Editing Charlton Athletic F.C. (section)

==Club identity==
===Colours and crest===
[[File:Greenwich arms.png|thumb|100px|Crest of the former [[Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich]] Council, used by Charlton briefly in late 1940s and early 1950s]]Charlton have used a number of crests and badges during their history, although the current design has not been changed since 1968. The first known badge, from the 1930s, consisted of the letters CAF in the shape of a [[clubs (suit)|club]] from a pack of cards. In the 1940s, Charlton used a design featuring a [[European robin|robin]] sitting in a football within a shield, sometimes with the letters CAFC in the four-quarters of the shield, which was worn for the [[1946 FA Cup Final]]. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, the crest of the former metropolitan borough of Greenwich was used as a symbol for the club but this was not used on the team's shirts. A translation of the Greenwich Borough's motto, ' Tempore Utimer ', is ' time ', (tempore), and ' making use of ', (utimer), and refers to the [[Prime Meridian (Greenwich)]].<ref name="CrestHistory" />

In 1963, a competition was held to find a new badge for the club, and the winning entry was a hand holding a sword, which complied with Charlton's nickname of the time, the Valiants.<ref name = "CrestHistory"/> Over the next five years modifications were made to this design, such as the addition of a circle surrounding the hand and sword and including the club's name in the badge. By 1968, the design had reached the one known today, and has been used continuously from this year, apart from a period in the 1970s when just the letters CAFC appeared on the team's shirts.<ref name="CrestHistory">{{cite web
 |title        = Charlton Athletic F.C. Crest History
 |url          = http://www.footballcrests.com/clubs/charlton-athletic-fc
 |publisher    = footballcrests.com
 |date         = 4 March 2002
|access-date   = 10 July 2007
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20070710231607/http://www.footballcrests.com/clubs/charlton-athletic-fc
 |archive-date = 10 July 2007
|url-status     = live
 |df           = dmy-all
}}</ref>

With the exception of one season, Charlton have always played in red and white – colours chosen by the boys who founded Charlton Athletic in 1905 after having to play their first matches in the borrowed kits of their local rivals Woolwich Arsenal, who also played in red and white.{{sfn|Clayton|2001|p=8}} The exception came during part of the 1923–24 season when Charlton wore the colours of Catford Southend as part of the proposed move to Catford, which were light and dark blue stripes.{{sfn|Clayton|2001|p=32}} However, after the move fell through, Charlton returned to wearing red and white as their home colours.

The sponsors were as follows:<ref name="Charlton Athletic's Kit History">{{cite web
 |title        = Charlton Athletic
 |url          = http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Charlton_Athletic/Charlton_Athletic.htm
 |publisher    = Historical Football Kits
 |access-date   = 16 June 2008
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080515145219/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Charlton_Athletic/Charlton_Athletic.htm
 |archive-date = 15 May 2008
|url-status     = live
 |df           = dmy-all
}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! Year !!Kit manufacturer!!Main shirt sponsor!!Back of shirt sponsor!!Shorts sponsor
|-
| 1974–80 || [[Bukta]] || rowspan=2|None || rowspan=20 colspan=2|None
|-
| 1980–81 || rowspan=3|[[Adidas]]
|-
| 1981–82 || FADS
|-
| 1982–83 || rowspan=2| None
|-
| 1983–84 || rowspan=2| Osca
|-
| 1984–86 || rowspan=3|[[The Woolwich]]
|-
| 1986–88 || [[Adidas]]
|-
| 1988–92 || Admiral
|-
| 1992–93 || rowspan=2|Ribero || None
|-
| 1993–94 || rowspan=2|[[Viglen]]
|-
| 1994–98 || Quaser
|-
| 1998–00 || rowspan=3|[[Le Coq Sportif]] || [[Mesh Computers|MESH]]
|-
| 2000–02 || [[TelecityGroup|Redbus]]
|-
| 2002–03 || rowspan=2|All:Sports
|-
| 2003–05 || rowspan=4|[[Joma]]
|-
| 2005–08 || Llanera
|-
| 2008–09 || [[Carbrini Sportswear]]
|-
| 2009 || rowspan=2|[[Kent Reliance Building Society]]
|-
| 2010–12 || [[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]
|-
| 2012–14 || rowspan=3|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] || Andrews Sykes
|-
| 2014–16 || [[University of Greenwich]] || Andrews Sykes || [[Mitsubishi Electric]]
|-
| 2016–17 || rowspan=2|[[BETDAQ]] || rowspan=5|ITRM || Emmaus Consulting
|-
| 2017–19 || rowspan=4|[[Hummel International|Hummel]] || Gaughan Services
|-
| 2019–20 || [[Children with Cancer UK]] || rowspan=2|Cannon Glass
|-
| 2020–21 || KW Holdings (home)<br />Vitech Services (away)
|-
| 2021–22 || KW Holdings (home & third)<br />Walker Mower (away)
|-
| 2022– || [[Castore (brand)|Castore]] || RSK (home)<br />[[University of Greenwich]] (away)||||Generous Robots DAO
|}

===Nicknames===

Charlton's most common nickname is The Addicks. The origin of this name is from a local fishmonger, Arthur "Ikey" Bryan, who rewarded the team with meals of haddock and chips with vinegar{{sfn|Clayton|2001|p=10}}

The progression of the nickname can be seen in the book ''The Addicks Cartoons: An Affectionate Look into the Early History of Charlton Athletic'', which covers the pre-First World War history of Charlton through a narrative based on 56 cartoons which appeared in the now defunct Kentish Independent. The very first cartoon, from 31 October 1908, calls the team the Haddocks. By 1910, the name had changed to Addicks although it also appeared as Haddick. The club also have two other nicknames, The Robins, adopted in 1931, and The Valiants, chosen in a fan competition in the 1960s which also led to the adoption of the sword badge which is still in use. The Addicks nickname never went away and was revived by fans after the club lost its Valley home in 1985 and went into exile at [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]. It is now once again the official nickname of the club.

Charlton fans' chants have included "Valley, Floyd Road", a song noting the stadium's address to the tune of "[[Mull of Kintyre (song)|Mull of Kintyre]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cafc.co.uk/CharltonSongs.ink |title=Charlton songs |website=www.cafc.co.uk |publisher=Charlton Athletic FC |access-date=26 August 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101018152928/http://cafc.co.uk/CharltonSongs.ink |archive-date=18 October 2010}}</ref>