The club's traditional kit consists of red shirts, white shorts and red socks and their most commonly used nickname is The Addicks.

Historically, Charlton's most successful period was the 1930s, when the club's highest league finishes were recorded, including runners-up of the First Division in 1937.

The club's historic nickname is gialloblu ( from the club colors of yellow and blue ) although throughout Italian football the team recognised by most fans as " Gialloblu " are the original team from Verona – " Hellas Verona ".

In the UK, most Premier League or Football League football clubs have one or more fanzines which supplement, oppose and complement the club's official magazine or matchday programme.

He traded most of the club's best players in one of the biggest fire sales in sports history.

This is reflected, among others, in the club's contribution to the national team, uninterrupted since the second half of 1920s and recognised as one of the most influential in international football, having performed a decisive role in the World Cup triumphs ​​ of 1934, 1982 and 2006.

His years at Liverpool were among the club's most successful periods, as he won six Football League First Divisions, two FA Cups, four League Cups, seven FA Charity Shields, three European Cups and one UEFA Super Cup.

This was most recently the case during the 2008 – 09 season, to celebrate 40 years since it was worn for the club's first European Cup win in 1968.

The West Stand of Old Trafford – the " Stretford End " – is the home end and the traditional source of the club's most vocal support.

However, Ditka, most of his coaching staff, and general manager Bill Kuharich were fired at the end of the 1999 season due to the club's 3 – 13 record.

Togo returned to the Paris Club in 1995 and received Naples terms, the club's most concessionary rates.

The team has played in blue and white stripes for most of the club's history.

Feijenoord eventually lost the match against Benfica 3 – 1, but this turned out to be the start of the most successful period in the club's history.

The club's most successful period was between 1904 and 1910, when they won an FA Cup and three of their First Division titles.

Three years later they won the First Division championship a fourth time in 1926 – 27, with Hughie Gallacher, one of the most prolific goal scorers in the club's history, captaining the team.

Free agent Johan Holmqvist would eventually get the majority of playing time, and most of the club's wins.

Mickey is most visible as the club's flamboyant theater host and, in practice, leaves most of the club's management to the other staff.

However, it achieved one of the most significant honours in the club's history by reaching the final of the domestic cup for the first time, being defeated by RCD Mallorca 0 – 3.

The club's most recent stint in the top division of English football was during the 2006 – 07 season, under Aidy Boothroyd's management.

He played 668 matches for Arsenal ( only David O ' Leary has played more ) and was the most successful captain in the club's history.

Altogether, between Jack Worrall's first Grand Final in 1904 and the peak of World War I in 1916, Carlton won five premierships and contested nine Grand Finals for one of the most successful times in the club's history.

Carlton is considered to be the club's most bitter arch-rival ( for full details see Carlton – Collingwood AFL rivalry ), with Essendon close behind.

Sir Elton John, who owned Watford during both of Graham Taylor's successful periods as manager, serves alongside Taylor as the club's joint Honorary Life President.

The Flyers ' new AHL franchise became the immediately successful Maine Mariners, which brought the new AHL city of Portland, Maine both the regular-season and Calder Cup playoff titles in each of that club's first two seasons of operation.

The 1950s proved more successful, with four trophies in as many years from 1951 – 1954, including the club's first Cheshire League title in 20 years in 1953, though the team's fortunes faded in the latter half of the decade.

Seaman's time at Arsenal coincided with one of the most successful periods in the club's history.

The rise of the Aberdeen Casuals coincided with the most successful period in the club's history, and has been chronicled in more than one published account.

Their application was successful, and for the club's debut season, 1896 – 97, they joined the sixteen-team Second Division.

The 1924 – 25 season was not as successful ; a seventeenth-placed finish tempered only slightly by the club's reaching the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time.

Kelly, Garrett, Matthews, Mudie, Farm and Perry would play with the club throughout the 1950s, the most successful decade in the club's history.

It was a feat that could not be matched or bettered over the following two seasons, with fourth and seventh-placed finishes, and Smith left Blackpool as the club's most successful and longest-serving manager.

Len Ashurst was manager from 1978 – 1982, the club's most successful period in its history and under the Chairmanship of Richard Ford.

Seeking relief from the onerous travelling to the Birmingham area, Rhyl successfully applied to join the Cheshire County League in 1936 and began one of the most successful chapters in the club's history.

Both were successful during their trials at Leeds ; however, only Kewell was able to take up the club's offer due to his father's English heritage, which satisfied the visa requirements.

The years immediately after formation and up to the First World War were the most successful in the club's history, when they were one of the strongest sides in England, beating the world famous Barbarians in 1892, and producing a number of international players including E. W " Little Billy " Taylor, who captained England in the 1890s.

The seasons 2007 – 08 and 2008 – 09 will remain as one of the most successful in club's history.

One club in Birmingham, Alabama, held so many successful bond drives that the Army Air Forces named a B-25 and a P-47 in the club's honor.

The Mercury Cup has proven successful due to the club's prestige, corporate sponsorship, and the event's extraordinarily high-level of competition.

Alan Buckley is the club's most successful manager, he had three spells as team manager between 1988 and 2008, guiding the club to three promotions and two appearances at Wembley Stadium during the 1997 – 1998 season winning both the Football League Trophy and the Football League Second Division Play-Off Final.

This was the most successful period in the club's history.

However, in the 1950s little investment was made either for players or to The Valley, hampering the club's growth.

Docherty built a new team around the group of talented young players emerging from the club's youth set-up and Chelsea challenged for honours throughout the 1960s, enduring several near-misses.

One of the club's greatest players, Albert Thurgood played for the club during this period.

Lucrative contracts to a number of premiership players had caused serious pressure on the club's salary cap, forcing the club to trade several key players.

These two players spearheaded the club's next premiership in 1963.

In 1934, players sported cherry and white hooped shirts, but the following season the red shirt was recalled after the club's lowest ever league placing of 20th in the Second Division.

To commemorate the achievement, club President George Prendergast | G / M Prendergast presented the 26 players and head trainer with a gold medal at the club's general meeting that year.

There were reports of dissension among the Dolphin team arising from owner Joe Robbie's decision to allow married players to bring their wives at the club's expense.

On a team with many great players, Rose, along with Hall of Famers Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Tony Pérez, was viewed as one of the club's leaders.

The club has traditionally played attractive football and developed players through the club's academy.

Scot Symon continued Struth's success, winning six league championships, five Scottish Cups and four League Cups, becoming the second manager to win the domestic treble in season 1963 – 64, the era of ' Slim ' Jim Baxter, one of the club's greatest players.

The club's worsening financial state saw many of the team's top players leave in the summer of 2003, the following season failing to deliver any trophies, only the second such occasion since 1985 – 86.

Horace runs and maintains the club's technical equipment including lights, loudspeakers and video players.

In September 2006, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced the creation of the Roy Campanella Award, which is voted among the club's players and coaches and is given to the Dodger who best exemplifies " Campy's " spirit and leadership.

With the club's financial position relatively healthy and with few, if any, replacements available under their Basque signing policy, Athletic took a rigid stance on the matter, whereby no offers would be accepted by them and any players wishing to leave would have to meet their inflated contract buyout clause.

A number of players from the club's academy have been sold for large sums, such as Theo Walcott and Gareth Bale.

The new manager also highlighted the need to renew the aging squad, whose continuity had been another key to the club's success ; many of the players had been in the club since the start of the 1990s.

He is considered one of the greatest Arsenal players of all time by the club's own fans and was included in the Football League 100 Legends.

Wenger reformed the club's dietary practices and the players ' lifestyles.

Carlton players during pre-game warmupCarlton's overall position began to improve in 2007, when businessman Richard Pratt, Steven Icke and Collingwood's Greg Swann came to the club as president, general manager of football operations, and CEO respectively ; although Pratt's presidency lasted only sixteen months, after which he was replaced by Stephen Kernahan, the new personnel stabilised the club's off-field position.

It is believed that only 17 players from 1955 played for St Kilda again in 1956, with 11 new players appearing in the club's opening match of 1956.

Richmond also signed a number of mediocre players on big contracts, and the club's financial situation took a battering.