The Valley Tickets

Stadium facts

The Valley key facts

Home team

Charlton Athletic

Capacity

27,111

Opened

1919

Owner

Roland Duchâtelet (leased to Charlton Athletic until June 2040)

Record attendance

75,031 — Charlton Athletic 1–1 Aston Villa, FA Cup fifth round, 12 February 1938 (before the 1992 rebuild)

Pitch size

102 × 67 m

Postcode

SE7 8BL

• Built in 1919 in a disused chalk pit, dug out by volunteer supporters
• Record crowd 75,031 against Aston Villa in February 1938
• Charlton played away from The Valley from 1985 to 1992
• Capacity was 8,337 on the return in December 1992
• Reached 27,111 seats in 2002 with the rebuilt Covered End

History

About The Valley

Charlton moved to The Valley in 1919, to a disused sand and chalk pit in which volunteer supporters dug out the pitch and used the spoil to bank up the terraces. The record crowd of 75,031 came for an FA Cup tie with Aston Villa in February 1938. The club left in 1985, sharing Selhurst Park with Crystal Palace and then Upton Park with West Ham United, and returned on 5 December 1992 with a 1–0 win over Portsmouth after supporters had formed a political party to campaign for it. Capacity was 8,337 on the return; the East Stand followed in 1994, the two-tier West Stand later in the decade, and the rebuilt Covered End in 2002 took it to 27,111.

Seating layout

The Valley seating plan & capacity

Home support concentrates in the Covered End. Away fans are behind the opposite goal in the Jimmy Seed Stand.

• Covered End

  The north stand behind the goal and the largest, with 9,743 seats; the ticket office is at its rear in Harvey Gardens.

• West Stand

  The two-tier main stand, with 8,097 seats.

• Alan Curbishley Stand

  The east stand, with 5,802 seats, sometimes used for away fans in high-demand cup ties.

• Jimmy Seed Stand

  The south stand behind the goal, with 3,469 seats, where away supporters sit.

Getting there

How to get to The Valley

The Valley is at SE7 8BL, London, United Kingdom.

Tube

North Greenwich (Jubilee line) and Woolwich (Elizabeth line) are the nearest Underground and Elizabeth line stations, both with buses to Charlton.

Train

Charlton station is about a seven-minute walk, with trains from London Bridge, Cannon Street, Charing Cross, Dartford and Gillingham.

Bus

London buses SL11, 486, 161, 177, 180 and 380 stop near the ground; some start from North Greenwich, about ten minutes away.

Parking

Roads around the ground have parking restrictions and close 45 minutes before kick-off. Parking at the ground is for permit holders only.

FAQ

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