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From our rise to the top flight in the 1930s and winning the FA Cup in the 1940s, to leaving The Valley in the 1980s and the fans leading the fight to come home in the 1990s, it can all be found in our interactive timeline which tells the whole story of the Addicks.
C harlton Athletic is a football club from south-east London. Their best result in the top division is a second place in 1937. They won the FA Cup in 1947. The club is also known under the nickname The Addicks.
The club was founded on 9 June 1905 and turned professional in 1920. They spent one season in the Kent League and one season in the Southern League, before being invited to join the newly-formed Football League Third Division South in 1921. They won the division in the 1928–29 season, and again in 1934–35 following relegation in 1933.
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Contrary to some histories, the club was founded as "Charlton Athletic" and had no connection to other teams or institutions such as East St Mission, Blundell Mission or Charlton Reds; it was not founded by a church, school, employer or as a franchise for an existing ground.
On June 9th, 1905, a group of teenagers who once kicked a ball around that very street decided to get together and form a fully-fledged football club that was to become Charlton Athletic.
As 1914 season came to a close, Charlton celebrated a decade of football with more silverware (Sothern Suburban League East Winners), and a new home at Angerstein Lane. This first experience of ‘ground sharing’ with Deptford Invicta offered a 4,000 capacity, testament to the growing fortunes on the pitch with no less than 20 trophies in ...