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Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Charlton, southeast London. They presently compete in League One, the third base grade of English football. The baseball club was founded on 9 June 1905. Their home anchor is The Valley, where the clubhouse have played since 1919, apart from one class in Catford, during 1923–24, and seven years at Crystal Palace and West Ham United between 1985 and 1992, ascribable to fiscal issues, and then condom concerns raised by the local anesthetic council. The club ‘s fans formed the Valley Party, nominating candidates to stand in local elections, in a bid to return the club to The Valley. Charlton turned professional in 1920 and inaugural entered the Football League in 1921. Since then the cabaret has had four separate periods in the top flight of English football : 1936–1957, 1986–1990, 1998–1999, and 2000–2007. historically, Charlton ‘s most successful time period was the 1930s, when the clubhouse ‘s highest league finishes were recorded, including runner-up of the First Division in 1937. After World War II, Charlton reached two back-to-back FA Cup finals, losing in 1946, and winning in 1947. The clubhouse ‘s traditional kit consists of bolshevik shirts, white shorts and loss socks, and their most normally practice nickname is The Addicks. Charlton plowshare local anesthetic rivalries with chap South London clubs Crystal Palace and Millwall .
history [edit ]
early on history ( 1905–1946 ) [edit ]
Charlton Athletic F.C. were formed on 9 June 1905 [ 1 ] by a group of 14 to 15-year-olds in East Street, Charlton, which is now known as Eastmoor Street and no longer residential. Contrary to some histories, the club was founded as “ Charlton Athletic ” and had no association to other teams or institutions such as East St Mission, Blundell Mission or Charlton Reds ; it was not founded by a church service, school, employer or as a franchise for an existing ground. Charlton spent most of the years before the first World War playing in local leagues but progressing quickly, winning consecutive leagues and so promotions eight years in a rowing. In 1905–06 the team played only friendly games but joined, and won, the Lewisham League Division III for the 1906–07 temper. For the 1907–08 season the team contested the Lewisham League, Woolwich League and entered the Woolwich Cup. It was besides around this time the Addicks dub was inaugural used in the local anesthetic crusade although it may have been in use before then. In the 1908/09 season Charlton Athletic were playing in the Blackheath and District League and by 1910–11 had progressed to the Southern Suburban League. During this period Charlton Athletic won the Woolwich Cup four times, the backing of the Woolwich League three times, won the Blackheath League doubly and the southerly Suburban League three times. [ citation needed ] They became a senior side in 1913 the same year that nearby Woolwich Arsenal relocated to North London. [ 1 ] At the outbreak of World War One, Charlton were one of the foremost clubs to close down to take share in the “ Greater Game ” overseas. The club was reformed in 1917, playing chiefly friendlies to raise funds for charities connected to the war and for the Woolwich Memorial Hospital Cup, the trophy for which Charlton donated. It had previously been the Woolwich Cup that the team had won outright following three consecutive victories. After the war, they joined the Kent League for one season ( 1919–20 ) before becoming professional, appointing Walter Rayner as the inaugural full-time director. They were accepted by the Southern League and played just a single season ( 1920–21 ) before being voted into the Football League. Charlton ‘s beginning Football League pit was against Exeter City in August 1921, which they won 1–0. In 1923, Charlton became “ giant killers ” in the FA Cup beating top flight sides Manchester City, West Bromwich Albion, and Preston North End before losing to eventual winners Bolton Wanderers in the Quarter-Finals. Later that year, it was proposed that Charlton unite with Catford Southend to create a larger team with bigger corroborate. [ 2 ] : 30 In the 1923–24 season Charlton played in Catford at The Mount stadium and wore the color of “ The Enders ”, luminosity and benighted blue vertical stripes. however, the motion fell through and the Addicks returned to the Charlton area in 1924, returning to the traditional red and white colours in the serve. [ 2 ] : 33 Charlton finished second buttocks in the Football League in 1926 and were forced to apply for re-election which was successful. Three years late the Addicks won the Division Three championship in 1929 [ 3 ] and they remained at the Division Two level for four years. [ 1 ] After relegation into the Third Division south at the end of the 1932–33 season the club appointed Jimmy Seed as coach and he oversaw the most successful period in Charlton ‘s history either side of the Second World War. Seed, an ex-miner who had made a career as a football player despite suffering the effects of poison flatulence in the First World War, remains the most successful coach in Charlton ‘s history. He is commemorated in the appoint of a bandstand at the Valley. [ 4 ] : 19 Seed was an advanced thinker about the game at a time when tactical formations were still relatively uncomplicated. He late recalled “ a simpleton outline that enabled us to pull several matches out of the fire ” during the 1934–35 season : when the team was in trouble oneself “ the centre-half was to forsake his defensive character and go up into the attack to add weight to the five forwards. ” [ 4 ] : 66 The organization Seed brought to the team proved effective and the Addicks gained consecutive promotions from the Third Division to the First Division between 1934 and 1936, becoming the first club to ever do indeed. [ 1 ] Charlton finally secured promotion to the First Division by beating local rivals West Ham United at the Boleyn Ground, with their centre-half John Oakes playing on despite concussion and a crack nose. [ 5 ] In 1937, Charlton finished runners up in the First Division, [ 6 ] in 1938 finished fourth [ 7 ] and 1939 finished third. [ 8 ] They were the most consistent team in the top flight of English football over the three seasons immediately before the second World War. [ 1 ] This continued during the war years and they won the Football League War Cup and appeared in finals .
Post-war success and capitulation from grace ( 1946–1984 ) [edit ]
Charlton reached the 1946 FA Cup Final, but lost 4–1 to Derby County at Wembley. Charlton ‘s Bert Turner scored an own finish in the eightieth minute before equalising for the Addicks a moment late to take them into excess time, but they conceded three far goals in the extra period. [ 9 ] When the full league program resumed in 1946–47 Charlton could finish only 19th in the First Division, precisely above the relegation spots, but they made amends with their performance in the FA Cup, reaching the 1947 FA Cup Final. This prison term they were successful, beating Burnley 1–0, with Chris Duffy scoring the alone goal of the day. [ 10 ] In this period of renewed football attendances, Charlton became one of only thirteen English football teams to average over 40,000 as their attendance during a full season. [ 1 ] The Valley was the largest football prime in the League, drawing herd in excess of 70,000. [ 1 ] however, in the 1950s little investment was made either for players or to The Valley, hampering the club ‘s growth. In 1956, the then control panel undermined Jimmy Seed and asked for his resignation ; Charlton were relegated the follow year. [ 1 ]
Chart showing Charlton ‘s table positions since joining the Football League From the late 1950s until the early 1970s, Charlton remained a pillar of the Second Division before delegating to the Third Division in 1972 [ 11 ] caused the team ‘s back to drop, and even a forwarding in 1975 back to the second division [ 12 ] did little to re-invigorate the team ‘s back and finances. In 1979–80 Charlton were relegated again to the Third Division, [ 13 ] but won immediate promotion back to the Second Division in 1980–81. [ 14 ] This was a turn point in the club ‘s history leading to a period of turbulence and change including further promotion and exile. A change in management and shortly after a change in club possession led to severe problems, such as the heedless sign of former european Footballer of the Year Allan Simonsen, and the clubhouse looked like it would go out of business. [ 2 ] : 141-150
The “ expatriate ” years ( 1985–1992 ) [edit ]
In 1984 fiscal matters came to a mind and the club went into government, to be reformed as Charlton Athletic ( 1984 ) Ltd. [ 1 ] although the club ‘s finances were still army for the liberation of rwanda from plug. They were forced to leave the Valley fair after the begin of the 1985–86 season, after its safety was criticised by Football League officials in the aftermath of the Bradford City stadium burn. The club began to groundshare with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park [ 1 ] and this arrangement looked to be for the long-run, as Charlton did not have adequate funds to revamp the Valley to meet guard requirements. Despite the move away from the Valley, Charlton were promoted to the First Division as Second Division runner-up at the end of 1985–86, [ 15 ] and remained at this floor for four years ( achieving a highest league stopping point of 14th ) frequently with late escapes, most notably against Leeds in 1987, where the Addicks triumphed in extra-time of the play-off concluding replay to secure their top flight position. [ 1 ] In 1987 Charlton besides returned to Wembley for the first time since the 1947 FA Cup final for the Full Members Cup concluding against Blackburn. [ 2 ] : 156 finally, Charlton were relegated in 1990 along with Sheffield Wednesday and bottom clubhouse Millwall. [ 1 ] Manager Lennie Lawrence remained in commission for one more season before he accepted an extend to take charge of Middlesbrough. He was replaced by joint player-managers Alan Curbishley and Steve Gritt. [ 1 ] The pair had unexpected success in their first season complete just outside the play-offs, and 1992–93 began promisingly and Charlton looked good bets for promotion in the raw Division One ( the new name of the previous Second Division following the formation of the Premier League ). however, the golf club was forced to sell players such as Rob Lee to help pay for a return to the Valley, while golf club fans formed the Valley Party, nominating candidates to stand in local elections in 1990, pressing the local council to enable the club ‘s return to the Valley – last achieved in December 1992. In March 1993, defender Tommy Caton, who had been out of action due to injury since January 1991, announced his retirement from playing on medical advice. He died abruptly at the end of the following month at the age of 30 .
Premier League years ( 1998–2007 ) [edit ]
In 1995, new chair Richard Murray appointed Alan Curbishley as sole coach of Charlton. [ 16 ] Under his sole leadership Charlton made an appearance in the play-off in 1996 but were eliminated by Crystal Palace in the semi-finals and the keep up season brought a disappointing 15th-place finish. 1997–98 was Charlton ‘s best season for years. They reached the Division One play-off final examination and battled against Sunderland in a exhilarate game which ended with a 4–4 reap after supernumerary time. Charlton won 7–6 on penalties, [ 17 ] with the match described as “ arguably the most dramatic game of football in Wembley ‘s history ”, [ 18 ] and were promoted to the Premier League. Charlton ‘s first Premier League campaign began promisingly ( they went top after two games ) but they were unable to keep up their good imprint and were soon battling relegation. The conflict was lost on the final day of the season but the clubhouse ‘s board kept faith in Curbishley, confident that they could bounce back. Curbishley rewarded the president ‘s loyalty with the Division One title in 2000 which signalled a revert to the Premier League. [ 19 ] After the club ‘s return, Curbishley proved an astute spender and by 2003 he had succeeded in establishing Charlton in the top escape. Charlton spent much of the 2003–04 Premier League season challenging for a Champions League stead, but a late-season slump in kind and the sale of star player Scott Parker to Chelsea, left Charlton in one-seventh topographic point, [ 20 ] which was still the golf club ‘s highest eat up since the 1950s. Charlton were unable to build on this level of accomplishment and Curbishley departed in 2006, with the cabaret inactive established as a firm mid-table side. [ 21 ] In May 2006, Iain Dowie was named as Curbishley ‘s successor, [ 22 ] but was sacked after 12 league matches in November 2006, with merely two wins. [ 23 ] Les Reed replaced Dowie as coach, [ 24 ] however he excessively failed to improve Charlton ‘s put in the league table and on Christmas Eve 2006, Reed was replaced by erstwhile actor Alan Pardew. [ 25 ] Although results did improve, Pardew was unable to keep Charlton up and relegation was confirmed in the penult catch of the season. [ 26 ]
Charlton ‘s return to the second tier of English football was a disappointment, with their promotion crusade tailing off to an 11th-place coating. early in the be season the Addicks were linked with a foreign takeover, [ 27 ] but this was swiftly denied by the club. On 10 October 2008, Charlton received an indicative offer for the club from a Dubai-based diversify investment company. however, the deal later fell through. The full meaning of this soon became apparent as the club recorded internet losses of over £13 million for that fiscal class. Pardew left on 22 November after a 2–5 home loss to Sheffield United that saw the team fall into the delegating places. [ 28 ] Matters did not improve under caretaker director Phil Parkinson, and the team went a club criminal record 18 games without a win, a raw club record, before finally achieving a 1–0 off victory over Norwich City in an FA Cup Third Round replay ; Parkinson was hired on a permanent basis. The team were relegated to League One after a 2–2 draw against Blackpool on 18 April 2009. [ 29 ] After spending about the stallion 2009–10 season in the top six of League One, Charlton were defeated in the Football League One play-offs semi-final second gear leg on penalties against Swindon Town. [ 30 ]
Former Charlton player Chris Powell returned to the club as coach between 2011 and 2014 After a change in ownership, Parkinson and Charlton legend Mark Kinsella left after a poor run of results. Another Charlton legend, Chris Powell, was appointed director of the golf club in January 2011, winning his inaugural plot in charge 2–0 over Plymouth at the Valley. This was Charlton ‘s inaugural league win since November. Powell ‘s bright begin continued with a far three victories, before running into a downturn which saw the club go 11 games in sequence without a win. Yet the fans ‘ respect for Powell saw him come under unusually fiddling criticism. The baseball club ‘s fortunes picked up towards the end of the temper, but leaving them far short circuit of the play-offs. In a busy summer, Powell brought in 19 new players and after a successful season, on 14 April 2012, Charlton Athletic won promotion back to the Championship with a 1–0 away win at Carlisle United. A week late, on 21 April 2012, they were confirmed as champions after a 2–1 home winnings over Wycombe Wanderers. Charlton then lifted the League One trophy on 5 May 2012, having been in the peak place since 15 September 2011, and after recording a 3–2 victory over Hartlepool United, recorded their highest ever league points score of 101, the highest in any master european league that year. In the beginning season binding in the Championship, the 2012–13 season saw Charlton finish ninth place with 65 points, fair three points short of the play-off places to the Premier League .
Duchâtelet ‘s ownership ( 2014–2019 ) [edit ]
In early on January 2014 during the 2013–14 season, belgian businessman Roland Duchâtelet took over Charlton as owner in a deal worth £14million. This made Charlton a character of a network of football clubs owned by Duchâtelet. On 11 March 2014, two days after an FA Cup quarter-final loss to Sheffield United, and with Charlton sitting bottom of the table, Powell was sacked and leaked individual emails suggested that this was due to a rift with the owner. [ 31 ] New coach Jose Riga, despite having to join Charlton hanker after the transportation window had closed, was able to improve Charlton ‘s form and finally guide them to 18th place, successfully avoiding relegation. After Riga ‘s deviation to manage Blackpool, former Millwall player Bob Peeters was appointed as coach in May 2014 on a 12-month contract. Charlton started strong, but a long run of draw mean that after lone 25 games in consign Peeters was dismissed with the team in 14th put. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] His substitution, Guy Luzon, ensured there was no relegation conflict by winning most of the remaining matches, resulting in a 12th-place finish. The 2015–16 season began promisingly but results under Luzon deteriorated and on 24 October 2015 after a 3–0 frustration at home to Brentford he was sacked. [ 34 ] Luzon said in a News Shopper consultation that he “ was not the matchless who chose how to do the recruitment ” as the cause why he failed as director. [ 35 ] Karel Fraeye was appointed “ interim head passenger car ”, [ 36 ] but was sacked after 14 games and precisely two wins, with the golf club then second base from buttocks in the Championship. [ 37 ] On 14 January 2016, Jose Riga was appointed forefront coach for a second spell, [ 38 ] but could not prevent Charlton from being relegated to League One for the 2016–17 season. [ 39 ] Riga resigned at the end of the season. [ 40 ] To many fans, the managerial changes and subsequent relegation to League One were diagnostic of the mismanagement of the cabaret under Duchâtelet ‘s ownership and several protests began. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] After a slowly begin to the new season, with the club in 15th position of League One, the club announced that it had “ parted company ” with Russell Slade in November 2016. [ 43 ] Karl Robinson was appointed on a permanent footing soon after. [ 44 ] He led the Addicks to an uneventful 13th-place finish. The come season Robinson had the team challenging for the play-offs, but a fell in class in March led him to resign by common accept. He was replaced by early player Lee Bowyer as caretaker coach who guided them to a 6th-place finish, but lost in the play-off semi-final. Bowyer was appointed permanently in September on a annual sign and after finishing third base in the regular 2018-19 EFL League One season, Charlton beat Sunderland 2–1 in the League One play-off final examination to earn promotion back to the EFL Championship after a three-season absence. [ 45 ] Bowyer late signed a new annual contract following forwarding, which was later extended to three years in January 2020. [ 46 ]
East Street Investment ownership ( 2019–2020 ) [edit ]
On 29 November 2019, Charlton Athletic were acquired by East Street Investments ( ESI ) from Abu Dhabi, subjugate to blessing from the English Football League ( EFL ). [ 47 ] Approval was reportedly granted on 2 January 2020. however, on 10 March 2020, a public disagreement between the modern owners erupted along with reports that the independent investor was pulling out, [ 48 ] and the EFL said the takeover had not been approved. [ 49 ] The Valley and Charlton ‘s training grate were still owned by Duchâtelet, and a transportation embargo was in plaza as the new owners had not provided evidence of funding through to June 2021. [ 50 ] On 20 April 2020, the EFL announced that the club had been placed under probe for mismanage regarding the coup d’etat. [ 51 ] In June 2020, Charlton confirmed that ESI had been taken over by a consortium led by businessman Paul Elliott, [ 52 ] and said it had contacted the EFL to finalise the ownership change. [ 53 ] however, a legal quarrel involving early ESI film director Matt Southall continued. [ 54 ] He attempted to regain control of the club to prevent Elliot ‘s coup d’etat from going ahead, but failed and was subsequently fined and dismissed for challenging the club ‘s directors. [ 55 ] On 7 August 2020 the EFL said three individuals including ESI owner Elliot and lawyer Chris Farnell had failed its Owners ‘ and Directors ‘ Test, leaving the baseball club ‘s possession indecipherable ; [ 56 ] Charlton appealed against the decision. [ 57 ] meanwhile, Charlton were relegated back to League One at the end of the 2019–20 season after finishing 22nd. [ 58 ] due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the final games of the temper were played behind close doors, which remained the case for the majority of the trace season. by and by in August, Thomas Sandgaard, a danish businessman based in Colorado, was reported to be negotiating to buy the golf club. [ 59 ] After further court hearings, [ 60 ] [ 61 ] Elliott was granted an injunction blocking the sale of ESI until a hear in November 2020. [ 62 ]
Sandgaard era ( 2020–present ) [edit ]
On 25 September 2020, Thomas Sandgaard acquired the golf club itself from ESI, and was reported to have passed the EFL ‘s Owners ‘ and Directors ‘ Tests ; [ 63 ] the EFL noted the change in control, but said the club ‘s sale was now “ a matter for the concerned parties ”. [ 64 ] On 15 March 2021, with the club lying in 8th seat, Bowyer resigned as director of the clubhouse and soon after was appointed director of Birmingham City. [ 65 ] [ 66 ] His successor, Nigel Adkins, was appointed three days late. [ 67 ] The club finished the 2020–21 temper in 7th rate, but started the following season by winning only two out of 13 League One matches and were in the relegation partition when Adkins was sacked on 21 October 2021. [ 68 ]
stadium [edit ]
One of Charlton ‘s early grounds, Siemens Meadow The club ‘s inaugural grate was Siemens Meadow ( 1905–1907 ), a spot of uncut footing by the River Thames. This was over-shadowed by the Siemens Brothers Telegraph Works. then followed Woolwich Common ( 1907–1908 ), Pound Park ( 1908–1913 ), and Angerstein Lane ( 1913–1915 ). After the end of the First World War, a chalk pit known as the Swamps was identified as Charlton ‘s new anchor, and in the summer of 1919 work began to create the floor playing area and remove debris from the site. [ 69 ] The first base match at this locate, now known as the club ‘s current land The Valley, was in September 1919. Charlton stayed at The Valley until 1923, when the club moved to The Mount stadium in Catford as region of a proposed fusion with Catford Southend Football Club. however, after this move collapsed in 1924 Charlton returned to The Valley. During the 1930s and 1940s, significant improvements were made to the prime, making it one of the largest in the country at that time. [ 69 ] In 1938 the highest attendance to date at the establish was recorded at over 75,000 for a FA Cup match against Aston Villa. During the 1940s and 1950s the attendance was much above 40,000, and Charlton had one of the largest subscribe bases in the country. however, after the club ‘s relegation little investment was made in The Valley as it fell into decline. In the 1980s matters came to a head as the ownership of the club and The Valley was divided. The large East Terrace had been closed down by the authorities after the Bradford City stadium ardor and the prime ‘s owner wanted to use region of the web site for house. In September 1985, Charlton made the controversial move to ground-share with South London neighbours Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. This be active was unpopular with supporters and in the late 1980s meaning steps were taken to bring about the baseball club ‘s reappearance to The Valley. A individual emergence political party, the Valley Party, contested the 1990 local Greenwich Borough Council elections on a slate of reopening the stadium, capturing 11 % of the vote, [ 69 ] aiding the baseball club ‘s hark back. The Valley Gold investment scheme was created to help supporters fund the restitution to The Valley, and several players were besides sold to raise funds. For the 1991–92 season and character of the 1992–93 season, the Addicks played at West Ham ‘s Upton Park [ 69 ] as Wimbledon had moved into Selhurst Park alongside Crystal Palace. Charlton finally returned to The Valley in December 1992, celebrating with a 1–0 victory against Portsmouth. [ 70 ]
Since the return key to The Valley, three sides of the grind have been completely redeveloped turning The Valley into a advanced, all-seater stadium with a 27,111 capacity which is the biggest in South London. There are plans in place to increase the grind ‘s capacitance to approximately 31,000 and flush around 40,000 in the future. [ 71 ]
Supporters [edit ]
The bulk of the club ‘s support foundation comes from South East London and Kent, particularly the London borough of Greenwich, Bexley and Bromley. Supporters played a key role in the return of the club to The Valley in 1992 and were rewarded by being granted a voice on the board in the phase of an elect assistant film director. Any season ticket holder could put themselves forward for election, with a certain number of nominations, and votes were cast by all season ticket holders over the long time of 18. The last such conductor, Ben Hayes, [ 72 ] was elected in 2006 to serve until 2008, when the function was discontinued as a solution of legal issues. Its functions were replaced by a fans forum, [ 73 ] which met for the first time in December 2008 and is placid active to this day. [ 72 ]
Nicknames [edit ]
Charlton ‘s most park nickname is The Addicks. The origin of this name is from a local fishmonger, Arthur “ Ikey ” Bryan, who rewarded the team with meals of haddock and chips. [ 2 ] : 10 The progression of the dub can be seen in the book The Addicks Cartoons: An Affectionate Look into the Early History of Charlton Athletic, which covers the pre-First World War history of Charlton through a narrative based on 56 cartoons which appeared in the immediately defunct Kentish Independent. The very first gear cartoon, from 31 October 1908, calls the team the Haddocks. By 1910, the name had changed to Addicks although it besides appeared as Haddick. The baseball club besides have two early nicknames, The Robins, adopted in 1931, and The Valiants, chosen in a winnow rival in the 1960s which besides led to the adoption of the sword badge which is inactive in use. The Addicks dub never went away and was revived by fans after the cabaret lost its Valley dwelling in 1985 and went into exile at Crystal Palace. It is now once again the official nickname of the club. Charlton fans ‘ chants have included “ Valley, Floyd Road ”, a song noting the stadium ‘s address to the tune of “ Mull of Kintyre “. . [ 74 ]
In popular culture [edit ]
Charlton Athletic featured in the ITV one-off drama Albert’s Memorial, shown on 12 September 2010 and starring David Jason and David Warner. [ 75 ] In the long-running BBC situation comedy Only Fools and Horses, Rodney Charlton Trotter is named after the cabaret. [ 76 ] In the BBC situation comedy Brush Strokes the conduct character Jacko was a Charlton fan, reflecting the real liveliness commitment to the baseball club of the actor who portrayed him, Karl Howman. Charlton ‘s ground and the then coach, Alan Curbishley, made appearances in the Sky One television series, Dream Team. [ citation needed ] Charlton Athletic has besides featured in a number of reserve publications, in both the kingdom of fiction and factual/sports writing. These include works by Charlie Connelly [ 77 ] and Paul Breen ‘s work of popular fabrication which is entitled “ The Charlton Men ”. The book is set against Charlton ‘s successful 2011–12 temper when they won the League One title and promotion back to the Championship in concurrence with the 2011 London riots. [ 78 ] Timothy Young, the protagonist in Out of the Shelter, a fresh by David Lodge, supports Charlton Athletic. The koran describes Timothy listening to Charlton ‘s victory in the 1947 FA Cup Final on the radio. [ 79 ]
Colours and cap [edit ]
Crest of the former Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich Council, used by Charlton concisely in late 1940s and early 1950s Charlton have used a number of crests and badges during their history, although the current plan has not been changed since 1968. The first known badge, from the 1930s, consisted of the letters CAF in the shape of a club from a pack of cards. In the 1940s, Charlton used a design featuring a robin sitting in a football within a carapace, sometimes with the letters CAFC in the four-quarters of the carapace, which was worn for the 1946 FA Cup Final. In the deep 1940s and early 1950s, the crest of the erstwhile metropolitan borough of Greenwich was used as a symbol for the club but this was not used on the team ‘s shirts. [ 80 ] In 1963, a competition was held to find a newfangled badge for the club, and the winning introduction was a hand holding a sword, which complied with Charlton ‘s nickname of the time, the Valiants. [ 80 ] Over the adjacent five years modifications were made to this design, such as the addition of a set surrounding the pass and sword and including the club ‘s name in the badge. By 1968, the blueprint had reached the one known today, and has been used endlessly from this class, apart from a period in the 1970s when fair the letters CAFC appeared on the team ‘s shirts. [ 80 ] With the exception of one season, Charlton have constantly played in crimson and white – colours chosen by the boys who founded Charlton Athletic in 1905 after having to play their first matches in the borrowed kits of their local rivals Woolwich Arsenal, who besides played in loss and white. [ 2 ] : 8 The exception came during part of the 1923–24 season when Charlton wore the color of Catford Southend as separate of the proposed move to Catford, which were light and dark blue stripes. [ 2 ] : 32 however, after the move fell through, Charlton returned to wearing crimson and flannel as their home colours .
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Rivalries [edit ]
Charlton ‘s chief rivals are their south London neighbours, Crystal Palace and Millwall. Unlike those rivals Charlton have never competed in football ’ s fourth tier .
crystal palace [edit ]
In 1985, Charlton was forced to ground-share with Crystal Palace after safety concerns at The Valley. They played their base fixtures at the Glaziers ‘ Selhurst Park stadium until 1991. The arrangement was seen by Crystal Palace chair Ron Noades as substantive for the future of football, but it was unpopular with both sets of fans. Charlton fans campaigned for a hark back to The Valley throughout their prison term at Selhurst Park. In 2005, Palace were relegated by Charlton at the Valley after a 2–2 draw. Palace needed a winnings to survive. however, with seven minutes left, Charlton equalised, relegating their rivals. Post-match, there was a well-publicised affray between the two chairmen of the respective clubs, Richard Murray and Simon Jordan. Since their first meet in the Football League in 1925, Charlton have won 17, drawn 13 and lost 26 games against Palace. The teams last met in 2015, a 4–1 winnings for Palace in the League Cup .
Millwall [edit ]
Charlton are closest in proximity to Millwall than any other club, with The Valley and The Den being less than four miles ( 6.4 kilometer ) apart. They last met in July 2020, a 1–0 win for Millwall at the Valley. [ 82 ] Since their first Football League game in 1921, Charlton have won 12, drawn 26 and lost 37. The Addicks have not beaten Millwall in the death twelve fixtures between the sides and their last win came in March 1996 at The Valley. [ 82 ]
Players [edit ]
- As of 2 December 2021[83][84]
First-team squad [edit ]
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Out on loan [edit ]
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Under-23s Development team [edit ]
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Academy squad [edit ]
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former players [edit ]
player of the year [edit ]
club officials [edit ]
As of 21 October 2021
Coaching staff [edit ]
managerial history [edit ]
Chairman [edit ]
Year
Name
1921–1924
Douglas Oliver
1924–1932
Edwin Radford
1932–1951
Albert Gliksten
1951–1962
Stanley Gliksten
1962–1982
Michael Gliksten
1982–1983
Mark Hulyer
1983
Richard Collins
1983–1984
Mark Hulyer
1984
John Fryer
1984–1985
Jimmy Hill
1985–1987
John Fryer
1987–1989
Richard Collins
1989–1995
Roger Alwen
1995–2008
Richard Murray (PLC)
1995–2008
Martin Simons
2008–2010
Derek Chappell
2008–2010
Richard Murray
2010–2014
Michael Slater
2014–2020
Richard Murray
2020
Matt Southall
2020–
Thomas Sandgaard
Honours [edit ]
Records [edit ]
- The record all-seated attendance is 27,111, The Valley’s current capacity. This record was first set in September 2005 in a Premier League match against Chelsea and has since been equalled several times.[96]
Achievement
Record (year, division)
Highest league finish
Runners-up in 1936/37 (First Division)
Most league points in a season
101 in 2011/2012 (League One)
Most league goals in a season
107 in 1957/58 (Second Division)
Record victory
8–0 v. Stevenage, 9 October 2018
Record away victory
8–0 v. Stevenage, 9 October 2018
Record defeat
1–11 v. Aston Villa, 14 November 1959
Record FA Cup victory
7–0 v. Burton Albion, 7 January 1956
Record League Cup victory
5–0 v. Brentford, 12 August 1980
Most successive victories
12 matches (from 26 December 1999 to 7 March 2000)
Most games without a win
18 matches (from 18 October 2008 to 13 January 2009)
Most successive defeats
10 matches (from 11 April 1990 to 15 September 1990)
Most successive draws
6 matches (from 13 December 1992 to 16 January 1993)
Longest unbeaten
15 matches (from 4 October 1980 to 20 December 1980)
Record attendance
75,031 v. Aston Villa, 17 October 1938
Record league attendance
68,160 v. Arsenal, 17 October 1936
Record gate receipts
£400,920 v. Leicester City, 19 February 2005
player records [edit ]
References [edit ]
bibliography [edit ]
- Clayton, Paul (2001). The Essential History of Charlton Athletic. Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7553-1020-3.
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