2006-11-20 08:47:17 · 9 answers · asked by shakespiers 2 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ English Football
It's a corruption of the word 'haddocks'. Think it started in the thirties. Charlton always treated the opposition to fish & chips, they didn't bother to ask everyone what they wanted, just ordered haddock & chips for all. The visiting team would call them the haddocks, ie; ''we're playing the haddocks next''. Over time it became corrupted to 'addicks'.
2006-11-20 08:59:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure that it has something to do with an ex-manager who used to take the team for a pre-match meal of haddock and Addick is a corruption of the word haddock
2006-11-20 09:08:15 · answer #2 · answered by Hendo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ones who said it's because of the team being treated to Haddock & Chips after the game are right. Found it out from Charlton Archives.
2006-11-21 03:33:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
A corruption of the word athletic, or named after a local fish shop or because local fish man would shout “Haddocks”. Valiants after the name of the ground.
2006-11-20 08:56:27 · answer #4 · answered by Kaypee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Three true legends of the game, but of the three, I would rate George Best as The best. He could do anything, play anywhere.
Stanley Mathews is arguably the best winger ever, but he played in an era when each player had a particular role to play, and was expected to do just that.
I cannot remember Mathews ever tackling anybody. And probably if he had, the Manager would have told him off for doing so. He was certainly not encouraged to go "looking for the ball", but was expected to stay out wide.
Bobby Charlton seemed to be able to score from a ridiculous distance, and was great at controlling the course of the game, but again, I cannot remember him making a meaningful tackle.
George Best could do it all. Once he even got the ball off Gordon Banks, and put it in the net. The Ref. judged that he had kicked the ball out of GB's hand, but a "replay" clearly showed that he had not.
One thing I recall above all else, is that if ever the home crowd at an away match tried to "get on his back" it used to provoke him to turning on the magic, and to shut the crowd up by scoring!
2016-06-18 13:48:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I beleive it is in some way connected with the fish "haddock" why I don't know.
2006-11-20 08:59:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think u r fishing 4 somthing ha ha
2006-11-20 20:25:44 · answer #7 · answered by hounslow m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Me thinks it is a misspelling, what the poof is a misapplication,
2006-11-20 09:01:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try the club website, click the link. http://www.cafc.co.uk/main_history.ink
2006-11-20 08:50:14 · answer #9 · answered by Goofy Goofer Goof Goof Goof ! 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋