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Charlton Athletic Football Club was formed by a group of teenagers
on East Street in 1905. During their formative years playing at
the Valley there was a lack of facilities at the ground. They often
used to use a local fishmonger/fish and chip shop as a place to
get changed for games. This is where Charlton's famous nickname
is derived from -- "addick" as a corruption of Haddock
the main ware of this particular shop. Others claim the fishmonger
nailed a haddock to a board and made a noise during games by slapping
the two together, but this seems somewhat far-fetched.
Charlton were elected to the Football League in 1921. The Valley
was, at least at one time, the largest football ground in the League,
drawing crowds in excess of 70,000. Charlton later left The Valley
in 1985, only to return again in 1992 to a new and improved Valley.
Charlton became the first Premiership club to establish a formal
youth academy in the United States. They opened an academy in Tucson,
Arizona. Charlton already operates youth academies in Spain and
South African, as well as in its London home.
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