Year or season |
CLUB HISTORY |
| 1905 |
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Club formed |
| 1906 |
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Started playing home matches at Siemen's Meadow |
| 1907 |
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Started playing home matches at Woolwich Common |
| 1909 |
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Started playing home matches at Pound Park |
| 1913 |
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Started playing home matches at Horn Lane |
| 1919 |
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Became a Limited Company |
| 1920 |
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Walter Rayner became the first manager |
| 1920 |
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Turned professional |
| 1920 |
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Started playing home matches at The Valley |
| 1921 |
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Elected to Football League in Division 3 (S) |
| 1925 |
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Alex Macfarlane became new manager |
| 1928 |
1929 |
Football League Division 3 South Champions |
| 1928 |
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Albert Lindon became new manager |
| 1928 |
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Alex Macfarlane became manager for second time |
| 1932 |
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Albert Lindon became manager for second time |
| 1932 |
1933 |
Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1933 |
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Jimmy Seed became new manager |
| 1934 |
1935 |
Football League Division 3 South Champions |
| 1934 |
1935 |
Ralph Allen set record for most League goals in a season scoring 32 times |
| 1935 |
1936 |
Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1936 |
1937 |
Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1938 |
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Record home attendance of 75,031 against Aston Villa in FA Cup 5th round |
| 1946 |
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Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Derby 4-1 (aet) |
| 1947 |
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Won FA Cup final beating Burnley 1-0 (aet) |
| 1953 |
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Recorded highest score in League match beating Middlesbrough 8-1 in Division 1 |
| 1956 |
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Jimmy Trotter became new manager |
| 1956 |
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Recorded highest score in Cup match beating Burton in FA Cup 7-0 |
| 1956 |
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Sam Bartram played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 583 |
| 1956 |
1957 |
Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1959 |
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Record heaviest defeat losing to 11-1 in Division 2 |
| 1961 |
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Frank Hill became new manager |
| 1962 |
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Stuart Leary became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 153 goals |
| 1965 |
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Bob Stokoe became new manager |
| 1967 |
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Eddie Firmani became new manager |
| 1970 |
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Theo Foley became new manager |
| 1971 |
1972 |
Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1974 |
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Andy Nelson became new manager |
| 1974 |
1975 |
Finished 3rd in Football League Division 3 (promoted) |
| 1979 |
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Mike Bailey became new manager |
| 1979 |
1980 |
Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1981 |
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Alan Mullery became new manager |
| 1980 |
1981 |
Finished 3rd in Football League Division 3 (promoted) |
| 1982 |
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Ken Craggs became new manager |
| 1982 |
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Lennie Lawrence became new manager |
| 1985 |
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Started playing home matches at Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace |
| 1985 |
1986 |
Runners-up in Canon League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1989 |
1990 |
At end of season relegated to Barclays League Division 2 |
| 1991 |
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Steve Gritt & Alan Curbishley became joint managers |
| 1991 |
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Started playing home matches at Upton Park, West Ham |
| 1992 |
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Returned to playing home matches at The Valley |
| 1995 |
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Alan Curbishley became sole manager |
| 1997 |
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Paul Konchesky became club's youngest player at 16 years and 93 days |
| 1997 |
1998 |
Won play-offs in Barclays Football League Division 1 (originally Division 2) promoted |
| 1998 |
1999 |
Relegated at end of season from FA Carling Premiership |
| 1999 |
2000 |
Champions of Nationwide Football League Division 1 (originally Division 2) promoted to FA Carling Premiership |
| 2001 |
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Club broke transfer record when buying Jason Euell for £4,750,000 from Wimbledon |
| 2005 |
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Jonatan Johansson became club's most-capped player, with 41 caps for Finland |
| 2006 |
2007 |
Relegated at end of season from FA Barclaycard Premiership League to Division 1 |
| 2006 |
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Iain Dowie became new manager |
| 2006 |
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Les Reed became new manager |
| 2006 |
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Alan Pardew became new manager |
| 2007 |
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Highest fee received for a player when selling Darren Bent for £16,500,000 to Spurs |