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fullname = Charlton Athletic Football Club |
nickname = The Addicks |
founded = 1905 |
ground = [[The Valley (stadium)|The Valley]], [[London]] |
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chairman = {{flagicon|England}} [[Derek Chappell]]<br />{{flagicon|England}} [[Richard Murray]] |
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manager = {{flagicon|England}} [[Alan Pardew]] |
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'''Charlton Athletic Football Club''' (also known as '''The Addicks''') is a professional [[Football (soccer)|football]] [[football team|club]] based in [[Charlton, London|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 (stadium)|The Valley]], where it has played at since 1919, apart from one year in [[Catford]], during [[1923-24 in English football|1923&ndash;24]], and seven years at [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] and [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] between 1985 and 1992.
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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 [[Football in England|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 [[FA Cup Final 1947|1947]].
'''ACORN''', the '''Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now''', is a community-based organization that advocates for low- and moderate-income families by working on voter registration, housing, schools, neighborhood safety, health care, job conditions and other social issues that affect its members. ACORN has over 350,000 members and more than 850 neighborhood chapters in over 100 cities across the [[United States of America|United States]], as well as in [[Argentina]], [[Canada]], [[Mexico]], and [[Peru]]. ACORN was founded in 1970 by [[Wade Rathke]] and Gary Delgado.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sonoma.edu/users/w/wallsd/community-organizing.shtml |last=Walls |first=David |authorlink =David Walls (academic) |title=Power to the People: Thirty-five Years of Community Organizing |work=The Workbook |month=Summer |year=1994}}</ref> Maude Hurd has been National President of ACORN since 1990.


==History==
ACORN is made up of several legally distinct parts including local non-profits, a national lobbying organization and the ACORN Housing Corporation.<ref name="wsj0731"/><ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/clyne200410311142.asp</ref> ACORN says it is non-partisan though it is often aligned with the Democratic Party on policy.<ref name="wsj0731"/> This political alignment and some of the causes it advocates have made ACORN the subject of partisan conflict.<ref name="cbs"/><ref name="wsj0731"/> Some of ACORN's voter registration programs have been investigated for fraud.<ref>Las Vegas News-Review Oct. 8, 2008 http://www.lvrj.com/news/30613864.html</ref> The group is not tax exempt and says it does not accept government funding, though it has in the past.<ref>{{cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Grapes of Rathke | work =[[The Wall Street Journal]] | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =November 8, 2006 | url =http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110009214 | accessdate = }}</ref><ref>http://www.washtimes.com/news/2006/jan/03/20060103-093213-4084r/</ref><ref>http://acorn.org/index.php?id=12342</ref>
Charlton Athletic were formed on 9 June 1905<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> 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 [[Arsenal F.C.|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.<ref name="Charlton Athletic - Club History">{{cite news
| title = Charlton Athletic - Club History
| url = http://www.cafc.co.uk/history.ink
| publisher = Charlton Athletic F.C.
| date =
| accessdate = 2007-07-05}}</ref> After the [[First World War]], they joined the Kent League for one season (1919&ndash;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&ndash;21) before being voted into [[the Football League]]. The club's first Football League match was against [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] in August 1921, which was won 1&ndash;0. In 1923 it was proposed that Charlton merged with Catford Southend to create a larger team with bigger support.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Clayton
| first = Paul
| coauthors =
| title = The Essential History of Charlton Athletic
| publisher = Headline Book Publishing
| year = 2001
| isbn = 0755310209
| pages = p30}}
</ref> In the 1923&ndash;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.<ref name=p33>{{cite book
| last = Clayton
| title = The Essential History of Charlton Athletic
| pages = p33 }}</ref> 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 [[Football League Division Three|Division Three]] championship in 1929<ref name="England 1928/29">{{cite news
| title = England 1928/1929
| url = http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1928-29.html
| publisher = rsssf.com
| date =
| accessdate = 2007-07-10}}</ref> and they remained at the [[Football League Division Two|Division Two]] level for four years.<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> After relegation, [[Jimmy Seed]] was appointed as manager and three years into Seed's reign, the Addicks had gained successive promotions from the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] to the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] in 1936.<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/>


In 1937 Charlton finished runners up in the First Division,<ref name="1936/1937 English Division 1 (old) Table">{{cite news
| title = England 1936/1937
| url = http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1936-37.html
| publisher = rsssf.com
| date =
| accessdate = 2007-07-10}}</ref> in 1938 finished fourth<ref name="1937/1938 English Division 1 (old) Table">{{cite news
| title = England 1937/1938
| url = http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1937-38.html
| publisher = rsssf.com
| date =
| accessdate = 2007-07-10}}</ref> and 1939 finished third.<ref name="1938/1939 English Division 1 (old) Table">{{cite news
| title = England 1938/1939
| url = http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1938-39.html
| publisher = rsssf.com
| date =
| accessdate = 2007-07-10}}</ref> They were the most consistent team in the top flight of English football over the three seasons immediately before [[World War II]].<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> 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 [[FA Cup Final 1946|4&ndash;1]] to [[Derby County F.C.|Derby]] after extra time. The Addicks made amends when the reached the FA Cup final again in 1947. This time they beat [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] [[FA Cup Final 1947|1&ndash;0,]] [[Chris Duffy (footballer)|Chris Duffy]] scoring the only goal of the day.<ref name="1947 FA Cup Final">{{cite news
| title = Burnley 0 - 1 Charlton
| url = http://www.cafc.co.uk/personality.ink?page=7770
| publisher = Charlton Athletic F.C.
| date =
| accessdate = 2007-07-05}}</ref> 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.<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> The Valley was the largest football ground in the League, drawing crowds in excess of 70,000.<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> 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.<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/>


From the late 1950s until the early 1970s, Charlton remained a mainstay of the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]. Relegation to the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] in 1972<ref name="England 1971/72">{{cite news
==Issues and actions==
| title = England 1971/1972
=== Predatory lending and affordable housing ===
| url = http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1971-72.html
ACORN has fought against lending practices that it sees as [[predatory lending|predatory]] by targeting the companies that engage in the practice, working for stricter state laws against predatory practices, organizing against financial scams, and steering individuals toward loan counseling.<ref name="ACORN_2003"/> Following a three-year campaign Household International (now owned by [[HSBC|HSBC Holdings]] and renamed [[HSBC Finance|HSBC Finance Corporation]]), one of the largest [[subprime lending|subprime lenders]] in the country, and ACORN announced on November 25, 2003 a proposed settlement of a 2002 national [[class-action lawsuit]] brought by ACORN. The settlement created a $72 million [[Foreclosure Avoidance Program]] to provide relief to Household borrowers who are at risk of losing their homes.<ref name="ACORN_2003">{{cite web |url=http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=8500 |title=ACORN Annual Report 2003 |publisher=ACORN |year=2003 |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref> The settlement came on the heels of an earlier $484 million settlement between Household, Attorneys General, and bank regulators from all 50 US states.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atg.wa.gov/householdfinance/facts.shtml |title=Household Finance Settlement |publisher = Washington State Office of the Attorney General |date=[[2003-12-05]] |accessdate=2007-11-12 |archivedate=2007-09-27 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060927065346/http://www.atg.wa.gov/householdfinance/facts.shtml}}</ref>
| publisher = rsssf.com
| date =
| accessdate = 2007-07-10}}</ref> caused the team's support to drop, and even a promotion in 1975 back to the second division<ref name="England 1974/75">{{cite news
| title = England 1974/1975
| url = http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1974-75.html
| publisher = rsssf.com
| date =
| accessdate = 2007-07-10}}</ref> did little to re-invigorate the team's support and finances. In 1979&ndash;80 Charlton were relegated again to the Third Division,<ref name="England 1979/80">{{cite news
| title = England 1979/1980
| url = http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1979-80.html
| publisher = rsssf.com
| date =
| accessdate = 2007-07-10}}</ref> but won immediate promotion back to the Second Division in 1980&ndash;81.<ref name="England 1980/81">{{cite news
| title = England 1980/1981
| url = http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1980-81.html
| publisher = rsssf.com
| date =
| accessdate = 2007-07-10}}</ref> Even though it did not feel like it, this was a turning point in the clubs 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<ref name=p141>{{cite book
| last = Clayton
| title = The Essential History of Charlton Athletic
| pages = p141 }}</ref> 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.<ref name=p142-150>{{cite book
| last = Clayton
| title = The Essential History of Charlton Athletic
| pages = p142-150 }}</ref> In 1984 financial matters came to a head and the club went into administration, to be reformed as Charlton Athletic (1984) Ltd.<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> 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 F.C.|Crystal Palace]] at [[Selhurst Park]]<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> 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.


[[Image:Charlton7645Gallery.jpg|thumb|Valley In disrepair]]
ACORN and its affiliates advocate for affordable housing by urging the development, rehabilitation and establishment of housing trust funds at the local, state, and federal levels.<ref>ACORN affordable housing statement http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=44</ref> The group also pushes for enforcement of affordable-housing requirements for developers and promotes programs to help homeowners repair their homes and organize tenant demands.<ref>ACORN affordable housing statement http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=44</ref>


Despite the move away from the Valley, Charlton were promoted to the First Division as Second Division runners-up at the end of 1985&ndash;86,<ref name="England 1985/86">{{cite news
ACORN has been criticized by free market groups and some Republicans for its role in advocating lending practices to borrowers without traditional qualifications (large down payments and proven income sources), and for encouraging government based housing trusts rather than a market oriented approach to expand public housing.<ref>http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=1139&L=0%3Fid%3D8144</ref><ref>Consumer Rights League http://www.consumersrightsleague.org/</ref>A report from the free-market Consumers Rights League charges that ACORN misused housing funds, encouraged banks through the Community Reinvestment Act to make risky loans to borrowers with bad credit, and contributed to the housing/ financial crisis.<ref>Consumer Rights League http://www.consumersrightsleague.org/</ref><ref>http://www.consumersrightsleague.org/uploadedfiles/Latest%20Million%20Dollar%20ACORN%20Scandal.pdf</ref>
| title = England 1985/1986
| url = http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1985-86.html
| publisher = rsssf.com
| date =
| accessdate = 2007-07-10}}</ref> and remained at this level for four years (achieving a highest league finish of 14th) often with late escapes, most notably against [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds]] in 1987, where the Addicks triumphed in extra-time of the play-off final replay to secure their top flight place.<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> In 1987 Charlton also returned to [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] for the first time since the 1947 FA Cup final for the [[Full Members Cup]] final against [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn]].<ref name=p156>{{cite book
| last = Clayton
| title = The Essential History of Charlton Athletic
| pages = p156 }}</ref> Eventually, however, the Addicks fell to relegation in 1990.<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> Manager [[Lennie Lawrence]] moved to [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] in 1991 and was replaced by rookie joint managers [[Steve Gritt]] and 34-year-old [[Alan Curbishley]].<ref name="Charlton Athletic - Club History">{{cite news
| title = Charlton Athletic - Club History
| url = http://www.cafc.co.uk/history.ink
| publisher = Charlton Athletic F.C
| date =
| accessdate = 2007-07-05}}</ref> The pair had unexpected success in their first season finishing just outside the play-offs, and [[1992-93 in English football|1992&ndash;93]] began promisingly and Charlton looked good bets for promotion. However, the club was forced to sell players such as [[Rob Lee]] and [[Anthony Barness]] to secure a return to The Valley, which eventually happened in December 1992.<ref name = "Charlton 1 - 0 Portsmouth"/> Less than three years later, however, new chairman [[Richard Murray]] appointed Curbishley as sole manager of Charlton.<ref name="Alan Curbishley profile">{{cite news
| title = Alan Curbishley profile
| url = http://www.cafc.co.uk/AlanCurbishley.ink
| publisher = Charlton Athletic F.C
| date =
| accessdate = 2007-07-05}}</ref>


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 in English football|1997&ndash;98]] was Charlton's best season for years. They reached the Division One playoff final and battled against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] in a thrilling game with ended with a 4&ndash;4 draw after extra time. Charlton won 7&ndash;6 on penalties,<ref name="1998 play-off final">{{cite news
=== Living wages ===
| title = Charlton 4 - 4 Sunderland
[[Living wage]] ordinances require private businesses that do business with the government to pay their workers a wage that enables them to afford basic necessities. ACORN has helped pass local living wage laws in fifteen cities including [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]], and [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite journal
| url = http://www.cafc.co.uk/personality.ink?page=7724
| author = David Swanson
| publisher = Charlton Athletic F.C.
| date = February 21, 2005
| date =
| title = Federal Minimum Wage 44% Below 1968 Level: Fighting for a Living Wage, State by State
| accessdate = 2007-07-05}}</ref> with the match described as [http://www.wembleystadium.com/GloriousPast/greatmoments/Charlton4Sunderland4.htm "one of the finest games ever seen at Wembley"], and were promoted to the [[Premier League]]. Charlton's first Premiership campaign began promisingly 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
| journal = Counterpunch
One title in 2000 which signalled a return to the Premiership.<ref name="Charlton bounce back in style">{{cite news
| url = http://www.counterpunch.org/swanson02212005.html
| title = Charlton bounce back in style
| accessdate = 2008-07-14
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/808548.stm
}}</ref> ACORN maintains a website that provides strategic and logistical assistance to organizations nationwide.
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 2000-06-29
| accessdate = 2007-07-05}}</ref> 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&ndash;04 season, Charlton spent much of the campaign challenging for a [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] place, but a late-season slump in form, combined with the sale of star player [[Scott Parker (footballer)|Scott Parker]] to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], left Charlton in 7th place,<ref name="Curbishley basks in glory">{{cite news
| title = Curbishley basks in glory
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/3714559.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 2004-05-15
| accessdate = 2007-07-05}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Curbishley to leave Charlton">{{cite news
| title = Curbishley to leave Charlton
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/4958402.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = [[2006-04-29]]
| accessdate = 2007-07-10}}</ref>


In May 2006, [[Iain Dowie]] was named as Curbishley's successor,<ref name="Charlton unveil Dowie as new boss">{{cite news
ACORN filed a lawsuit in [[California]] seeking to exempt itself from the state's [[minimum wage]] of $4.25 per hour in 1995. ACORN alleged in its complaint that minimum wage laws "were unconstitutional as applied to it, because they restricted its ability to engage in political advocacy by forcing it to hire fewer workers, and that its workers, if paid the minimum wage, would be less empathetic with its low- and moderate-income constituency and would therefore be less effective advocates." The court denied ACORN's petition; the denial was sustained on appeal.<ref>Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now v. Department of Industrial Relations, 41 Cal. App. 4th 298, 301 (Cal. Ct. App. 1995).</ref>
| title = Charlton unveil Dowie as new boss
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/5027750.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 2006-05-30
| accessdate = 2007-07-05}}</ref> but was sacked after twelve league matches in November 2006, with only two wins.<ref name="Dowie exits Addicks">{{cite news
| title = Dowie exits Addicks
| url = http://www.football.co.uk/charlton_athletic/dowie_exits_addicks_237138.shtml
| publisher = football.co.uk
| date = [[2006-11-13]]
| accessdate = 2006-11-13}}</ref> [[Les Reed (football coach)|Les Reed]] replaced Dowie as manager,<ref name="Charlton appoint Reed as new boss">{{cite news
| title = Charlton appoint Reed as new boss
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6146620.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = [[2006-11-14]]
| accessdate = 2007-07-10}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="Pardew replaces Reed at Charlton">{{cite news
| title = Pardew replaces Reed at Charlton
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6208387.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 2006-12-24
| accessdate = 2007-07-05}}</ref> Despite an improvement in fortunes, Pardew was unable to keep Charlton up and relegation was confirmed in the penultimate match of the season.<ref name="Charlton relegated">{{cite news
| title = Charlton relegated
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6602895.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 2007-05-07
| accessdate = 2007-07-10}}</ref> Shortly afterwards the Addicks were linked with a foreign takeover,<ref name="Group eyes £50m Charlton takeover">{{cite news
| title = Group eyes £50m Charlton takeover
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6633425.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 2007-05-07
| accessdate = 2007-07-10}}</ref> but this was swiftly denied by the club. However on october 10th 2008 Charlton received an indicative offer for the club from a a Dubai-based diversified investment company.<ref name="Club denies takeover bid">{{cite news
| title = Club denies takeover bid
| url = http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30836&newstype=n
| publisher = Charlton Athletic F.C
| date = 2007-05-08
| accessdate = 2007-07-10}}</ref>


==Stadia==
=== Katrina relief ===
{{seealso|The Valley (stadium)|l1=The Valley}}
ACORN members across the country, particularly in the [[Gulf Coast|Gulf]] region, have organized fundraising and organizing drives to ensure that victims of [[Hurricane Katrina]] will receive assistance and will be able to return to affected areas. ACORN's Home Cleanout Demonstration Program has gutted and rebuilt over 1,850 homes with the help of volunteers. The ACORN Katrina Survivors Association formed in the aftermath of the storm is the first nationwide organization for Katrina survivors and has been working for equitable treatment for victims. Displaced citizens were bussed into the city for the [[New Orleans]] primary and general elections. ACORN Housing Services have helped more than 2,000 homeowners affected by the storm and is an official planner working with the city on reconstruction.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=9703 |title=Two years after Katrina, still fighting and winning |year=2005 |publisher=ACORN |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref>{{Verify credibility|date=July 2008}}


[[Image:Maryon-park-01335-640.jpg|left|thumb|275px|One of Charlton's early grounds, Siemens Meadow]]
=== Education ===
The club's first ground was Siemens Meadow (1905&ndash;1907), not a meadow but a patch of rough ground by the Thames. This was over-shadowed by the now demolished [[Siemens AG|Siemens]] Telegraph Works. Then followed [[Woolwich Common]] (1907&ndash;1908), Pound Park (1908&ndash;1913), and Angerstein Lane (1913&ndash;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.<ref name = "Details about Charlton Athletic"/> 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.
ACORN pushes [[education reform]] usually in the form of organizing neighborhood groups and "community" or "ACORN schools". In Chicago, ACORN has advocated for a certified teacher to be in every classroom. In [[California]] ACORN has documented the need for textbooks and school repairs. ACORN works with teachers unions to get money for school construction and more funding for schools.<ref name="ACORN_school_overview">{{cite web |url=http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=2660 |title=School Overview |publisher=ACORN |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref> ACORN also supports school reform and the "creation of alternative public schools" such as [[charter school]]s.<ref name="ACORN_school_overview"/><ref>http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=735</ref> ACORN opposed the privatization of some NYC schools, favoring its own Charter School plan.<ref>http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2001/03/14/26edison.h20.html</ref> The ACORN model for schools emphasizes small classes, parent involvement, qualified teachers and "community oriented curricula".<ref><http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=735></ref>


During the 1930s and 1940s, significant improvements were made to the ground so that it was one of the largest in the country.<ref name = "Details about Charlton Athletic"/> In 1938 the highest attendance to date at the ground was recorded at over 75,000 for a [[FA Cup]] match against [[Aston Villa F.C.|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.
===Gun control===
In 2006, ACORN intervened on behalf of [[Jersey City]], [[New Jersey]] in a lawsuit brought against the city, which challenged a local ordinance that limited handgun purchasers to one gun a month.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1166448999875 |title=N.J. Judge Voids City's Gun Control Law |first=Charles |last=Toutant |publisher=New Jersey Law Journal |date=[[2006-12-20]] |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref> The [[Hudson County]] Superior Court struck down the ordinance on the grounds that it violated the New Jersey Constitution's Equal Protection clause, and a state statute prohibiting towns and municipalities from enacting firearms legislation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1166448999875 |title=N.J. Judge Voids City's Gun Control Law |first=Charles |last=Toutant |publisher=New Jersey Law Journal |date=[[2006-12-20]] |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref>


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 F.C.|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 politics|single issue]] [[political party]], the Valley Party, contested the 1990 local elections in [[London Borough of Greenwich|Greenwich Borough Council]] on a ticket of reopening the stadium, capturing a creditable 11% of the vote,<ref name = "Details about Charlton Athletic"/> 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&ndash;92 season (and part of the 1992&ndash;93 season), the Addicks played at [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]]'s [[The Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]]<ref name="Details about Charlton Athletic">{{cite news
On September 29, 2008, the [[New Jersey]] Appellate Court denied ACORN's appeal of the [[Hudson County]] Superior Court's decision striking down Jersey City's ordinance.<ref>http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/opinions/a4443-06a4708-06.pdf</ref>
| title = Details about Charlton Athletic
| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2005/05/18/charlton_athletic_team.shtml
| publisher = BBC London
| date =
| accessdate = 2007-07-10}}</ref> as [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] had moved into Selhurst Park alongside Palace. Charlton finally returned to The Valley in December 1992, celebrating with 1&ndash;0 victory against [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]].<ref name="Charlton 1 - 0 Portsmouth">{{cite news
| title = Charlton 1 - 0 Portsmouth
| url = http://www.cafc.co.uk/personality.ink?page=7772
| publisher = Charlton Athletic F.C.
| date =
| accessdate = 2007-07-05}}</ref>


[[Image:CharltonValleyPanoramaFromJimmySeed.png|right|thumb|500px|The Valley in 2007]]
==History==
<!-- The info in this History section are well sourced in the Delgado book -->


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.<ref name="Expansion plans underway">{{cite news
=== 1970-1975: Founding ===
| title = Expansion plans underway
ACORN was founded by [[Wade Rathke]] when he was sent to [[Little Rock, Arkansas]] by the [[National Welfare Rights Organization]] (NWRO) in 1970 as an organizer.<ref>{{cite journal|first=Sol|last=Stern|journal=City Journal|title=ACORN’s Nutty Regime for Cities|url=http://www.city-journal.org/html/13_2_acorns_nutty_regime.html|date=Spring 2003|accessdate=2007-01-24}}</ref> Gary Delgado and George A. Wiley were also instrumental to its founding. ACORN's first campaign was aimed at helping welfare recipients attain their basic needs, such as [[clothing]] and [[furniture]]. This drive, inspired by a clause in the [[Arkansas]] [[Welfare (financial aid)|welfare]] laws, began the effort to create and sustain a movement that would grow to become the Arkansas Community Organizations for Reform Now, the beginnings of ACORN.<ref name=Delgado>{{cite book|last=Delgado|first=Gary|title=Organizing the Movement: The Roots and Growth of ACORN|publisher=Temple University Press|date=1986|isbn=0-87722-393-9|oclc=12134922 59256995}}</ref>
| url = http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=21303&newstype=n
| publisher = Charlton Athletic F.C.
| date = 2004-11-29
| accessdate = 2007-07-05}}</ref>


==Supporters==
ACORN's goal was to unite welfare recipients with [[working poor|needy working people]] around issues of free school lunches, [[unemployment]] issues, [[Vietnam veteran|Vietnam veterans']] rights, and [[emergency room]] care. The broad range of issues did not stop there as the organization grew throughout Arkansas. ACORN organized [[Agriculture|farmers]] to take on [[Environmentalism|environmental]] issues concerning [[sulfur]] emissions.
The bulk of the club's support base comes from the [[London Borough]]s of [[London Borough of Greenwich|Greenwich]], [[London Borough of Bexley|Bexley]] and [[London Borough of Bromley|Bromley]] and also north-west [[Kent]]. 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,<ref name="Supporters' Director">{{cite news
| title = Supporters' Director
| url = http://www.cafc.co.uk/supporters_director.ink
| publisher = Charlton Athletic F.C.
| date =
| accessdate = 2007-07-10}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news
| title = End of an era for Hayes
| url = http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=32392
| publisher = Charlton Athletic F.C.
| date =
| accessdate = 2008-05-07}}</ref>


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.<ref name=p10>{{cite book
=== 1975-1980: Growth beyond Arkansas ===
| last = Clayton
In 1975, ACORN created branches in [[Texas]] and [[South Dakota]]. On December 13, 1975, sixty leaders from the three ACORN states elected the first associate Executive Board and the first ACORN president, Steve McDonald, to deal with matters beyond the scope of the individual city and state boards. Each year thereafter saw three or more states join ACORN, building to a total of twenty states by 1980. This expansion led to multi-state campaigns beginning with a mass meeting of 1,000 members in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] in 1978. At the end of the conference, ACORN convention delegates marched on the [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]] conference with the outline of a nine-point "People’s Platform" which would go on to become the foundation of ACORN's platform when it was ratified in 1979.
| title = The Essential History of Charlton Athletic
| pages = p10 }}</ref> 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 F.C.|Crystal Palace]]. It is now once again the official nickname of the club.


The fans' favourite chant is entitled [http://www.cafc.co.uk/CharltonSongs.ink "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 [http://www.cafc.co.uk/CharltonSongs.ink "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.
ACORN was active in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980 Election]] with the "People's Platform" serving as its standard.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.umsl.edu/~whmc/guides/whm0040.htm |title=WESTERN HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION |publisher=UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS |month=June |year=1980 |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref> It led [[Demonstration (people)|demonstrations]] aimed at both major party candidates; demanded to meet with [[Jimmy Carter|President Jimmy Carter]]; marched on the president's campaign finance committee chair's home; and presented its platform to the [[United States Republican Party|Republican Party]] platform committee.


==Colours and Crest==
=== 1980-1988: Reagan era ===
By 1980, ACORN’S staff was stretched thin by the demands of meeting its expansion goals. Much of its resources and energy had been dedicated to the presidential primaries and national party conventions. ACORN launched [[squatting]] campaigns in an attempt to obtain affordable housing, and encouraged [[squatter]]s to refit the premises for comfortable living.


[[Image:Greenwich arms.png|thumb|100px|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 [[clubs (suit)|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.<ref name = "Charlton Athletic F.C. Crest History"/>
In June 1982 ACORN sponsored "[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] Ranches" in over 35 cities believing the president's focus to be on military as opposed to social spending. These [[tent city|tent cities]] were erected for two days and were met with resistance from the [[National Park Service]], which tried repeatedly to evict the tenters. The protesters remained and then marched on the [[White House]] and testified before a [[United States Congress|Congressional committee]] about what they described as the housing crisis in America. The last Reagan Ranch was held at the Republican Convention in [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] in 1984.


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.<ref name = "Charlton Athletic F.C. Crest History"/> 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.<ref name="Charlton Athletic F.C. Crest History">{{cite news
In addition to protesting, ACORN also developed and strengthened its [[political action committee]]s and encouraged its members to run for office. For the [[U.S. presidential election, 1984|1984 Election]] ACORN wanted to endorse a candidate, setting a 75% support in polls among members as its requirement. No candidate reached that level, though there was strong support for [[Jesse Jackson]]. ACORN also established a legislative office that year in [[Washington, DC]]. During this period ACORN also focused on local election reform in a number of cities, including [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Columbia, South Carolina]], and [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]], encouraging the change of at-large legislative bodies to district representation.
| title = Charlton Athletic F.C. Crest History
| url = http://www.footballcrests.com/clubs/charlton-athletic-fc
| publisher = footballcrests.com
| date = [[2002-03-04]]
| accessdate = 2007-07-10}}</ref>


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.<ref name=p8>{{cite book
ACORN grew to twenty-seven states, adding chapters in [[New York City]], Washington, DC, and [[Chicago, Illinois]] by the end of Reagan's first term.<ref name=Delgado />
| last = Clayton
| title = The Essential History of Charlton Athletic
| pages = p8}}</ref> The exception came during the 1923&ndash;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.<ref name=p32>{{cite book
| last = Clayton
| title = The Essential History of Charlton Athletic
| pages = p32 }}</ref> However, after the move fell through, Charlton returned to wearing red and white as their home colours.


===Kit Sponsors and Manufacturers<ref name="Charlton Athletic's Kit History">{{cite news
During the [[U.S. presidential election, 1988|1988 Election]] ACORN held its National Convention in the same city as the Democratic Convention &mdash; [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. During the preceding four years ACORN had strengthened its ties with [[Jesse Jackson]] and accounted for thirty Jackson delegates. It also sponsored a march at the convention.
| title = Charlton Athletic's Kit History
| url = http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Charlton_Athletic/Charlton_Athletic.htm
| publisher = Historical Kits
| date =
| accessdate = 2008-06-16}}</ref>===


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ACORN's membership grew to 70,000 plus in twenty-eight states during this time. It increased its legislative lobbying efforts in Washington and strengthened its [[Politcal Action Committee]]s (PACs). It also developed what it called the [[Affiliated Media Foundation Movement]] (AM/FM). Starting with station [[KNON]] in Dallas, AM/FM moved on to establish radio stations, [[UHF]] television and [[cable television]] programming. It also sought and received appointments to the [[Resolution Trust Corporation]] (RTC) which was formed to dissolve the assets of failed [[Savings and loan|Savings and Loans]] resulting from the [[Savings and Loan crisis]].
|-
! Year !!Kit Manufacturer!!Shirt Sponsor
|-
| 1905&ndash;74 || none || rowspan=3|None
|-
| 1974&ndash;80 || [[Bukta]]
|-
| 1980&ndash;81 || rowspan=3|[[Adidas]]
|-
| 1981&ndash;82 || FADS
|-
| 1982&ndash;83 || rowspan=2| None
|-
| 1983&ndash;84 || rowspan=2| Osca
|-
| 1984&ndash;86 || rowspan=3|[[The Woolwich]]
|-
| 1986&ndash;88 || [[Adidas]]
|-
| 1988&ndash;92 || [[Admiral]]
|-
| 1992&ndash;93 || rowspan=2|Ribero || None
|-
| 1993&ndash;94 || rowspan=2|[[Viglen]]
|-
| 1994&ndash;98 || Quaser
|-
| 1998&ndash;00 || rowspan=3|[[Le Coq Sportif]] || [[Mesh Computers|MESH]]
|-
| 2000&ndash;02 || [[TelecityGroup|Redbus]]
|-
| 2002&ndash;03 || rowspan=2|All:Sports
|-
| 2003&ndash;05 || rowspan=3|[[Joma]]
|-
| 2005&ndash;08 || Llanera
|-
| 2008&ndash; || [[Carbrini|Carbrini Sportswear]]
|-
|}


==Players==
===1988-1998: Focus on housing===
:''As of 1 September 2008.''<!--<ref name="Charlton Athletic Playing Squad">{{cite web
[[Image:Acorn pred lend.jpg|thumbnail|ACORN member demonstrating against predatory lending]]
| title = Charlton Athletic Playing Squad
While some of ACORN’s most notable efforts were in the area of housing, it has counted health, public safety, education, representation, work and workers’ rights and communications concerns among its victories.
| url = http://www.charlton-athletic.co.uk/squaddisplay.ink
| publisher = Charlton Athletic FC
| accessdate = 2007-08-06}}</ref>--><ref name="Strength in numbers">{{cite news
| title = Strength in numbers
| url = http://www.charlton-athletic.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=32653
| publisher = Charlton Athletic FC
| date = [[2008-08-06]]
| accessdate = 2008-08-06}}</ref>
===Current squad===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player| no=1| nat=England | pos=GK| name=[[Nicky Weaver]]}}
{{Fs player| no=2| nat=France | pos=DF| name=[[Yassin Moutaouakil]]}}
{{Fs player| no=3| nat=Central African Republic | pos=DF| name=[[Kelly Youga]]}}
{{Fs player| no=4| nat=England|pos=MF|name=[[Nicky Bailey]]}}
{{Fs player| no=5| nat=China | pos=MF| name=[[Zheng Zhi]]}}
{{Fs player| no=6| nat=England | pos=DF| name=[[Mark Hudson (footballer born 1982)|Mark Hudson]]|other=[[captain (football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player| no=7| nat=England | pos=MF| name=[[Jonjo Shelvey]]}}
{{Fs player| no=8| nat=Ireland | pos=MF| name=[[Matt Holland]]}}
{{Fs player| no=9| nat=Scotland | pos=FW| name=[[Andy Gray (footballer born 1977)|Andy Gray]]}}
{{Fs player| no=10| nat=Bulgaria | pos=FW| name=[[Svetoslav Todorov]]}}
{{Fs player| no=11| nat=England | pos=MF| name=[[Darren Ambrose]]}}
{{Fs player| no=12| nat=England | pos=FW| name=[[Luke Varney]]}}
{{Fs player| no=16| nat=England | pos=MF| name=[[Scott Wagstaff]]}}
{{Fs player| no=17| nat=Ghana | pos=FW| name=[[Chris Dickson (footballer)|Chris Dickson]]}}
{{Fs player| no=18| nat=England | pos=MF| name=[[Lloyd Sam]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player| no=19| nat=England | pos=MF| name=[[Dean Sinclair]]}}
{{Fs player| no=20| nat=France | pos=MF| name=[[Therry Racon]]}}
{{Fs player| no=21| nat=Ireland | pos=GK| name=[[Robert Elliot]]}}
{{Fs player| no=23| nat=Portugal | pos=MF| name=[[José Semedo]]}}
{{Fs player| no=24| nat=England | pos=DF| name=[[Jonathan Fortune]]}}
{{Fs player| no=25| nat=England | pos=FW| name=[[Izale Mcleod]]}}
{{Fs player| no=26| nat=Wales | pos=DF| name=[[Grant Basey]]}}
{{Fs player| no=27| nat=England | pos=MF| name=Rashid Yussuff}}
{{Fs player| no=28| nat=Ireland | pos=MF| name=[[Harry Arter]]}}
{{Fs player| no=29| nat=England | pos=DF| name=[[Martin Cranie]]|other=on loan from [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]}}
{{Fs player| no=30| nat=Denmark | pos=MF| name=[[Martin Christensen]]}}
{{Fs player| no=31| nat=England | pos=MF| name=Chris Solly}}
{{Fs player| no=32| nat=Denmark | pos=MF| name=Mikkel Jensen}}
{{Fs player| no=34| nat=Algeria | pos=MF| name=[[Hameur Bouazza]]|other=on loan from [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]}}
{{Fs player| no=35| nat=England | pos=DF| name=[[Linvoy Primus]]|other=on loan from [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]}}
{{Fs end}}


====Out on loan====
The 1990 ACORN convention in Chicago focused on the fast-breaking housing campaign. It featured a squatting demonstration at an RTC house. Later, ACORN members demanded cooperation from banks about providing loan data on low- and moderate-income communities and compliance with the 1977 [[Community Reinvestment Act]] (CRA).
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player| no=15| nat=England | pos=MF| name=[[Josh Wright (footballer)|Josh Wright]]|other=on loan at [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]}}
{{Fs player| no=22| nat=Wales | pos=FW| name=[[Stuart Fleetwood]]|other=on loan at [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]]}}
{{Fs player| no=33| nat=England | pos=DF| name=[[Aswad Thomas]]|other=on loan at [[Lewes F.C.|Lewes]]}}
{{Fs player| no=—| nat=Ireland | pos=GK| name=[[Darren Randolph]]|other=on loan at [[Hereford United]] until June 2009}}
{{Fs end}}


22 Stuart Fleetwood on loan with Cheltenham Town in League 1
ACORN fought weakening of the CRA in 1991, staging a two-day takeover of the [[House Banking Committee]] hearing room. It also established ACORN Housing Corporation to service people moving into homes under the housing campaign, rehabilitated hundreds of houses addressed by CRA.


===Notable former players===
The ACORN convention in New York in 1992, called the "ACORN-Bank Summit", was organized to make deals with giant banks. When [[Citibank]], the nation’s largest bank, did not participate conventioneers protested at its downtown [[Manhattan]] headquarters, and won a meeting to negotiate for similar programs.
{{details|List of Charlton Athletic F.C. players}}
<!-- Do not list players here; any notable players should instead be detailed in the main "List of Charlton Athletic F.C. players" article -->


===Player of the year===
ACORN supported and lobbied for the [[National Voter Registration Act of 1993|"Motor Voter" Act]]. After its passage, ACORN members attended [[Bill Clinton|President Clinton’s]] signing ceremony. ACORN then pursued new registration laws in Arkansas and [[Massachusetts]] and filed suit in [[Illinois]], [[Louisiana]], [[Michigan]], [[Missouri]], [[New Jersey]], and [[Pennsylvania]] as a result of the act.


{|
In 1993, ACORN also began a national campaign to fight [[insurance]] [[redlining]], a practice that put the gains made in other housing campaigns at risk. The campaign targeted [[Allstate]], hitting sales offices in fourteen cities and a stockholders meeting. Allstate agreed to negotiate and signed an agreement in 1994 for a $10 million partnership with ACORN and [[NationsBank]] for below-market mortgages to low-income homebuyers. [[Travelers Insurance]] agreed to a Neighborhood and Home Safety Program, linking access to insurance and lower rates to public safety programs.
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
|1971||{{flagicon|England}} Paul Went
|-
|1972||{{flagicon|England}} [[Keith Peacock]]
|-
|1973||{{flagicon|England}} [[Arthur Horsfield]]
|-
|1974||{{flagicon|England}} John Dunn
|-
|1975||{{flagicon|England}} Richie Bowman
|-
|1976||{{flagicon|England}} [[Derek Hales]]
|-
|1977||{{flagicon|England}} [[Mike Flanagan (footballer)|Mike Flanagan]]
|-
|1978||{{flagicon|England}} [[Keith Peacock]]
|-
|1979||{{flagicon|England}} [[Keith Peacock]]
|-
|1980||{{flagicon|England}} Les Berry
|-
|1981||{{flagicon|England}} Nicky Johns
|-
|1982||{{flagicon|England}} Terry Naylor
|-
|1983||{{flagicon|England}} Nicky Johns
|}
|width="50"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
|1984||{{flagicon|England}} Nicky Johns
|-
|1985||{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Mark Aizlewood]]
|-
|1986||{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Mark Aizlewood]]
|-
|1987||{{flagicon|England}} [[Bob Bolder]]
|-
|1988||{{flagicon|England}} John Humphrey
|-
|1989||{{flagicon|England}} John Humphrey
|-
|1990||{{flagicon|England}} John Humphrey
|-
|1991||{{flagicon|England}} [[Rob Lee|Robert Lee]]
|-
|1992||{{flagicon|England}} Simon Webster
|-
|1993||{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Stuart Balmer]]
|-
|1994||{{flagicon|England}} [[Carl Leaburn]]
|-
|1995||{{flagicon|England}} [[Richard Rufus]]
|-
|1996||{{flagicon|Wales}} [[John Robinson (footballer)|John Robinson]]
|}
|width="50"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
|-
|1997||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Andy Petterson]]
|-
|1998||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Mark Kinsella]]
|-
|1999||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Mark Kinsella]]
|-
|2000||{{flagicon|England}} [[Richard Rufus]]
|-
|2001||{{flagicon|England}} [[Richard Rufus]]
|-
|2002||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Dean Kiely]]
|-
|2003||{{flagicon|England}} [[Scott Parker (footballer)|Scott Parker]]
|-
|2004||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Dean Kiely]]
|-
|2005||{{flagicon|England}} [[Luke Young (footballer)|Luke Young]]
|-
|2006||{{flagicon|England}} [[Darren Bent]]
|-
|2007||{{flagicon|England}} [[Scott Carson]]
|-
|2008||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Matt Holland]]
|}
|}


==Club officials==
In 1994, ACORN received a $1.1 million grant from AmeriCorps<ref>{{cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Grapes of Rathke | work =[[The Wall Street Journal]] | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =November 8, 2006 | url =http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110009214 | accessdate = }}</ref><ref>http://www.washtimes.com/news/2006/jan/03/20060103-093213-4084r/</ref>. It does not now accept direct government funding and is not tax exempt.<ref>http://acorn.org/index.php?id=12342</ref>


Club officials as of 16 June 2008 <ref name="Club Officials">{{cite news
===1998-2004: Building capacity===
| title = Club Officials
ACORN's subsequent activities have included its "Living Wage" programs, voter registration, and [[Grassroots democracy|grassroots political organization]].
| url =
| publisher = Valley Review
| date = May 04, 2008
| accessdate = 2007-06-16}}</ref>


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In 1998 ACORN helped form the [[Working Families Party]] in [[New York]] which counts increasing the minimum wage as its centerpiece issue.
{| class="toccolours"
|-
! bgcolor=silver|Year !! bgcolor=silver|Name
|-
|1921&ndash;1924|| Douglas Oliver
|-bgcolor=#eeeeee
|1924&ndash;1932|| Edwin Radford
|-
|1932&ndash;1951|| Albert Gliksten
|-bgcolor=#eeeeee
|1951&ndash;1962|| Stanley Gliksten
|-
|1962&ndash;1982|| Edward Gliksten
|-bgcolor=#eeeeee
|1982&ndash;1983|| Mark Hulyer
|-
|1983|| Richard Collins
|-bgcolor=#eeeeee
|1983&ndash;1984|| Mark Hulyer
|-
|1984|| John Fryer
|-bgcolor=#eeeeee
|1984&ndash;1985|| [[Jimmy Hill]]
|-
|1985&ndash;1987||John Fryer
|-bgcolor=#eeeeee
|1987&ndash;1989|| Richard Collins
|-
|1989&ndash;1995|| Roger Alwen
|-bgcolor=#eeeeee
|1995&ndash;2008 || [[Richard Murray]] (plc)
|-
|1995&ndash;2008 || Martin Simons
|-bgcolor=#eeeeee
|2008&ndash; || [[Derek Chappell]] (plc)
|-
|2008&ndash; || [[Richard Murray]]
|}


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Dale Rathke, the brother of ACORN's founder Wade Rathke, was found to have [[embezzlement|embezzled]] $948,607.50 from the group and affiliated charitable organizations in 1999 and 2000. ACORN executives did not inform the board or law enforcement, but signed an enforceable restitution agreement with the Rathke family to repay the amount of the embezzlement. Wade Rathke stated to the [[New York Times]] that "the decision to keep the matter secret was not made to protect his brother but because word of the embezzlement would have put a “weapon” into the hands of [...] conservatives who object to [ACORN]'s often strident advocacy on behalf of low- and moderate-income families and workers." A [[whistleblower]] revealed the fraud in 2008, leading to the departure of both Dale and Wade Rathke.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/09/us/09embezzle.html?ex=1373342400&en=d2ad71953fd2c157&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink |title=Funds Misappropriated at 2 Nonprofit Groups |publisher=The New York Times |date=[[2008-08-09]] |first=Stephanie |last=Strom |accessdate=2008-08-09}}</ref>


===Boardroom===
A March 27, 2003 decision of the [[National Labor Relations Board]] found that ACORN attempted to thwart [[Labor union|union organizing]] efforts within its own organization by laying off two workers who were attempting to organize.<ref name=nlrb>{{cite web| title = Decisions of the NLRB, 338-129| publisher = National Labor Relations Board| date = [[2003-03-27]]| url = http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Board%20Decisions/338/338-129.pdf| format = pdf| accessdate = 2006-10-12 }}</ref> The two workers, both field organizers with ACORN, began discussions with the [[Service Employees International Union]] and later sought to organize under [[Industrial Workers of the World]] in response to their $16,000 annual salary for a 54-hour work week.{{Fact|date=July 2008}} The NLRB ordered the two employees be reinstated in their former jobs and ACORN cease from interrogating employees about organizing activity.<ref name=nlrb />. ACORN has since strengthened its ties with the Service Employees International Union, which donates over two million dollars to ACORN each year,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116113323291895978-search.html?KEYWORDS=ACORN+%2B+union&COLLECTION=wsjie/6month |title=The Wal-Mart Posse |publisher=[[Wall Street Journal]] |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref> often working collaboratively on issues (including health insurance costs and the minimum wage) and sharing office space.
'''Charlton Athletic PLC'''
* '''Chairman''': [[Derek Chappell]]
* '''Deputy Chairman''': Robert Whitehand
* '''Directors''': Gideon Franklin, [[Michael Grade]], [[Richard Murray]], Martin Simons, David Sumners


'''Charlton Athletic Football Company Limited'''
In 2004, Florida ACORN helped to raise Florida's minimum wage by $1.00 an hour by lobbying for a minimum wage amendment to be placed on the ballot. Over 1 million Florida employees were affected by the raise, which is adjusted annually for [[inflation]].
* '''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===
2004 saw ACORN become an international organization, opening offices in [[Canada]], [[Peru]], and beginning work in [[Dominican Republic]]. Since then offices have opened in [[Mexico]] and [[Argentina]].


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=== ACORN employees and voter registration fraud ===
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|Manager || [[Alan Pardew]]
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|Assistant Manager || [[Phil Parkinson]]
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|First-team Coach || vacant
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|Goalkeeping Coach || [[Andy Woodman]]
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|Reserve-team Manager || [[Mark Kinsella]]
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|Youth Academy Manager || [[Steve Gritt]]
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|U18 Youth Coach || Damian Matthew
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|Chief Scout || [[Phil Chapple]]
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|Club Doctor || John Fraser
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===Managerial history===
In some locations, ACORN employees have submitted [[Election fraud|false voter registration forms]] rather than obtaining registrations from actual eligible voters.
[[Image:AlanCurbishley.JPG|thumb|150px|Alan Curbishley managed Charlton between 1991 and 2006]]
{| class="toccolours"
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Walter Rayner]]||June 1920 – May 1925||
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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Alex 'Sandy' MacFarlane]]||May 1925 – January 1928||
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Albert Lindon]] ||January 1928 – June 1928||
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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} Alex 'Sandy' MacFarlane||June 1928 – December 1932||[[Football League Division Three|Division Three]] Champions (1929)
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|{{flagicon|England}} Albert Lindon||December 1932 – May 1933||
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Jimmy Seed]]||May 1933 – September 1956||[[Football League Division Three|Division Three]] Champions (1935);<br>[[Football League Division Two|Division Two]] runners up (1936);<br> [[the Football League|Football League]] runners up (1937);<br> [[FA Cup]] runners up 1946; FA Cup winners 1947
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|{{flagicon|England}} David Clark (caretaker)||September 1956 ||
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Jimmy Trotter]]||September 1956 – October 1961||
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|{{flagicon|England}} David Clark (caretaker)||October 1961 – November 1961 ||
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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Frank Hill]] ||November 1961 – August 1965||
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Bob Stokoe]]||August 1965 – September 1967||
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|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Eddie Firmani]]||September 1967 – March 1970||
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|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Theo Foley]]||March 1970 – April 1974||
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|{{flagicon|England}} Les Gore (caretaker) ||April 1974 – May 1974||
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Andy Nelson (footballer)|Andy Nelson]]||May 1974 – March 1980||[[Football League Division Three|Division Three]] 3rd place (promoted - 1975)
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Mike Bailey (footballer)|Mike Bailey]]||March 1980 – June 1981||[[Football League Division Three|Division Three]] 3rd place (promoted - 1981)
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Alan Mullery]]||June 1981 – June 1982||
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Ken Craggs]]||June 1982 – November 1982||
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Lennie Lawrence]]||November 1982 – July 1991||[[Football League Division Two|Division Two]] runners up (1986);<br> [[Full Members Cup]] runners up (1987)
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Alan Curbishley]] &<br>{{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Gritt]]||July 1991 – June 1995 ||
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Alan Curbishley]] ||June 1995 – May 2006||[[Football League Division One|Division One]] play-off winners (1998);<br>[[the Football League|Football League]] Champions (2000)
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|{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Iain Dowie]]||May 2006 – November 2006||
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Les Reed (football coach)|Les Reed]]||November 2006 - December 2006||
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Alan Pardew (football coach)|Alan Pardew]]||December 2006 – Present||
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==Club records==
* In [[Ohio]] in 2004, four ACORN employees were indicted by a federal grand jury for submitting false voter registration forms.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Acorn Indictments: A union-backed outfit faces charges of election fraud| publisher = The Wall Street Journal | date = [[2006-11-03]]| url = http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110009189}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = New Registration Rules Stir Voter Debate in Ohio | publisher = The New York Times | date = [[2006-08-06]]| url = http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/06/us/06ohio.html}}</ref>
[[Image:Charlton20618news1.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Charlton's top appearance maker, [[Sam Bartram]]]]
*In January 2005 two [[Colorado]] ACORN workers were sentenced to [[community service]] for submitting false voter registrations.<ref>"Briefing," Rocky Mountain News, 1/4/05, cited at http://discoverthenetwork.org/Articles/acornbackgro.html</ref> ACORN's regional director said, "we find it abhorrent and do everything we can to prevent it from happening."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/10/28/absentee_ballots_may_be_missing/ |title=2 accused of fraud in voter registration |date=[[2004-10-28]] |publisher=Boston Globe |accessdate=2008-07-14}}</ref>
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* On November 1, 2006, four part-time ACORN employees were indicted in [[Kansas City, Missouri]] for voter registration fraud. Prosecutors said the indictments are part of a national investigation.<ref name="kcindictments">{{cite news | title = ACORN Workers Indicted For Alleged Voter Fraud| publisher = KMBC-TV| date = [[2006-11-01]]| url = http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/politics/10214492/detail.html| accessdate = 2006-11-02 }}</ref> ACORN said in a press release that it is in part responsible in these individuals being caught, has fired them, and has cooperated and publicly supported efforts to look into the validity of the allegations.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.pubdef.net/2006/11/4-acorn-workers-indicted-in-kc.html |title=4 ACORN Workers Indicted in KC |first=Antonio D. |last=French |date=[[2006-11-01]] |publisher=PubDef.net |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref>
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* ACORN was investigated in 2006 for submitting false voter registrations in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. 1,492 fraudulent voter registrations were identified.<ref>[http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/795117FA8146E4F08625741F006D15C0?OpenDocument Voter registration workers admit fraud]</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=105234 |title=St. Louis Election Board Investigating Voter Fraud |date=[[2006-10-11]] |first=Ann |last=Rubin |publisher=[[KSDK]] TV |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref>
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*In 2007, five [[Washington]] state ACORN workers were sentenced to jail time.<ref>{{cite web | title = Voter Fraud Watch: Could ACORN Scandal in Washington Have Been Avoided With Photo ID? | publisher = FOX News | date = [[2008-05-02]]| url = http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/05/02/voter-fraud-watch-could-acorn-scandal-in-washington-have-been-avoided-with-photo-id/}}</ref> ACORN agreed to pay [[King County]] $25 000 for its investigative costs and acknowledged that the national organization could be subject to criminal prosecution if fraud occurs again. According to King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg, the misconduct was done "as an easy way to get paid [by ACORN], not as an attempt to influence the outcome of elections."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003806904_webvotefraud26m.html |title=Felony charges filed against 7 in state's biggest case of voter-registration fraud |publisher=The Seattle Times |date=[[2007-07-28]] |first=Keith |last=Ervin |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/304877_acorn23.html |title=Reform group turned in 2000 suspicious voter registrations |publisher=Seattle Post Intelligencer |date=[[2007-02-23]] |first=Rachel last=La Corte |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref>
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*In 2008, the [[Michigan Secretary of State]] office told the [[Detroit Free Press]] that ACORN had been submitting a sizeable number of duplicate and fraudulent applications to vote.<ref>[http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008809140383 Bad voter applications found, September 14, 2008]</ref> Oak Park town clerk Sandra Gadd said they have been seeing "lots of duplication from ACORN in recent months [...] They've been very cooperative [...] and they're willing to go door-to-door to do whatever they have to do to take care of this."
|[[FA Cup]]||Winners||1947
*State authorities in Nevada raided ACORN's offices in Las Vegas in 2008, alleging that its canvassers produced forms with false names, fictional addresses, or famous personalities. Neither ACORN nor any employees, however, have been charged with fraud or other crimes.<ref name="vegas-raid-fox">{{cite news|url=http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/07/acorn-vegas-office-raided-voter-fraud-investigation/|title=ACORN Vegas Office Raided in Voter Fraud Investigation|date=2008-10-07|publisher=Fox News|accessdate=2008-10-07}}</ref><ref>Oct. 8, 2008 News-Journal http://www.lvrj.com/news/30613864.html</ref>
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*October 8, 2008, Missouri officials announced an investigation into alleged voter fraud concerning some ACORN registered names. Some names were listed multiple times, had fake/missing addresses, no drivers licenses, bad social security numbers, etc. <ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081009/ap_on_el_ge/voter_fraud_6</ref>
|[[FA Cup]]||Finalists||1946
*As of October 9, 2008 the [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio|Cuyahoga County]] Board of Elections has subpoenaed several individuals as part of a larger investigation into possible voter fraud by ACORN in Ohio.<ref>http://www.nypost.com/seven/10092008/news/politics/nuts__132771.htm NUTS! HOW ACORN GOT ME INTO VOTE SCAM</ref>
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*In [[Lake County, Indiana]], ACORN submitted over 7,000 voter registration forms before the October 6 deadline. All of the first 2,100 forms processed were frauds and the remaining 5,000 have been placed aside for later processing to sort out the bogus forms from the legitimate ones. Sally LaSota, a Democratic member of the Election Board said that whoever filed the forms broke the law.<ref name="cnn-indiana">http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/09/acorn.fraud.claims/index.html Thousands of voter registration forms faked, officials say</ref>
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|[[Football League First Division|Division One Play-Off]]||Champions||1998
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|[[Football League Second Division|Division Two]]||Runners-Up||1936
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|[[Football League Second Division|Division Two]]||Runners-Up||1986
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|[[Football League Third Division South|Division Three South]]||Champions||1929
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|[[Football League Third Division South|Division Three South]]||Champions||1935
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|[[Full Members Cup]]||Finalists||1987
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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 Two]], when no league football was played, this tally would be far higher.<ref>{{cite book
===ACORN and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008===
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During the debate on the bailout bill (the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008), some conservative commentators claimed that a plan to give money to funds run by the [[US Department of the Treasury]], contained in Sen. Chris Dodd's draft version of the Act<ref>http://www.politico.com/static/PPM41_ayo08b28.html</ref>, could potentially lead to money flowing to groups like ACORN. Many Republicans object to ACORN receiving any government money, because, they say, it registers democratic-leaning voters at the same time it works on housing issues, with taxpayer money being used "to subsidize political activism." <ref name=wsj0731>{{cite news | last =Williamson | first =Elizabeth | coauthors =Mullins, Brody | title =Democratic Ally Mobilizes In Housing Crunch | work =[[The Wall Street Journal]] | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =July 31, 2008 | url =http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121745181676698197.html | accessdate = }}</ref> This portion of the Dodd proposal never made it into the final bill and there were no specific earmarks for ACORN in any version of it (including the amendments to HR. 3997, which failed in the House on Sep. 29, 2008). When asked how much money ACORN or other community groups would get, Steven Adamske, spokesman for Rep. [[Barney Frank]] (D-Mass.), chairman of the Financial Services Committee said, "None. Absolutely none. All funds would go to state and local governments."<ref name=cbs>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/27/politics/politico/thecrypt/main4483168.shtml |title=ACORN Issue Fueling Bailout Opposition |accessdate= |author=Ryan Grim |date=September 27, 2008 |work=CBS News |publisher=}}</ref>
| title = The Essential History of Charlton Athletic
| pages = p104 }}</ref> [[Keith Peacock]] is the club's second highest appearance maker with 591 games between 1961 and 1979.<ref name="Page 320"/> Charlton's record goalscorer is [[Derek Hales]], who scored 168 times in all competitions in 368 matches, during two spells, for the club.<ref name="Page 320">{{cite book
| last = Clayton
| title = The Essential History of Charlton Athletic
| pages = p320 }}</ref> Counting only league goals, [[Stuart Leary]] is the club's record scorer with 153 goals between 1951 and 1962.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Clayton
| title = The Essential History of Charlton Athletic
| pages = p112 }}</ref> The record number of goals scored in one season is 33, scored by [[Ralph Allen (footballer)|Ralph Allen]] in the [[1934-35 in English football|1934–35]] season.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Clayton
| title = The Essential History of Charlton Athletic
| pages = p58 }}</ref>


Charlton's record home attendance is 75,031 which was set on 12 February 1938 for an FA Cup match against {{fc|Aston Villa}}.<ref name="IFGG">{{cite news
== Partisan dispute over ACORN ==
| title = Charlton Athletic
| url = http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/park/yfh45/charlton.htm
| publisher = The Internet Football Grounds Guide
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| accessdate = 2008-01-15}}</ref> The record [[All-seater stadium|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 {{fc|Chelsea}} and has since been equalled several times.<ref name="IFGG"/>
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charlton athletic fc have on the ioth october 2008 revealed an offer for the club from zabeel investments (dubai)has been made


The indicative offer is subject to a number of (waivable) preconditions, including due diligence, however, it is at a level at which, should the offer be made formally to shareholders, the board would recommend shareholders to accept it.
Some Democrats have championed ACORN's work in organizing and supporting the causes of people with low and moderate incomes, including its voter registration initiatives, support for lending to people with low incomes and advocacy for other community development assistance.<ref>http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters?bid=45&pid=289192</ref> But the group has also been the focus of partisan controversy from Republicans over its support for Democratic candidates, voter outreach to persons who tend to favor Democrats, and over some of its advocacy work including on housing policies that some Republicans have blamed for contributing to the financial crisis.<ref name="wsj0731"/>


There is, however, no certainty that a formal offer will be made nor as to the terms of any offer.
ACORN's political committees frequently endorse Democratic candidates.<ref>http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/25518229.html?location_refer=Politically%20Connected</ref>.<ref>{{cite press release|title=ACORN’s Political Action Committee Endorses Obama |url=https://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=8539&tx_ttnews%5Bpointer%5D=4&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=21759&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=8538&cHash=ff99d11068}}</ref> ACORN has a history of involvement at the Democratic party convention going back to the Carter and Kennedy nominations.<ref>http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=730</ref> Its members have participated as delegates at the convention, in caucuses and primaries.<ref>http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=730</ref> At past conventions ACORN has had a contingent of forty-two delegates and alternates.<ref>http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=730</ref> ACORN has sought to empower low and moderate-income power in the Democratic party, but has also testified at the Republican Convention where a far smaller number of ACORN delegates have also been present.<ref>http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=730</ref>


Zabeel Investments had been looking at the opportunity to invest in a leading English football club and had been monitoring the situation at Charlton Athletic Football Club closely.
House of Representatives Republican leader [[John Boehner]] called for ACORN to be barred from receiving federal monies, and for a ban on ACORN contracting with candidates for federal office. He said, "ACORN spent decades promoting the housing policies that brought America's economy to the brink, and similarly over the years has committed fraud on our system of elections"<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/1008/Boehner_escalates_war_on_ACORN.html |author=Politico|title=Boehner escalates war on ACORN|work=[[Politico]]|date=9 October 2008}}</ref>
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In contrast, [[John Atlas]] writes in a [[Huffington Post]] editorial that ACORN has "accumulated many enemies" and has been "subjected to vicious attacks from business [[lobbyist]]s, conservative politicians, and right-wing media." This same source alleges that the [[George W. Bush]] administration has sought to harass ACORN with accusation of voter fraud.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-atlas/acorn-under-the-microscop_b_112503.html |author=John Atlas|title=ACORN Under The Microscope|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=July 14, 2008}}</ref>
*[http://www.cafc.co.uk cafc.co.uk] Official club website
In a report released October 2008 the [[US Department of Justice]] Inspector General found that former U.S. Attorney [[David Iglesias]] was wrongfully fired by Attorney General [[Alberto Gonzales]] after Iglesias declined to indict over alleged voter fraud at an ACORN affiliate in New Mexico, citing insufficient evidence.<ref>[http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/special/s0809a/final.pdf |author=US Department of Justice Inspector General|title= An Investigation into the Removal of Nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006, pgs 156-167 and 190]</ref>
*[http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/club=69598/domestic.html Charlton] at the official [[UEFA]] website
*[http://www.soccerbase.com/teams2.sd?teamid=527 Charlton information and statistics] from [[Soccerbase]]
*[http://www.vintage-cafc.co.uk Vintage CAFC] - Rare cup winning photos and interviews


=== Fan sites ===
Republican and free market groups have been critical of many aspects of ACORN's operations<ref>Consumer Rights League http://www.consumersrightsleague.org/</ref> [[Sol Stern]] characterizes ACORN's opposition to [[free trade]], their support for [[price controls]], and for the [[Community Reinvestment Act]], as in line with the left wing of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], and claims they sometimes opt for "undisguised authoritarian [[socialism]]."<ref name='nutty'>{{cite web|title=ACORN’s Nutty Regime for Cities|author=Sol Stern|url=http://www.city-journal.org/html/13_2_acorns_nutty_regime.html|publisher=City Journal}}</ref> [[Stanley Kurtz]] argues in [[National Review]] that "ACORN’s living-wage campaigns drive businesses out of the very neighborhoods where jobs are needed most. ACORN’s opposition to [[welfare reform]] only threatens to worsen the self-reinforcing cycle of urban poverty and family breakdown." <ref>{{cite web |url=http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NDZiMjkwMDczZWI5ODdjOWYxZTIzZGIyNzEyMjE0ODI= |title=Inside Obama’s Acorn |accessdate= |author=Stanley Kurtz|date=May 29, 2008 |work=[[National Review]] |publisher=}}</ref>
*[http://www.addickted.net Addickted.net]
*[http://www.cafcbabes.co.uk/portal/index.php CAFCBabes]
*[http://www.charltonlife.com Charlton Life]
*[http://www.netaddicks.com netaddicks.com]


=== News sites ===
== ACORN's association with Barack Obama ==
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*[http://msnsport.skysports.com/club.aspx?clid=33&cpid=10 Charlton news] from [[Sky Sports]]
*[http://forevercharlton.blogspot.com/ Forever Charlton]


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ACORN endorsed the candidacy of [[Barack Obama]] during the [[2008 Democratic Presidential Primary]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=ACORN’s Political Action Committee Endorses Obama |url=https://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=8539&tx_ttnews%5Bpointer%5D=4&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=21759&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=8538&cHash=ff99d11068}}</ref> Obama paid an ACORN affiliate, [[Citizens Services Inc.]] $800,000 for "get-out-the-vote" projects for his 2008 presidential primary campaign.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/election/s_584284.html | title=Obama to amend report on $800,000 in spending | first=David | last=Brown | publisher=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | date=August 22, 2008 | accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> Obama's campaign has stated that it "is committed to protecting the integrity of the voting process" and is not working with ACORN for the general presidential election.<ref name="cnn-indiana" />
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*[http://www.acorn.org ACORN]
*[http://www.livingwagecampaign.org/ ACORN Living Wage Resource Center]


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Full nameCharlton Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s)The Addicks
Founded1905
GroundThe Valley, London
Capacity27,111
ChairmanEngland Derek Chappell
England Richard Murray
ManagerEngland Alan Pardew
LeagueThe Championship
2007–08The Championship, 11th

Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional 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 at 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.

History

Charlton Athletic were formed on 9 June 1905[1] 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] 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[4] and they remained at the Division Two level for four years.[1] 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.[1]

In 1937 Charlton finished runners up in the First Division,[5] in 1938 finished fourth[6] and 1939 finished third.[7] They were the most consistent team in the top flight of English football over the three seasons immediately before World War II.[1] 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, Chris Duffy scoring the only goal of the day.[8] 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.[1] The Valley was the largest football ground in the League, drawing crowds in excess of 70,000.[1] 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.[1]

From the late 1950s until the early 1970s, Charlton remained a mainstay of the Second Division. Relegation to the Third Division in 1972[9] caused the team's support to drop, and even a promotion in 1975 back to the second division[10] did little to re-invigorate the team's support and finances. In 1979–80 Charlton were relegated again to the Third Division,[11] but won immediate promotion back to the Second Division in 1980–81.[12] Even though it did not feel like it, this was a turning point in the clubs 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[13] 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.[14] In 1984 financial matters came to a head and the club went into administration, to be reformed as Charlton Athletic (1984) Ltd.[1] 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[1] 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.

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Valley In disrepair

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,[15] 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.[1] 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.[16] Eventually, however, the Addicks fell to relegation in 1990.[1] Manager Lennie Lawrence moved to Middlesbrough in 1991 and was replaced by rookie joint managers Steve Gritt and 34-year-old Alan Curbishley.[1] 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. However, the club was forced to sell players such as Rob Lee and Anthony Barness to secure a return to The Valley, which eventually happened in December 1992.[17] Less than three years later, however, new chairman Richard Murray appointed Curbishley as sole manager of Charlton.[18]

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 with ended with a 4–4 draw after extra time. Charlton won 7–6 on penalties,[19] with the match described as "one of the finest games ever seen at Wembley", and were promoted to the Premier League. Charlton's first Premiership campaign began promisingly 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.[20] 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,[21] 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.[22]

In May 2006, Iain Dowie was named as Curbishley's successor,[23] but was sacked after twelve league matches in November 2006, with only two wins.[24] Les Reed replaced Dowie as manager,[25] 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.[26] Despite an improvement in fortunes, Pardew was unable to keep Charlton up and relegation was confirmed in the penultimate match of the season.[27] Shortly afterwards the Addicks were linked with a foreign takeover,[28] but this was swiftly denied by the club. However on october 10th 2008 Charlton received an indicative offer for the club from a a Dubai-based diversified investment company.[29]

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.[30] 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.[30] 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,[30] 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[30] 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.[17]

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.[31]

Supporters

The bulk of the club's support base comes from the London Boroughs of Greenwich, Bexley and Bromley and also north-west Kent. 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,[32] 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.[33]

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.[34] 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 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.[35]

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.[35] 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.[35]

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.[36] 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.[37] However, after the move fell through, Charlton returned to wearing red and white as their home colours.

Kit Sponsors and Manufacturers[38]

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

Players

As of 1 September 2008.[39]

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Nicky Weaver
2 DF France FRA Yassin Moutaouakil
3 DF Central African Republic CAF Kelly Youga
4 MF England ENG Nicky Bailey
5 MF China CHN Zheng Zhi
6 DF England ENG Mark Hudson (captain)
7 MF England ENG Jonjo Shelvey
8 MF Ireland EIR Matt Holland
9 FW Scotland SCO Andy Gray
10 FW Bulgaria BUL Svetoslav Todorov
11 MF England ENG Darren Ambrose
12 FW England ENG Luke Varney
16 MF England ENG Scott Wagstaff
17 FW Ghana GHA Chris Dickson
18 MF England ENG Lloyd Sam
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF England ENG Dean Sinclair
20 MF France FRA Therry Racon
21 GK Ireland EIR Robert Elliot
23 MF Portugal POR José Semedo
24 DF England ENG Jonathan Fortune
25 FW England ENG Izale Mcleod
26 DF Wales WAL Grant Basey
27 MF England ENG Rashid Yussuff
28 MF Ireland EIR Harry Arter
29 DF England ENG Martin Cranie (on loan from Portsmouth)
30 MF Denmark DEN Martin Christensen
31 MF England ENG Chris Solly
32 MF Denmark DEN Mikkel Jensen
34 MF Algeria ALG Hameur Bouazza (on loan from Fulham)
35 DF England ENG Linvoy Primus (on loan from Portsmouth)

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF England ENG Josh Wright (on loan at Brentford)
22 FW Wales WAL Stuart Fleetwood (on loan at Cheltenham Town)
33 DF England ENG Aswad Thomas (on loan at Lewes)
— GK Ireland EIR Darren Randolph (on loan at Hereford United until June 2009)

22 Stuart Fleetwood on loan with Cheltenham Town in League 1

Notable former players

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

Player of the year

Year Winner
1971 England Paul Went
1972 England Keith Peacock
1973 England Arthur Horsfield
1974 England John Dunn
1975 England Richie Bowman
1976 England Derek Hales
1977 England Mike Flanagan
1978 England Keith Peacock
1979 England Keith Peacock
1980 England Les Berry
1981 England Nicky Johns
1982 England Terry Naylor
1983 England Nicky Johns
 
Year Winner
1984 England Nicky Johns
1985 Wales Mark Aizlewood
1986 Wales Mark Aizlewood
1987 England Bob Bolder
1988 England John Humphrey
1989 England John Humphrey
1990 England John Humphrey
1991 England Robert Lee
1992 England Simon Webster
1993 Scotland Stuart Balmer
1994 England Carl Leaburn
1995 England Richard Rufus
1996 Wales John Robinson
 
Year Winner
1997 Australia Andy Petterson
1998 Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella
1999 Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella
2000 England Richard Rufus
2001 England Richard Rufus
2002 Republic of Ireland Dean Kiely
2003 England Scott Parker
2004 Republic of Ireland Dean Kiely
2005 England Luke Young
2006 England Darren Bent
2007 England Scott Carson
2008 Republic of Ireland Matt Holland

Club officials

Club officials as of 16 June 2008 [40]

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

Charlton Athletic Football Company 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 Alan Pardew
Assistant Manager Phil Parkinson
First-team Coach vacant
Goalkeeping Coach Andy Woodman
Reserve-team Manager Mark Kinsella
Youth Academy Manager Steve Gritt
U18 Youth Coach Damian Matthew
Chief Scout Phil Chapple
Club Doctor John Fraser

Managerial history

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

Club records

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Charlton's top appearance maker, Sam Bartram
Honours
Competition Achievement Year
FA Cup Winners 1947
FA Cup Finalists 1946
Football League Champions 2000
Football League Runners-Up 1937
Division One Play-Off Champions 1998
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

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 Two, when no league football was played, this tally would be far higher.[41] Keith Peacock is the club's second highest appearance maker with 591 games between 1961 and 1979.[42] Charlton's record goalscorer is Derek Hales, who scored 168 times in all competitions in 368 matches, during two spells, for the club.[42] Counting only league goals, Stuart Leary is the club's record scorer with 153 goals between 1951 and 1962.[43] The record number of goals scored in one season is 33, scored by Ralph Allen in the 1934–35 season.[44]

Charlton's record home attendance is 75,031 which was set on 12 February 1938 for an FA Cup match against Aston Villa.[45] 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.[45]

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