Mike Blagrove

Current Town of residence - Torquay

Home Town - Dartford

Association with Charlton Athletic - Weaned at the Valley -Well Almost, Programme Seller 1965/67, Woolwich Hospital Radio Commentator-1969-74

Years supporting Charlton - 39

First Match/Season - 1962/63

First Away Match - Scunthorpe

Most Memorable Match (Home) - Portsmouth -Oct 67 4-1 On a wet stormy night - An exhibition of total football.

Most Memorable Match (Away) - Apart from Play Off Final! Villa Away May 1999

Favourite all time Player - Derek Hales.

Best all time Player - Mark Kinsella

Worst all time Player - Carl Leaburn.

Favourite fantasy all time team (mix and match decades) - Charlie Wright, Bob Curtis, Chris Powell, Mark Kinsella, Paul Went, Mike Bailey, Colin Powell, Derek Hales, Clive Mendonca, Andy Hunt, Keith Peacock- Subs Dean Kiely, Brian Kinsey, Richard Rufus, Harry Gregory, Eddie Firmani.

First taste of success as a Charlton fan - Avoiding relegation away at Walsall -May 1963

Most Memorable moment - First match back at the Valley 1992/Winning the Wembley play off Final.

BiggestDisappointment - Leaving the Valley in 1985

Any Charlton related story - On the 31st December 1966 a coach load of Charlton fans left London for our first league game at Carlisle, New Year was seen in at a Barnet Pub and we arrived in Carlisle at dawn. In 1966 New Year was not a bank holiday in England but we were so close to Scotland that the Carlisle residents celebrated Hogmanay and nothing at all was open! We conquered Carlisle castle leaving a Charlton flag hanging from a flagpole. The Charlton players could not believe that 50 fans had travelled so far. This game saw the inception of the organised chanting that became the covered end choir at the next home game against Wolves. O Yes, after taking the lead at Brunton park we lost 3-1.