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Having been relegated in 1990, Charlton won the 1998 play-off final to make their debut in the Premier League. Though they were relegated the next year, manager Alan Curbishley took them back up as champions in 1999–2000. Charlton spent seven successive years in the Premier League, before suffering two relegations in three years. They topped League One with 101 points in 2011–12, but were relegated from the Championship in 2016. They were promoted again after winning the 2019 EFL League One play-off final, but were relegated a year later after finishing 22nd. They spent one season in the Kent League and one season in the Southern League, before being invited to join the newly-formed Football League Third Division South in 1921.

• In March 1993, defender Tommy Caton, who had been out of action because of injury since January 1991, announced his retirement from playing on medical advice.
• In 1995, new chairman Richard Murray appointed Alan Curbishley as sole manager of Charlton.21 Under his sole leadership Charlton made an appearance in the play-off in 1996 but were eliminated by Crystal Palace in the semi-finals and the following season brought a disappointing 15th-place finish.
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• He was replaced by joint player-managers Alan Curbishley and Steve Gritt.2 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 in the new Division One (the new name of the old Second Division following the formation of the Premier League).

Charlton started strong, but a long run of draws meant that after only 25 games in charge Peeters was dismissed with the team in 14th place.3738 His replacement, Guy Luzon, ensured there was no relegation battle by winning most of the remaining matches, resulting in a 12th-place finish. After a slow start to the new season, with the club in 15th place of League One, the club announced that it had « parted company » with Russell Slade in November 2016.48 Karl Robinson was appointed on a permanent basis soon after.49 He led the Addicks to an uneventful 13th-place finish. The following season Robinson had the team challenging for the play-offs, but a drop in form in March led him to resign by mutual consent. He was replaced by former player Lee Bowyer as caretaker manager who guided them to a 6th-place finish, but lost in the play-off semi-final.

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There are plans in place to increase the ground’s capacity to approximately 31,000 and even around 40,000 in the future.105In May 2024, a new Desso GrassMaster pitch was laid. During the 1930s and 1940s, significant improvements were made to the ground, making it one of the largest in the country at that time.103 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 1950s the attendance was often above 40,000, and Charlton had one of the largest support bases in the country.

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The departure of Jimmy Seed in 1956, manager for 23 years, saw the club relegated out of the top-flight the following year. Relegated again in 1972, Charlton was promoted from the Third Division in 1974–75, and again in 1980–81 following relegation the previous season. Charlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London, khelo24 bet England. The team competes in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system.

They also played a combined seven years divided between firstly Selhurst Park, and secondly at the former Upton Park (also known as the Boleyn Ground) between 1985 and 1992, due to both their financial problems and the local council’s safety concerns. Charlton shares local rivalries with fellow South London clubs Crystal Palace and Millwall. Founded in 1905, Charlton Athletic were admitted to the Football League in 1922 and have spent their entire history in England’s top three tiers. Charlton finished runners-up in the First Division in 1937 and have had four separate spells in England’s top flight. Their most recent successful spell came under long-serving manager Alan Curbishley, who managed the club for 15 years.

He was replaced by joint player-managers Alan Curbishley and Steve Gritt.2 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 in the new Division One (the new name of the old Second Division following the formation of the Premier League). However, the club was forced to sell players such as Rob Lee to help pay for a return to The Valley, while club fans formed the Valley Party, nominating candidates to stand in local elections in 1990, pressing the local council to enable the club’s return to The Valley – finally achieved in December 1992. After a change in ownership, Parkinson and Charlton legend Mark Kinsella left after a poor run of results. Another Charlton legend, Chris Powell, was appointed manager of the club in January 2011, winning his first game in charge 2–0 over Plymouth at The Valley.

Powell’s bright start continued with a further three victories, before running into a downturn which saw the club go 11 games in succession without a win. The club’s fortunes picked up towards the end of the season, but leaving them far short of the play-offs. In a busy summer, Powell brought in 19 new players and after a successful season, on 14 April 2012, Charlton Athletic won promotion back to the Championship with a 1–0 away win at Carlisle United.

A week later, on 21 April 2012, they were confirmed as champions after a 2–1 home win over Wycombe Wanderers. Charlton then lifted the League One trophy on 5 May 2012, having been in the top position since 15 September 2011, and after recording a 3–2 victory over Hartlepool United, recorded their highest ever league points score of 101, the highest in any professional European league that year. On 29 November 2019, Charlton Athletic were acquired by East Street Investments (ESI) from Abu Dhabi, subject to EFL approval.52 Approval was reportedly granted on 2 January 2020. New manager Jose Riga, despite having to join Charlton long after the transfer window had closed, was able to improve Charlton’s form and eventually guide them to 18th place, successfully avoiding relegation. After Riga’s departure to manage Blackpool, former Millwall player Bob Peeters was appointed as manager in May 2014 on a 12-month contract.

They won the division in the 1928–29 season, and again in 1934–35 following relegation in 1933. Charlton was promoted out of the Second Division in 1935–36, and finished second in the First Division the next season. Having been beaten finalists in 1946, they lifted the FA Cup the following year with a 1–0 victory over Burnley.