A bit like Abbott's last-game volley, the only thing I remember Hope doing was away to Portsmouth in a Cup replay, when he beat two defenders, rounded the goalie and slotted home. Shocked and stunned. And we won 3-0, and I had a skinful of Gail's Ales.
#22 Note: I know Patrick Bauer won promotion with Charlton and lifted the Play-off Final trophy, but these don't count as separate things in the Promotions / Cups section. By 'Cups' the definition is stand-alone trophies; FA Cup League Cup EFL Trophy etc.
He was a bit marmite among folks I knew. My dad hated him, thought he was hugely over-rated. But his stats speak for themselves. Had he stayed on for one more season Carl would have played in both the Lawrence & Curbishley top flight eras.
#27 Acknowledged, Richard Rufus was convicted of serious fraud and jailed in 2023. But to my knowledge he was not guilty of any criminality while a Charlton player. So I hope nobody objects to him being included here. His goal in the 1998 play-off Final will never be forgotten I'm sure.
