CAFC MOMENTS: Charlton 2 Leeds 1 - 1987 Play-off final replay

On May 29th, 1987, Charlton and Leeds United faced off at St Andrews in a replay after the first and second legs failed to produce a winner.
The Addicks kept hold of their top-flight status with a 2-1 win thanks to Peter Shirtliff's extra-time double.

[@matthew0605]

I wasn't there for this game, I had to listen on the radio, wow, I was extatic , Peter shirtliff , what a legend a Yorkshire man, a defender who obviously don't get too many goals and he pops up with two in 5 minutes to keep us in it .The stuff of legend .

[@jh-iz8xb]

I was depressed for weeks after this match, typical Leeds, congrats to CAFC.

[@chuck99ish]

That free kick was outrageous ...

[@syddog44]

I was there.When Charlton got the winner everyone went postal.

[@kevinstoneham1245]

Ha ha - that's great.

[@PERCYxyz]

I Listened on Radio 2 (I taped it, still got it somewhere with Alan Green and Trevor Brooking doing the commentary) . I went to the first leg at Selhurst though, and saw Jim Melrose's 87th minute goal.

[@TheSupermarine40]

I was there.. What a game.

[@johncafcturner7142]

Went to this with my dad i was 8 year's old.

[@mick6370]

2,000 Charlton 16,000 Leeds

[@LeeLUFC.]

if that mate, i't said attendance was 20/21000 and there may of only been between 500 and 1000 charlton . leeds had3/4 of the ground💛💙🤍

[@khsmith6242]

Attendance was 15000 so Leeds took max 13k which is an embarrassment let’s be honest

[@neilmorgenstern6917]

Not really a tragic way for it to end for Leeds, they should not have won a semi-final on "away goals" against a team they were a long way behind on points. It's good though they actually bothered with replays and didn't take it to penalties.

[@BowStreetBastard]

Bet that was fun walk back to the car

[@ItsLeonardo98]

I'm only 16 so I don't really remember this system of football, i have been a CAFC fan since i was 6 though, why were they playing off to keep their top flight status? was it like a relegation battle? someone help me out! hahaa

[@skablouis1623]

It was a relegation play-off system which is still used in Germany today. 3rd bottom in the 1st division (Charlton) played 3rd top in the second division (Leeds) to see if charlton would stay up or if Leeds will go up.

[@ItsLeonardo98]

oh right! makes sense now! thanks!

[@bigron1977]

To clarify, it was a four team playoff. I was only ten at the time, but I watched Charlton beat Ipswich 2-0 at Selhurst Park in the (I think) 2nd leg of the playoff to make the final. It was one team from division one and three teams from division two playing off for that one place in the top division.

[@lg.anchieta]

ADDICTS!!

[@bigron1977]

You might have been going for Addicks!!

[@andrewm3498]

I WAS THERE-GUTTED. WORSE STILL, HAD TO CATCH A TRAIN BACK TO LONDON, WITH CHOWIN FANS-UGGHH.

[@jonathanacworth2016]

was here

[@TheDs68]

the time before shit owners

[@jonathanacworth2377]

attended this game shoved into a far corner

[@ga-ow7yf]

All 1,500 of you.Bit hard to shove 17,500 leeds supporters into a corner.