Editing Charlton Athletic F.C. (section)

==Supporters and rivalries==
{{Further|South London derby}}

The bulk of the club's support base comes from South East London and Kent, particularly the London boroughs of Greenwich, Bexley and Bromley. Supporters played a key role in the return of the club to The Valley in 1992 and were rewarded by being granted a voice on the board in the form of an elected supporter director.  Any season ticket holder could put themselves forward for election, with a certain number of nominations, and votes were cast by all season ticket holders over the age of 18. The last such director, Ben Hayes,<ref name=ForumHistory>{{cite web
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[[File:CharltonMillwall2017.JPG|right|thumb|230x230px|Charlton and [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] pay tribute to [[Graham Taylor]] at [[The Valley (London)|The Valley]] in January 2017.]]Charlton's main rivals are their South London neighbours, [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] and [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]].

In 1985, Charlton were forced to ground-share with [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] after safety concerns at [[The Valley (London)|The Valley]]. They played their home fixtures at the Glaziers' [[Selhurst Park]] stadium until 1991. The arrangement was seen by Crystal Palace chairman [[Ron Noades]] as essential for the future of football, but it was unpopular with both sets of fans. Charlton fans campaigned for a return to The Valley throughout their time at Selhurst Park. In 2005, Palace were relegated by Charlton at the Valley after a 2–2 draw. Palace needed a win to survive. However, with seven minutes left, Charlton equalised, relegating their rivals. Post-match, there was a well-publicised altercation between the two chairmen of the respective clubs, [[Richard Murray (businessman)|Richard Murray]] and [[Simon Jordan]]. Since their first meeting in the Football League in 1925, Charlton have won 17, drawn 13 and lost 26 games against Palace. The teams last met in 2015, a 4–1 win for Palace in the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crystal Palace 4–1 Charlton: Dwight Gayle scores hat-trick in win |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/c-palace-vs-charlton/report/351309 |access-date=29 October 2022 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref>

Charlton are closest in proximity to [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] than any other EFL club, with The Valley and [[The Den]] being less than four miles ({{convert|4|mi|abbr=out|disp=output only}}) apart. They last met in July 2020, a 1–0 win for Millwall at the Valley.<ref name="SBH2H">{{cite web |title=Charlton head-to-head v Millwall |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=527&team2_id=1699&teamTabs=h2h |website=Soccerbase |access-date=21 July 2023}}</ref> Since their first Football League game in 1921, Charlton have won 11, drawn 26 and lost 37 league games (the two sides also met twice in the [[Anglo-Italian Cup]] in the 1992–93 season; Charlton winning one tie, and one draw).<ref name="H2H Charlton">{{cite news 
 |title       = Head-to-Head v Millwall
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}}</ref> The Addicks have not beaten Millwall in the last 12 league fixtures between the sides; their last win came on 9 March 1996 at The Valley.<ref name="SBH2H"/>