Formed in 1905 by members of such clubs as East Street Mission, Blundell Mission, and Charlton Reds, Charlton Athletic were not considered a force until turning professional and joining the Southern League in 1920.
'The Addicks' golden period was either side of the Second World War under the stewardship of Jimmy Seed (1933-56) when, having won the Division 3 South championship in 1935, they went on to finish runners-up in Division One in 1937.
This good work culminated in their only major trophy to date, the FA Cup, won in 1947 having been runners-up in 1946. Following relegation from the top-flight in 1957 and even a drop into the third division in 1981 more recently Charlton won promotion to the First Division in 1986 under Lennie Lawrence, still a legend at the club, who guided Charlton to the heady heights of 5th in the former Division One.
Alan Curbishley also became a club legend after not only taking Charlton into the Premiership, but also managing to establish them amongst the high-flyers and well away from the teams struggling against relegation every year, before leaving the the club in 2006.
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