Football stands?

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

The terrace at Charlton held something ridiculous like 40,000 I seem to remember. We played them at the Valley one new years day and although it was closed, there were still people on it. Perhaps a 100 scasttered about - it looked awesome and dwarfed the whole of the rest of the ground.

 

[Smythe]

The terrace at Charlton held something ridiculous like 40,000 I seem to remember. We played them at the Valley one new years day and although it was closed, there were still people on it. Perhaps a 100 scasttered about - it looked awesome and dwarfed the whole of the rest of the ground.

i remember reading it held 45,000 for a game once.

 

[Man of Harveys]

The terrace at Charlton held something ridiculous like 40,000 I seem to remember. We played them at the Valley one new years day and although it was closed, there were still people on it. Perhaps a 100 scasttered about - it looked awesome and dwarfed the whole of the rest of the ground.

I think I'm right in saying that, even with their record attendance, they never actually completely filled that terrace. I remember it fondly, having watched Malcolm Poskett's hat-trick from it at what was almost certainly my first away game as a kid.

 

[Brian Fantana]

if you're in the top row of the 'big bit' of st. james' park, you're further from the pitch than at any of sporting venue in the uk

or something

(apparently)

I was going to say the same thing, but then that stadium tour guide was full of "records" that newcastle had achieved.

 

[Curious Orange]

The terrace at Charlton held something ridiculous like 40,000 I seem to remember. We played them at the Valley one new years day and although it was closed, there were still people on it. Perhaps a 100 scasttered about - it looked awesome and dwarfed the whole of the rest of the ground.

... and you can still see the top of the terrace behind the stand that is now sitting on it!!

 

[The Large One]

I was always led to believe that the largest Kop (behind the goal) terrace in England was at Hillsborough (hence me posting a pic from 1935), which I remember reading held about 24,000.

Without a roof.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

I don't remember the date of the Albion v Charlton match on New Years Day - prob late 80's - but I remember we filled the stand behind one goal with 4,000 or so and the rest of the ground was empty. I know memory plays tricks on us but I'm sure there were only about 6,000 in the ground. I also recall that we won!

 

[drew]

Charlton Atheltic c. 1977

Pie and Mushy Peas: Charlton Athletic FC

The terrace at Charlton held something ridiculous like 40,000 I seem to remember. We played them at the Valley one new years day and although it was closed, there were still people on it. Perhaps a 100 scasttered about - it looked awesome and dwarfed the whole of the rest of the ground.

I remember us playing Charlton in October 1977. Midweek game and we had beaten Sunderland away 2-0 on the previous Saturday to go top of the league. Match at Charlton was 3-4 and we stood on the massive side terrace.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Dortmund Kop end:

It's amazing that in Germany the football authorities have worked with the clubs and fans alike managing to come to a safe standing agreement that creates a terrace like THAT, while the TOSSERS who are at the top of the game here couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

It's amazing that in Germany the football authorities have worked with the clubs and fans alike managing to come to a safe standing agreement that creates a terrace like THAT, while the TOSSERS who are at the top of the game here couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery.

I agree... although if Liverpool ever get round to it.. the plans for their new kop end look AMAZING... shame it'll be full of scousers though..

 

[Questions]

Look at all those bloody hats!

Imagine that lot trying to get in The Sportsman pub with Buzzer.

 

[Gully]

The terrace at Charlton held something ridiculous like 40,000 I seem to remember. We played them at the Valley one new years day and although it was closed, there were still people on it. Perhaps a 100 scasttered about - it looked awesome and dwarfed the whole of the rest of the ground.

That was my first ever away game...from recollection we won 1-0 in front of an away attendance of no more than a couple of hundred...the ground was indeed very impressive, but completely run-down, hard to imagine what the atmosphere would have been like with that terrace full.

 

[Questions]

Wasn`t the Holt end at Villa pretty big ?

 

[Gully]

I don't remember the date of the Albion v Charlton match on New Years Day - prob late 80's - but I remember we filled the stand behind one goal with 4,000 or so and the rest of the ground was empty. I know memory plays tricks on us but I'm sure there were only about 6,000 in the ground. I also recall that we won!

We must have been at different games, the one I went to was in 1985 and there were barely a couple of hundred of us there, but we definitely won.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

I remember us playing Charlton in October 1977. Midweek game and we had beaten Sunderland away 2-0 on the previous Saturday to go top of the league. Match at Charlton was 3-4 and we stood on the massive side terrace.

I was at Charlton. That was a game. And we missed a penalty I think. Fred Binney did his two steps back, swivel and knock it into the corner. Although this went into the keepers arms.

Funnily I remember being behind the goal. My memory is rubbish by the way.

 

[Yoda]

I think that's where they stick the away fans - they reckon don't go if you suffer from vertigo!

I've heard you can see out over the top of the stand opposite across Newcastle from up there.

 

[drew]

I was at Charlton. That was a game. And we missed a penalty I think. Fred Binney did his two steps back, swivel and knock it into the corner. Although this went into the keepers arms.

Funnily I remember being behind the goal. My memory is rubbish by the way.

Must have been a different game because Binney didn't play in that game, still, you were right about your memory.

(The penalty had to be taken 3 times and we were 2-0 down, got back to winning 3-2 only for Charlton to get another two).

 

[Captain Haddock]

That Dortmund stadium looks utterly awesome!



As fo St James' Park, Newcastle....the bigger stands are collossal. They can't develop the other parts to match it due to a set of grand grade ? listed buildings behind that would have to be demolished, but St James' remains one of THE most impressive stadiums (of the 108) I have visited in my time.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Sheffield Wednesday always used to have an impressive Kop end...

I think I can see Hiney.

We would surely win (a league award) for average attendance divided by amount of stands.

 

[The Spanish]

The terrace at Charlton held something ridiculous like 40,000 I seem to remember. We played them at the Valley one new years day and although it was closed, there were still people on it. Perhaps a 100 scasttered about - it looked awesome and dwarfed the whole of the rest of the ground.

It was spectacular. Even more so when it was derelict in their limbo years. Proper eerie then.