Editing Charlton Athletic F.C. (section)

===Post-war success and fall from grace (1946–1984)===
Charlton reached the [[1946 FA Cup Final]], but lost 4–1 to [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]. Charlton's Bert Turner scored an own goal in the 80th minute before equalising for the Addicks a minute later to take them into extra time, but they conceded three further goals in the extra period.<ref>Cameron, Home and Away with Charlton Athletic 1910–2004, p.112.</ref> When the full league programme resumed in 1946–47 Charlton could finish only 19th in the First Division, just above the relegation spots, but they made amends with their performance in the FA Cup, reaching the [[1947 FA Cup Final]]. This time they were successful, beating [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] 1–0, with [[Chris Duffy (footballer, born 1918)|Chris Duffy]] scoring the only goal of the day.<ref name="1947 FA Cup Final">{{cite web| title = Burnley 0&nbsp;– 1 Charlton| url = http://www.cafc.co.uk/personality.ink?page=7770| publisher=Charlton Athletic FC| access-date =26 August 2013| archive-date=19 September 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100919131744/http://cafc.co.uk/personality.ink?page=7770}}</ref> In this period of renewed football attendances, Charlton became one of only 13 English football teams to average over 40,000 as their attendance during a full season.<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> The Valley was the largest football ground in the League, drawing crowds in excess of 70,000.<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> However, in the 1950s little investment was made either for players or to The Valley, hampering the club's growth. In 1956, the then board undermined [[Jimmy Seed]] and asked for his resignation; Charlton were relegated the following year.<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/>

[[File:CharltonAthleticFC League Performance.svg|thumb|left|Chart showing Charlton's table positions since joining the Football League]]From the late 1950s until the early 1970s, Charlton remained a mainstay of the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] before relegation to the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] in 1972.<ref name="England 1971/72">{{cite web
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}}</ref> It caused the team's support to drop, and even a promotion in 1975 back to the second division<ref name="England 1974/75">{{cite web
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}}</ref> did little to re-invigorate the team's support and finances. In 1979–80 Charlton were relegated again to the Third Division,<ref name="England 1979/80">{{cite web
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 |title        = England 1979/1980
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}}</ref> but won immediate promotion back to the Second Division in 1980–81.<ref name="England 1980/81">{{cite web
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 |title        = England 1980/1981
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}}</ref> This was a turning point in the club's history leading to a period of turbulence and change including further promotion and exile. A change in management and shortly after a change in club ownership led to severe problems, such as the reckless signing of former [[European Footballer of the Year]] [[Allan Simonsen]], and the club looked like it would go out of business.{{sfn|Clayton|2001|p=141-150}}