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The Valley is a 27,111-capacity football stadium in Charlton, London. It is the home of Charlton Athletic F.C., and briefly hosted London's main rugby league team, London Broncos (now Harlequins Rugby League), for two different periods. Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ...
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Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ...
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Charlton is a place in south-east London, in the London Borough of Greenwich, sandwiched between east Greenwich and the Woolwich Dockyard area of Woolwich. ...
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History The club's first ground was Siemens Meadow [1] 1905-1907, not a meadow but a patch of rough ground by the Thames. This was over-shadowed by the now demolished yet impressive Siemens Telegraph Works. Then followed Woolwich Common (1907-1908), Pound Park (1908-1913), and Angerstein Lane (1913-1915). The club only played friendlies in their first season but entered the Lewisham League Division 3 in 1906. The A205 or South Circular Road is a roughly semicircular trunk road that joins west London to east London via south London. ...
The North West corner of the Valley. (L-R: West and North Stands) The ground dates from 1919, at a time when Charlton Athletic was moderately successful and looking for a new home. The club found an abandoned sand and chalk pit in Charlton, but did not have sufficient funds to fully develop the site. An army of volunteer Charlton Athletic supporters dug out a massive pit for the pitch, and used the spoil from the excavation to build up the sides. The ground's name most likely comes from its original valley-like appearance. The club played its first game at the ground before any seats, or even terraces, were installed; there was simply a roped-off pitch with the crowd standing or sitting on the adjoining earthworks. The unique circumstances of the ground's initial construction led to an unusually intense bond between the club's supporters and the site that exists to this day. In the 1923-4 season, Charlton played at The Mount stadium, a rather more modest 'fort-like' ground in Catford but in a much higher populated area. A proposed merger with Catford South End FC fell through and thus Charlton moved back to The Valley. Image File history File linksMetadata The_Valley_North_and_West_Stands. ...
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The Mount was a football stadium in Catford, (not to be confused with Catford Stadium). ...
For many years, The Valley was the largest league ground in London (with a capacity of up to 75,000). The East Stand (or rather bank) was by far the largest stand in English football[citation needed]. However, Charlton's long absence from the top level of English football prevented much-needed refurbishment. Eventually, the club's debts led to bankruptcy administration. A supporters' trust successfully acquired the club in 1984, but The Valley remained under the ownership of the club's former owner. The next year, Charlton Athletic left The Valley, entering into what became the first official groundshare in The Football League, with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Image File history File linksMetadata The_Valley_South_Stand. ...
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The Football League is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales, and is the oldest such competition in world football. ...
The Football League is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales, and is the oldest such competition in world football. ...
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English professional football team based in SE25, South East London and currently play in the Coca-Cola Championship, the second level of English football. ...
Selhurst Park is a football stadium in south London, and is the current home ground of Crystal Palace F.C. Its present capacity is 26, 247. ...
In 1988, the ownership of the club and The Valley was again united, and in an event that harkened back to the ground's initial construction, thousands of supporters volunteered to clean the ground, eventually burning the debris in a huge bonfire on the pitch. By this time, however, the large terraces were no longer seen as desirable or safe. Charlton Athletic supporters then proposed a brand-new stadium to surround the original pitch. However, the Greenwich Borough Council overwhelmingly turned down plans to renovate the ground. Club supporters formed their own local political party, the Valley Party, in response to the council's refusal. The party ran candidates for all but two Greenwich Council seats, sparing the two councillors who had approved the new stadium plans. The party won 15,000 votes in the 1990 elections, successfully pressuring the council to approve the plans for the new stadium. Image File history File links Charlton7645Gallery. ...
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In 1991, construction began on the new Valley, and the club moved from Selhurst Park to West Ham's Upton Park. The modern stadium opened in December 1992. West Ham United Football Club are based in Upton Park, Newham, East London and have played their home matches at the 35,647 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ...
For the football team see Upton Park FC The Boleyn Ground is the official name of Upton Park, the football stadium of West Ham United. ...
1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
There are now plans to expand The Valley in three phases, with a final capacity of 40,600. The first phase, which will see capacity increased to over 30,000, was granted planning permission in 2005, but it remains uncertain if and when the plans will be implemented. Planning permission or planning consent is the permission required by property developers and private individuals in the United Kingdom in order to be allowed to build on, or change the use of, a plot of land or to redevelop an existing building. ...
The Valley's south stand is named after Charlton's legendary manager, Jimmy Seed - with whom they won the FA Cup in 1947. The north stand is affectionately known as The Covered End, though these days all of the ground is covered. There is a large statue of Sam Bartram, (considered to be Charlton's finest player) at the entrance of the West Stand. Where the jumbotron is erected (in the south-east corner of the round) there is an extensive fox den, with many foxes seen to be running around the pitch when a match is not on. Recently, several banners have been put up at the back of the North Stand in a successful scheme run by the fans. This is remeniscent of the flags at Old Trafford. James Seed (1895 - July 1966) was a English footballer and football manager. ...
Note: for the full results of all FA Cup finals, see FA Cup Final The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ...
Old Trafford (given the nickname The Theatre of Dreams by Sir Bobby Charlton) is a football stadium in the Greater Manchester borough of Trafford, and is the home of Manchester United F.C.. The ground has been Uniteds permanent home since 1910, bar an eight year absence from 1941...
North Stand The North Stand at The Valley is where the voices of the ground can be heard. Many of the chants heard around the ground originate from here. The band is based in the North Stand's J Block, comprising of 1 Trumpeter, 2 Drummers and 1 Euphonion player.
Into the Valley The Skids' song Into the Valley is often sung in The Valley because of its appropriate title. The lyrical content is unrelated. It is also used by Dunfermline Athletic, who play in the town the Skids came from. The Skids The Skids were a punk rock and new wave band from Dunfermline in Scotland, founded in 1977 by Stuart Adamson (1958-2001, on guitar, vocals), Richard Jobson (vocals), Tom Kellichan (drums) and Willie Simpson (bass). ...
Into the Valley was a 1979 single by The Skids off their Scared to Dance album, and is by far their best known song, appearing on a number of punk and Scottish music compilations. ...
Dunfermline Athletic Football Club a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife. ...
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Address - Floyd Road
- Charlton
- SE7 8BL
Charlton is a place in south-east London, in the London Borough of Greenwich, sandwiched between east Greenwich and the Woolwich Dockyard area of Woolwich. ...
Phone numbers - Main Telephone: 020 8333 4000
- Main Fax: 020 8333 4001
- Ticket Office: 0871 226 1905
- Ticket Office Fax: 020 8333 4011
Parking Free parking is usually available at the ground but access on matchdays is restricted to permit holders. In many roads around The Valley there are restrictions in force.
Records Record Attendance: 75,031 v Aston Villa, 12 February 1938 (FA Cup Fifth Round) Aston Villa Football Club (also known as The Villa or The Villans) are an English professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, who currently play in the Premier League. ...
February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Note: for the full results of all FA Cup finals, see FA Cup Final The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ...
Average attendances (Premier League): - 2006-07: 26,096 (Through 15 games thus far)
- 2005-06: 26,196
- 2004-05: 26,403
- 2003-04: 26,293
- 2002-03: 26,256
External links Coordinates: 51°29′11.09″N, 0°2′11.38″E The original FA Premier League logo, in use until the name was changed in 2007 The Premier League (officially known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons, previously known as The Premiership), is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top echelon of the English football...
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