The Valley

The Valley stands in southeast London as the long-time home of Charlton Athletic, a ground that carries the weight of the club’s history through decades of highs and lows. Opened in 1919, it became the largest football stadium in English league football by the 1930s before falling into disrepair and abandonment in the 1980s. Charlton’s return in 1992, after seven years away, is one of English football’s great comeback stories — the club and its supporters rebuilt the stadium themselves, rest...