Charlton Athletic F.C.

Charlton Athletic

Full name	Charlton Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Addicks
Founded	1905
Ground	The Valley, London
Capacity	27,111
Chairman	Richard Murray
Manager	Phil Parkinson
League	The Championship
2008–09	The Championship, 24th (relegated)
Home colours Away colours

Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional association football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. Charlton was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the South-East London area, including both East Street Mission and Blundell Mission, combined to form Charlton Athletic Football Club.

The club is based at The Valley, where it has played since 1919, apart from one year in Catford, during 1923–24, and seven years at Crystal Palace and West Ham United between 1985 and 1992.

Charlton turned professional in 1920 and first entered the Football League in 1921. Since then, it has had four separate periods in the top flight of English football; between 1936 and 1957; 1986 and 1990; 1998 and 1999, and 2000 to 2007. Historically, Charlton's most successful period was the 1930s, when the club's highest league finishes were recorded, and the 1940s, when the club reached the FA Cup final twice, winning in 1947. After being relegated from the Championship in 2008–09, they will play in Coca-Cola League One in 2009–10.

History

Charlton Athletic were formed on 9 June 1905 by a group of 15 to 17 year old boys in an area of Charlton which is no longer residential, near where the Thames Barrier is now. In the club's early years of existence, its progress was hampered by the nearby presence of Woolwich Arsenal F.C. (now Arsenal), which was one of the largest clubs in the country, and Charlton spent the years preceding the war playing in local leagues. Woolwich Arsenal's move to North London in 1913 gave Charlton an opportunity to develop, and they became a senior side by joining the Lewisham League. After the First World War, they joined the Kent League for one season (1919–20) and then becoming professional, appointing Walter Rayner as the first full time manager. They were accepted by the Southern League and played just a single season (1920–21) before being voted into the Football League. The club's first Football League match was against Exeter City in August 1921, which was won 1–0. In 1923 it was proposed that Charlton merged with Catford Southend to create a larger team with bigger support. In the 1923–24 season Charlton played in Catford at The Mount stadium and wore the colours of 'The Enders', light and dark blue vertical stripes. However, the move fell through and the Addicks returned to the Charlton area in 1924, returning to the traditional red and white colours in the process. Charlton finished second bottom in the Football League in 1926 and was forced to apply for re-election which was successful. Three years later the Addicks won the Division Three championship in 1929 and they remained at the Division Two level for four years. After relegation, Jimmy Seed was appointed as manager and three years into Seed's reign, the Addicks had gained successive promotions from the Third Division to the First Division in 1936.

In 1937, Charlton finished runners up in the First Division, in 1938 finished fourth and 1939 finished third. They were the most consistent team in the top flight of English football over the three seasons immediately before World War II. This continued during the war years and they won the "war" cup and appeared in finals. They remained in the First Division, and were finalists in the 1946 FA Cup, but lost to 4–1 to Derby after extra time. The Addicks made amends when the reached the FA Cup final again in 1947. This time they beat Burnley 1–0 and Chris Duffy scoring the only goal of the day. In this period of renewed football attendances, Charlton became one of only eleven English football teams to average over 40,000 as their attendance during a full season. The Valley was the largest football ground in the League, drawing crowds in excess of 70,000. However, in the 1950s little investment was made either for players or to The Valley, hampering the club's growth. In 1956, the then board undermined Jimmy Seed, and Charlton were relegated the following year.

From the late 1950s until the early 1970s, Charlton remained a mainstay of the Second Division. Relegation to the Third Division in 1972 caused the team's support to drop, and even a promotion in 1975 back to the second division did little to re-invigorate the team's support and finances. In 1979–80 Charlton were relegated again to the Third Division, but won immediate promotion back to the Second Division in 1980–81. Even though it did not feel like it, this was a turning 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 ownership led to severe problems, such as the reckless signing of former European Footballer of the Year Allan Simonsen, and the club looked like it would go out of business. In 1984 financial matters came to a head and the club went into administration, to be reformed as Charlton Athletic (1984) Ltd. But the club's finances were still far from secure, and they were forced to leave the Valley just after the start of the 1985-86 season after its safety was criticised by Football League officials. The club began to groundshare with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park and this arrangement looked to be for the long-term, as Charlton did not have enough funds to revamp the Valley to meet safety requirements.

Despite the move away from the Valley, Charlton were promoted to the First Division as Second Division runners-up at the end of 1985–86, and remained at this level for four years (achieving a highest league finish of 14th) often with late escapes, most notably against Leeds in 1987, where the Addicks triumphed in extra-time of the play-off final replay to secure their top flight place. In 1987 Charlton also returned to Wembley for the first time since the 1947 FA Cup final for the Full Members Cup final against Blackburn. Eventually, however, the Addicks fell to relegation in 1990 after a dismal season. Manager Lennie Lawrence remained in charge for one more season before he accepted an offer to take charge ofMiddlesbrough. He was replaced by joint player-managers Alan Curbishley and Steve Gritt. The pair had unexpected success in their first season finishing just outside the play-offs, and 1992–93 began promisingly and Charlton looked good bets for promotion in the new Division One (the new name of the old Second Division following the formation of the Premier League). However, the club was forced to sell players such as Rob Lee to help pay for a return to The Valley, which eventually happened in December 1992. In 1995, new chairman Richard Murray appointed Curbishley as sole manager of Charlton.

Under his sole leadership Charlton made an appearance in the playoffs in 1996 but were eliminated by Crystal Palace in the semi-finals and the following season brought a disappointing 15th place finish. 1997–98 was Charlton's best season for years. They reached the Division One playoff final and battled against Sunderland in a thrilling game which ended with a 4–4 draw after extra time. Charlton won 7–6 on penalties, with the match described as "one of the finest games ever seen at Wembley", 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 form and were soon battling relegation. The battle was lost on the final day of the season but the club's board kept faith in Curbishley, confident that they could bounce back. And Curbishley rewarded the chairman's loyalty with the Division One title in 2000 which signalled a return to the Premiership. After the club's return, Curbishley proved an astute spender and by 2003 he had succeeded in establishing Charlton in the top flight. In the 2003–04 season, Charlton spent much of the campaign challenging for a Champions League place, but a late-season slump in form, combined with the sale of star player Scott Parker to Chelsea, left Charlton in 7th place, which was still the club's highest finish since the 1950s. However, Charlton failed to build on this achievement and Curbishley left two years afterwards in 2006, after 15 years as manager, with the club still established as a solid mid table side.

In May 2006, Iain Dowie was named as Curbishley's successor, but was sacked after twelve league matches in November 2006, with only two wins. Les Reed replaced Dowie as manager, however he too failed to improve Charlton's position in the league table and on Christmas Eve 2006, Reed was replaced by former player Alan Pardew. Although results did improve, Pardew was unable to keep Charlton up and relegation was confirmed in the penultimate match of the season. Charlton's return to the second tier of English football was a disappointment, with their promotion campaign tailing off to an 11th place finish. Early in the following season the Addicks were linked with a foreign takeover, but this was swiftly denied by the club. More recently, on 10 October 2008 Charlton received an indicative offer for the club from a Dubai-based diversified investment company. However, the deal later fell through. The full significance of this soon became apparent as the club recorded net losses of over £13 million in the past financial year.

On 22 November 2008 Charlton suffered a 5–2 loss to Sheffield United at home, which meant that the club had gone eight successive games without a win and had slipped into the relegation zone - particularly disastrous considering they were among the pre-season favourites for promotion. Hours after the game, Alan Pardew left Charlton by mutual consent. Matters did not improve under caretaker manager Phil Parkinson, and a 3–1 defeat at Sheffield United saw the Addicks four points adrift at the bottom of the Championship as 2009 dawned, under threat of their first relegation to English football's third tier for 29 years. Charlton continued their poor run of form to go 18 games without a win, a new club record, before finally achieving a 1–0 away victory over Norwich City in an FA Cup Third Round replay. They then went on to beat Crystal Palace 1–0 at the Valley on January 27 to achieve their first league win under Phil Parkinson, whose contract was made permanent despite the lack of progress in the league. Charlton's relegation from the Championship was all but confirmed on Easter Monday (13th April) when, despite picking up a point in a 0–0 draw at Coventry, they found themselves 12 points from safety with four games remaining. With a vastly inferior goal difference and with the two teams directly above them (Southampton and Nottingham Forest) still having to play each other, it was effectively an impossible task for Charlton to avoid relegation. The following game saw Charlton's relegation to League One become a reality after a 2–2 draw against Blackpool.

Stadia

See also: The Valley

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One of Charlton's early grounds, Siemens Meadow

The club's first ground was Siemens Meadow (1905–1907), not a meadow but a patch of rough ground by the Thames. This was over-shadowed by the now demolished Siemens 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 quarry known as the 'Swamps' was identified as the new ground for Charlton, and in the summer of 1919 work began on the ground to create the level playing area and remove debris from the site. The first match at this site, now known as the club's current ground The Valley, was in September 1919. Charlton stayed at The Valley until 1923, when the club moved to The Mount stadium in Catford as part of a proposed merger 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 ground so that it was one of the largest in the country. In 1938 the highest attendance to date at the ground was recorded at over 75,000 for a FA Cup match against Aston Villa. During the 1940s and 50s the attendance was often above 40,000, and Charlton had one of the largest support bases in the country. However, after the club's relegation little investment was made to 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 disaster and the ground's owner wanted to use part of the site for housing. In September 1985, Charlton made the controversial move to ground-share with South London neighbours Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. This move was unpopular with supporters and in the late 1980s significant steps were taken to bring about the club's return to The Valley. A single issue political party, the Valley Party, contested the 1990 local elections in Greenwich Borough Council on a ticket of reopening the stadium, capturing a creditable 11% of the vote, aiding the club's return. The 'Valley Gold' investment scheme was created to help supporters fund the return to The Valley, and several players were also sold to ensure the club's return. For the 1991–92 season (and part of the 1992–93 season), the Addicks played at West Ham's Upton Park as Wimbledon had moved into Selhurst Park alongside Palace. Charlton finally returned to The Valley in December 1992, celebrating with 1–0 victory against Portsmouth.

The Valley in 2007

Since the return to The Valley, three sides of the ground have been completely redeveloped turning The Valley into a modern, all-seater stadium with a 27,111 capacity. There are currently plans in place to increase the ground's capacity to approximately 31,000 and even around 40,000 in the future.

Supporters

The bulk of the club's support base comes from the London Boroughs of Greenwich, Bexley and Bromley and also north-west Kent. The connection with Kent is longstanding (Charlton was part of Kent until the creation of London County Council in 1889), and today supporters' coaches are laid on from all over the county. Charlton are rare among football clubs, in that they reserve a seat on their directors' board for a supporter. Any season ticket holder can put themselves forward for election, with a certain number of nominations, and votes are cast by all season ticket holders over the age of 18. The current director is Ben Hayes, who was elected in 2006 and will last until 2008. The role is, however, set to be discontinued as a result of legal issues and replaced by a fans forum. Charlton's most common nickname is The Addicks. Among the theories on the origin of the Addicks name are that it was the south-east London pronunciation of either 'addict' or 'athletic'. However, the most likely origin of name is from a local fishmonger, Arthur 'Ikey' Bryan, who rewarded the team with meals of haddock and chips.

Bent scoring an 86th minute penalty against Wigan Athletic, which earned Charlton a 1–0 victory

The progression of the nickname 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 now defunct Kentish Independent. The very first cartoon, from 31 October 1908, calls the team the Haddocks. By 1910, the name had changed to Addicks although it also appeared as Haddick. The club has had two other nicknames, the Robins, adopted in 1931, and the Valiants, chosen in a fan competition in the 1960s which also led to the adoption of the sword badge which is still in use. The Addicks nickname never went away and was revived by fans after the club lost its Valley home in 1985 and went into exile at Crystal Palace. It is now once again the official nickname of the club. The charlton fans usually generate quite a bit of an atmosphere coming from north upper.

The fans' favourite chant is entitled "Valley, Floyd Road" (Floyd Road being the address of the stadium) and is sung to the tune of Paul McCartney's "Mull of Kintyre". The team run out to "The Red, Red Robin" and the version played is one by the Billy Cotton band first recorded in the 1950s. A number of versions have been recorded, however this version is now well established.

Colours and Crest

Crest of the former Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich Council, used by Charlton briefly in late 1940s and early 50s

Charlton have used a number of crests and badges during their history, though the current design 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 shield, sometimes with the letters CAFC in the four quarters of the shield, which was worn for the 1946 FA Cup final. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, the crest of the former metropolitan borough of Greenwich was used as a symbol for the club but this was not used on the team's shirts.

In 1963, a competition was held to find a new badge for the club, and the winning entry was a hand holding a sword, which complied with Charlton's nickname of the time, the Valiants. Over the next five years modifications were made to this design, such as the addition of a circle surrounding the hand and sword and including the club's name in the badge. By 1968, the design had reached the one known today, and has been used continuously from this year, apart from a period in the 1970s when the just the letters ‘CAFC’ appeared on the team's shirts.

With the exception of one season, Charlton have always played in red and white. The colours had been chosen by the group of boys who had founded Charlton Athletic in 1905. The exception came during the 1923–24 season when Charlton wore the colours of Catford Southend as part of the proposed move to Catford, which were light and dark blue stripes. However, after the move fell through, Charlton returned to wearing red and white as their home colours.

Kit Sponsors and Manufacturers

Year	Kit Manufacturer	Shirt Sponsor
1905–74	none	None
1974–80	Bukta
1980–81	Adidas
1981–82		FADS
1982–83		None
1983–84	Osca
1984–86		The Woolwich
1986–88	Adidas
1988–92	Admiral
1992–93	Ribero	None
1993–94		Viglen
1994–98	Quaser
1998–00	Le Coq Sportif	MESH
2000–02		Redbus
2002–03		All:Sports
2003–05	Joma
2005–08		Llanera
2008–		Carbrini Sportswear

Rivalries

Most Charlton fans would consider Crystal Palace F.C. or Millwall F.C. as their main rivals, by virtue of geographical location. Charlton's rivalry with Crystal Palace stems from the days when Charlton played at Selhurst Park in 1985 as The Valley was closed and then refurbished, to be opened again in 1992. During this time, Palace's then-chairman Ron Noades tried to increase the rent Charlton had to pay, forcing the club to move along to a rather more welcoming Upton Park. Crystal Palace's outspoken chairman Simon Jordan has often criticised Charlton fans, and Jordan once called the Charlton fans 'morons'. He later retracted his statement, saying: "In hindsight, I regret calling Charlton fans morons; imbeciles would have been more relevant." This centres around the behaviour of Charlton's fans: most notably when Charlton relegated Crystal Palace in 2004–05, which was a return gesture to the way Palace fans reacted after they won the 1995–96 play-off semi finals between the clubs; also, when Charlton fans tried to boycott a 'Save Our Club' pledge from Crystal Palace supporters in the 1999–2000 season during a game at Selhurst Park. Whilst Crystal Palace fans would acknowledge Brighton as their main rivals, there is growing anomosity between the two clubs, both in the stands and at boardroom level, with a public falling-out over the appointment of Iain Dowie in 2006 which dominated the news. Public clashes between rival supporters have also been well documented. Millwall would be considered Charlton's rivals by proximity but, as the two teams have not been in the same league for well over ten years, this has cooled off dramatically.

Gillingham F.C. supporters seem to have developed a hatred of Charlton Athletic over the 'Valley Express' service, which arguably exploits Gillingham's key catchment area of support by offering cheap coach services to the Valley from Kent. Gillingham chairman Paul Scally has been very critical of Charlton in recent years, but this is taken with a pinch of salt by Charlton fans, who consider Gillingham irrelevant.

Players

As of 29 March 2009.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Nicky Weaver
2	DF	FRA	Yassin Moutaouakil
3	DF	CTA	Kelly Youga
4	MF	ENG	Nicky Bailey
5	MF	CHN	Zheng Zhi
6	DF	ENG	Mark Hudson (captain)
7	MF	ENG	Jonjo Shelvey
8	MF	EIR	Matt Holland
9	FW	SCO	Andy Gray
10	FW	BUL	Svetoslav Todorov
11	MF	ENG	Darren Ambrose
14	MF	ENG	Matthew Spring
16	MF	ENG	Scott Wagstaff
17	FW	GHA	Chris Dickson

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	ENG	Lloyd Sam
19	MF	ENG	Dean Sinclair
20	MF	FRA	Therry Racon
21	GK	EIR	Robert Elliot
22	FW	WAL	Stuart Fleetwood
23	MF	POR	José Semedo
24	DF	ENG	Jonathan Fortune
26	DF	WAL	Grant Basey
27	MF	ENG	Rashid Yussuff
28	MF	EIR	Harry Arter
31	DF	ENG	Chris Solly
33	DF	ENG	Aswad Thomas
34	DF	ENG	Jack Clark
35	GK	EIR	Darren Randolph
37	FW	JAM	Deon Burton
38	FW	ENG	Tamer Tuna

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	ENG	Josh Wright (at Gillingham)
25	FW	ENG	Izale McLeod (at Millwall)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
30	MF	DEN	Martin Christensen (at Lyngby)
—	GK	ENG	Callum Christie (at Burgess Hill Town)

Notable former players

Further information: List of Charlton Athletic F.C. players

Player of the year

Year Winner 1971 Paul Went 1972 Keith Peacock 1973 Arthur Horsfield 1974 John Dunn 1975 Richie Bowman 1976 Derek Hales 1977 Mike Flanagan 1978 Keith Peacock 1979 Keith Peacock 1980 Les Berry 1981 Nicky Johns 1982 Terry Naylor 1983 Nicky Johns

Year Winner 1984 Nicky Johns 1985 Mark Aizlewood 1986 Mark Aizlewood 1987 Bob Bolder 1988 John Humphrey 1989 John Humphrey 1990 John Humphrey 1991 Robert Lee 1992 Simon Webster 1993 Stuart Balmer 1994 Carl Leaburn 1995 Richard Rufus 1996 John Robinson

Year Winner 1997 Andy Petterson 1998 Mark Kinsella 1999 Mark Kinsella 2000 Richard Rufus 2001 Richard Rufus 2002 Dean Kiely 2003 Scott Parker 2004 Dean Kiely 2005 Luke Young 2006 Darren Bent 2007 Scott Carson 2008 Matt Holland 2009 Nicky Bailey

Club officials

Club officials as of 16 June 2008

Year	Name
1921–1924	Douglas Oliver
1924–1932	Edwin Radford
1932–1951	Albert Gliksten
1951–1962	Stanley Gliksten
1962–1982	Edward 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–	Derek Chappell (plc)
2008–	Richard Murray

Boardroom

Charlton Athletic PLC

• Chairman: Derek Chappell
• Deputy Chairman: Robert Whitehand
• Directors: Gideon Franklin, Michael Grade, Richard Murray, Martin Simons, David Sumners

CAFC Limited

• Honorary Life President: Sir Maurice Hatter
• Chairman: Richard Murray
• Deputy chairman: Martin Simons
• Chief Executive: Steve Waggott
• Deputy Chief Executive: Nigel Capelin
• Directors: Roger Alwen, Derek Chappell, Richard Collins, Gideon Franklin, David Hughes, Michael Stevens, David Sumners, Derek Ufton, David White, Robert Whitehand
• Associate Directors: Clifford Benford, John Humphreys, Diran Kazandjian, Andrew Murray, Hannah Murray, James Murray, Keith Peacock, Paul Statham, Steven Ward

Management

Role	Name
Manager	Phil Parkinson
Assistant Manager	Vacant
Coach	Mark Kinsella
Goalkeeping Coach	Andy Woodman, Lee Smelt
Interim Reserve Team Manager	Damian Matthew
Academy Manager	Steve Gritt
Interim U18s Manager
Women's Team Manager	Paul Mortimer
Club Doctor	John Fraser

Managerial history

Alan Curbishley managed Charlton between 1991 and 2006

Name	Dates	Achievements
Walter Rayner	June 1920 – May 1925
Alex 'Sandy' MacFarlane	May 1925 – January 1928
Albert Lindon	January 1928 – June 1928
Alex 'Sandy' MacFarlane	June 1928 – December 1932	Division Three Champions (1929)
Albert Lindon	December 1932 – May 1933
Jimmy Seed	May 1933 – September 1956	Division Three Champions (1935); Division Two runners up (1936); Football League runners up (1937); FA Cup runners up 1946; FA Cup winners 1947
David Clark (caretaker)	September 1956
Jimmy Trotter	September 1956 – October 1961
David Clark (caretaker)	October 1961 – November 1961
Frank Hill	November 1961 – August 1965
Bob Stokoe	August 1965 – September 1967
Eddie Firmani	September 1967 – March 1970
Theo Foley	March 1970 – April 1974
Les Gore (caretaker)	April 1974 – May 1974
Andy Nelson	May 1974 – March 1980	Division Three 3rd place (promoted - 1975)
Mike Bailey	March 1980 – June 1981	Division Three 3rd place (promoted - 1981)
Alan Mullery	June 1981 – June 1982
Ken Craggs	June 1982 – November 1982
Lennie Lawrence	November 1982 – July 1991	Division Two runners up (1986); Full Members Cup runners up (1987)
Alan Curbishley & Steve Gritt	July 1991 – June 1995
Alan Curbishley	June 1995 – May 2006	Division One play-off winners (1998); Football League Champions (2000)
Iain Dowie	May 2006 – November 2006
Les Reed	November 2006 – December 2006
Alan Pardew	December 2006 – November 2008
Phil Parkinson	November 2008 –

Honours

Competition	Achievement	Year
FA Cup	Winners	1947
FA Cup	Finalists	1946	Football League	Runners-Up	1937
Division One Play-Off	Champions	1998
Division One	Champions	2000
Division Two	Runners-Up	1936
Division Two	Runners-Up	1986
Division Three South	Champions	1929
Division Three South	Champions	1935
Division Three	Promoted	1975
Division Three	Promoted	1981
Full Members Cup	Finalists	1987

Records

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Charlton's top appearance maker, Sam Bartram

Goalkeeper Sam Bartram is Charlton's record appearance maker, having played a total of 623 times between 1934 and 1956. But for six years lost to World War II, when no league football was played, this tally would be far higher.

Keith Peacock is the club's second highest appearance maker with 591 games between 1961 and 1979.

Charlton's record goalscorer is Derek Hales, who scored 168 times in all competitions in 368 matches, during two spells, for the club.

Counting only league goals, Stuart Leary is the club's record scorer with 153 goals between 1951 and 1962.

The record number of goals scored in one season is 33, scored by Ralph Allen in the 1934–35 season.

Charlton's record home attendance is 75,031 which was set on 12 February 1938 for an FA Cup match against Aston Villa.

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.

Role	Name
Highest League Finish	Runners-up in 1936/37 (First Division)
Most League Points in a Season	91 in 1999/00 (Division One)
Most League Goals in a Season	107 in 1957/58 (Second Division)
Record Victory	8-1 vs Middlesbrough, 12 September 1953
Record Defeat	1-11 vs Aston Villa, 14 November 1959
Record FA Cup Victory	7-0 vs Burton Albion, 7 January 1956
Record League Cup Victory	5-0 vs 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 vs Aston Villa, 17 October 1938
Record League Attendance	68,160 vs Arsenal, 17 October 1936
Record Gate Receipts	£400,920 vs Leicester City, 19 February 2005

Player Records

Role	Name
Most Appearances	Sam Bartram (623)
Most Goals	Derek Hales (168)
Most Hat-Tricks	Johnny Summers and Eddie Firmani (8)
Most Capped Player	Radostin Kishishev (42)
Oldest Player	Sam Bartram (42 years and 47 days)
Youngest Player	Jonjo Shelvey (16 years and 59 days)
Oldest Scorer	Chris Powell (38 years and 239 days)
Youngest Scorer	Jonjo Shelvey (16 years and 310 days)
Quickest Scorer	Jim Melrose (9 seconds)
Quickest Sending Off	Nicky Weaver (3 minutes)

External links

• cafc.co.uk Official club website
• Charlton at the official UEFA website
• Charlton information and statistics from Soccerbase
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Fan sites

• ByTheSword
• Addickted.net
• CAFCBabes
• Charlton Life
• netaddicks.com
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• vintage-cafc.co.uk
• Blogging Daily

News sites

• ByTheSword
• Charlton Athletic F.C. on BBC Sport: Club news – Recent results and fixtures
• Charlton Athletic on Sky Sports
• Forever Charlton
• addicks.biz
• Charlton on euFootball.BIZ