Valley Gold

Valley Gold enables supporters to play a pivotal role in the future of Charlton Athletic by helping the club to unearth talented footballers through its youth system.

The organisation launched in 1989, with its original aim being to aid the club’s return to The Valley. When this was achieved in December 1992, its focus switched to helping Charlton’s academy to thrive.

No less than 72 academy graduates have gone on to represent the Addicks’ first-team since Valley Gold’s inception and five of those - Lee Bowyer, Paul Konchesky, Scott Parker, Jonjo Shelvey and Joe Gomez - all went on to become full England internationals.

14 graduates have made more than 100 senior appearances for Charlton and in 2009, with the club struggling financially, Valley Gold was vital in keeping the academy afloat.

WHY JOIN VALLEY GOLD?

As well providing substantial, financial support Charlton’s academy, Valley Gold also contributes to our women’s team, deaf team, Museum and our academy transport vehicles, amongst other things.

Valley Gold is entirely supporter-funded, with membership costing £120 per year. As a member of Valley Gold, you will also have the opportunity to scoop up to £5,000 in regular cash prizes.

Prize draws take place every weekday of the year, excluding bank holidays and matchdays, and at all home league fixtures at The Valley where a total of £6,000 is up for grabs.

Bonus draws also take place on the opening and final days of the season and at Christmas, meaning that Valley Gold’s seasonal giveaway to its members totals £60,500.

WHY VALLEY GOLD IS SO IMPORTANT:

Under the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP), the club’s academy is currently assessed as Category Two.

Becoming a Category One club is important for recruiting and retaining the very best youth talent, as it enables them to compete against the best sides in their age group on a weekly basis.

Category One clubs are also able to freely ‘scout’ lower category clubs. The average cost of running a Category Two academy is £1.6m per annum. From a financial perspective, this represents the second biggest cost centre of the club, with the largest being the first-team squad.

This is a huge level of cost to support each year, which is why the football club continues to be so grateful to Valley Gold members for its fundraising efforts.

For more information about Valley Gold and to sign up, please click here.

List of men's first-team debutants since Valley Gold’s inception in 1989:

Name: Patrick Casey

Debut: 01/01/2024

Against: Oxford United

Name: Micah Mbick

Debut: 15/11/2023

Against: Cray Valley PM

Name: Harvey Kedwell

Debut: 10/10/2023

Against: Aston Villa U21s

Name: Josh Laqeretabua

Debut: 05/09/2023

Against: Crawley Town

Name: Karoy Anderson

Debut: 22/11/2022

Against: Plymouth Argyle

Name: Nathan Asiimwe

Debut: 22/11/2022

Against: Plymouth Argyle

Name: Henry Rylah

Debut: 02/11/2022

Against: Brighton & Hove Albion U21s

Name: Zach Mitchell

Debut: 02/11/2022

Against: Brighton & Hove Albion U21s

Name: Terell Thomas

Debut: 04/10/2022

Against: Colchester United

Name: Tolu Ladapo

Debut: 31/08/2022

Against: Gillingham

Name: Matt Dench

Debut: 31/08/2022

Against: Gillingham

Name: Harris O'Connor

Debut: 31/08/2022

Against: Gillingham

Name: Miles Leaburn

Debut: 30/07/2022

Against: Accrington Stanley

Name: Tyreece Campbell

Debut: 19/02/2022

Against: Oxford United

Name: Daniel Kanu

Debut: 12/02/2022

Against: Wigan Athletic

Name: Euan Williams

Debut: 04/01/2022

Against: MK Dons

Name: Ryan Viggars

Debut: 09/11/2021

Against: Leyton Orient

Name: Richard Chin

Debut: 09/11/2021

Against: Leyton Orient

Name: Nazir Bakrin

Debut: 09/11/2021

Against: Leyton Orient

Name: Mason Burstow

Debut: 31/08/2021

Against: Crawley Town

Name: Nathan Harness

Debut: 31/08/2021

Against: Crawley Town

Name: Jacob Roddy

Debut: 10/08/2021

Against: AFC Wimbledon

Name: Deji Elerewe

Debut: 10/08/2021

Against: AFC Wimbledon

Name: Charles Clayden

Debut: 07/08/2021

Against: Sheffield Wednesday

Name: Johl Powell

Debut: 10/11/2020

Against: Leyton Orient

Name: Dylan Gavin

Debut: 10/11/2020

Against: Leyton Orient

Name: Wassim Aouachria

Debut: 10/11/2020

Against: Leyton Orient

Name: Hady Ghandour

Debut: 10/11/2020

Against: Leyton Orient

Name: Kasim Aidoo

Debut: 10/11/2020

Against: Leyton Orient

Name: Lucas Ness

Debut: 30/09/2020

Against: Brighton & Hove Albion U21s

Name: Luca Vega

Debut: 30/09/2020

Against: Brighton & Hove Albion U21s

Name: Jay Mingi

Debut: 30/09/2020

Against: Brighton & Hove Albion U21s

Name: Charlie Barker

Debut: 01/09/2020

Against: AFC Wimbledon

Name: Abraham Odoh

Debut: 05/01/2020

Against: West Bromwich Albion

Name: Aaron Henry

Debut: 05/01/2020

Against: West Bromwich Albion

Name: James Vennings

Debut:30/11/2019

Against: Sheffield Wednesday

Name: Josh Davison

Debut: 26/10/2019

Against: West Bromwich Albion

Name: Wilberforce Ocran

Debut: 13/08/2019

Against: Forest Green Rovers

Name: Junior Armando Quitirna

Debut:13/08/2019

Against: Forest Green Rovers

Name: Ashley Maynard-Brewer

Debut: 13/12/2018

Against: Swansea City U21s

Name: Terrique Anderson

Debut: 13/12/2018

Against: Swansea City U21s

Name: Ben Dempsey

Debut: 14/08/2018

Against: MK Dons

Name: Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu

Debut: 14/08/2018

Against: MK Dons

Name: Alfie Doughty

Debut:14/08/2018

Against: MK Dons

Name: Ryan Blumberg

Debut: 14/08/2018

Against: MK Dons

Name: Albie Morgan

Debut: 11/08/2018

Against: Shrewsbury Town

Name: Matt Carter

Debut: 05/12/17

Against: Swansea City U21s

Name: Jo Cummings

Debut: 01/11/17

Against: Fulham U21s

Name: Jamie Mascoll

Debut: 01/11/17

Against: Fulham U21s

Name: Taylor Maloney

Debut: 29/08/17

Against: Crawley Town

Name: George Lapslie

Debut: 29/08/17

Against: Crawley Town

Name: Reeco Hackett-Fairchild

Debut: 08/08/17

Against: Exeter City

Name: Anfernee Dijksteel

Debut: 08/08/17

Against: Exeter City

Name: Aaron Barnes

Debut: 30/04/17

Against: Swindon Town

Name: Joe Aribo

Debut: 04/10/16

Against: Crawley Town

Name: Dillon Phillips

Debut: 30/08/16

Against: Southampton U23

Name: Ezri Konsa

Debut: 09/08/16

Against: Cheltenham Town

Name: Brandon Hanlan

Debut: 06/08/16

Against: Bury

Name: Joshua Umerah

Debut: 16/01/16

Against: Hull City

Name: Ademola Lookman

Debut: 03/11/16

Against: Milton Keynes Dons

Name: Oliver Muldoon

Debut: 25/08/15

Against: Peterborough United

Name: Mikhail Kennedy

Debut: 25/08/15

Against: Peterborough United

Name: Tareiq Holmes-Dennis

Debut: 11/05/15

Against: Dagenham & Redbridge

Name: Regan Charles-Cook

Debut: 11/08/15

Against: Dagenham & Redbridge

Name: Karlan Ahearne-Grant

Debut: 30/09/14

Against: Norwich City

Name: Joe Gomez

Debut: 12/08/14

Against: Colchester United

Name: Morgan Fox

Debut: 24/02/14

Against: Sheffield Wednesday

Name: Harry Lennon

Debut: 25/01/14

Against: Huddersfield Town

Name: Diego Poyet

Debut: 21/01/14

Against: Oxford United

Name: Jordan Cousins

Debut: 06/08/14

Against: Oxford United

Name: Joe Pigott

Debut: 06/08/14

Against: Oxford United

Name: Adebayo Azeez

Debut: 05/01/13

Against: Huddersfield Town

Name: Lawrie Wilson

Debut: 14/08/12

Against: Leyton Orient

Name: Danny Haynes

Debut: 21/01/12

Against: Sheffield United

Name: Tosan Popo

Debut: 13/09/11

Against: Preston North End

Name: Danny Green

Debut: 16/08/11

Against: Colchester United

Name: Callum Harriott

Debut: 25/04/11

Against: Rochdale

Name: Carl Jenkinson

Debut: 14/12/10

Against: Brentford

Name: Yado Mambo

Debut: 06/10/09

Against: Barnet

Name: Alex Stavrinou

Debut: 11/08/09

Against: Hereford United

Name: Chris Solly

Debut: 03/05/09

Against: Norwich City

Name: Tamer Tuna

Debut: 18/04/09

Against: Blackpool

Name: Rashid Yussuff

Debut: 13/01/09

Against: Norwich City

Name: Josh Wright

Debut: 25/10/08

Against: Burnley

Name: Scott Wagstaff

Debut: 26/04/08

Against: Barnsley

Name: Jonjo Shelvey

Debut: 26/04/08

Against: Barnsley

Name: Rob Elliot

Debut: 05/04/08

Against: Plymouth Argyle

Name: Grant Basey

Debut: 27/10/07

Against: Queens Park Rangers

Name: Harry Arter

Debut: 25/09/07

Against: Luton Town

Name: Darren Randolph

Debut: 13/05/07

Against: Liverpool

Name: Nathan Ashton

Debut: 19/09/06

Against: Carlisle United

Name: Lloyd Sam

Debut: 15/05/05

Against: Crystal Palace

Name: Osei Sankofa

Debut: 03/05/03

Against: Manchester United

Name: Jamal Campbell-Ryce

Debut: 12/04/03

Against: Blackburn Rovers

Name: Jonathan Fortune

Debut: 18/08/01

Against: Everton

Name: Charlie MacDonald

Debut: 03/01/00

Against: Nottingham Forest

Name: Scott Parker

Debut: 23/08/97

Against: Bury

Name: Paul Konchesky

Debut: 16/08/97

Against: Oxford United

Name: Kevin Lisbie

Debut: 24/09/96

Against: Burnley

Name: Kevin Nicholls

Debut: 20/09/96

Against: Ipswich Town

Name: Dean Chandler

Debut: 07/05/95

Against: Reading

Name: Jamie Stuart

Debut: 05/02/95

Against: West Bromwich Albion

Name: Richard Rufus

Debut: 29/10/94

Against: Derby County

Name: Lee Bowyer

Debut: 27/09/94

Against: Swindon Town

Name: Danny R Mills

Debut: 12/10/93

Against: Brescia

Name: Shaun Newton

Debut: 01/05/93

Against: Derby County

Name: Paul Linger

Debut: 06/04/93

Against: Watford

Name: Paul Sturgess

Debut: 30/01/93

Against: Notts County

Name: Linvoy Primus

Debut: 07/10/92

Against: Bury

Name: Mark Tivey

Debut: 26/02/92

Against: Millwall

Name: Jermaine Darlington

Debut: 01/02/92

Against: Brighton & Hove Albion

Name: Steve Brown

Debut: 21/09/91

Against: Watford

Name: Anthony Barness

Debut: 17/09/91

Against: Sunderland

Name: Andy Salako

Debut: 11/05/91

Against: Plymouth Argyle

Name: Kim Grant

Debut: 02/03/91

Against: Bristol City

Name: Paul Bacon

Debut: 19/12/89

Against: Crystal Palace

Name: Marcus Smart

Debut: 14/11/89

Against: Leicester City

Name: Gordon Watson

Debut: 19/08/89

Against: Derby County