charlton v burnley 1971-72

[sandy richardson]

Have not seen this on youtube before:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IowyH6OQ5zo

Won't give away the result.

Also Burnley v Millwall 1976-77:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qssH9vMRBCg

[ClaretTony]

One player I remember from that Charlton game - Dick Plumb. I thought we’d reached an all time low being done by a player with that name.

[dsr]

Two goalkeepers, no gloves. Shows how much the ball has changed - you couldn't catch a football without gloves nowadays.

And another change - the Charlton goalkeeper was described as "a big man, 6 foot 1 of him".

[sjb]

Certainly a mixed performance from Peter Mellor! Charlton played some good stuff there but ended up getting relegated.

[ClaretTony]

Certainly a mixed performance from Peter Mellor! Charlton played some good stuff there but ended up getting relegated.

Those highlights showed just how poor a goalkeeper Mellor was

[Quicknick]

Thanks for that. I'd forgotten about these games.

[sjb]

Those highlights showed just how poor a goalkeeper Mellor was

A couple of good saves but awful on crosses. He was never the same after his shoulder injury

[ClaretTony]

A couple of good saves but awful on crosses. He was never the same after his shoulder injury

He wasn’t that good before it and one hell of a lot worse after it. His judgement, or lack of it, was evident a number of times in that Charlton footage.

[Quicknick]

He wasn’t that good before it and one hell of a lot worse after it. His judgement, or lack of it, was evident a number of times in that Charlton footage.

Colin Waldron was caught in possession in the penalty area. All players make mistakes. Mellor was really good at first. From the 6th tier of English football to the top division. That doesn't often happen.

[sjb]

I remember him having a great game on the Turf against Man City, but also a shocking performance in an FA Cup tie against Huddersfield. Had a decent career though with over 400 league appearances and an FA Cup Final to boot - in which he certainly didn't cover himself in glory though.

[dsr]

To be fair to Mellor, two of the three crosses he came for and missed were to players who were completely unmarked. His defence wasn't supporting him.

I remember on the 1975 FA Cup all-day TV preview, they had a chat with a group of Fulham players (including Mellor) and were laughing about his habit of dropping the ball. They gave him a tube of Bostik to help out. Sadly, it didn't work.

[ClaretTony]

To be fair to Mellor, two of the three crosses he came for and missed were to players who were completely unmarked. His defence wasn't supporting him.

I remember on the 1975 FA Cup all-day TV preview, they had a chat with a group of Fulham players (including Mellor) and were laughing about his habit of dropping the ball. They gave him a tube of Bostik to help out. Sadly, it didn't work.

He was dreadful in that cup final.

[Quicknick]

He was dreadful in that cup final.

That he was. I watched that in London on TV. Went down for a party of a mate who was at NELP. Great weekend.

[houseboy]

But for poor finishing we could have lost that about 8-0.

[sandy richardson]

Goalkeepers often don't come out very well from edited highlights of games, but I did wonder how we got Mellor in the first place. He came from Witton Albion (have just looked this up) who were in something like the Cheshire League. Was there a personal connection?

[ClaretTony]

Goalkeepers often don't come out very well from edited highlights of games, but I did wonder how we got Mellor in the first place. He came from Witton Albion (have just looked this up) who were in something like the Cheshire League. Was there a personal connection?

I think he just came on trial but then we sacked Harry Thomson so signed him. He had a half decent first season but then got an injury and he was poor after that.

[Quicknick]

Goalkeepers often don't come out very well from edited highlights of games, but I did wonder how we got Mellor in the first place. He came from Witton Albion (have just looked this up) who were in something like the Cheshire League. Was there a personal connection?

They were in the division below the Northern Premier League, which was tier 5. Staggering to think of that jump. I know he went off, but he was pretty decent for a while. Nice bloke, too.

[Quicknick]

I think he just came on trial but then we sacked Harry Thomson so signed him. He had a half decent first season but then got an injury and he was poor after that.

Why was Thomson sacked, Tony? I remember something about a fire.

[Culmclaret]

I’m sure I heard a rendition of ‘the Clarets went to Ewood and won the f***ing league’ during the Millwall game……..

[Carnsmerry12]

Watched the highlights, a trip down memory lane for me. I was living in Essex and went to the game on my own. I was 16 at the time and remember standing on a side terrace high up from the pitch. I also remember the terrible song they played when the home team came out, “ when the red red robins came bob bob bobbin ….:”

[ClaretTony]

Why was Thomson sacked, Tony? I remember something about a fire.

The fire was why Barrow sacked him, not sure what he’d been up to at Burnley.

[Casper2]

Maybe I should be posting this on the sporting achievements thread , I scored a penalty against Peter aged 11 up the Fenny in Padiham , fair play to him spending time with the kids and signing autographs and having penalties scored against him though.

[Quicknick]

The fire was why Barrow sacked him, not sure what he’d been up to at Burnley.

Thanks for the clarification.

[Clive 1960]

He wasn’t that good before it and one hell of a lot worse after it. His judgement, or lack of it, was evident a number of times in that Charlton footage.

After agree fully, i always so a mistake in him either flapping at crosses or letting goals in .

[beeholeclaret]

Terry Cochrane’s finish was similar to the one he scored at Ewood Park?