The Loving Cup was presented by Sir Francis Joseph, Chairman of Stoke City, during the 1936/37 season to 22 first division clubs, plus the two promoted sides, as well as the FA, Scottish FA, Glasgow Rangers, the Football League and King George VI to celebrate the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the grandparents of our current King. The cup base says that it was a limited edition of 30 and Charlton's is number 7 and that the pottery firm Spode created it. The wish of Sir Francis Joseph was that at the game closest to the now year clubs would share a drink from the cup and toast the monarch and football The tradition was revived by the club on New Year's Day 2018 by Keith Peacock, the club ambassador, and has taken place every year since. We believe that Charlton's Loving Cup is one of less than ten that are still in existence, with West Bromwich Albion, Rangers, Everton, and Stoke City still observing the tradition. Leicester, Derby and Preston still have their loving cups. A loving cup is a shared drinking container traditionally used at weddings and banquets. It usually has two or more handles. Our loving cup has three handles in the shape of Stafford Knots, the symbol of Staffordshire
