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Charlton Athletic FC

Charlton Athletic is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich, South East London. Also known by their nickname, ‘The Addicks’, the club was founded in 1905 with the combination of a number of local youth clubs. Charlton’s home stadium is The Valley, which seats around 27,000 fans. In 1920, Charlton first became a professional football club, and in 1921 joined the Football League. Charlton have won the FA Cup once (1947) and were finalists in 1946. They also were two-time champions of the old Division One (1998, 2000) and twice champions of Division Three South (1929, 1935).

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Phil Parkinson is doing his best to exorcise the ghosts of chaos past

11.11.09
Valley life takes a turn for the better as Charlton's boss attempts to restore the stability of the Alan Curbishley era... more

Angry Phil Parkinson faces FA rap

02.11.09
Phil Parkinson is facing a Football Association charge after being sent to the stands during Charlton's 3-1 defeat at Carlisle... more

Leon McKenzie backs himself to end Charlton drought

12.10.09
Goals have been hard to come by for Charlton in recent times but Leon McKenzie is aiming to ensure the club's promotion push does not go off the rails... more

Parkinson eyeing immediate Charlton return

07.08.09
It's not all doom and gloom at fallen giants Charlton as boss Phil Parkinson eyes a return to the Championship... more

Darren Ambrose signs for Crystal Palace

02.06.09
Football: Crystal Palace have signed Charlton midfielder Darren Ambrose on a free transfer... more

Addicks on the brink

14.04.09
Football: Only a mathematical miracle can save Charlton from the drop and the 0-0 draw with Coventry summed up their plight ... more

The real story behind the fall of the Addicks

19.03.09
Football: Charlton chairman Richard Murray reveals how it all fell apart and why they won’t give up... more

Premier League casualties - clubs that have struggled since relegation

19.03.09
If Charlton find theselves playing League One football next season, they will face some familiar names as the football league is full of teams who have fallen from greatness. Here we look at some of the biggest names to depart the Premier League only to become lost in football ignominy ... more

Butterfield the latest Eagle to fly to sorry Charlton's rescue

03.03.09
Football: Phil Parkinson reckons Charlton's survival hopes are looking up, thanks to arch-rivals Crystal Palace... more

Parkinson hopes Soares will stay for survival battle

16.02.09
Football: Phil Parkinson hopes to build on Charlton's 2-0 win over Plymouth by extending Tom Soares's loan... more

Upbeat Ward hopes to repeat Plymouth heroics

13.02.09
Football: Darren Ward is bidding to extend his lucky goalscoring form against Plymouth... more

Parkinson: We can still escape drop

04.02.09
Football: Phil Parkinson believes he has the squad capable of keeping Charlton in the Championship... more

Parkinson is hoping to splash out after ending winless run

28.01.09
Charlton manager Phil Parkinson is hoping a first win in 19 Championship matches will persuade his club's board that relegation is no longer inevitable provided they splash out before the transfer window closes... more

Charlton can still avoid drop, promises Ambrose

27.01.09
Darren Ambrose has issued a rallying cry to his Charlton team-mates by insisting that they can pull off the great escape and avoid relegation to League One... more

Phil: We will bounce back

26.01.09
Charlton boss Phil Parkinson claims his team are ready to kick-start their relegation escape bid against Crystal Palace tomorrow night after their FA Cup exit at Sheffield United... more

Relieved Parkinson looking for lift-off in League as Charlton end sorry run

14.01.09
Phil Parkinson has spoken of his relief after seeing his Charlton side record their first win in 19 games ... more

Charlton manager Phil Parkinson’s speechless as Nathan Ellington snatches a point at The Valley

16.12.08
Charlton manager Phil Parkinson is counting down the days until the January transfer window opens... more

Keith's 'drop' warning

10.12.08
Keith Gillespie has warned his Charlton Athletic team-mates they need to start picking up points or risk following Leicester into League One... more

Proud Sousa wants QPR to lift away form

08.12.08
Skipper Martin Rowlands was the toast of Loftus Road after his stunning strike earned Queens Park Rangers a 1-0 victory over Championship leaders Wolves... more

Jose Mourinho gives Paulo Sousa a hand at QPR

26.11.08
Match report: New Queens Park Rangers manager Paulo Sousa has revealed he regularly rings Jose Mourinho for advice... more

Phil Parkinson: Why I had to stay

25.11.08
Caretaker boss Phil Parkinson said he could not leave Charlton with the club stuck in the Championship relegation zone... more

Curbs not coveting call from The Valley

24.11.08
Alan Curbishley has given Charlton fans only lukewarm encouragement that he might return to The Valley as Alan Pardew's successor... more

Charlton sign Keith Gillespie

24.11.08
Charlton caretaker boss Phil Parkinson has dived straight into the loan market to snap up winger Keith Gillespie from Sheffield United... more

Pardew to play mind games with ailing stars

03.11.08
Football League round-up: Alan Pardew is ready to use a sports psychologist in a bid to turn Charlton's season around... more

Charlton takeover deal dead

23.10.08
Charlton confirm that Zabeel Investments has pulled out of a deal to buy the club... more

Pards' reshuffle

21.10.08
Football: Alan Pardew will be forced to field a makeshift team at home to Bristol City as he bids to turn around Charlton's form... more

Pardew is staying, says Charlton chief

30.09.08
Football: Alan Pardew was given a vote of confidence by his Charlton chairman in the wake of the club's uninspiring start to the season... more

QPR target now wanted by Charlton

25.07.08
Charlton could emerge as rivals to Queens Park Rangers in the race to sign Portsmouth defender Martin Cranie on loan... more

Football Talk

03.04.08
Ajax takes action against English poachers, Ricardo Carvalho's son spotted in an Addicks shirt and comic bus drivers at Wembley feature in this week's Football Talk... more

Palace swoop to sign Sinclair on loan

27.03.08
Scott Sinclair has signed for Crystal Palace after his loan deal from Chelsea to Charlton was cancelled... more

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  • Facts
  • Charlton considers its greatest rival to be Crystal Palace F.C., although it maintains rivalries with Millwall FC and Gillingham.
  • The club’s crest features a black circle around a red disc, in which is a hand holding a sword
  • Charlton’s home colours include white socks with red tops, white shorts, and red shirts with a white vertical stripe on the left side. The away colours consist of black socks, black shorts, with a white shirt with black trim on the arms, and a black horizontal stripe on the chest with a red base.
  • Charlton’s record home attendance stands at 75,031. This was achieved in 1938 (12 February) during a match against Aston Villa in the FA Cup
  • Charlton’s current manager is Phil Parkinson, who was appointed permanent manager on New Years Eve 2008
  • Charlton will play the 2009/2010 season in Football League One, after being relegated from the Championship at the end of the 2008/209 season

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