Sad news on Friday Morning of the passing of former Charlton Athletic Centre Half, Steve Thompson at the age of 70.

Steve joined Charlton Athletic on the 15th August 1985 from Lincoln City for £25,000 and would make his league debut 2 days later in a home win v Barnsley.

Thompson would play 41 games in all competitions in that season and was part of the 1985/1986 promotion winning side to the First Division. The following season Steve was a consistent player in the first eleven playing 46 times for the club, scoring his only goal in a 1-0 win v QPR in October 1986 at Selhurst Park in the League Cup. He was also captain of the side at Wembley in the Full Members Cup Final in March 1987 v Blackburn Rovers when Charlton lost 1-0 and played 3 times in the end of season Play Offs in May.

In his last season at the Club, he would go on to play a further 25 times before departing in July 1988 for £15,000 to Leicester City. In total Steve played 112 times for the club in all competitions for Charlton.

He ended up playing for Sheffield United and Lincoln before ending his playing career in November 1990 when he was appointed the Imps manager. He would also have spells as manager at Southend United, Sheffield United, Cambridge United and Notts County

A man mountain of a man and with legs like tree trunks he was for a lot of Charlton fans you witnessed him in a Red shirt as one of their heroes. Rest In Peace Rambo.