The sheer unexpectedness of it seen everyone totally "lose it" for about 5 minutes, it was close to the biggest football buzz i have ever had.I remember it well
The sheer unexpectedness of it seen everyone totally "lose it" for about 5 minutes, it was close to the biggest football buzz i have ever had.I remember it well
The old terracing and pitch is still there at cathkin park , mad to walk round it and stand on the old terracing and think that it held 10s of thousands of peopleIs there any stadiums currently abandoned would like to explore one as sometimes do urban exploring at the weekends
Yes its still there , there was talk they were going to renovate it ,third lanark amateur team were meant to take it over to try start the club up again , also the jimmy johnstone football academy use it nowis the old third lanark ground still standing?
Jimmy johnstone academy own it now i thinkNot sure who has done it, but an utter disgrace it’s been allowed to happen.
No it's in exactly the same place. Ground was modernised and some evidence of the past can still be found. The Valley is in amongst housing as a lot of the old stadiums are/We're.
Even more trivia ……Iirc they won the first post war English Cup Final.... the accolades that went with winning that were huge compared to nowadays...
Charlton lost the '46 final 4-1 to Derby and won the '47 final 1-0 beating Burnley after extra time. The ball burst in both finals! It was put down to the lack of quality leather post war. I've listened to stories over the years from a very fine gentleman who attended both games! Amazing!Even more trivia ……
The 1946 FA cup competition was unique as all of the ties were played over two legs
Charlton are the only team to lose an FA cup
Game over 90 minutes ,which wasn’t abandoned or the result changed by the FA, and still won the FA cup
During the final at Wembley the ball burst during the match and had to be replaced
That's an awesome picture. There's something quite haunting about a deserted football stadium, knowing it used to hold huge crowds and is now abandoned. Cathkin Park was a great visit for the same reason, and Avanhard Stadium, too. Really eerie.
Top tier at Parkhead has been abandoned mateIs there any stadiums currently abandoned would like to explore one as sometimes do urban exploring at the weekends
I used to pass the new Brighton ground when i had a job down Lewes way, it is miles away from Brighton.it’s my local club these days. Though I’ve no strong feelings about the club one way or the other, as a part time Brighton fan, I was really pleased, and quite envious, they got their ground back. The Goldstone was a retail park within months of the last game. Robbing bastard owners.
Always found that one of the saddest pictures in football when thinking about the historical value the ground had to fellow football fans who’s club and ground were hijacked by folk who didn’t share their love for itCharlton fans fought a long campaign to get back to the Valley and spent years at Sellhurst Park as tenants.
I old the old East Terrace was said to be able to hold 44,000.
From a facebook page -
Ive finally found my old photo album with pics i took of The Valley when it was abandoned from 1985 to 1992. Here is a pic i took from the top of the massive east terrace.
Better than Fir Park during the 00s.Park is in decent condition
the way its going there is a ground in the east end of glasgow that will soon be available for exploring . but lookout for any large bumps in carpets!!!Is there any stadiums currently abandoned would like to explore one as sometimes do urban exploring at the weekends
I live in Charlton and can confirm that the locals are right minded people.Used to live near there. The Charlton lads I knew were a good bunch and had a lot of time for Rangers.
Just needs a wee spruce upBetter than Fir Park during the 00s.
What's your guide dugs's name?Got a wee soft spot for Charlton. Ran a pub in Eltham SE9, and there were loads of Addicks who were regulars. Some helped with the early landscaping work(volunteers) before it re-opened in '92. At the first game back they played the Skids, think they may still do. Saw a few matches there the season they gained promotion.
Christ, who knew Rob Brydon was in the Skids. That's him on the left isn't it?
great club, i know many charlton loylist/rangers fansLot of Rangers support amongst us
I used to run the South East London Loyal out of The Cutty Sark in Thamesmead, the pub later run by Andy Fordham (RIP)
some articles about our return to the valley in December 1992, we left in Septemper 1985, spent 6 years or so at Selhurst Park then a season and a half at Upton Park
If You Know Your 'istory: The Valley Party | CAS Trust
(By Rick Everitt - this article was first published in the club programme in 2010, and is being kindly reproduced in conjunction with our "If You Know Yourwww.castrust.org
Remembering When Charlton Fans Took On The Labour Party and Won
In 1990, the predominantly Labour council in Greenwich rejected planning permission for Charlton’s home ground to be rebuilt. This led to the formation of The Valley Party, who launched a spectacular fightback.www.vice.com
Did you get lost? It’s within the boundary of Brighton and Hove, about 2 miles from central Brighton.I used to pass the new Brighton ground when i had a job down Lewes way, it is miles away from Brighton.
Would i be correct in saying the road that goes past the ground, a27? was where the plane crashed killing the Shoreham footballers.Did you get lost? It’s within the boundary of Brighton and Hove, about 2 miles from central Brighton.
Yes, but it's the other side of Brighton. The incident was by Shoreham airport and the stadium is towards Lewes with Brighton separating the twoWould i be correct in saying the road that goes past the ground, a27? was where the plane crashed killing the Shoreham footballers.
I went to a Brighton game when they played at the athletics stadium, that was a weird place,it’s my local club these days. Though I’ve no strong feelings about the club one way or the other, as a part time Brighton fan, I was really pleased, and quite envious, they got their ground back. The Goldstone was a retail park within months of the last game. Robbing bastard owners.
It was Kingston i was working in, i think they called it a Hamlet, one pub there called the Juggs, we stayed for a while in a hotel in Lewes that popped up on hotels from hell or something similar, i thought it was fine.Yes, but it's the other side of Brighton. The incident was by Shoreham airport and the stadium is towards Lewes with Brighton separating the two
Same road but different place. The A27 is really long. Runs most of the way through Sussex to out past Southampton. The crash was in Shoreham, a satellite town/suburb a few miles along the coast to the west of Brighton. The Amex is a couple of miles north east of the city centre. No football pitches in the city centre so I spent a lot of Sunday mornings on that road travelling to Sunday league matches in the 90s.Would i be correct in saying the road that goes past the ground, a27? was where the plane crashed killing the Shoreham footballers.
Dreadful but, given it had been a trek to Gilligham for ‘home’ games, it was a huge relief and a mark of some progress. Gilligham was fucking miles and a nightmare to get to. In to London, tube to change stations, then almost as far out again. Probably the most inconvenient ground in the South East to get to from Brighton. The Withdean was not a suitable stadium for professional football—i used to play matches there and I was playing at a spectacularly average, local league level—but at least it was in Brighton.I went to a Brighton game when they played at the athletics stadium, that was a weird place,
Was it the fact that it had hardly any cover that made it feel so bad?Dreadful but, given it had been a trek to Gilligham for ‘home’ games, it was a huge relief and a mark of some progress. Gilligham was fucking miles and a nightmare to get to. In to London, tube to change stations, then almost as far out again. Probably the most inconvenient ground in the South East to get to from Brighton. The Withdean was not a suitable stadium for professional football—i used to play matches there and I was playing at a spectacularly average, local league level—but at least it was in Brighton.
Certainly didn’t help. Ends behind the goals were open, mostly temporary seating, portacabin pissers, no facilities. But it was a huge improvement on schlepping to Gilligham. Club wouldn’t have survived that for a lot longer.Was it the fact that it had hardly any cover that made it feel so bad?
1974 and 1976.Remember the Who playing Gigs at the Valley in 1974 and I think 1977.
Got a wee soft spot for Charlton. Ran a pub in Eltham SE9, and there were loads of Addicks who were regulars. Some helped with the early landscaping work(volunteers) before it re-opened in '92. At the first game back they played the Skids, think they may still do. Saw a few matches there the season they gained promotion.
If Ibrox is ever redeveloped then my dream would be terracing or rail seating where the Govan stand is, but only one tier, and as high as possible. What a sight that would be full of Rangers fans. A 40,000 singing section.I went to the Valley when that East Terrace was open - it was jaw-droppingly massive. There were several large terraces around back then, but most were behind the goals and this was along the length of the pitch - and on a different scale to the others.
My old man was a Charlton fan and would tell me tales of how good they were in the forties, winning the FA Cup in 1946/47ish - hence the big ground I think.
Scattered his ashes two years ago in the memorial garden in the corner by the away end. Charlton told me at the time it’s the only memorial garden with a view of the pitch?
Was there before Christmas watching Cardiff and got to say, whilst it’s been modernised, it’s still a traditional football stadium and a far cry from the identikit stadia that spring up everywhere now. Proper ground.
I used to work with a guy and The Porcupine was his local, i did go in a few times with him for a beer, huge place.My gran and grandad lived just down the road from Eltham, in Mottingham right next to the Porcupine Pub ( a Lidls now last I heard ).
Grandad occasionally went to watch Charlton...so I also have a soft spot for them.
Dreadful but, given it had been a trek to Gilligham for ‘home’ games, it was a huge relief and a mark of some progress. Gilligham was fucking miles and a nightmare to get to. In to London, tube to change stations, then almost as far out again. Probably the most inconvenient ground in the South East to get to from Brighton. The Withdean was not a suitable stadium for professional football—i used to play matches there and I was playing at a spectacularly average, local league level—but at least it was in Brighton.
I went to the old ground once with Blues.Dreadful but, given it had been a trek to Gilligham for ‘home’ games, it was a huge relief and a mark of some progress. Gilligham was fucking miles and a nightmare to get to. In to London, tube to change stations, then almost as far out again. Probably the most inconvenient ground in the South East to get to from Brighton. The Withdean was not a suitable stadium for professional football—i used to play matches there and I was playing at a spectacularly average, local league level—but at least it was in Brighton.
Biggest football stadium. There's a stadium in Prague that has or had a capacity of 250k.Bit odd topic but the maracana in Brazil was some sight before they done it up for the world cup. Biggest stadium in the world at the time it was abandoned I'm sure. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong
Strahov stadium, I've been to see it and it looks big. I think it might be sparta's training ground nowBiggest football stadium. There's a stadium in Prague that has or had a capacity of 250k.
Pink floyd played there in 90s, the band and stage crew struggled to find it as it didn't show up on maps of the city, because it was used by the Czech military.Strahov stadium, I've been to see it and it looks big. I think it might be sparta's training ground now