A volunteer initiative to preserve and display the heritage of our club for the local community and supporters.
Reg. Charity 1174896
cafchistorian
@gmail
.com
It's incredible how the
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Museum collection has grown since we opened a number of years ago.
With regards to programmes, we are now at the stage where we must respectfully decline any offers or donations or loans Post 1960.
We dont have room to store or sell them sadly.
East Street, now called Eastmoor St, is near where the Thames Barrier now stands. In 1905 a group of 15 year old boys meet there on a street corner and formed a football club they called Charlton Athletic.
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Thank you
@Universitario
for the birthday wishes and the reminder of when our team met in Lima on 9 June 1954 (our 49th birthday).
We have the pennant that
@Universitario
presented to
@CAFCofficial
at that game in the museum.
Do you have any more photos or records?
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#ArchivoCrema
🗃 | Hoy recordamos el partido amistoso entre Universitario vs
@CAFCofficial
jugado el 09/06/1954 en el Estadio Nacional. Fue la primera vez que un club inglés jugó en el Perú.
¡Feliz 105° aniversario, «Red Robins»! 🎂🥳⚽️🔴
Jean King is one of the museum's biggest supporters. She was planning to celebrate her 50 years following
#cafc
with a party at the Valley. But Covid19 and a very serious illness have put paid to that. When
@TraceyLeaburn
heard she arranged for some special messages for Jean 1/
The Royal Oak, nearest pub to the Valley and once
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's headquarters pre-WW1, today as it prepares to re-open under new ownership.
All the framed items you see are on loan from the museum.
Looking good
Like all
#cafc
fans we are devastated to hear of the death of Seb Lewis. Seb was a regular visitor to the museum and donated his old flag which we are proud to display.
Our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.
May his memory be a blessing.
This is what a FA Cup winners medal looks like
And still in its original box
Won by Gordon Hurst in 1947 it is one of four
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winners medals the museum has on display
Some clubs don't need to invent a history, they already have one they are proud of
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The head of East Street Investment meets the original East Street Boys.
Great to welcome
@MattSouthall84
and Lee Amis to the Museum today and show them around.
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It's
@CAFCofficial
's 116th birthday today.
Uniquely amongst English league clubs we were founded by teenage boys on a street corner and not as a works/social club/church team nor as a franchise to fill an existing ground.
We were and remain part of our local community
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Thanks to
@1Dev
for this incredible 1936 image of the Valley
We presume this was when the Woolwich Rejects came back to SE London
Anecdotal evidence tell us many
#cafc
fans turned their backs on the visiting side when they ran on to the pitch, just as that club had done in 1913
We had a (socially distanced) visit yesterday from the new owners of the Royal Oak, the pub nearest to the Valley which was once
#cafc
's headquarters.
We've loaned them some items to give the pub's refit an Addicks theme.
@Kevin_Latta
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Surprise visit by the brother and his family of former Addick Reza Ghoochannejhad
After showing them around we made sure they had a look at The Valley and left with some
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scarves and some programmes featuring their relative
This shirt sold for an incredible £1,849 on Ebay last night
A huge boost to us as a charity that receives no funding from
#cafc
(but they do give us the rooms for free)
You can still see another of these rare shirts on display in the museum as we only sold as we had a spare
The great Lennie Lawrence spent 90 minutes visiting the museum today. Great to see him and to remember his time at
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He told us that of all the players he signed through his long managerial career three of the top five were at Charlton. Guess who?
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We are now delighted to say that the items, including FA cup winners and other medals, play-off trophies and England caps, are back in the museum and on display ready to be viewed when Covid19 restrictions allow.
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Some months ago the museum trustees felt that in order to protect and preserve the valuable items we own and the collective heritage of
@CAFCofficial
which they represent, which belongs to all
#cafc
fans, we had to remove many items from the museum for safekeeping. 1/2
New season, old heroes
Great to welcome the legendary Paddy Powell to the museum this morning
Colin is loaning us his New England Tea Men shirt, a fitting donation on the day our new US owners are in town
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Following reports the trustees would like to make clear that the musuem, an independent registered charity, aims to protect and preserve the heritage of
#cafc
.
We have, and will continue to, take all necessary steps to protect the items in our collection 1/2
Really pleased to spend more than an hour showing
@SandgaardThomas
@KyleHendersonCo
and
@doctor_raelynn
and family around the Museum.
We presented him with a signed poster of the Who's 1976 concert at the Valley, combining two of his passions,
#cafc
and rock music.
Last day of opening for the museum in 2022 so we'd like to wish all Addicks a much happier 2023
He's something we found in our store cupboard today, an architect's drawing of the planned 40k capacity Valley
One day, maybe
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So the
@EFL
took back the league one play-off trophy back today so it can be polished and engraved before another team wins it in May.
But they left us this beauty which we get to keep permanently.
PS we keep the red & white ribbons so she'll be properly dressed soon
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Congratulations to our founder and trustee Mick Everett
@Addickted05
on being recognised on the pitch at half-time by
@SandgaardThomas
for 25 years hard work and dedication to
@CAFCofficial
We hope you write that book!
PS we hope you mentioned the store room to Thomas
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A good news story for Christmas Eve.
Fans of phoenix club Bury AFC approached the museum and asked if we had a banner they could display at their temporary home, so impressed and grateful were they for the support from
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fans, among other clubs. 1/
Very sad news of Addicks goalkeeper Graham Tutt's death after brain surgery. Our condolences to his family and friends
His recent autobiography is well worth a read whether you are fan of
#cafc
, of football or just of stories of fighting back after setbacks in life
RIP Buster
Got a call that all historians dream of. Staff at
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Training Ground said "we've found a load of stuff in a loft, do you want it?"
We're collecting tomorrow then bringing to the museum on Friday to sort through. Might be nothing, might be gold but it will be fun finding out
In 1967 young
#cafc
fans decided to march to
#qpr
(about 15 miles) to show support for new manager Eddie Firmani
Here they are pictured on the Woolwich Rd with the Antigallican pub in the background
A couple of fans made their own banner, using broom handles as the poles
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Congratulations to
@jamesvennings
on becoming V888. The 19 YO Eltham born attacking midfielder is the 888th 1st team Addick since
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joined the league in 1921.
He's, most likely, either the last debutant of the Belgium era or the first of the Abu Dhabi era.
New addition to our badge collection
A Charlton & Dundee friendship badge
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fans have been coming to
@CAFCofficial
games, and vice versa, since the 1980s and there was a contingent at Blackpool away last month
Thanks Kev for the donation
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The staff in the
@CAFCofficial
ticket office have pulled out all the stops to sell what must be close to 7k season tickets in a week & a bit
They deserve even more praise for producing a one off 20/21 season ticket pass specially for the museum
Keep up the great work guys
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Very sad to learn of the death of former Addick Phil Walker.
Condolences to his friends and family.
Here is his player profile from a 1980
#cafc
programme
What a pleasure to show Nicky Johns around the museum today.
Luckily, we'd only just had the Hall of Fame board updated with the 2023 inductees' names.
Lovely guy, loads of stories.
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@CAFCofficial
@modmag1905
Happy 7th birthday to us
After a lot of hard work before and since we opened 7 years ago
It's been a hard slog sometimes and there have been a lot of distractions and hurdles to overcome but we're still here
Thanks to the many fans and volunteers we're going strong
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Summer's (almost) here so we're selling lightweight embroided
#cafc
t-shirts in the museum
£25 to Charlton fans, £27 to Crewe or Carshalton supporters 😉
Arthur Bryan, the owner of the fish shop that treated the very early
@CAFCofficial
players to Haddock and Chips and so initiated our unique Addicks nickname.
Bryan was famous for attending games with a Haddock on a stick.
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So much going on with this Tom Morris pic from 14/12/89: the Admiral tops, the now lost pennants on the wall, the fantastic model (where is it now?) of how the Valley was going to look plus 3 players who'd all walk into the side now Mark Reid, Colin Walsh & Colin Pates
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In the 1930s, 40s and 50s
@CAFCofficial
undertook many overseas tours and in many games were given a pennant by the host team. Those pennants were long lost. Until now. The museum have paid a four figure sum for a collection of 24 pennants that were in the West Country
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We're so grateful to the artist
@lionel_stanhope
for all his fantastic work but especially for incorporating, at the last minute, a tribute to Seb Lewis
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The Royal Oak plays an important role in
#cafc
history. It was the club's headquarters when the team played at nearby Pound Park before WW1 and it has quenched the thirst of fans before and after games ever since.
@Kevin_Latta
Many fans of many clubs asking "What am I going do with no football, how can we cope?"
Remember this is reality for
@buryfcofficial
fans every week.
#saveburyfc
Delighted to have won this grant which will give us practical advice and guidance on archiving
But it also means the museum is recognised by THE National Archive as a valid and worthwhile collection
It will, we hope, allow us to grow and win further grants
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The first part of what could be an incredible donation was given to the museum yesterday
Stuart Leary's personal photo album with his own annotations
Here he is, aged 16, just off the boat from South Africa on his first day in training at a cold winter Valley
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On the 9th June 1905 a group of 14 and 15 year old boys met on East Street, Charlton and decided to form a football team.
They called the team Charlton Athletic and decided that they would play in red and white.
Happy 113th birthday Addicks
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Our club was formed 115 years ago today by a group of 14 and 15 year old boys on East St (now Eastmoor St) in New Charlton.
A unique foundation for a unique club.
Can we
#cafc
fans hope for a special birthday present from
@CAFCofficial
?
As we're not going to be having crowds back at the Valley
#cafc
need your help.
@Addickted05
& the RBL have produced official Charlton 2020 poppy badges but they can't now sell them at VFR.
£4.99 each via the link above.
Please buy and retweet
Many years ago
@CAFCofficial
owned a number of houses they rented out to players.
All were sold decades ago.
Look at those prices!
Shame we can't offer our own houses and flats to new signings and loanees now
Might ease the move and be a sound long term investment too
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In the old days (2001)
@CAFCofficial
players were so hard up they had to take part time jobs as builders.
Another photo from the Tom Morris archive now held in the museum.
We're open tomorrow and every Friday from 11.00 to 2.30. Free Entry in Harvey Gardens.
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Fantastic donation to the museum by
@hummel1923
Original final designs with swatches, real fabric badges and pantone colour guides for this year's
#cafc
kit.
Part of a whole set of similar unique swatches and drawings donated by
@hummelUK
A few weeks ago the museum heard from a solicitor informing us that a fan, John Victor Hill who had recently died, had left us his programme & other
#cafc
collections. Today we picked it up his bequest. These are just a few of the programmes going back to the 1940s
RIP John
Remembering PC Keith Palmer, who fell in the line of duty one year ago today. This plaque, unveiled by his family and erected by the museum, at the Valley is a permanent memorial to a life long Addick.
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@metpoliceuk
Unusual aerial view of the Valley, probably from the late 60s or early 70s given that there is a market taking place in the car par bottom of picture.
The huge scale of the east and south terraces can be clearly seen
Part of a big donation of pictures from Sarah Monahan
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11 December 1981 It's snowing at the Valley
Pic from the Tom Morris archive recently acquired by the museum and shared with other
#CAFC
sources such as Voice of the Valley. Happy to hear from other
@CAFCofficial
publications etc if you need some images.
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You will all have already seen the famous pictures from THAT day at Wembley in 1998 but we're fortunate enough to have Tom Morris' archive so can look at some of the less often seen pics. Here's a few 1/n
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The suits. We have one of the staff suits in the museum
We have spent what is, for us, a large amount of money on nine very old and rare postcards from 100 years ago, our first season in the football league.
The postcards each feature a
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player from the 1921/2 season and are hand signed.
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Everyone at the Museum would like to wish good luck and a speedy recovery to former Addicks keeper Graham Tutt who is in intensive care after heart surgery.
Stay strong Graham.
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@AddicksBromley
@doctor_raelynn