On this day - 21 Feb 2004: Friedel scores in five-goal thriller, Goal of the day: Bartlett's wonderful volley, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Standard. The ground is pretty impressive in size for League One. The game was a good spectacle from a Shrewsbury point of view, as was the atmosphere from what was a large following for Shrewsbury (1200+). Alternatively when leaving the railway station turn right at the traffic lights and there is a bus stop a short way down on the right. It was then another overground train to Charlton. We noticed there were large groups of Huddersfield fans on the train who had made the long trip down from Yorkshire, indicating a possibly bigger away crowd than normal. A little bit of goading from the home fans but all in good spirit. If my team is going to kill time at the end of games from September to May, it could be a positive but slightly unfulfilled season. To kill some further time, I ate at the Trafalgar Caf on Trafalgar Road, slumped over Fridays Evening Standard and Mirror. A combination of tightening their belts and safety red flags at the Valley meant they spent the best part of a decade playing their games at Crystal Palaces and West Hams stadiums. I had enjoyed my previous visits and as a Neutral fan I have a bit of a soft spot for Charlton and their fans, especially when you look back to their well-publicised Back to The Valley campaign in the early 1990s and their 7 year stint in the Premiership in the early 2000s, during which they claimed some notable scalps in punching above their weight and beating teams like Chelsea and Arsenal. We travelled by train and having spent the morning in Central London we made our way to London Bridge for the train to Charlton. It was a quick walk back to the railway station and a trouble free onward journey. The railway station has seen much renovation recently, and seemed well organised. Visit ESPN to view the latest Charlton Athletic news, scores, stats, standings, rumors, and more To the right is the East Stand, a nice modern single tier with red seating with the words The Valley picked out in white. Also hats off to the person in the North Stand who banged the drum throughout. Visiting address: Djurgrdssltten 49-51. I had never been to this ground before and it was a game of two teams who are fighting to get out of this league so it was a big fixture. I didn't have any dealings with the stewards but they seemed fairly relaxed. A cross from the right by Aribo headed home by Zyro. 2 further rows are in front of row A. A1 & A2 are not marked on the steps. When that fell apart Charlton returned to The Valley, much to the relief of the the clubs fans. Having survived a scare when Orient had a goal disallowed they went in front almost immediately after before wrapping up the points with a third. My earliest visits to the Valley predated the dramatic re-build of the North Stand, and then in subsequent visits to cheer on Preston North End, the ground seemed pretty full. 2017-2018: 11,844(League One), Unofficial Web Sites: EFL League One: 3rd Place | FA Cup: 2nd Round | Carabao Cup: 1st Round | EFL Trophy: Group stage. It's a two-tiered stand with a central concourse, fans using the upper tier enter from the rear of the stand. You can tell this is a Premiership-standard ground, and whilst feeling for Charlton's recent predicament, it's nonetheless great to visit these grounds in Football League action. Charlton Athletic Football Club - Overview, News - ZoomInfo We are the only professional team in Kent! So when the opportunity arose whilst visiting Salisbury for a weekend, that Charlton were playing on the Sunday (which meant I could get another game in at Southampton on the Saturday), then off to the Valley I headed. 5. As they gave people warnings. The Valley (London) - Wikipedia Here are our recommendations for you to consider: London is a city filled with pubs, clubs and bars for your delectation, with each suburb like a mini-city all of its own. Q:Does the club have easy access seats (seats in easily reachable areas of the stadium with no steps or limited number of steps) for away ambulant disabled supporters? After years of vigorous campaigning and lobbying Greenwich Borough Council, funds were finally raised to convert The Valley to all-seating in December 1992. Both trips were by train but the first had an unwanted delay as trains from New Street Birmingham to London were cancelled. A 5/6 minute drive or a half hour walk to the stadium. I'd been to the Valley once before to watch Charlton against Liverpool so I knew a bit about the ground. Watching football is a very expensive business, and it is an ambition that cannot be done every week but it is fun and relaxing entering into the life of fellow football fans, without the stress of shouting at your team. Arrived at 1.10 pm The Valley stadium only a 5 minute walk from the railway station. Admission prices are: Adults - 20.00. I do enjoy an away day in the capital and the Valley did not disappoint. Stockport County played against Charlton Athletic in 2 matches this season. That would doubtless be a sterner test. Click the thumbnails above to enlarge an image of each stand and to read a more detailed description of each part of the Stadium. Only negative is people walking up and down the aisle may obscure your view. The atmosphere within the Valley wasnt the best however 3,000 away fans created an electric atmosphere. Stewards were great, helpful and happy to chat away about the game and the league in general. Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester United, 2022 All rights reserved to Football Ticket Net. Journeyplanner.org London public transport journey planner. Personal Basket Edit. However, I would commend the stewards, who took a relaxed attitude to the away supporters who stood throughout the match, although expect to be searched on the way in. Gillingham vs Charlton at the Valley for the first time in 20 odd years. A non-stop train that only takes an hour and 23 minutes. Nothing highlights this more than the intrusive support beam which restricts a lot of views of the pitch, the only one in the stadium it is worth noting. Choose your desirable Charlton Athletic's match / fixture and click "View Tickets". Possibly due to the reduced ticket price, there seemed to more than the average proportion of younger teenage Reading fans, many behaving as teenagers will and many having difficulty controlling themselves. An enjoyable easy to reach and very smart ground to visit, both sets of fans mingled outside without any hostility. Charlton, Greater London, England, SE7 8BL. we made our way down a hill to the Valley Stadium for 1pm. As the case on the way down, the journey took around 5 hours. Tickets are also available on the gate on the day of the match. See and do . He headed up Floyd Road to Charlton Station, but I did a bit of prior research and walked up a pedestrian passage called Ransom Walk, under a small arch. For any query you can use our dedicated customer care team and they will be more than pleased to assist you. On a cold Tuesday evening, you will want more from a train service, because the car is not a serious option if you are travelling to football grounds that are close to Central London. Passing Charlton station at 5:50pm. Right in the middle, behind the goal, in the away supporters end. Once we got off of the train the Valley ground is easy enough to find with the police directing supporters towards the away end. Please Sign Up below to be the first to know when tickets are available and on sale. Its hard to believe given that Charlton still play their games at the Valley but four years after opening, it looked like Charlton would be changing stadiums. I was visiting two games within a week, one FA Cup and one Championship fixture. Then I got the Tube to Blackfriars and caught the train to Charlton. I travelled on the supporters' coach so I had another tedious journey down the M1, which must win the prize for "most boring motorway in the Uk", though the huge wind turbines in Northamptonshire make an interesting change. Q:Does the club have low level serving counters in the club shop? Only negative is people walking up and down the aisle may obscure your view. Charlton's support was vocal and they seem a good bunch of supporters, who sadly have been through a lot in the past decade. All Light Blue. About the match. At this stage we hadn't seen one home fan! When it comes to Charlton and their rival clubs, they are a rather bizarre case. There is street parking, but due to a local residents parking scheme, not in close vicinity to the ground or Charlton railway station. Travelling to and from a ground can be a mine field anywhere in the UK, and it did not really affect the day. Only a short stop in the club shop. It was no eye-brow raiser to see a fair few of them start heading for the exits with some 10 minutes left to play. Row I. Advertisement. We didn't sample the food, which only appeared to be Holland pies and little else. Barnsley huffed and puffed. I didn't really get a chance to speak to the home fans but they seemed friendly and jovial enough. AWAY FANS' GUIDE - CHARLTON ATHLETIC | News | Bradford City The stadiums name comes from the valley-like appearance of the area it was built in, with the first game at the ground being played before any seats or terraces were in place. Manager John Sheridan became so enthusiastic, in fact, that he got himself sent off for abusing a linesman over a penalty which wasnt awarded. We took the 177 bus towards the ground. Ultimately the ground can be increased to about 40,600, though no developments are likely unless Charlton can establish themselves as a regular Premier League team. Being originally built from an old pit, the ground is nestled into the local landscape. The match was fun, although with some classically Championship frustrating moments, but the atmosphere is welcoming, and The Valley does have a certain character about it. Barnsley sold about 1500 tickets for an away end that holds 3000. In the first half, the teams cancelled each other out. 1. Very annoying it is as well. It must be an original stand and as well as having a roof supporting pillar to block your view its quite shallow meaning that about two-thirds of you cant see the goal line at your end due to the other fans in front of you. A long day but ultimately very enjoyable. To be honest the immediate area by the ground is quite run down. The game was fast and furious and a great one to watch if you like nail biting for sometime that isas we narrowly won the game, so it was all well from that point of view.. The away end was small compared to the other stands in the ground but it had a good atmosphere. Once we got past the turnstiles it was very crowded in the concourse. It was dry when we visited but I wouldn't want to stand on a wet day drinking my beer! It had been many years since I last visited the Valley, when I was in my early 20's as a single lad. section. Other than London Bridge Station being closed, grrr, travel was easy enough as we had chosen Elephant & Castle for pre-match drinks, so used Waterloo East. It welcomes away supporters and also has 21 accommodation rooms. My seat was in the top row of the West Stand which had great views. We opted to make a day trip so arrived very early in order to see some of the sights in Central London, also visiting friends in the west of the city. I returned for the second half. Stewards 10/10 Bars selling beer 8/10 Pies 8/10 Atmosphere 7/10 (but that's because the stadium was only a third full). On the more positive side, The Valley had always been a pleasant away day with no problems in the past with the home fans, stewards, or the police, and one can usually enjoy good football chit-chat with the home supporters on the train both before and after the match. What is the name of the Football Club in Charlton? One of Charlton's early grounds, Siemens Meadow, Maryon Park - See page for author [Public domain or Public domain]. Charlton Athletic 2022/23 Tickets Are Available! There's a quite small servery for the whole of the stand staffed by friendly but rather inefficient servers. Championship football can dramatically vary in quality, and having sat through some serious football dross with the friend during previous years, I did not want to jinx the action. The Jubilee Line, which is on the London Underground system, is also a medium length walk or a short bus ride away. The club played one more year at Upton Park, but finally moved back to a renovated The Valley in 1992. It's now a fairly modern stadium, but still tucked away within residential streets. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: Great day out with family and friends. Q:How many wheelchair bays are available for away supporters? The Valley was a new ground for me and is one of the biggest stadiums in the league. The Valley is the 27,111 capacity home ground of Championship side Charlton Athletic Football Club. The game was entertaining enough but with Albion going through an inconsistent few months the fact that they were ahead twice and pegged back was no real shock. Gillingham had not won away all season, and were fighting relegation. It was built in 1919, in part by a group of Charlton fans. The valley, section SSE, home of Charlton Athletic FC, page 1 If you are travelling from North West to South East, it is a mental and physical strain, and your life is made complicated by Oyster Cards. Charlton had been having a dismal time of it so expectations were high. I got the tube from Kings Cross to Bank and then the DLR to Cutty Sark. Hopefully you will have a better game to watch plus the game for a fiver day seems to be an annual event so worth it. It is situated beside the Thames and although on the small side it does have some tables outside from which you can sit looking across the river. Once inside the stand me & my son were impressed with our view. Before the game looking at our tickets, we didn't think they were going to be good seats. (This record has subsequently been equalled). Would highly recommend! 5. I got the first train home. Saturday Matchday: 10.00 am kick-off and for 30 minutes. Rovers fans generally stand if given choice so this prompted the rest of the away fans to stand up and all started singing We Are Bristol Rovers, We Do What We Want So we stood our ground and no more requests. As home fans had pretty much gone by the time we left, it was straight across road and into Charlton Station. They are located in South London and by the pure volume of football teams in the general vicinity have a few grudge matches. When we got to the stadium we had a little look around before heading for the away end. 20 May 2023 Sat 13:00 More Info. It needs some TLC just to make it look clean and tidy. During the 1934-35 season the club's forward Ralph Allen scored 33 goals. Getting out the ground was no problem Albeit a walk up the hill to the car in thunder and lightning! The Valley was still owned by the old club owners and this led to Charlton entering into a ground share of Selhurst Park with Crystal Palace. Buy Tickets: Charlton Athletic Ticketing in the event that all spaces have been booked disabled supporters will then be placed on the waiting list. To say it's basic is an understatement! The facilities in the away end were basic. While I was waiting to be served, both the Fosters and J Smiths kegs ran out & their replacements were attached to the wrong pumps! 115 21 Stockholm. Following high-profile stadium disasters in the 1980s such as the Bradford City Fire and Heysel the football association began to introduce a series of reforms aimed at targeting spectator safety. The stand was spacious and we had a pretty decent view of the playing area. Copyright Football-Stadiums.co.uk 2015-2023 - Do Not Reproduce Without Permission | About - Contact - Advertising- Privacy. Comment on the game itself, atmosphere, stewards, pies, facilities etc.. Offering tickets at 5 a time is a clever way of attracting a bumper-sized crowd and so Charlton well deserved the 22,000 plus (including well over a thousand Spireites) who attended this game. Instead there was a roped-off section for the pitch and the crowd stood or sat on the earthworks in the surrounding area. 1200 supporters really getting behind the team. Metropolitan line from North Harrow to Finchley Road, Jubilee Line to North Greenwich Stationer then Bus to ground. I didn't have any food inside the ground but the coffee was good and reasonably priced. The home fans made some noise in the second half which was good. A good day out spoilt by an abject performance by the Derby players. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlton_Athletic_F.C. Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: Getting away from the ground was very easy and was at Charlton station for 17:05pm. The manager had questioned the number of supporters, along with their attitude in the mid-week game; this may have fired up the supporters for Saturday who really got behind the team, receiving warm congratulations from the players and manager afterwards. We played well, except for a first half free kick that never was in thelast minute cost us a soft goal. Youll also get access to the hotels free Wi-Fi. Orients support of just under 1500 were enjoying themselves but were not overly vocal unlike Charlton who tried to lift their team. Parking at the ground is for permit holders only. Car - From the M25 keep your eye out for the Dartford Crossing. Very poor from Leeds. One of the best away days yet and there will be no doubt at all to attend in future. Plus their booking system is straightforward and easy to use. The first half was fairly equal but Orient looked more likely to score and so it was that a well worked move saw them go in at half time 1-0 up. Groundhopper Soccer Guides | Charlton Athletic There was a 1970s retro moment when an infiltrator was frog-marched out of the away end but I suspect he was not a Charlton fan at all but just a local hooligan attracted by the admission price and the chance for some inexpensive aggro. We caught the 5.40pm train and arrived at St Pancras at 6.10pm. The pub seemed to offer a wide range of food and drink and it is in the tourist trap of Greenwich. Charlton fans are currently protesting at the way in which their club is run, so they either stayed away [shame] or held up "We are the 2%" cards in the second minute. Q:Where are your wheelchair bays situated? Free UK delivery. My first visit to Charlton so looking forward to visiting and looking to carry on our 100% record away from home. Another benefit of where we were seated, is that a few rows behind us, there is a gigantic pillar, right behind the goal. Again a very heavy Police presence, with officers lining the centre of the road at the point were home and away fans converged. Q:How far are these facilities from the disabled supporters for both home and away? Once arrived at London Paddington Station, we ventured onto the London Underground, heading for London Bridge. We walked past the Club Shop on the corner of the West Stand and North Stand, whichis a decent-sized modern shop with a fairly wide range of merchandise in it. 2-0 to the visitors was the final score. Very easy train to London Paddington from South Wales. There is a chippy nearby but no pubs, they are a 10 min walk away. I had liked what I had previously heard about the Valley and also from what I seen of the stadium on Football League shows. At the time of writing, Charlton were being christened the Championship pacemakers. Whether they are still there at the end of next May, it is very hard to tell. However fans are close to the pitch and the compactness made for good acoustics and atmosphere. This one was a relative cruise. Away fans who wish to watch their team take on Charlton are housed within the Jimmy Seed Stand which occupies the space behind the southernmost goal in the stadium. Q:Does the club have any spaced in hospitality and VIP areas for wheelchair users? A nice touch by the bar staff was putting some Leeds songs on over their music system to as well! Charlton Athletic - The Valley - Away Grounds On arriving at the ground I was impressed by how good it looked. To avoid parallel processes, it was decided to integrate the S3 with the new BGS. We all got patted down by stewards outside the turnstiles, but that is becoming common place. When we arrived there was a diva on the pitch singing Land of Hope and Glory with so much oomph that we were all deaf by the time the teams came out onto the field. Like most clever clubs in the Football League, Charlton have realised that hospitality is an area where they can make good money if they offer decent facilities. Getting away from the ground was easy enough, police directing people to the correct side of the station and queued the supporters before going onto the platform. I could tell that the views would be decent from most areas. A great day out. I usually get the tube to London Bridge for a drink and then to Charlton by train, but my friend suggested a different pre-match routine this time. We had a fantastic view of most of the pitch, unfortunately, with the Seed stand being a bit shallow our view of the "away" goal was more or less obscured. Students - 10.00. Charlton started the match brightly and were clearly the best team in the opening half hour. There is frequent service to Charlton from Cannon Street, London Bridge, and Lewisham stations, and rather frequent service from Charing Cross and Waterloo East stations. Of course, the important thing to remember is that this whole place would have been built over years ago were it not for the heroics of those Charlton fans who worked their red socks off to get the football club back into the area. The only shame for me was the fact that there were a lot of empty seats around the ground. A fantastic away day. Living 20 miles away from Nottingham in Grantham, we took the one hour train journey to Kings Cross and arrived there for 11am. Charlton Athletic have paid tribute to Keith Palmer, the policeman who was killed during Wednesday's terror attack in London. First constructed back in 1919, three of the four stands were built over a seven year period from 1994-2001 with numerous renovations occurring throughout the stadiums history. I must add and say, Isn't it strange that the only pillar in the ground is located right behind the goal in the away end? Vereiste velden zijn gemarkeerd met *, Bundesliga stadiums Eredivisie stadiums La Liga stadiums Ligue 1 stadiums Premier League stadiums Serie A stadiums Scottish Premiership stadiums, Europes Largest Football Stadiums Champions League Final venues Europa League Final venues World Cup Final venues Euros Final venues Latin Americas Largest Football Stadiums. Decent toilets that way too. Another ground to tick off the list. Nice ground, good view although we were at the top of the away end so couldn't see the bottom of the goal closest to us. So much so that it makes the walk from Ipswich Station to Portman Road, look almost like a marathon! The view was amazing. 3-1 up at half time, our defence looked decidedly creaky in the second half and Charlton pulled back to 3-3.
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