Charlton Athletic Quiz
Charlton Athletic quiz: the 1947 FA Cup win, Sam Bartram in the fog, the fight to return to The Valley and Clive Mendonca's Wembley hat-trick.
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In which year was Charlton Athletic formed by a group of 14 and 15-year-olds in south-east London?
WhyCharlton were formed on 9 June 1905 by a group of teenagers in East Street, Charlton. They first played at The Valley in 1919. -
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Charlton sold midfielder Scott Parker in January 2004 to which club?
WhyChelsea paid around £10 million in the middle of Charlton's best Premier League season. -
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In December 1957, ten-man Charlton came back from 5-1 down to win 7-6 at The Valley. Who were their opponents?
WhyJohnny Summers scored five goals against Bill Shankly's Huddersfield Town. Charlton had lost captain Derek Ufton to injury. -
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In 1987, Charlton kept their First Division place by winning a play-off final replay in extra time. Who did they beat?
WhyCharlton beat Leeds United in the replay after extra time. Charlton had knocked out Ipswich in the semi-final. -
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In the 1946 FA Cup final against Derby County, which Charlton player scored an own goal and then Charlton's equaliser moments later?
WhyBert Turner scored at both ends late in normal time. Derby went on to win 4-1 after extra time. -
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Charlton won the FA Cup in 1947 with a 1-0 extra-time win at Wembley. Who did they beat?
WhyChris Duffy scored the only goal against Burnley. That was a year after Charlton lost the 1946 final to Derby County. -
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Who was Charlton's manager when they won promotion to the First Division as Second Division runners-up in 1985-86?
WhyLennie Lawrence managed Charlton from 1982 to 1991. He won promotion in 1986 while the club was ground-sharing at Selhurst Park. -
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Chris Powell's Charlton won the League One title in 2011-12 with how many points?
WhyCharlton reached 101 points, finishing well ahead of runners-up Sheffield Wednesday. -
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Which former European Footballer of the Year did Charlton sign from Barcelona in 1982?
WhyAllan Simonsen won the award in 1977. He joined Charlton in late 1982 and scored 9 goals in about 16 games before going back to Denmark. -
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Between leaving Selhurst Park in 1991 and moving back to The Valley in December 1992, where did Charlton play their home games?
WhyCharlton shared West Ham's Upton Park for the 1991-92 season and the first months of 1992-93. -
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Charlton lost a League One play-off semi-final on penalties in 2010 to which club?
WhySwindon won the shoot-out after the tie finished level on aggregate, then lost the final to Millwall. -
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Who succeeded Alan Curbishley as Charlton manager in May 2006?
WhyDowie was sacked in November 2006, only a few months into the job. -
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When Roland Duchâtelet bought Charlton in January 2014, which Belgian club did he also own?
WhyDuchâtelet owned Standard Liège from 2011 to 2015. He also had stakes in clubs such as Újpest and Alcorcón. -
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In December 2006, which League Two club knocked Charlton out of the League Cup at the quarter-final stage?
WhyWycombe won 1-0 at The Valley and reached the semi-finals. -
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Which manager did Charlton appoint in December 2006, and was in charge when they were relegated from the Premier League that season?
WhyAlan Pardew took over on Christmas Eve 2006, only weeks after leaving West Ham, but could not keep Charlton up. -
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In which Premier League season did Charlton finish 7th?
WhyCharlton finished 7th in 2003-04 under Alan Curbishley, their best finish of the Premier League era. -
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Who managed Charlton when they finished runners-up in the First Division in 1936-37?
WhyJimmy Seed managed Charlton from 1933 to 1956. He took them from the Third Division South to second place in the top flight. -
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Alan Curbishley first took charge of Charlton in 1991 as joint manager alongside whom?
WhyCurbishley and Steve Gritt took over together in 1991. Curbishley became sole manager in 1995. -
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Under what name did Charlton supporters stand candidates in the 1990 Greenwich Council elections to campaign for reopening their old stadium?
WhyThe Valley Party won about 11% of the vote. That put pressure on the council and helped Charlton get back to The Valley. -
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Eddie Firmani left Charlton in 1955 to join which Italian club?
WhyFirmani played for Sampdoria from 1955 to 1958 and later for Inter and Genoa. He came back to Charlton as a player and then as manager. -
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Charlton won promotion through play-off finals at Wembley in 1998 and in 2019, beating the same opponent both times. Which club?
WhySunderland lost 7-6 on penalties after a 4-4 draw in 1998, and 2-1 in the 2019 League One final. -
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Charlton left-back Chris Powell won his first England cap in February 2001, aged 31. Who was the England manager?
WhyPowell started against Spain at Villa Park in Eriksson's first match in charge. -
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Who scored Charlton's stoppage-time winner in the 2019 League One play-off final at Wembley?
WhyPatrick Bauer poked in a rebound from close range in the 94th minute to win it 2-1, after Ben Purrington had equalised. -
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Which club signed Robert Lee from Charlton in 1992?
WhyKevin Keegan signed Lee for Newcastle in September 1992. Charlton had to sell players like him to help pay for the move back to The Valley. -
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In January 1979, Charlton strikers Derek Hales and Mike Flanagan were sent off for fighting each other during an FA Cup tie against which club?
WhyThe two strike partners came to blows during the tie against Maidstone at The Valley, and the referee sent both of them off. -
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Charlton marked their return to The Valley in December 1992 with a 1-0 win over which club?
WhyCharlton beat Portsmouth 1-0 on their return home, seven years after leaving The Valley. -
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Ademola Lookman left Charlton in January 2017 for which club?
WhyEverton paid a reported initial £7.5 million for the winger, which could rise to £11 million with add-ons. -
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Which club signed both Jonjo Shelvey (2010) and Joe Gomez (2015) from Charlton's academy ranks?
WhyBoth teenagers went to Liverpool, Shelvey in 2010 and Gomez in 2015. -
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On Christmas Day 1937, Charlton's away game at Stamford Bridge was abandoned because of fog. Which goalkeeper stayed in his goalmouth, not knowing play had stopped?
WhyCharlton's Sam Bartram stood in his goal for several minutes before a policeman told him the game had been called off. -
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Who scored a hat-trick for Charlton in the 4-4 draw in the 1998 First Division play-off final at Wembley?
WhyClive Mendonca, who grew up supporting the opposition, scored three. Charlton won the shoot-out 7-6 after Sasa Ilic saved Michael Gray's penalty. -
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After leaving Charlton in 2006, Alan Curbishley took his next managerial job at which club?
WhyCurbishley returned to management in December 2006, at the club where he began his playing career. -
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In September 1985, Charlton left The Valley and began ground-sharing at which club's stadium?
WhyCharlton moved in with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, which upset many supporters. They stayed until 1991. -
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In summer 2007, after Charlton were relegated, Darren Bent was sold for £16.5 million to which club?
WhyBent joined Tottenham in 2007 and moved on two years later.
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Charlton Athletic were formed on 9 June 1905 by a group of 14 and 15-year-olds in East Street, Charlton, and first played at The Valley in 1919. Jimmy Seed managed the club from 1933 to 1956 and took them from the Third Division South to second place in the First Division in 1936-37. Charlton lost the 1946 FA Cup final 4-1 to Derby County after extra time, a game in which Bert Turner scored at both ends. A year later they came back to Wembley and won the cup, beating Burnley 1-0 in extra time with a goal from Chris Duffy. This quiz also asks about goalkeeper Sam Bartram, who stayed in his goalmouth for several minutes at a fog-bound Stamford Bridge on Christmas Day 1937 because nobody told him the game had been called off.
Charlton's history has some of English football's strangest days. In December 1957, ten-man Charlton were 5-1 down to Bill Shankly's Huddersfield Town at The Valley and won 7-6, with Johnny Summers scoring five. In January 1979, strike partners Derek Hales and Mike Flanagan were both sent off for fighting each other in an FA Cup tie against Maidstone United. Eddie Firmani left for Sampdoria in 1955 and later came back to Charlton as a player and then as manager. In 1982 the club signed Allan Simonsen, the 1977 European Footballer of the Year, from Barcelona.
Then came the years away from home. In September 1985 Charlton left The Valley to share Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park, which upset many supporters. Under Lennie Lawrence they still won promotion to the First Division as Second Division runners-up in 1985-86, then stayed up in 1987 by beating Leeds United in a play-off final replay after extra time. Supporters stood as The Valley Party in the 1990 Greenwich Council elections and won about 11% of the vote. After a spell at West Ham's Upton Park, Charlton finally came home in December 1992 and beat Portsmouth 1-0. To help pay for the move back, the club had to sell players such as Robert Lee, who joined Kevin Keegan's Newcastle United.
Alan Curbishley started as joint manager with Steve Gritt in 1991 and took sole charge in 1995. In the 1998 First Division play-off final, Clive Mendonca scored a hat-trick in a 4-4 draw with Sunderland, and Charlton won the shoot-out 7-6 after Sasa Ilic saved Michael Gray's penalty. Their best Premier League finish was 7th in 2003-04, the same season they sold Scott Parker to Chelsea. After Curbishley left for West Ham, Iain Dowie and then Alan Pardew were in charge in a season that ended in relegation, and Darren Bent left for Tottenham. Chris Powell's side won League One with 101 points in 2011-12, and Patrick Bauer's 94th-minute winner against Sunderland at Wembley in 2019 won another promotion. The quiz also covers the young players who left the club, including Jonjo Shelvey and Joe Gomez (both to Liverpool) and Ademola Lookman (to Everton).
Charlton Athletic quiz answers, explained
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In which year was Charlton Athletic formed by a group of 14 and 15-year-olds in south-east London?
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1905. Charlton were formed on 9 June 1905 by a group of teenagers in East Street, Charlton. They first played at The Valley in 1919.
Charlton sold midfielder Scott Parker in January 2004 to which club?
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Chelsea. Chelsea paid around £10 million in the middle of Charlton's best Premier League season.
In December 1957, ten-man Charlton came back from 5-1 down to win 7-6 at The Valley. Who were their opponents?
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Huddersfield Town. Johnny Summers scored five goals against Bill Shankly's Huddersfield Town. Charlton had lost captain Derek Ufton to injury.
In 1987, Charlton kept their First Division place by winning a play-off final replay in extra time. Who did they beat?
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Leeds United. Charlton beat Leeds United in the replay after extra time. Charlton had knocked out Ipswich in the semi-final.
In the 1946 FA Cup final against Derby County, which Charlton player scored an own goal and then Charlton's equaliser moments later?
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Bert Turner. Bert Turner scored at both ends late in normal time. Derby went on to win 4-1 after extra time.
Charlton won the FA Cup in 1947 with a 1-0 extra-time win at Wembley. Who did they beat?
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Burnley. Chris Duffy scored the only goal against Burnley. That was a year after Charlton lost the 1946 final to Derby County.
Who was Charlton's manager when they won promotion to the First Division as Second Division runners-up in 1985-86?
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Lennie Lawrence. Lennie Lawrence managed Charlton from 1982 to 1991. He won promotion in 1986 while the club was ground-sharing at Selhurst Park.
Chris Powell's Charlton won the League One title in 2011-12 with how many points?
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101. Charlton reached 101 points, finishing well ahead of runners-up Sheffield Wednesday.
Which former European Footballer of the Year did Charlton sign from Barcelona in 1982?
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Allan Simonsen. Allan Simonsen won the award in 1977. He joined Charlton in late 1982 and scored 9 goals in about 16 games before going back to Denmark.
Between leaving Selhurst Park in 1991 and moving back to The Valley in December 1992, where did Charlton play their home games?
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Upton Park. Charlton shared West Ham's Upton Park for the 1991-92 season and the first months of 1992-93.
Charlton lost a League One play-off semi-final on penalties in 2010 to which club?
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Swindon Town. Swindon won the shoot-out after the tie finished level on aggregate, then lost the final to Millwall.
Who succeeded Alan Curbishley as Charlton manager in May 2006?
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Iain Dowie. Dowie was sacked in November 2006, only a few months into the job.
When Roland Duchâtelet bought Charlton in January 2014, which Belgian club did he also own?
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Standard Liège. Duchâtelet owned Standard Liège from 2011 to 2015. He also had stakes in clubs such as Újpest and Alcorcón.
In December 2006, which League Two club knocked Charlton out of the League Cup at the quarter-final stage?
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Wycombe Wanderers. Wycombe won 1-0 at The Valley and reached the semi-finals.
Which manager did Charlton appoint in December 2006, and was in charge when they were relegated from the Premier League that season?
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Alan Pardew. Alan Pardew took over on Christmas Eve 2006, only weeks after leaving West Ham, but could not keep Charlton up.
In which Premier League season did Charlton finish 7th?
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2003-04. Charlton finished 7th in 2003-04 under Alan Curbishley, their best finish of the Premier League era.
Who managed Charlton when they finished runners-up in the First Division in 1936-37?
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Jimmy Seed. Jimmy Seed managed Charlton from 1933 to 1956. He took them from the Third Division South to second place in the top flight.
Alan Curbishley first took charge of Charlton in 1991 as joint manager alongside whom?
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Steve Gritt. Curbishley and Steve Gritt took over together in 1991. Curbishley became sole manager in 1995.
Under what name did Charlton supporters stand candidates in the 1990 Greenwich Council elections to campaign for reopening their old stadium?
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The Valley Party. The Valley Party won about 11% of the vote. That put pressure on the council and helped Charlton get back to The Valley.
Eddie Firmani left Charlton in 1955 to join which Italian club?
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Sampdoria. Firmani played for Sampdoria from 1955 to 1958 and later for Inter and Genoa. He came back to Charlton as a player and then as manager.
Charlton won promotion through play-off finals at Wembley in 1998 and in 2019, beating the same opponent both times. Which club?
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Sunderland. Sunderland lost 7-6 on penalties after a 4-4 draw in 1998, and 2-1 in the 2019 League One final.
Charlton left-back Chris Powell won his first England cap in February 2001, aged 31. Who was the England manager?
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Sven-Göran Eriksson. Powell started against Spain at Villa Park in Eriksson's first match in charge.
Who scored Charlton's stoppage-time winner in the 2019 League One play-off final at Wembley?
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Patrick Bauer. Patrick Bauer poked in a rebound from close range in the 94th minute to win it 2-1, after Ben Purrington had equalised.
Which club signed Robert Lee from Charlton in 1992?
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Newcastle United. Kevin Keegan signed Lee for Newcastle in September 1992. Charlton had to sell players like him to help pay for the move back to The Valley.
In January 1979, Charlton strikers Derek Hales and Mike Flanagan were sent off for fighting each other during an FA Cup tie against which club?
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Maidstone United. The two strike partners came to blows during the tie against Maidstone at The Valley, and the referee sent both of them off.
Charlton marked their return to The Valley in December 1992 with a 1-0 win over which club?
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Portsmouth. Charlton beat Portsmouth 1-0 on their return home, seven years after leaving The Valley.
Ademola Lookman left Charlton in January 2017 for which club?
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Everton. Everton paid a reported initial £7.5 million for the winger, which could rise to £11 million with add-ons.
Which club signed both Jonjo Shelvey (2010) and Joe Gomez (2015) from Charlton's academy ranks?
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Liverpool. Both teenagers went to Liverpool, Shelvey in 2010 and Gomez in 2015.
On Christmas Day 1937, Charlton's away game at Stamford Bridge was abandoned because of fog. Which goalkeeper stayed in his goalmouth, not knowing play had stopped?
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Sam Bartram. Charlton's Sam Bartram stood in his goal for several minutes before a policeman told him the game had been called off.
Who scored a hat-trick for Charlton in the 4-4 draw in the 1998 First Division play-off final at Wembley?
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Clive Mendonca. Clive Mendonca, who grew up supporting the opposition, scored three. Charlton won the shoot-out 7-6 after Sasa Ilic saved Michael Gray's penalty.
After leaving Charlton in 2006, Alan Curbishley took his next managerial job at which club?
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West Ham United. Curbishley returned to management in December 2006, at the club where he began his playing career.
In September 1985, Charlton left The Valley and began ground-sharing at which club's stadium?
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Crystal Palace. Charlton moved in with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, which upset many supporters. They stayed until 1991.
In summer 2007, after Charlton were relegated, Darren Bent was sold for £16.5 million to which club?
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Tottenham Hotspur. Bent joined Tottenham in 2007 and moved on two years later.
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