I've Started So I'll Finish (the answers)
On Thursday night (Jul 13), BBC's Mastermind will feature a contestant whose specialised subject will be no less than 'Charlton Athletic Football Club.'
I don't intend to crack any jokes like, "I bet he makes more passes than Bryan Hughes last season," but instead I'll whet the appetite by asking ten of my own starter questions.
The winner will receive two tickets to a Crystal Palace game of his or her choice. The runner-up will receive four tickets to a Crystal Palace game of his or her choice (just kidding).
Please feel free to suggest all or any answers by email to newyorkaddick@yahoo.co.uk - I will reveal the answers and any winners next week.
1. Carl Leaburn once scored a penalty for Charlton to complete an away day hat-trick. Who were the opposition that day and what was the final score? - Ipswich, 5-1
2. What was unusual about the Sep 1985 home game with Crystal Palace (other than the announcement that the club would shortly be leaving the Valley)? - Charlton were awarded three penalties (two were converted by Mark Reid)
3. When Kettering Town allegedly brought 8,000 fans to Selhurst Park in 1989 for an FA Cup tie with Charlton, what was the total attendance? - 16,001 (implying we outnumbered them by fully one fan)
4. Who were the opposition when Charlton played their first 'home game' at Upton Park, and what was the final score? - Newcastle, won 2-1
5. Against which club have Charlton played the most competitive fixtures? - Portsmouth
6. Which oft-forgotten left winger played for Charlton in the 1998 play-off final at Wembley? - Neil Heaney
7. Which Barnsley striker scored a first-half hat-trick against Charlton at the Valley in the 1980s before the Addicks roared back to win 5-3? - Ron Futcher
8. Which is the furthest round Charlton have reached in the League Cup? - the 4th Round (ridiculous I know)
9. Charlton achieved their highest home attendance at Selhurst Park of 28,095 on 23 Jan 1988. Who were the opposition and why were so many people attracted to the fixture? - Liverpool, they had been unbeaten since the start of the season
10. Who was the last player to score the winner for Charlton at Old Trafford? - Mark Stuart, season 1986/87
We'll I reckon I got 9 and maybe 10 if the answer to no.9 is Liverpool and the return of Rush.
I think it was Liverpool, but I'm sure it was due to a number of other games being called off and Lennie Lawrence claiming that we would be the first team to beat Liverpool in the league that season.