Charlton Athletic F.C. facts for kids

Charlton Athletic F.C.

Full name	Charlton Athletic Football Club
Founded	1905
Ground	The Valley, London
Ground Capacity	27,111
Chairman	Richard Murray
Manager	Chris Powell
League	League One
2008/09	League Championship, 24th

Charlton Athletic Football Club, is an English football club.

The club plays in the Football League One.

League position

Season	League	Position
2000/01	Premier League	9th
2001/02	Premier League	14th
2002/03	Premier League	12th
2003/04	Premier League	7th
2004/05	Premier League	11th
2005/06	Premier League	13th
2006/07	Premier League	19th
2007/08	League Championship	11th
2008/09	League Championship	24th

Former position

1921/22 : Third Division - 16th / South 1922/23 : Third Division - 12th / South 1923/24 : Third Division - 14th / South 1924/25 : Third Division - 15th / South 1925/26 : Third Division - 21st / South 1926/27 : Third Division - 13th / South 1927/28 : Third Division - 11th / South 1928/29 : Third Division - Champions / South 1929/30 : Second Division - 13th 1930/31 : Second Division - 15th 1931/32 : Second Division - 10th 1932/33 : Second Division - 22nd 1933/34 : Third Division - 5th / South 1934/35 : Third Division - Champions / South 1935/36 : Second Division - 2nd 1936/37 : First Division - 2nd 1937/38 : First Division - 4th 1938/39 : First Division - 3rd 1939/40 : First Division - - 1946/47 : First Division - 19th 1947/48 : First Division - 13th 1948/49 : First Division - 9th 1949/50 : First Division - 20th 1950/51 : First Division - 17th 1951/52 : First Division - 10th 1952/53 : First Division - 5th 1953/54 : First Division - 9th 1954/55 : First Division - 15th 1955/56 : First Division - 14th 1956/57 : First Division - 22nd 1957/58 : Second Division - 3rd 1958/59 : Second Division - 8th 1959/60 : Second Division - 7th 1960/61 : Second Division - 10th 1961/62 : Second Division - 15th 1962/63 : Second Division - 20th 1963/64 : Second Division - 4th 1964/65 : Second Division - 18th 1965/66 : Second Division - 16th 1966/67 : Second Division - 19th 1967/68 : Second Division - 15th 1968/69 : Second Division - 3rd 1969/70 : Second Division - 20th 1970/71 : Second Division - 20th 1971/72 : Second Division - 21st 1972/73 : Third Division - 11th 1973/74 : Third Division - 14th 1974/75 : Third Division - 3rd 1975/76 : Second Division - 9th 1976/77 : Second Division - 7th 1977/78 : Second Division - 17th 1978/79 : Second Division - 19th 1979/80 : Second Division - 22nd 1980/81 : Third Division - 3rd 1981/82 : Second Division - 13th 1982/83 : Second Division - 17th 1983/84 : Second Division - 13th 1984/85 : Second Division - 17th 1985/86 : Second Division - 2nd 1986/87 : First Division - 19th 1987/88 : First Division - 17th 1988/89 : First Division - 14th 1989/90 : First Division - 19th 1990/91 : Second Division - 16th 1991/92 : Second Division - 7th 1992/93 : First Division - 12th 1993/94 : First Division - 11th 1994/95 : First Division - 15th 1995/96 : First Division - 6th 1996/97 : First Division - 15th 1997/98 : First Division - 4th 1998/99 : Premier League - 18th 1999/00 : First Division - Champions

Images for kids

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  Former Charlton player Chris Powell returned to the club as manager between 2011 and 2014

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  One of Charlton's early grounds, Siemens Meadow

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  Alan Curbishley managed Charlton between 1991 and 2006

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  Charlton's top appearance maker, Sam Bartram