The Valley is a sports stadium located in Charlton which has been the home of Charlton Athletic Football Club since the 1920s
The Valley, has been the home ground of Charlton Athletic since 1919 apart from a period of exile between 1985 and 1992.
In Charlton’s early years, the club had a nomadic existence using several different grounds between its formation in 1905 and the beginning of World War I in 1914. The ground dates from 1919, at a time when Charlton were 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 supporters dug out a flat area for the pitch at the bottom of the chalk pit and used the excavated material to build up makeshift stands. The ground’s name most likely comes from its original valley-like appearance.
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The Valley is a sports stadium located in Charlton which has been the home of Charlton Athletic Football Club since the 1920s
