A second station, later called Shepton Mallet ( Charlton Road ), opened in 1874 with the building of the Bath extension of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.

Maze Hill station opened in 1873 and for five years functioned as a terminus on a line linked to the North Kent Line just west of Charlton.

The section between Charlton and Maze Hill had opened in 1873, with Maze Hill functioning as a terminus until 1878.

Further eastward extension was not possible due to opposition from the Greenwich Hospital, but it was eventually opened in 1878 when the line joined the North Kent Line at Charlton.

In April 2007 a new children's hospice opened at Charlton Farm, part of the Tyntesfield Estate associated with the medieval Charlton House.

In that year the Royal Flying Corps opened a base on the airfield, access being from Hayes Lane, which led from Gypsy Patch Lane to the hamlet of Charlton.

The Charlton East Post Office opened on 21 December 1876 ( renamed Charlton in 1879 ) replacing an earlier ( 1854 ) office nearby named Yowen Hill.

Bobby Charlton opened the scoring for United, then Jaime Graça equalised.

Greenwich was the other terminus until 1878, when the final cut-and-cover tunnel section between Greenwich and Maze Hill was opened by the SER, linking it to the North Kent Line just west of Charlton.

The section between Charlton and Maze Hill opened in 1873, with Maze Hill functioning as a terminus until 1878.

Alford Halt on the Great Western Railway's Langport and Castle Cary Railway was opened on 21 July 1905, three weeks after the line was opened as far as Charlton Mackrell, to serve the village of Alford.

The Thames Path is a National Trail, opened in 1996, following the length of the River Thames from its source near Kemble in Gloucestershire to the Thames Barrier at Charlton.

He worked his way through the pecking order of teams, scoring regularly for the youth and reserve sides before he was handed his first team debut against Charlton Athletic in October 1956.

Charlton played 14 times for United in that first season, scoring twice on his debut and managing a total of 12 goals in all competitions, and including a hat-trick in a 5 – 1 away win over Charlton Athletic in the February.

Charlton was handed his debut as England romped home 4 – 0, with the new player gaining even more admirers after scoring a magnificent thumping volley dispatched with authority after a cross by the left winger Tom Finney.

Best even wore the number 9 jersey once for United, with Bobby Charlton injured, on 22 March 1969 at Old Trafford, scoring the only goal in a 1 – 0 win over Sheffield Wednesday.

Though Leeds dominated the match, the game still ended 2 – 2 and a replay was required – Gray had taken the corner which had allowed Jack Charlton to open the scoring.

Following two loan spells, back at his first club Charlton and at Grimsby Town, Lee was transferred to Watford in 1997 for £ 200, 000-the same fee paid by Forest three years earlier-and played in their 1997 – 98 Second Division championship-winning side, scoring ten goals.

After nearly three months on the sidelines, he made a scoring return to action for Everton as a second-half substitute against Charlton Athletic on 15 April 2007.

Bonds made his League debut for Charlton against Northampton Town in February 1965 and became a regular in the first team, going on to make 95 League appearances, scoring one goal, before being signed by Ron Greenwood for West Ham United for a fee of £ 50, 000 in May 1967.

He made his first-team debut in a 1 – 0 home defeat to Charlton Athletic in September 2000 and made 23 league and cup appearances for Newcastle in the 2000 – 01 season without scoring.

He scored 21 goals in the English First Division 1999 – 2000 season for the Trotters and helped them to the semi-finals of both the FA Cup and League Cup, including scoring the only goal in a tense FA Cup quarter-final game against Charlton Athletic.

In his first season at the club, he played 24 times, scoring one league goal, against Charlton Athletic.

He played 145 times for Charlton, scoring 10 goals.

Cole started the 2002 – 03 season in the Chelsea first team squad, scoring a goal and making another in the opening game of the season in a 3 – 2 win over Charlton Athletic after coming on as a substitute for Gianfranco Zola.

He was eventually given a start against his former club Charlton, where he scored one and created one in a 2 – 0 win and kept his starting place for the next three games, scoring Wolves ' only goal of the game against Bristol City in a 1 – 1 draw.

He went on to become a first-team regular, making 58 appearances for Charlton and scoring 14 goals.

He remained with Chelsea until 1921, scoring 25 goals in 111 games, and had a spell at Charlton Athletic before retiring in 1923.

He left United in 1974 after scoring 27 goals for the club to join Preston North End, who were being managed by Sadler's former team-mate Bobby Charlton.

Smith continued to be the " Magpies " main target man in 1935 – 36, scoring 26 goals, though Newcastle again finished with 46 points, this time nine points behind second placed Charlton Athletic.

Forest won the title and promotion in a competitive league ( facing stiff opposition from Sunderland, Charlton and Middlesbrough ), with van Hooijdonk scoring 34 goals and building up a good partnership with strike partner Kevin Campbell, who scored 23 times.

The Championship was defended successfully in 1957, with Tommy Taylor scoring 22 goals, Liam Whelan getting 26 and a young Bobby Charlton grabbing 10 goals.

She returned to action at the end of the 2004 – 05 season, scoring a goal from 30 metres out against Charlton Athletic L. F. C.

He made his last appearance for Charlton on 4 May 2008, coming on as substitute for the last five minutes in the final game of the season, against Coventry, and scoring only his third goal for the club to seal a 4 – 1 victory.

Charlton went on to play for England schoolboys, and despite offers that followed from several other clubs, the 15-year-old signed with United on 1 January 1953, along with Wilf McGuinness, also aged 15.

Charlton, still only 19, was selected for the game, which saw United goalkeeper Ray Wood carried off with a broken cheekbone after a clash with Villa centre forward Peter McParland.

Charlton and teammate Dennis Viollet swapped places with Tommy Taylor and David Pegg, who had decided they would be safer at the back of the plane.

Charlton began to settle back into his footballing life with Manchester United and England and enhanced his reputation as a scorer of great goals as well as a great goalscorer – rarely is a player regarded as both.

Further success with Manchester United came at last when they beat Leicester City 3 – 1 in the FA Cup final of 1963, with Charlton finally earning a winners ' medal in his third final.

England drew the opening game of the tournament 0 – 0 with Uruguay, and Charlton scored the first goal in the 2 – 0 win over Mexico.

Charlton and Hunt were now England's joint-highest scorers in the tournament with three each, and a final against West Germany beckoned.

Charlton's next England game was his 75th as England beat Northern Ireland ; 2 caps later and he had become England's second most-capped player, behind the veteran Billy Wright, who was approaching his 100th appearance when Charlton was starting out and ended with 105 caps.

Beckenbauer pulled a goal back for the Germans and Ramsey replaced the ageing and tired Charlton with Colin Bell who further tested the German keeper Maier and also provided a great cross for Geoff Hurst who uncharacteristically squandered the chance.

At times, Charlton was not on speaking terms with United's other superstars George Best and Denis Law, and Best refused to play in Charlton's testimonial match against Celtic, saying that " to do so would be hypocritical ".

Charlton share local London derbies with Millwall, Crystal Palace ; and with east London club West Ham United.

In 1923 it was proposed that Charlton merged with Catford Southend to create a larger team with bigger support.

Charlton finally secured promotion to the First Division by beating local rivals West Ham in front of 41, 254 fans at the Valley, with their valiant centre-half John Oakes playing on despite concussion and a broken nose.

The club began to groundshare with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park and this arrangement looked to be for the long-term, as Charlton did not have enough funds to revamp the Valley to meet safety requirements.

Despite the move away from the Valley, Charlton were promoted to the First Division as Second Division runners-up at the end of 1985 – 86, and remained at this level for four years ( achieving a highest league finish of 14th ) often with late escapes, most notably against Leeds in 1987, where the Addicks triumphed in extra-time of the play-off final replay to secure their top flight place.

Charlton won 7 – 6 on penalties, with the match described as " arguably the most dramatic game of football in Wembley ’ s history ", and were promoted to the Premier League.

In the 2003 – 04 season, Charlton spent much of the campaign challenging for a Champions League place, but a late-season slump in form, combined with the sale of star player Scott Parker to Chelsea, left Charlton in 7th place, which was still the club's highest finish since the 1950s.