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. 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]

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".


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