The Valley
London (Charlton), Greater London, England
The Valley, London (Charlton), England — opened 1919 (Charlton Athletic F.C.'s home ground since 1919, well-established football history), 44 rugby league games hosted, home of London Broncos, home venue for several seasons in the mid-to-late 1990s/early 2000s.
Sourcing caveat: Floodlights and playing surface not explicitly confirmed for the rugby league era, though very likely present given the ground's status as a major football stadium by the 1990s.
Ground facts
| Opened | 1919 (Charlton Athletic F.C.'s home ground since 1919, well-established football history) (The 1919 opening date is widely and consistently documented football history (e.g. the club's own '#Valley100' centenary references), but was not independently re-verified with a direct source quote in this round.) |
| Home club | London Broncos, home venue for several seasons in the mid-to-late 1990s/early 2000s |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 44 |
| Top recorded crowd | 10,014 |
| Capacity | Highest recorded rugby league attendance: 10,014 (London Broncos v Wigan, Super League Round 21, 1996) |
| Test matches hosted | 1 |
| Years used | 1995–2001 |
| Location | London (Charlton), Greater London |
Name history
- The Valley — since 1919, no name change found for the rugby-league-hosting period covered here
Rugby league history
The Valley is primarily and overwhelmingly known as Charlton Athletic F.C.'s home ground. London Broncos used it as a home venue across several competitions — Super League (1996, 2000-2001), Challenge Cup (1994/95, 2000), and Championship (1995/96) — as part of the club's itinerant tenancy history across multiple London grounds over the years; the exact circumstances of the Broncos' spells here were not independently verified against the club's own history beyond the match record.
Primary tenant throughout is Charlton Athletic F.C. (football).
Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted
- 4 Apr 1996 — London 's Super League fixture vs Paris Saint-Germain (attendance 9,638), notable for the international opponent in Super League's inaugural season
Pre-dates the site's structured match-by-match records for these competitions, so listed here as sourced facts rather than linked match pages.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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