OFFICIAL PROGRAMME FOR FIRST FOOTBALL EVENING NEWS] f RESULTS see the special KEY-CODE in the EVENING Specie/ NEWS on sale here, and link it with the SCOREBOARD before you leave the ground KEY-CODE the end of the game. MOTF The teams selected by The l^i w I t Evening News onnot'be Che Vol. XXI—No. 36 SATURDAY, MARCH 6th, 1954 Price 3d. SERVICE uname or in the same order as those chosen for the half-time scores in she Club programme wmm V HALF-TIME SCORES v. PORTSMOUTH Matches for Saturday, March 6th, 1954 First name opposite the letter represents the home team. W signifies match CLUB NOTES abandoned. Key for to-day's matches is as follows: — Making their second visit to The WATCH PETER HARRIS. Half Valley within six weeks are Ports­ Throughout the years, Portsmouth Half CLUBS CLUBS Time Time mouth, who, readers will recall, de­ have only once been defeated at The feated Charlton here during extra Valley in League or Cup, and a time in the third round replay of BOLTON WANDERERS . WEST BROMWICH A... player who always seems to do well the F.A. Cup on January 14. In the against Charlton is Peter Harris, SUNDERLAND SHEFFIELD UNITED .. next round, Portsmouth had three the brilliant Pompey outside-right. BURNLEY FULHAM games with Scunthorpe before they Peter hag been in great form of late, B ARSENAL L BLACKBURN ROVERS. earned a fifth round ticket, and and was selected for the England then, after drawing at Bolton, they "B" team against Scotland at Sun­ LIVERPOOL LEEDS UNITED lost 2—1 to the Wanderers at Fratton derland on Wednesday, but unfor­ HUDDERSFIELD TOWN . M BRENTFORD Park. tunately, injury prevented him MANCHESTER UNITED. WEST HAM UNITED .. The Charlton and Portsmouth playing. N DERBY COUNTY players should be well acquainted It was against Portsmouth at WOLVERHAMPTON W.. with each other by now, for they Fratton Park on August 25, 1951 that MIDDLESBROUGH COLCHESTER UNITED have played five hours' football to­ John Hewie made his League debut CHELSEA GILLINGHAM gether this season (not counting to­ for Charlton at right-back. Since CRYSTAL PALACE day's match). All three games were then, John, at various times, has NEWCASTLE UNITED .. stylish and thrilling, and we are also played at left-back, centre-half, ASTON VILLA COVENTRY CITY hoping for another such encounter centre-forward, and inside-left, and PRESTON NORTH END.. QUEEN'S PARK R to-day. is now at right-half. Where would you like to play next, John? MANCHESTER CITY ... TORQUAY UNITED ... CHARLIE VAUGHAN. SWINDON TOWN .... It is almost 12 months since Charl­ SHEFFIELD WED ton transferred Charlie Vaughan to WAY BACK IN 1922. H BLACKPOOL MILLWALL Portsmouth, and if Charlie is in the Only a few of Charlton's support­ TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR WALSALL line-up against us to-day he will be ers here to-day can remember the LEYTON ORIENT accorded a rousing reception by our first meeting of Charlton and Ports­ CARDIFF CITY supporters, who will never forget mouth, over 30 years ago. It was at the great service he rendered the The Valley on February 18, 1922, Robins over a period of six years. during Charlton's first seasop in the It will be recalled that Charlie Football League, they being elected scored two of Portsmouth's three to the Third (Southern) Division. SMOKE goals against us in the third round About 8,000 people watched the Cup-tie at Fratton. Injury preven­ play, and it was unfortunate for the ted his turning out in the replay at Reds — as Charlton were known in The Valley, but he was present, and those days, that their captain and was warmly greeted by many of his centre-half, Arthur Whalley, was BOAR'S HEAD Charlton friends. unable to turn out through injury. NEXT FIRST DIVISION HOME MATCH, MARCH 20™ TOBACCO CARDIFF CITY KICK OFF 3.15 p.m. Gramophone recordings played at the ground to-day were supplied by r A SON. LTD., LONDON, M. I Messrs. A. T. Furlong & Sons of Deptford Bridge, S.I.8. CLUB NOTES'—continued Portsmouth, according to our scored nine goals in his three games report, were the better side and in­ for England. He played for Leaves- flicted upon Charlton their second den Mental Hospital and Watford defeat of the season up to that time. before joining Charlton in 1921, Directors: The visitors won 2—1. In the clos­ moving on to Sittingbourne in 1926. » S. G. GLIKSTEN. Esq. (Chairman) ^ ing quarter of an hour, Charlton Harry Lane, the right-half, was a R. LAW. Esq. D. H. CLARK, Esq. Dr. J. MONTGOMERY. were without their centre-forward schoolmaster who had experience F. H. WILKINSON. Esq. William Cox, who went off with a with Notts County and Notts Forest Trainer: Secretary-Manager Asst. Secretary broken nose; before joining Charlton. J. TROTTER J. SEED J. PHILLIPS THE TEAMS. "SCOTTY" AVERTED DISASTER. Medical Officers - Dr. MONTGOMERY and Dr. JAMES To refresh the memories of the That opening season in the Foot­ Reg. Office and Ground : "old stagers", we reproduce the ball League in 1922 had its perils THE VALLEY, FLOYD ROAD, LONDON, S.E. teams : for Charlton. The club held its own CHARLTON—E. Barnes; Burton, from a playing standpoint, but be­ Goodman; Lane, Purdy, Hampson; hind the scenes was the constant CLUB NOTES—continued. FOOTBALL LEAGUE—Div. 1 Castle, Halse, Cox, Bailey, Wilson. struggle with the broker's man, and accepted our several chances in the PORTSMOUTH—Bob'son; Probert, only a few weeks before the Ports­ first, half, it would have been a dif­ Up to and including 3-3-54 Abbott; Wilson, Brown, Martin; mouth match referred to, a crisis ferent story. Within the first five Kennedy, Mackie, Cherrett, Hoten, developed which was only averted minutes Eddie Firmani missed the P W D L F APs. Beedie. by the transfer to Fulham of one of easiest of chances, and the same West Bromwich 32 20 7 5 78 40 47 Before the return match was Charlton's best players. player erred again soon after. Wolverhampton 32 20 5 7 79 48 45 played at Portsmouth the following "Scotty" Kingsley was the player Blackpool had no more chances Huddersfield .... 32 14 11 7 56 40 39 week, Charlton's manager of those in question. He had no desire to than Charlton, the difference being Burnley 32 18 2 12 66 51 38 days, Mr. W. Bayner, secured the move, but when the facts of the that the Northerners took them—we Bolton 32 14 9 9 58 47 37 transfer of Bobbie Thomson from financial crisis were put to him, he didn't. Manchester U. 32 13 11 8 57 45 37 Chelsea to take the place of the readily agreed to the transfer in the Syd O'Linn used the ball well, but Charlton Ath .... 32 15 4 13 60 56 34 injured Cox. Thomson, who was knowledge that it would save Stuart Leary in the centre lacked Blackpool 32 13 8 11 59 58 34 permanently blind in one eye, made Charlton from disaster. "Scotty" his usual accuracy at passing. Chelsea 32 12 9 11 58 58 33 his debut, for his new club at is still living in the Plumstead Eddie Firmani claimed our only Arsenal 31 11 10 10 53 54 32 Portsmouth, but Charlton lost 1—0. district, and in the summer, you'll goal. Tottenham H 32 14 4 14 52 52 32 find him playing bowls on REMARKABLE HAROLD HALSE. RESERVES' REVIEW. Preston N.E 32 14 3 15 65 46 31 The most famous of Charlton's Plumstead Common. With three young amateurs in the Cardiff City .... 32 12 7 13 36 58 31 players in the team previously men­ THE HIGHBURY MATCH. forward line, Charlton defeated Sheffield Wed. 33 13 4 16 58 73 30 tioned was Harold Halse, the in­ For Charlton's Football League Plymouth Argyle 3—1 in a Football Portsmouth .... 32 10 9 13 67 71 29 side-right, an international who had game with Arsenal at Highbury Combination match at The Valley Newcastle U. .... 33 9 10 14 51 62 28 a remarkable career. Harold's first next Saturday, British Bailways are on Saturday. At centre-forward was Manchester City 32 10 8 14 44 59 28 club: was South-end United. Then arranging through day return Pat Terry from Brixton. He is just Aston Villa .... 30 11 5 14 48 53 27 he ,went to Manchester United, with tickets to Drayton Park via London out of the Army, and scored a Sunderland .... 32 10 5 17 61 71 25 whom he gained an F.A. Cup win­ Bridge and The Underground. couple of good goals for us in a Sheffield U 31 8 8 15 53 67 24 ner's medal in 1909, and a League Tickets are available for all trains, Mid-week League game two months Middlesbrough 32 8 6 18 45 70 22 championship medal in 1911. His and passengers may return by any ago. Liverpool 32 5 9 18 54 79 19 next, club was Aston Villa, with train the same day. Tickets may On trial at inside-left was 21 year- whom- he stayed long enough to be booked at any station on the old Ron White from Bethnal Green, gain another F.A. Cup winner's Bexleyheath, Dartfoi'd Loop or who showed useful constructive medal in 1913, and then in 1915 he North Kent lines. A few specimen ability early in the game, and was in the Chelsea team that lost return fares: Woolwich Arsenal scored a good goal into the bargain.