Golden Gillesphey goal
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The traditional club Charlton Athletic returns to the second English league after five years. In the London duel on Sunday against Leyton Orient, the Addicks prevailed 1-0 in a low-chance Playoff final in the Wembley Stadium and are the tenth team from the British capital, which will compete in the first or second English league in the coming season. In the Thames metropolis, 14 professional clubs are counted up to the fourth division. Charlton’s “The Valley” home venue is the sixth largest league stadium in London.
Defender Macaulay Gillesphey scored the 1-0 winning goal for Charlton in the 31st minute with the only shot that came on goal in the first half. In the second half, a crossbar from Charlie Kelman was the best chance oriented that was able to develop a little more pressure overall than in the first round. It wasn’t enough. The East Londoners, who only completed the regular League one season as the sixth, have to tick off the first promotion to the championship for the time being and let the neighbor from Greenwich, who became fourth. For Charlton-until 2007 a Premier League team-it will be the eighth second division season since the first division descent. The ex-club of z. B. Ian Maatsen or Ademola Lookman spent in the period in the period.
The number of London clubs in the upper two English leagues is now double digits. Seven teams represent the British capital in the Premier League, with Charlton also three in the championship. Leyton Orient remains in the third -class League One, which could get competition from the neighborhood: In the promotion final from the fourth division, AFC Wimbledon in the final against FC Walsall has the opportunity to become the twelfth London club in the first three leagues. In the fourth league there are also FC Bromley in the southeast of the metropolis and from the coming season National League champion FC Barnet from the northwest as 13th and 14th professional club of the city.
