News for the people – A look at the history of Charlton Athletic Fanzines

For many Charlton fans its a football tradition that rates alongside a pre-match pint, a halftime pie and a post match post-mortem over another pint. It somehow defies...

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A Matchstick Man Match Report – 1985 – by Clive Harris

Today can follow our teams fortunes via tablets, apps, 24/7 dedicated sports news channels, streaming services, internet forums, red buttons and of course, the best option of all,...

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A Predictable Outcome [Millwall] – 10 August 1968

As last season ended with such a dramatic finale, we rightly praised our popular management duo of Lee Bowyer & Johnny Jackson as two of our own. ‘Charlton...

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When Did The Red Robin First Come Bobbing Along?

Ben Hayes takes a look at the club’s association with the UK’s favourite festive bird, the robin. The iconography of Christmas is complex and has many sources. Christian...

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Duff Morrison Bruce – Soldier, Scrapper & Addick

As the centenary of the Great War passes, the nation paused to consider the efforts and sacrifices of so many, though often overlooked among the horror of war...

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A Closer Look at the Record Books – record breaking wins

Following the Addicks recent record-breaking 8-0 win at Stevenage, Charlton Museum Trustee Ben Hayes, delves into the history books to look at some of the other, even more...

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The original Giant Killers

Last home game we wrote about the donation of two 1922/3 FA Cup programmes in memory of Eunice Farrell. The two programmes, in fantastic condition given that they...

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Mistruths about CAFC’s early years.

There are two areas of the early history of story of Charlton Athletic which are frequently reported incorrectly – the Formation of the Club, and the Club’s earliest...

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Eddie Marshall – a True Charlton Legend

Paul Baker takes a look at the early contributions of Eddie Marshall, a club legend whose name may not be familiar to most Addicks, but played a hugely...

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True Rivals

Charlton Museum trustee and war historian Clive Harris, takes a look at the clubs very first rivals who came in the form of their military neighbours. Long before...

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