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Bobbin' Along - History of the Charlton Badge Part 1

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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,221


    Our very temporary badge based on the Greenwich Borough coat of arms.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,221
    New badge to be used on next season's kit.


  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,022
    edited May 2024
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Anybody know why the TM was dropped ?
    Because it was unnecessary. TM was adopted as a knee-jerk because someone else (French rugby club springs to mind, but may not be true) nicked the badge for their own use. Many years later the club realised that adding TM to the badge doesn't actually give any more legal protection. It's still your badge whether you put those letters on it or not.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,221

  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,022
    Henry Irving said:


    Our very temporary badge based on the Greenwich Borough coat of arms.
    Wow that's a lovely one. Has the museum had it dry cleaned.

    When I spoke to Gordon Jago (lovely man, said the name-dropper), he was clear that the Greenwich badge never appeared on any kits. The first-team were provided with blazers that had this badge on and were expected to wear it at certain functions.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,022
    I didn't imagine the French rugby club. That story came from our very own @Off_ithttps://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/15357/why-the-trademark. I wonder if he knows any more?
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    If you're lucky enough to be able to trace your lineage back to the Gunn clan, it's rather nice to see what symbol and badge you discover... 


  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,881
    I think the sword should point downwards as in surrender, in appreciation of our recent history
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,286
    Stig said:

    So to end with, just for a bit of fun, here's how the Charlton badge might have looked if we'd graced a league in another land.

    Wot no images?
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,022
    Here you go, Ali,

    Football club badges featuring swords:



    Football club badges with red, white and black roundels:



    Atletico Chalaco badge:



    Charlton badge Croatian style:




    Charlton badge Spanish style:



    Charlton badge South American style:



    Charlton badge South Korean style:


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  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,286
    Thanks @Stig. I think the South American one's my favourite.
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    Todds_right_hook said:
    I think the sword should point downwards as in surrender, in appreciation of our recent history
    or pointed inwards like committing Seppuku.
  • KiwiValley
    KiwiValley Posts: 3,379
    I tell ya it's a flying roast chicken




    Thanks @stig and @Henry Irving for some really interesting history and design insights.
     

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