Charlton Athletic F.C.

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Charlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Their home ground is The Valley, where the club has played since 1919. They played at The Mount in Catford during the 1923–24 season. They also played a combined seven years divided between firstly Selhurst Park, and secondly at the former Upton Park (also known as the Boleyn Ground) between 1985 and 1992, due to both their financial problems and the local council's safety concerns. The club's traditional kit consists of red shirts, white shorts and red socks. Their most commonly used nickname is The Addicks. Charlton shares local rivalries with South London clubs Crystal Palace and Millwall. 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...

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