amazing facts about charlton

[reeves4england]

Charlton was founded in 1997, replacing a former identical settlement which was, coincidentally, also named Charlton.

[land_of_bo]

Re-arranging the letters in Charlton gives you Talc Horn which, coincidentally, is what their players get after they've pampered themselves post match.

[Nemo]

Due to a bizzare timeline issue in the vicinity of the Greenwich meridian, half of the ground at the Valley occupies a different time zone to that of the other half. This phenomonon is only seen here and at Old Trafford, where the time is always ten minutes behind when Man Utd are in the opposition half. The quirk of the Valley is that the line bends around the stands, meaning that the home fans are all sat in 1956, while away fans and the pitch take place in the present day. FACT.

[reeves4england]

Due to a bizzare timeline issue in the vicinity of the Greenwich meridian, half of the ground at the Valley occupies a different time zone to that of the other half. This phenomonon is only seen here and at Old Trafford, where the time is always ten minutes behind when Man Utd are in the opposition half. The quirk of the Valley is that the line bends around the stands, meaning that the home fans are all sat in 1956, while away fans and the pitch take place in the present day. FACT.

[Batch]

In the 80's Charlton had a major crime problem 90% of wich can be attributed to Fenella the Kettle Witch.

[Berniman]

In the 80's Charlton had a major crime problem 90% of wich can be attributed to Fenella the Kettle Witch.

Beat me to it Batch!  Their fans are known as the Wheelies!

According to sources at Millwall football club, all Charlton fans are from Kent!

[Rustle]

Did't they used to bus them in from kent years ago ?

[suttonred]

Yes, and From Gillingham wherever that is, france i think.

[ReadingRed]

Charlton Athletic was the first football club to have a drummer on their terraces.

Led Zeppelin's John Bonham, a Charlton fan since childhood, learned to drum at home games and would bring an entire drumkit along. His half-time drum solos are the stuff of Charlton legend.

[Arriba]

The first known footballer with webbed feet was a charlton athletic player George Swan.Apart from the piss takes from his team mates,opposition teams saw it as an unfair advantage, as they thought his paddled feet gave him extra power in his shot.
he was shit, so it didn't matter.the teams complaints soon turned to piss takes along with his own charlton colleagues.he was last seen jumping off tower bridge.

[reeves4england]

Charlton Athletic were originally named Kent County FC and played their football in the fair county of Kent. Having played an away match in East London, the team got lost on the way home. Having spent hours trying to find their way out of London they eventually gave up and decided it would be easier to relocate the club.

[land_of_bo]

It is a little known FACT that Charlton's ground, The Valley, is twinned with upmarket suburb of the same name in Penhill, Swindon.

[Anteater]

Before the last ice age and the consequential effects of glacial drift on the Thames basin Charlton played their home games at the Alley.

[Summerof69]

Charlton Athletic started as an athletic club, but after breaking down on the way to a meeting, decided to have a kickabout, and they decided to form a football club instead.

[Peter Venkman]

Charlton Athletic started off named Woolwich Athletic but changed their club name as an homage to the Charlton brothers after England winning the 1966 world cup.