Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic promoted to Championship after beating Leyton Orient in play-off final
Macaulay Gillesphey struck the only goal of the game to beat Leyton Orient in the League One play-off final and send Charlton Athletic back into the Championship after a gap of five years, to the delight of their 40,000 fans in a crowd of 76,193.
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Stoke City 3-0 Charlton Athletic: Sorba Thomas makes his own luck as Potters climb into top two
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Charlton Athletic 1-5 Southampton: Saints march on but Tonda Eckert keeps calm
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Player Profile: Lloyd Jones – Charlton Athletic’s brick wall in defence
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