuing onto page 5. Managers Notes appear on pages 6 and 7. Match Report at home to Hyde FC takes up pages 8 and 9. Captains Column Bakers Bulletin is on pages 10 and 11 and another Match Report, this time away to Solihull Moors, appears on pages 12 and 13. Web News With Kelly Gilchrist fills page 15 and Commercial Focus With Pete Stajic Page 17. Focus is on FC Halifax Town Under 19s on page 18 with Matchday Sponsors listed on 19. There were so many mascots that FCHT Mascots run to 2 pages (21 & 23). A special article FC Cup Special: Commentators Thoughts is on page 25, with Supporters Club and Community Group sharing page 27. Player Sponsorship has a 2 page spread on 28 and 29. Statistics are on pages 30 and 31 including 2011 2012 Fixture List, League Table and Player Stats. Commercial Group is half a page on page 33 and FCHT In Pictures on page 35. Ryan Toulson picks his Dream Team on page 37 with Harry Winter writing On Reflection, which takes up pages 39 then continues with Scott McManus on 43. Nestled between these 2 parts are Neil's Diamond Tyrone Thompson on pages 40 and 41, and FA Cup Heroes on 42. Gregg Anderson answers Which Shaymen And Why? on page 45, with Camera Games on page 47. Page 49 sees David Bosomworth write the third part of On Reflection and then pages 50 and 51 are taken with Mick Rathbone's Smell Of Football. Two Halifax players go Head To Head on page 52 with page 53, Simon Garner:Real-Life Action Man. Adam Cheshire writes about FC Halifax Town Versus Charlton Athletic: The Key Battles on pages 54 and 55. We've Met Before is on page 56 and this is followed by 7 pages on Charlton Athletic. Page 57 is a Spolight On The Shay's Visitors: Charlton Athletic and pages 58 to 61 detail Who's Who Charlton Athletic. Charlton Athletic History takes the last 2 inside pages 62 and 63, with the Team Sheet on the back page.
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