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‘A wow moment’: Eggleton excited for Charlton return with Coalville Town

04-Nov-2022 08:00:39 | The Guardian

Defender and lifelong Addicks fan’s seventh-tier side travel to The Valley on Saturday in the first round of the FA Cup

The television in the club house at Coalville Town was tuned into BBC2 and all eyes were on Alan Smith and Dion Dublin as they prepared to make the draw for the first round of the FA Cup.

“We were No 61 and Charlton were No 11,” says Jake Eggleton, recalling that Monday night last month. “When No 11 came out and we waited to see who’d they play, all I could think was: ‘Let it be 61, it’s got to be 61.’ When it was us, the whole place went mental. It was a wow moment. It felt fantastic, unbelievable, amazing.”