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Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 1d

Very inconsiderate of #cafc to update the big screen.

Now we have to do the same to our Lego Valley!

Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 2d

This upcoming
@footballandwar.bsky.social
event is now sold out.

If you want to go on the waiting list contact us on [email protected] and we'll squeeze you in if we can

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Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 2d

Another recently donated press pic

Eddie Firmani, newly returned from Italy, shields the ball from Cardiff City's John Charles who had also played in Italy for Juve & Roma

#cafc 5 - 2 #ccfc - 26,534

The museum is open tomorrow (Friday) 11 to 2.30 Free entry in Harvey Gardens

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Charlie Connelly @charlieconnelly.bsky.social · 3d

Hitting the road with the absolute ship show again next week, kicking off with a return to the Cutty Sark next Friday. Not only a magnificant venue but the ONLY LONDON SHOW for the foreseeable. I'll accept no excuses for absence. So think on. www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/cut...

Charlie Connelly - Attention All Shipping

Charlie Connelly's hilarious one-man show brings the legendary shipping forecast vividly to life

www.rmg.co.uk

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Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 5d

Letters from our archive. Spurs lent Charlton some turnstile operators for the 1985 FA Cup replay but #cafc weren't happy with the "discrepancies" between the count and the money handed in by those operators. #thfc were having none of it.

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Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 6d

Article from the @CAFCofficial v Blackburn programme written by Steve Thomson, one of our team of excellent volunteers, on the Tom Morris archive and what we are doing with it. #cafc

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Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 7d

The @CAFCofficial club shop are now selling 2025 #cafc official @PoppyLegion badges for £6

All proceeds to a great cause so ignore the spelling mistake

Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 8d

Buy the repros in the shop, see the originals in the museum #cafc

Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 9d

Steve Thompson's family have, after visiting the museum before Saturday's game, passed on funeral details

Friday 17 October 10am
Lincoln Crematorium
Washingborough Road
Lincoln
LN4 1EF

The wake will follow at Lincoln City Football Club
LNER Stadium
RIP
#cafc

Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 10d

New donation of photos to the Charlton Athletic Museum.
1. A signed pic of
Chris Powell nutmeging some obscure Spanish player on his
England debut
#cafc

Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 11d

New , incredibly rare, items added to our Alan Curbishley display.

Thanks to
@paddypowerofficial.bsky.social for the donation. We promise to not drink any of the beer.
#cafc

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Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 12d

Another great donation to add to our collection of #cafc vinyl and CDs. Two LPs recorded at the Valley Club, the social club that stood in Harvey Gardens, almost exactly beneath where the museum now stands. And one features the Red, Red Robin.

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Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 13d

Delighted to welcome #cafc co-owner Gabriel Brener to the museum yesterday.

We gave him some reading for the long flight home. A little hint about the importance of the Valley to @CAFCofficial fans.

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Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 14d

We're open today until 1.00pm

Free entry in Harvey Gardens

Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 14d

We had a visitor from the USA today who told us she had a relative who was connected to #cafc

"Who?" We asked. "Jimmy Seed" they replied.

But you don't have to have a famous relative to visit tomorrow when we're open from 11am to 1.00pm

Free entry in Harvey Gardens

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Football and War Network @footballandwar.bsky.social · 15d

@footballandwar.bsky.social is looking forward to the
@chathmuseum.bsky.social Remembrance event at The Valley on the 3 November. It has been organised in conjunction with The WFA and the Army FA.
It is a free event but places are limited.
More information👇

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Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 15d

You don't have to be this fit to visit the museum today (11 to 2.30) or Saturday (before the game only 11 to 1.00)

Free entry in Harvey Gardens

#cafc players O'Linn, E Firmani, Leary and Darvel are watched by trainer Jimmy Trotter in front of the old East Terrace

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Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 15d

3rd November @footballandwar.bsky.social

Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 16d

More photos donated by 87 year old #cafc fan Polly Huggins

These are credit card size pics she took herself, three in the Valley car park and one (top left) from the old 'open" end (Now the Jimmy Seed Stand

Leary and Townshend on right but who is that bottom left? Anyone know?

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Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 17d

More 8" x 6" original press photos from pre-season 1952 donated by 87 year old #cafc fan Polly Huggins.

You can still see the holes where drawing pins were used to put them up.

Fenton, Bartram and Hurst head and shoulder shots.

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Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 18d

Wonderful donation from an 87 year old fan, Polly Huggins, of 1952 original #cafc 8" x 6" press photos

Keirnan, Hewie, Hurst & Johnson just four of the stars posing for the camera

These were stock photos to be held by agencies and newspapers for use as and when

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Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 19d

We found this poster tucked inside #cafc scrapbooks recently donated by Steve Sutherland. Is that Rodney Stone, Charlton General Manager, writing on the back of the poster?

@CAFCofficial
beat CF Lloret 5 - 2 with goals from Flanagan (2), Peacock (2), and P Davies

Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 22d

Operating an independent, fan run museum isn't all sex, drugs and rock n roll.

Sometimes you have to unpick last season's #cafc goal nets.

Don't worry, visitors aren't made to do this and you don't have to pay to come in either. We're Open 11 to 2.30 today.

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Charlton Athletic Museum @chathmuseum.bsky.social · 23d

Let us know if you ever produce a physical version

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