CHARLTON ATHLETIC
HEATHER MCKINLAY ON LOVE, FAMILY AND CHARLTON ATHLETIC

Home comforts: Colin Walsh celebrates scoring the only goal in Charlton’s return to The Valley against Portsmouth in late 1992

IAM a chip off Dad’s old block when it comes to the beautiful game. Though my earliest memory – when barely out of nappies – is a match renowned as ugly: Leeds v Chelsea in the 1970 FA Cup Final replay.
The mud, the blood, the high tackles, the fights – oh and the goals – enthralled me as I followed the action on our little black and white te...