Charlton Athletic-Centenary History DVD – Charlton Athletic Football Club 

Founded by local youngsters on June 9th 1905 Charlton Athletic celebrated their centenary in 2005 by unveiling a statue to goalkeeping legend Sam Bartram at The Valley. Yet for a troubled period in the 1980s and early 1990s it had appeared the club might never reach it’s 100th birthday. This is the story of Charlton’s turbulent first century which saw it transformed from a humble junior club playing on waste ground by the Thames to First Division runners-up and FA Cup winners then decline to the brink of extinction before rising again in remarkable fashion. The Addick’s dramatic and eventful history is brought vividly to life by presenter Michael Grade – himself a Charlton Athletic plc director as well as chairman of the BBC – and narrator Jim Rosenthal of ITV Sport. Featuring rarely seen footage dating back as far as the team’s famous 1923 FA Cup run this 3 hour production is awash with memories. The archive material is embellished by the recollections of Charlton heroes past and present including new interviews with former players Mike Bailey Peter Croker Les Fell Derek Hales John Hewie and Brian Kinsey. Manager Alan Curbishley academy director Steve Gritt groundsman Colin Powell plc chairman Richard Murray assistant boss Keith Peacock and director Derek Ufton share their reminiscences too. This DVD version comes with a second disc containing 2 hours of bonus material including highlights from the club’s 2 play-off finals and the first match back at The Valley in 1992 as well as the full version of the 1993 Battle for the Valley video release.