Charlton Invicta F.C.

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Charlton Invicta Football Club is a football club based in London, England. [1] [2]

History

Charlton Invicta was founded in 2011. [3] Charlton Invicta have competed in the London Unity League from 2012 and are part of the Gay Football Supporters Network. [4] The club was formerly named Bexley Invicta. [5] The club then became a trust-funded community offshoot of English professional side Charlton Athletic.[ citation needed ] As a result, the club became the first LGBTQI+ inclusive team to have affiliations with a professional football club. [6]

Even before that, Bexley were known to the community trust of Charlton Athletic. [7] The club is a LGBTQ+-inclusive football club, with both straight and LGBTQ+ players. [8] The club has received a Grassroots Football Award at the Football v Homophobia Awards. [9]

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References

  1. "Charlton Invicta helped change his perceptions of game". bbc.com.
  2. "BEXLEY INVICTA GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH".
  3. "Charlton Invicta show way forward for LGBT footballing community". theguardian.com.
  4. "Charlton Athletic first UK professional club to set up LGBT football team". skysports.com.
  5. "Bexley Invicta FC was set up in January last year and is open to everyone regardless of sexuality, ability or experience". newsshopper.co.uk.
  6. "Charlton train with CACT Invicta". skysports.com.
  7. "Charlton Invicta: How a tiny north Kent football club trailblazed for the LGBTQ+ community". kentlive.news.
  8. "The brothers who reconnected with football through Charlton's LGBTQ+-inclusive club". skysports.com.
  9. "Tacking discrimination in football with Charlton Invicta".