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'''Charlton Athletic Football Club''' is a professional [[association football]] club based in [[Charlton, London|Charlton]], south-east London, England. The team competes in the [[EFL Championship|Championship]], the second tier of [[English football league system|English football]].

Their home ground is [[The Valley (stadium)|The Valley]], where the club has played since 1919. They played at [[The Mount (stadium)|The Mount]] in [[Catford]] during the 1923–24 season. They also played a combined seven years divided between firstly [[Selhurst Park]], and secondly at the former [[Upton Park (stadium)|Upton Park]] (also known as the [[Boleyn Ground]]) between 1985 and 1992, due to both their financial problems and the local council's safety concerns. The club's traditional [[Kit (association football)|kit]] consists of red shirts, white shorts and red socks. Their most commonly used nickname is ''The Addicks''. Charlton shares [[South London derby|local rivalries]] with fellow [[Football in London|South London]] clubs [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] and [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]].

The club was founded on 9 June 1905 and turned professional in 1920. They spent one season in the [[Kent Football League (1894–1959)|Kent League]] and one season in the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]], before being invited to join the newly-formed [[Football League Third Division South]] in 1921. They won the division in the 1928–29 season, and again in 1934–35 following relegation in 1933. Charlton was promoted out of the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] in 1935–36, and finished second in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] the next season. Having been beaten finalists in [[1946 FA Cup Final|1946]], they lifted the [[FA Cup]] the [[1947 FA Cup Final|following year]] with a 1–0 victory over [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]. The departure of [[Jimmy Seed]] in 1956, manager for 23 years, saw the club relegated out of the top-flight the following year. Relegated again in 1972, Charlton was promoted from the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] in 1974–75, and again in 1980–81 following relegation the previous season.

Charlton recovered from [[Administration (British football)|administration]] to secure promotion back to the First Division in 1985–86, and went on to lose in the [[1987 Full Members' Cup Final|1987]] final of the [[Full Members' Cup]], though they won the [[1987 Football League Second Division play-off Final|1987 play-off final]] to retain their top-flight status. Having been relegated in 1990, Charlton won the [[1998 Football League First Division play-off Final|1998 play-off final]] to make their debut in the [[Premier League]]. Though they were relegated the next year, manager [[Alan Curbishley]] took them back up as champions in 1999–2000. Charlton spent seven successive years in the Premier League, before suffering two relegations in three years. They topped [[EFL League One|League One]] with 101 points in 2011–12, but were relegated from the [[EFL Championship|Championship]] in 2016. They were promoted again after winning the [[2019 EFL League One play-off final]], but were relegated a [[2019–20 Charlton Athletic F.C. season|year later]] after finishing 22nd. The club eventually returned to the Championship in 2025, via the [[2025 EFL League One play-off final|play-offs]].

==History==
{{See also|List of Charlton Athletic F.C. seasons}}

===Early history (1905–1946)===
Charlton Athletic was formed on 9 June 1905<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> by a group of 14 to 15-year-olds in East Street, Charlton, which is now known as Eastmoor Street and no longer residential.

Contrary to some histories, the club was founded as "Charlton Athletic" and had no connection to other teams or institutions such as East St Mission, Blundell Mission or Charlton Reds;<ref>{{Cite web |title=We've Always Been Athletic – Charlton Athletic Museum |url=https://cafcmuseum.net/articles/weve-always-been-athletic/ |access-date=2025-07-06 |language=en-US}}</ref> it was not founded by a church, school, employer or as a franchise for an existing ground. Charlton spent most of the years before the [[First World War]] playing in local leagues but progressing rapidly, winning successive leagues promotions eight years in a row. In 1905–06 the team played only friendly games but joined, and won, the Lewisham League Division III for the 1906–07 season. For the 1907–08 season the team contested the Lewisham League, Woolwich League and entered the Woolwich Cup. It was also around this time the Addicks nickname was first used in the local press although it may have been in use before then. In the 1908–09 season Charlton Athletic were playing in the Blackheath and District League and by 1910–11 had progressed to the Southern Suburban League. During this period Charlton Athletic won the Woolwich Cup four times, the championship of the Woolwich League three times, won the Blackheath League twice and the Southern Suburban League three times.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

They became a senior side in 1913, the same year that nearby [[Arsenal F.C.|Woolwich Arsenal]] relocated to North London.<ref name="Charlton Athletic - Club History">{{cite web
| title = Charlton Athletic&nbsp;– Club History
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| access-date = 20 September 2011
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At the outbreak of World War I, Charlton were one of the first clubs to close down to take part in the "Greater Game" overseas. The club was reformed in 1917, playing mainly friendlies to raise funds for charities connected to the war and for the Woolwich Memorial Hospital Cup, the trophy for which Charlton donated. It had previously been the Woolwich Cup that the team had won outright following three consecutive victories.

After the war, they joined the Kent League for one season (1919–20) before becoming professional, appointing [[Walter Rayner]] as the first full-time manager. They were accepted by the Southern League and played just a single season (1920–21) before being voted into the [[Football League]] along with [[Aberdare Athletic F.C.|Aberdare Athletic]]. Charlton's first Football League match was against [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] in August 1921, which they won 1–0. In 1923, Charlton became "giant killers" in the [[FA Cup]] beating top flight sides [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]], and [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] before losing to eventual winners [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] in the Quarter-Finals. Later that year, it was proposed that Charlton merge with [[Catford Southend F.C.|Catford Southend]] to create a larger team with bigger support.{{sfn|Clayton|2001|p=30}} In the 1923–24 season Charlton played in Catford at [[The Mount stadium]] and wore the colours of "The Enders", light and dark blue vertical stripes. However, the move fell through and the Addicks returned to the Charlton area in 1924, returning to the traditional red and white colours in the process.{{sfn|Clayton|2001|p=33}}

Charlton finished second bottom in the Football League in 1926 and were forced to apply for [[re-election (Football League)|re-election]] which was successful. Three years later the Addicks won the [[Football League Division Three|Division Three]] championship in 1929<ref name="England 1928/29">{{cite web |author1=Felton, Paul |author2=Spencer, Barry |title=England 1928/1929 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1928-29.html |access-date=10 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205200833/http://rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1928-29.html |archive-date=5 February 2010 |website=[[RSSSF]] |url-status=live  }}</ref> and they remained at the [[Football League Division Two|Division Two]] level for four years.<ref name="Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> After [[relegation]] into the Third Division south at the end of the 1932–33 season the club appointed [[Jimmy Seed]] as manager and he oversaw the most successful period in Charlton's history either side of [[World War II]]. Seed, an ex-miner who had made a career as a footballer despite suffering the effects of poison gas in the First World War, remains the most successful manager in Charlton's history. He is commemorated in the name of a stand at The Valley.<ref name="Soccer From The Inside">{{cite book|first=Jimmy|last=Seed|title=Soccer From the Inside|publisher=Thorsons|year=1947}}</ref>{{rp|19}} Seed was an innovative thinker about the game at a time when tactical formations were still relatively unsophisticated. He later recalled "a simple scheme that enabled us to pull several matches out of the fire" during the 1934–35 season: when the team was in trouble "the centre-half was to forsake his defensive role and go up into the attack to add weight to the five forwards."<ref name="Soccer From The Inside" />{{rp|66}} The organisation Seed brought to the team proved effective and the Addicks gained successive promotions from the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] to the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] between 1934 and 1936, becoming the first club to ever do so.<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> Charlton finally secured promotion to the First Division by beating local rivals [[West Ham United]] at Upton Park, (which was also known as the [[Boleyn Ground]]), with their centre-half John Oakes playing on despite concussion and a broken nose.<ref>Colin Cameron, Home and Away with Chalton Athletic 1920–2004 (2004), p.69.</ref>

In 1937, Charlton finished runners up in the First Division,<ref name="1936/1937 English Division 1 (old) Table">{{cite web |author1=Felton, Paul |author2=Edwards, Gareth |title=England 1936/1937 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1936-37.html |access-date=10 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205203456/http://rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1936-37.html |archive-date=5 February 2010 |website=[[RSSSF]] |url-status=live  }}</ref> in 1938 finished fourth<ref name="1937/1938 English Division 1 (old) Table">{{cite web |author1=Felton, Paul |author2=Edwards, Gareth |title=England 1937/1938 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1937-38.html |access-date=10 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222101344/http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1937-38.html |archive-date=22 December 2012 |website=[[RSSSF]] |url-status=live  }}</ref> and 1939 finished third.<ref name="1938/1939 English Division 1 (old) Table">{{cite web |author1=Felton, Paul |author2=Edwards, Gareth |title=England 1938/1939 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1938-39.html |access-date=10 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205203350/http://rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1938-39.html |archive-date=5 February 2010 |website=[[RSSSF]] |url-status=live  }}</ref> They were the most consistent team in the top flight of English football over the three seasons immediately before World War II.<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> This continued during the war years and they won the [[Football League War Cup]] and appeared in finals.

===Post-war success and fall from grace (1946–1984)===
Charlton reached the [[1946 FA Cup Final]], but lost 4–1 to [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]. Charlton's Bert Turner scored an own goal in the 80th minute before equalising for the Addicks a minute later to take them into extra time, but they conceded three further goals in the extra period.<ref>Cameron, Home and Away with Charlton Athletic 1910–2004, p.112.</ref> When the full league programme resumed in 1946–47 Charlton could finish only 19th in the First Division, just above the relegation spots, but they made amends with their performance in the FA Cup, reaching the [[1947 FA Cup Final]]. This time they were successful, beating [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] 1–0, with [[Chris Duffy (footballer, born 1918)|Chris Duffy]] scoring the only goal of the day.<ref name="1947 FA Cup Final">{{cite web| title = Burnley 0&nbsp;– 1 Charlton| url = http://www.cafc.co.uk/personality.ink?page=7770| publisher=Charlton Athletic FC| access-date =26 August 2013| archive-date=19 September 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100919131744/http://cafc.co.uk/personality.ink?page=7770}}</ref> In this period of renewed football attendances, Charlton became one of only 13 English football teams to average over 40,000 as their attendance during a full season.<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> The Valley was the largest football ground in the League, drawing crowds in excess of 70,000.<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> However, in the 1950s little investment was made either for players or to The Valley, hampering the club's growth. In 1956, the then board undermined Jimmy Seed and asked for his resignation; Charlton were relegated the following year.<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/>

[[File:CharltonAthleticFC League Performance.svg|thumb|left|Chart showing Charlton's table positions since joining the Football League]]From the late 1950s until the early 1970s, Charlton remained a mainstay of the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] before relegation to the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] in 1972.<ref name="England 1971/72">{{cite web
 |author       = Felton, Paul
 |title        = England 1971/1972
 |url          = https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1971-72.html
 |access-date   = 10 July 2007
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120204193340/http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1971-72.html
 |archive-date = 4 February 2012
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}}</ref> It caused the team's support to drop, and even a promotion in 1975 back to the second division<ref name="England 1974/75">{{cite web
 |author       = Felton, Paul
 |title        = England 1974/1975
 |url          = https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1974-75.html
 |access-date   = 10 July 2007
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100125234218/http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1974-75.html
 |archive-date = 25 January 2010
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}}</ref> did little to re-invigorate the team's support and finances. In 1979–80 Charlton were relegated again to the Third Division,<ref name="England 1979/80">{{cite web
 |author       = Felton, Paul
 |title        = England 1979/1980
 |url          = https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1979-80.html
 |access-date   = 10 July 2007
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110604174826/http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1979-80.html
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}}</ref> but won immediate promotion back to the Second Division in 1980–81.<ref name="England 1980/81">{{cite web
 |author       = Felton, Paul
 |title        = England 1980/1981
 |url          = https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1980-81.html
 |access-date   = 10 July 2007
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100125024638/http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1980-81.html
 |archive-date = 25 January 2010
|website      = [[RSSSF]]
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}}</ref> This was a turning point in the club's history leading to a period of turbulence and change including further promotion and exile. A change in management and shortly after a change in club ownership led to severe problems, such as the reckless signing of former [[European Footballer of the Year]] [[Allan Simonsen]], and the club looked like it would go out of business.{{sfn|Clayton|2001|p=141-150}}

===The "exiled" years (1985–1992)===
In 1984 financial matters came to a head and the club went into administration, to be reformed as Charlton Athletic (1984) Ltd.<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> although the club's finances were still far from secure. They were forced to leave The Valley just after the start of the 1985–86 season, after its safety was criticised by Football League officials in the wake of the [[Bradford City stadium fire]].
The club began to ground-share with [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] at [[Selhurst Park]]<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> and this arrangement looked to be for the long-term, as Charlton did not have enough funds to revamp The Valley to meet safety requirements.

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Despite the move away from The Valley, Charlton were promoted to the First Division as Second Division runners-up at the end of 1985–86,<ref name="England 1985/86">{{cite web
 |author       = Felton, Paul
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}}</ref> and remained at this level for four years (achieving a highest league finish of 14th) often with late escapes, most notably against [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds]] in 1987, where the Addicks triumphed in extra-time of the [[English Football League play-offs|play-off]] final replay to secure their top flight place.<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> In 1987 Charlton also returned to [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] for the first time since the 1947 FA Cup final for the [[Full Members Cup]] final against [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn]].{{sfn|Clayton|2001|p=156}}
Eventually, Charlton were relegated in 1990 along with [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] and bottom club [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]].<ref name = "Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> Manager [[Lennie Lawrence]] remained in charge for one more season before he accepted an offer to take charge of [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]. He was replaced by joint player-managers [[Alan Curbishley]] and [[Steve Gritt]].<ref name="Charlton Athletic - Club History"/> The pair had unexpected success in their first season finishing just outside the play-offs, and [[1992–93 in English football|1992–93]] began promisingly and Charlton looked good bets for promotion in the new Division One (the new name of the old Second Division following the formation of the [[Premier League]]). However, the club was forced to sell players such as [[Rob Lee]] to help pay for a return to The Valley, while club fans formed the Valley Party, nominating candidates to stand in local elections in 1990, pressing the local council to enable the club's return to The Valley – finally achieved in December 1992.

In March 1993, defender [[Tommy Caton]], who had been out of action because of injury since January 1991, announced his retirement from playing on medical advice. He died suddenly at the end of the following month at the age of 30.

===Premier League years (1998–2007)===
In 1995, new chairman [[Richard Murray (businessman)|Richard Murray]] appointed [[Alan Curbishley]] as sole manager of Charlton.<ref name="Alan Curbishley profile">{{cite web
| title =Alan Curbishley&nbsp;– Background
| url = http://www.cafc.co.uk/AlanCurbishley.ink
| publisher=Charlton Athletic FC
| access-date =26 August 2013
| archive-date=22 November 2007
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071122135854/http://www.cafc.co.uk/AlanCurbishley.ink}}</ref> Under his sole leadership Charlton made an appearance in the play-off in 1996 but were eliminated by Crystal Palace in the semi-finals and the following season brought a disappointing 15th-place finish. [[1997–98 in English football|1997–98]] was Charlton's best season for years. They reached the Division One play-off final and battled against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] in a thrilling game which ended with a 4–4 draw after extra time. Charlton won 7–6 on penalties,<ref name="1998 play-off final">{{cite news
 |title        = Charlton clinch nail-biter
 |url          = https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/100195.stm
 |publisher    = BBC
 |website      = BBC News
 |date         = 25 May 1998
|access-date   = 26 August 2013
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20081208180824/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/100195.stm
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}}</ref> with the match described as "arguably the most dramatic game of football in Wembley's history",<ref>[http://greatestevent.wembleystadium.com/ Wembley's Greatest Events (1923–2010)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508184434/http://greatestevent.wembleystadium.com/ |date=8 May 2013 }} Wembley Stadium</ref> and were promoted to the [[Premier League]].

Charlton's first Premier League campaign began promisingly (they went top after two games) but they were unable to keep up their good form and were soon battling relegation. The battle was lost on the final day of the season but the club's board kept faith in Curbishley, confident that they could bounce back. Curbishley rewarded the chairman's loyalty with the Division One title in 2000 which signalled a return to the Premier League.<ref name="Charlton bounce back in style">{{cite news
 |title        = Charlton bounce back in style
 |url          = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/808548.stm
 |work    = BBC Sport
 |date         = 29 June 2000
|access-date   = 5 July 2007
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160113005022/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/808548.stm
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|url-status     = live
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}}</ref>

After the club's return, Curbishley proved an astute spender and by 2003 he had succeeded in establishing Charlton in the top flight. Charlton spent much of the [[2003–04 Premier League]] season challenging for a [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] place, but a late-season slump in form and the sale of star player [[Scott Parker (footballer)|Scott Parker]] to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], left Charlton in seventh place,<ref name="Curbishley basks in glory">{{cite news| title = Curbishley basks in glory| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/3714559.stm| publisher = BBC| website = BBC Sport| date = 15 May 2004| access-date = 26 August 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160113005022/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/3714559.stm| archive-date = 13 January 2016| url-status = live| df = dmy-all}}</ref> which was still the club's highest finish since the 1950s. Charlton were unable to build on this level of achievement and Curbishley departed in 2006, with the club still established as a solid mid-table side.<ref name="Curbishley to leave Charlton">{{cite news | title = Curbishley to leave Charlton | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/4958402.stm | publisher = BBC | website = BBC Sport | date = 29 April 2006 | access-date = 10 July 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060614215122/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/4958402.stm | archive-date = 14 June 2006 | url-status = live | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

In May 2006, [[Iain Dowie]] was named as Curbishley's successor,<ref name="Charlton unveil Dowie as new boss">{{cite news
 |title        = Charlton unveil Dowie as new boss
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}}</ref> but was sacked after 12 league matches in November 2006, with only two wins.<ref name="Dowie exits Addicks">{{cite news
 |title        = Dowie exits Addicks
 |url          = http://www.football.co.uk/charlton_athletic/dowie_exits_addicks_237138.shtml
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}}</ref> [[Les Reed (football coach)|Les Reed]] replaced Dowie as manager,<ref name="Charlton appoint Reed as new boss">{{cite news
 |title        = Charlton appoint Reed as new boss
 |url          = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6146620.stm
 |work    = BBC Sport
 |date         = 14 November 2006
|access-date   = 10 July 2007
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160113005023/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6146620.stm
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}}</ref> however he too failed to improve Charlton's position in the league table and on Christmas Eve 2006, Reed was replaced by former player [[Alan Pardew]].<ref name="Pardew replaces Reed at Charlton">{{cite news
 |title        = Pardew replaces Reed at Charlton
 |url          = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6208387.stm
 |work    = BBC Sport
 |date         = 24 December 2006
|access-date   = 5 July 2007
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20070112040217/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6208387.stm
 |archive-date = 12 January 2007
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}}</ref> Although results did improve, Pardew was unable to keep Charlton up and relegation was confirmed in the penultimate match of the season.<ref name="Charlton relegated">{{cite news
 |title        = Charlton 0–2 Tottenham
 |url          = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6602895.stm
 |work    = BBC Sport
 |date         = 7 May 2007
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|first        = John
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===Return to the Football League (2007–2014)===
Charlton's return to [[EFL Championship|the second tier of English football]] was a disappointment, with their promotion campaign tailing off to an 11th-place finish. Early in the following season the Addicks were linked with a foreign takeover,<ref name="Group eyes £50m Charlton takeover">{{cite news
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}}</ref> but this was swiftly denied by the club. On 10 October 2008, Charlton received an indicative offer for the club from a [[Dubai]]-based diversified investment company. However, the deal later fell through. The full significance of this soon became apparent as the club recorded net losses of over £13&nbsp;million for that financial year. Pardew left on 22 November after a 2–5 home loss to [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] that saw the team fall into the relegation places.<ref name="Pardew and Charlton part company">{{cite news
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 |url          = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/7744263.stm
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}}</ref> Matters did not improve under caretaker manager [[Phil Parkinson]], and the team went a club record 18 games without a win, a new club record, before finally achieving a 1–0 away victory over [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] in an FA Cup third round replay; Parkinson was hired on a permanent basis. The team were relegated to League One after a 2–2 draw against [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] on 18 April 2009.<ref name="Charlton 2-2 Blackpool">{{cite news
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The [[2009–10 Charlton Athletic F.C. season|2009–10 season]], Charlton's first third-tier league campaign in 29 years, saw them occupy the top six for almost its entirety; they were defeated in the [[Football League One play-offs]] semi-final second leg on penalties against [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]].<ref name="Charlton 2-1 Swindon">{{cite news
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[[File:ChrisPowell.jpg|thumb|Former Charlton player [[Chris Powell]] returned to the club as manager between 2011 and 2014]]
After a change in ownership, Parkinson and Charlton legend [[Mark Kinsella]] left after a poor run of results. Another Charlton legend, [[Chris Powell]], was appointed manager of the club in January 2011, winning his first game in charge 2–0 over [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth]] at The Valley. This was Charlton's first league win since November. Powell's bright start continued with a further three victories, before running into a downturn which saw the club go 11 games in succession without a win. Yet the fans' respect for Powell saw him come under remarkably little criticism. The club's fortunes picked up towards the end of the season, but leaving them far short of the play-offs. In a busy summer, Powell brought in 19 new players and after a successful season, on 14 April 2012, Charlton Athletic won promotion back to the Championship with a 1–0 away win at [[Carlisle United]]. A week later, on 21 April 2012, they were confirmed as champions after a 2–1 home win over [[Wycombe Wanderers]]. Charlton then lifted the League One trophy on 5 May 2012, having been in the top position since 15 September 2011, and after recording a 3–2 victory over [[Hartlepool United]], recorded their highest ever league points score of 101, the highest in any professional European league that year.

In the first season back in the Championship, the [[2012–13 Charlton Athletic F.C. season|2012–13 season]] saw Charlton finish ninth place with 65 points, just three points short of the play-off places to the Premier League.

===Duchâtelet's ownership (2014–2019)===
In early January 2014 during the [[2013–14 Charlton Athletic F.C. season|2013–14 season]], Belgian businessman [[Roland Duchâtelet]] took over Charlton as owner in a deal worth £14million. This made Charlton a part of a network of football clubs owned by Duchâtelet. On 11 March 2014, two days after an FA Cup quarter-final loss to Sheffield United, and with Charlton sitting bottom of the table, Powell was sacked, private emails suggesting a rift with the owner.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grace |first1=Alex |title=The Demise Of Charlton Athletic Since 2014 |url=https://alloutfootball.co.uk/the-demise-of-charlton-athletic-since-2014/ |website=All Out Football |date=29 August 2018 |access-date=16 January 2021 |archive-date=22 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122174343/https://alloutfootball.co.uk/the-demise-of-charlton-athletic-since-2014/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

New manager [[Jose Riga]], despite having to join Charlton long after the transfer window had closed, was able to improve Charlton's form and eventually guide them to 18th place, successfully avoiding relegation. After Riga's departure to manage Blackpool, former Millwall player [[Bob Peeters]] was appointed as manager in May 2014 on a 12-month contract. Charlton started strong, but a long run of draws meant that after only 25 games in charge Peeters was dismissed with the team in 14th place.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30772664|title=Bob Peeters sacked as Charlton coach after 25 league games|work=BBC Sport|access-date=12 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112163554/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30772664|archive-date=12 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/551456/Charlton-Athletic-Sack-Bob-Peeters|title=Charlton Athletic have sacked Bob Peeters after a dismal run of form|work=Daily Express|location=London}}</ref> His replacement, [[Guy Luzon]], ensured there was no relegation battle by winning most of the remaining matches, resulting in a 12th-place finish.

The [[2015–16 Charlton Athletic F.C. season|2015–16 season]] began promisingly but results under Luzon deteriorated and on 24 October 2015 after a 3–0 defeat at home to [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] he was sacked.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34629428|title=Guy Luzon: Charlton Athletic sack manager after winless run|work=BBC Sport|access-date=8 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205203857/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34629428|archive-date=5 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Luzon said in a ''[[News Shopper]]'' interview that he "was not the one who chose how to do the recruitment" as the reason why he failed as manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/14379470.Former_Charlton_Athletic_boss_reveals_he_never_had_final_say_on_transfers/|title=Former Charlton Athletic boss reveals he never had final say on transfers|website=News Shopper|date=24 March 2016 |language=en|access-date=11 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511220015/http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/14379470.Former_Charlton_Athletic_boss_reveals_he_never_had_final_say_on_transfers/|archive-date=11 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Karel Fraeye]] was appointed "interim head coach",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34636033|title=Karel Fraeye: Charlton Athletic appoint interim head coach|work=BBC Sport|access-date=8 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206034937/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34636033|archive-date=6 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> but was sacked after 14 games and just two wins, with the club then second from bottom in the Championship.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35307403|title=Karel Fraeye: Charlton Athletic sack interim head coach|work=BBC Sport|access-date=8 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805002513/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35307403|archive-date=5 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> On 14 January 2016, Jose Riga was appointed head coach for a second spell,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35312174|title=Jose Riga: Charlton Athletic reappoint Belgian as head coach|work=BBC Sport|access-date=8 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523070041/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35312174|archive-date=23 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> but could not prevent Charlton from being relegated to [[EFL League One|League One]] for the [[2016–17 Charlton Athletic F.C. season|2016–17 season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36021764|title=Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Charlton Athletic|work=BBC Sport |access-date=20 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421232242/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36021764|archive-date=21 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Riga resigned at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-jose-riga-leaves-role-head-coach-3099477.aspx|title=Jose Riga: Charlton Athletic head coach resigns following Burnley defeat|website=CAFC.co.uk|access-date=11 May 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507180344/http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-jose-riga-leaves-role-head-coach-3099477.aspx|archive-date=7 May 2016}}</ref> To many fans, the managerial changes and subsequent relegation to League One were symptomatic of the mismanagement of the club under Duchâtelet's ownership and several protests began.<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/35329778 | title= Charlton Athletic fans call for Roland Duchatelet to sell club | work= BBC Sport | access-date= 8 February 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160213064342/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35329778 | archive-date= 13 February 2016 | url-status= live | df= dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35680770 | title= Charlton Athletic fans protest against owners in England and Belgium | work= BBC Sport | access-date= 28 February 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160229191251/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35680770 | archive-date= 29 February 2016 | url-status= live | df= dmy-all }}</ref>

After a slow start to the new season, with the club in 15th place of League One, the club announced that it had "parted company" with [[Russell Slade]] in November 2016.<ref name="Charlton parted with Slade">{{cite news |title=Charlton Athletic has today parted company with manager Russell Slade |url=http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/charlton-athletic-football-club-club-statement-russell-slade-3416899.aspx |work=Charlton Athletic F.C. |date=14 November 2016 |access-date=9 December 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115193628/http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/charlton-athletic-football-club-club-statement-russell-slade-3416899.aspx |archive-date=15 November 2016 }}</ref> [[Karl Robinson]] was appointed on a permanent basis soon after.<ref name="Kevin Nugent placed in caretaker charge of Charlton Athletic">{{cite news |title=Kevin Nugent placed in caretaker charge of Charlton Athletic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38013331 |work=BBC Sport |date=17 November 2016 |access-date=17 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121201537/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38013331 |archive-date=21 November 2016 |url-status=live  }}</ref> He led the Addicks to an uneventful 13th-place finish. The following season Robinson had the team challenging for the play-offs, but a drop in form in March led him to resign by mutual consent. He was replaced by former player [[Lee Bowyer]] as caretaker manager who guided them to a 6th-place finish, but lost in the play-off semi-final.

Bowyer was appointed permanently in September on a one-year contract and managed Charlton to third place in the [[2018–19 EFL League One]] season, qualifying for the [[2019 English Football League play-offs#League One|play-offs]]. In their first visit to the [[Wembley Stadium|New Wembley Stadium]] and a repeat of their famous match in 1998, Charlton beat [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] 2–1 in the League One play-off final to earn promotion back to the [[EFL Championship]] after a three-season absence.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48324840|title=Charlton 2–1 Sunderland – League One Play-off Final|work=BBC Sport|date=26 May 2019}}</ref> Bowyer later signed a new one-year contract following promotion, which was later extended to three years in January 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11688/11915175/charlton-boss-lee-bowyer-signs-new-three-year-contract|title=Charlton boss Lee Bowyer signs new three-year contract|work=Sky Sports }}</ref>

===Multiple changes of ownership (2019–present)===
====ESI (2019–2020)====
On 29 November 2019, Charlton Athletic were acquired by East Street Investments (ESI) from [[Abu Dhabi]], subject to EFL approval.<ref>{{cite news |title=Charlton Athletic: Roland Duchatelet agrees sale to East Street Investments |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50599188 |access-date=29 November 2019 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=29 November 2019}}</ref> Approval was reportedly granted on 2 January 2020. However, on 10 March 2020, a public disagreement between the new owners erupted along with reports that the main investor was pulling out,<ref>{{cite news |title=East Street Investments complete takeover of Charlton Athletic |url=https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5e0df58fe7650/east-street-investments-complete-takeover-of-charlton-athletic |access-date=2 January 2020 |work=Charlton Athletic |date=2 January 2020}}</ref> and the EFL said the takeover had not been approved.<ref name="Conn-10Mar2020">{{cite news |last1=Conn |first1=David |title=Charlton takeover in chaos after public disagreement between new owners |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/mar/10/charlton-takeover-in-chaos-after-public-disagreement-between-new-owners |access-date=10 March 2020 |work=Guardian |date=10 March 2020}}</ref> The Valley and Charlton's training ground were still owned by Duchâtelet, and a transfer embargo was in place as the new owners had not provided evidence of funding through to June 2021.<ref name="BBC-10Mar2020">{{cite news |title=Charlton Athletic: Majority shareholder Tahnoon Nimer claims he will remain as director |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51814659 |access-date=11 March 2020 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=10 March 2020}}</ref> On 20 April 2020, the EFL said the club was being investigated for misconduct regarding the takeover.<ref name="Sky-20Apr2020">{{cite news |last1=Ransom |first1=Ben |title=Charlton Athletic takeover by East Street Investments under investigation by EFL |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11976052/charlton-athletic-takeover-by-east-street-investments-under-investigation-by-efl |access-date=20 April 2020 |work=Sky Sports |date=20 April 2020}}</ref> In June 2020, Charlton confirmed that ESI had been taken over by a consortium led by businessman Paul Elliott,<ref name="BBC-09Jun2020">{{cite news |title=Charlton Athletic: Tahnoon Nimer agrees sale of club to consortium |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52976779 |access-date=10 June 2020 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=9 June 2020}}</ref> and said it had contacted the EFL to finalise the ownership change.<ref name="CAFC-10Jun2020">{{cite web |title=Consortium led by businessman Paul Elliott purchases East Street Investments |url=https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5edf3aa26a41c/consortium-led-by-businessman-paul-elliott-purchases-east-street-investments |website=Charlton Athletic FC |access-date=10 June 2020}}</ref> However, a legal dispute involving former ESI director Matt Southall continued.<ref name="BBC-12Jun2020">{{cite news |title=Charlton Athletic to defend 'ridiculous' High Court insolvency action |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53023432 |access-date=15 June 2020 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=12 June 2020}}</ref> He attempted to regain control of the club to prevent Elliott's takeover from going ahead, but failed and was subsequently fined and dismissed for challenging the club's directors.<ref name="Stone-17Jul2020">{{cite news |last1=Stone |first1=Simon |title=Matt Southall: Ex-Charlton chief executive told to pay £21,000 in costs |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53449265 |access-date=18 July 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=17 July 2020}}</ref> On 7 August 2020, the EFL said three individuals, including ESI owner Elliott and lawyer [[Chris Farnell]], had failed its Owners' and Directors' Test, leaving the club's ownership unclear;<ref name="BBC-07Aug2020">{{cite news |title=Charlton Athletic: English Football League rejects takeover by Paul Elliott |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53698266 |access-date=9 August 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=7 August 2020}}</ref> Charlton appealed against the decision.<ref name="CAFCweb">{{cite web |title=Update following EFL statement |url=https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5f2d89fbe730f/update-following-efl-statement |website=Charlton Athletic F.C. |access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref> Meanwhile, Charlton were relegated to League One at the end of the [[2019–20 Charlton Athletic F.C. season|2019–20 season]] after finishing 22nd.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fanbanter.co.uk/this-is-who-is-promoted-and-relegated-from-the-championship/|title = This is who is promoted and relegated from the Championship|date = 22 July 2020}}</ref> Because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]], the final games of the season were played behind closed doors, which remained the case for the majority of the following season.

Later in August, [[Thomas Sandgaard]], a Danish businessman based in [[Colorado]], was reported to be negotiating to buy the club.<ref name="Stone-19Aug2020">{{cite news |last1=Stone |first1=Simon |title=Charlton Athletic: Thomas Sandgaard says it will take time to earn fans' trust |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53837348 |access-date=20 August 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=19 August 2020}}</ref> After further court hearings,<ref name="BBC-01Sep2020">{{cite news |last1=Stone |first1=Simon |title=Charlton Athletic can be taken over after Paul Elliott injunction refused |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53990632 |access-date=2 September 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=1 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="Stone-02Sep2020">{{cite news |last1=Stone |first1=Simon |title=Charlton Athletic: League One club cannot be sold before 9 September |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54003094 |access-date=3 September 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=2 September 2020}}</ref> Elliott was granted an injunction blocking the sale of ESI until a hearing in November 2020.<ref name="Stone-17Sep2020">{{cite news |last1=Stone |first1=Simon |title=Charlton Athletic: Paul Elliott granted sale injunction of League One club |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54192047 |access-date=17 September 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=17 September 2020}}</ref>

====Thomas Sandgaard (2020–2023)====
On 25 September 2020, Thomas Sandgaard acquired the club itself from ESI, and was reported to have passed the EFL's Owners' and Directors' Tests;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/charlton-athletic-fc-news-new-owner-thomas-sandgaard-confirmed-a4556336.html|title=Charlton Athletic confirm Thomas Sandgaard is the club's new owner|first=Tom|last=Doyle|newspaper=The Evening Standard|date=25 September 2020}}</ref> the EFL noted the change in control, but said the club's sale was now "a matter for the interested parties".<ref name="BBC-25Sep2020">{{cite news |title=Charlton Athletic: Thomas Sandgaard claims he has bought League One club |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54296509 |access-date=25 September 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=25 September 2020}}</ref>

On 15 March 2021, with the club lying in eighth place, Bowyer resigned as club manager and was appointed manager of [[Birmingham City]].<ref name="BBC-15March2021">{{cite news |title=Lee Bowyer: Charlton Athletic manager resigns from League One club|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56402521 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=BBC Sport |date=15 March 2021}}</ref><ref name="BBC-16March2021">{{cite news |title=Lee Bowyer: Going back to Birmingham 'the right thing to do', says new boss|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56460249 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=BBC Sport |date=16 March 2021}}</ref> His successor, [[Nigel Adkins]], was appointed three days later.<ref name="BBC-18March2021">{{cite news |title=Nigel Adkins: Charlton Athletic appoint ex-Southampton & Reading boss as new manager|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56443877 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=BBC Sport |date=18 March 2021}}</ref> The club finished the [[2020–21 Charlton Athletic F.C. season|2020–21 season]] in seventh place, but started the following season by winning only two out of 13 League One matches and were in the relegation zone when Adkins was sacked on 21 October 2021.<ref name="BBC-21Oct2021">{{cite news |title=Nigel Adkins: Charlton Athletic sack manager after poor run |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58993806 |access-date=21 October 2021 |work=BBC Sport |date=21 October 2021}}</ref>

After a successful spell as caretaker manager, [[Johnnie Jackson]] was appointed manager in December 2021,<ref name="Cawley-17Dec2021">{{cite news |last1=Cawley |first1=Richard |title=Charlton Athletic fans' favourite Johnnie Jackson appointed permanent boss |url=https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/charlton-athletic-fans-favourite-johnnie-jackson-appointed-permanent-boss/ |access-date=17 December 2021 |work=South London Press |date=17 December 2021}}</ref> but, after Charlton finished the season in 13th place, he was also sacked.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.charltonafc.com/news/view/62712708a9d7b/johnnie-jackson-departs-as-clubs-manager |title=Johnnie Jackson departs as club's manager |date=3 May 2022 |access-date=16 October 2024 |website=charltonafc.com}}</ref> Swindon Town manager [[Ben Garner]] was appointed as his replacement in June 2022,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charltonafc.com/news/view/62a0651be44a4/charlton-appoint-ben-garner-as-mens-first-team-manager |title=Charlton appoint Ben Garner as Men's First-Team Manager &#124; Charlton Athletic Football Club |publisher=Charltonafc.com |date=8 June 2022 |accessdate=19 July 2022}}</ref> but was sacked on 5 December 2022 with the team in 17th place.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.charltonafc.com/news/ben-garner-departs-mens-first-team-manager |title=Ben Garner departs as Men's First-Team Manager|publisher=Charlton Athletic Official Website|date=5 December 2022|accessdate=5 December 2022}}</ref> After the club was knocked out of the FA Cup by League Two side [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] on 7 December,<ref name="BBC-07Dec2022">{{cite news |title=Stockport County 3–1 Charlton Athletic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63848812 |access-date=9 December 2022 |work=BBC Sport |date=7 December 2022}}</ref> supporters said Charlton was at its "lowest ebb in living memory", with fans "losing confidence" in owner Thomas Sandgaard.<ref name="BBC-08Dec2022">{{cite news |title=Charlton Athletic are at 'lowest ebb in living memory' say supporters' trust |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63894365 |access-date=9 December 2022 |work=BBC Sport |date=8 December 2022}}</ref> [[Dean Holden]] was appointed manager on 20 December 2022,<ref name=Holden>{{cite news |url=https://www.charltonafc.com/news/holden-scott-rodwell-and-warrick-appointed-senior-roles |title=HOLDEN, SCOTT, RODWELL AND WARRICK APPOINTED TO SENIOR ROLES |date=20 December 2022 |access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref> and Charlton improved to finish the [[2022–23 Charlton Athletic F.C. season|2022–23 season]] in 10th place.<ref name="BBC-07May2023">{{cite news |title=Cheltenham Town 2–2 Charlton Athletic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65439615 |access-date=13 May 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=7 May 2023}}</ref>

====SE7 Partners (2023–present)====
On 5 June 2023, the club announced that SE7 Partners, comprising former Sunderland director [[Charlie Methven]] and Edward Warrick, had agreed a takeover of Charlton Athletic, becoming the club's fourth set of owners in under four years.<ref name="BBC-05Jun2023">{{cite news |title=Charlton Athletic: Charlie Methven's SE7 Partners agree deal to buy club from Thomas Sandgaard |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65808709 |access-date=5 June 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=5 June 2023}}</ref> On 19 July, the EFL and FA cleared SE7 Partners to take over the club,<ref name="BBC-19Jul2023">{{cite news |title=SE7 Partners: Charlton Athletic takeover cleared for ex-Sunderland director Charlie Methven's firm |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66243355 |access-date=19 July 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=19 July 2023}}</ref> and the deal was completed on 21 July 2023.<ref name="BBC-21Jul2023">{{cite news |title=Charlton Athletic: SE7 Partners complete takeover from Thomas Sandgaard |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66273715 |access-date=22 July 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=21 July 2023}}</ref> On 27 August 2023, after one win in the opening six games of the [[2023–24 Charlton Athletic F.C. season|2023–24 season]], Holden was sacked as manager,<ref name="BBC-27Aug2023">{{cite news |title=Dean Holden: Charlton Athletic manager sacked by League One club |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66636205 |access-date=28 August 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=27 August 2023}}</ref> and succeeded by [[Michael Appleton]].<ref name="BBV-08Sep2023">{{cite news |title=Michael Appleton: Charlton Athletic appoint former Oxford United boss as manager |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66752567 |access-date=8 September 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=8 September 2023}}</ref> On 23 January 2024, following a 3–2 defeat at The Valley against [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] - and no wins in 10 League One games - Appleton was sacked.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.charltonafc.com/news/club-statement-michael-appleton |title=CLUB STATEMENT : MICHAEL APPLETON |date=23 January 2024 |access-date=23 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="BBC-23Jan2024">{{cite news |title=Michael Appleton: Charlton Athletic sack head coach after 12-game winless run |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68077419 |access-date=24 January 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=23 January 2024}}</ref> He was replaced on 4 February 2024 by [[Nathan Jones (Welsh footballer)|Nathan Jones]],<ref name="BBC-04Feb2024">{{cite news |title=Nathan Jones: Charlton Athletic appoint former Southampton and Luton manager |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68178900 |access-date=5 February 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=4 February 2024}}</ref> under whom Charlton lost one and drew three of their next four games as they matched the club's longest winless streak of 18 games.<ref name="BBC-24Feb2024">{{cite news |title=Charlton Athletic 0-0 Portsmouth |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68324174 |access-date=24 February 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=24 February 2024}}</ref> The winless run ended with a 2–1 win away to [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] on 27 February 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 February 2024 |title=Charlton Athletic finally end wait for League One win as they secure 2-1 victory at Derby County |url=https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/sport/charlton-athletic-finally-end-wait-for-league-one-win-as-they-secure-2-1-victory-at-derby-county/ |access-date=27 February 2024 |website=South London News |language=en-GB}}</ref> Charlton then went on a 14-match unbeaten run, the club's longest in 24 years. However, Charlton finished the season in 16th place, their worst finishing league position in 98 years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 April 2024 |title=Charlton Athletic owners fully intent on backing Nathan Jones in summer transfer window |url=https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/sport/charlton-athletic-owners-fully-intent-on-backing-nathan-jones-in-summer-transfer-window/ |access-date=27 April 2024 |website=South London News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wycombe end Addicks' unbeaten run {{!}} Charlton Athletic Football Club |url=https://www.charltonafc.com/news/wycombe-end-addicks-unbeaten-run |access-date=27 April 2024 |website=www.charltonafc.com |language=en}}</ref> Despite a disappointing campaign for the Addicks, Charlton striker [[Alfie May]] won the League One Golden Boot award for the [[2023–24 EFL League One|2023–24 EFL League One season]], with his tally of 23 goals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=EFL |date=27 April 2024 |title=Alfie May wins Sky Bet League One Golden Boot award |url=https://efl.com/news/2024/april/27/alfie-may-wins-sky-bet-league-one-golden-boot-award/ |access-date=27 April 2024 |website=EFL |language=en}}</ref> On 25 May 2025, Charlton won promotion back to the [[EFL Championship|Championship]] with a 1–0 victory over [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]] in the [[2025 EFL League One play-off final|League One play-off final]].<ref name=Gdn25May2025>{{Cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2025/may/25/charlton-athletic-v-leyton-orient-league-one-playoff-final-live|title=Charlton Athletic 1–0|last=Hashim|first=Taha|date=25 May 2025|access-date=25 May 2025}}</ref>

==Club identity==
===Colours and crest===
[[File:Greenwich arms.png|thumb|100px|Crest of the former [[Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich]] Council, used by Charlton briefly in late 1940s and early 1950s]]Charlton have used a number of crests and badges during their history, although the current design has not been changed since 1968. The first known badge, from the 1930s, consisted of the letters CAF in the shape of a [[clubs (suit)|club]] from a pack of cards. In the 1940s, Charlton used a design featuring a [[European robin|robin]] sitting in a football within a shield, sometimes with the letters CAFC in the four-quarters of the shield, which was worn for the [[1946 FA Cup Final]]. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, the crest of the former metropolitan borough of Greenwich was used as a symbol for the club, although it did not appear on the team's shirts. A translation of the borough's [[Latin]] motto, ''Tempore utimur'', ("We use time"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blackheath war memorial |url=https://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/blackheath-war-memorial/ |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=London Remembers |language=en}}</ref> refers symbolically to the [[Prime meridian (Greenwich)|Prime Meridian in Greenwich]].<ref name="CrestHistory" />

In 1963, a competition was held to find a new badge for the club, and the winning entry was a hand holding a sword, which complied with Charlton's nickname of the time, the Valiants.<ref name = "CrestHistory"/> Over the next five years modifications were made to this design, such as the addition of a circle surrounding the hand and sword and including the club's name in the badge. By 1968, the design had reached the one known today, and has been used continuously from this year, apart from a period in the 1970s when just the letters CAFC appeared on the team's shirts.<ref name="CrestHistory">{{cite web
 |title        = Charlton Athletic F.C. Crest History
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 |date         = 4 March 2002
|access-date   = 10 July 2007
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20070710231607/http://www.footballcrests.com/clubs/charlton-athletic-fc
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|url-status     = live
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With the exception of one season, Charlton have always played in red and white – colours chosen by the boys who founded Charlton Athletic in 1905 after having to play their first matches in the borrowed kits of their local rivals Woolwich Arsenal, who also played in red and white.{{sfn|Clayton|2001|p=8}} The exception came during part of the 1923–24 season when Charlton wore the colours of Catford Southend as part of the proposed move to Catford, which were light and dark blue stripes.{{sfn|Clayton|2001|p=32}} However, after the move fell through, Charlton returned to wearing red and white as their home colours.

The sponsors were as follows:<ref name="Charlton Athletic's Kit History">{{cite web
 |title        = Charlton Athletic
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 |publisher    = Historical Football Kits
 |access-date   = 16 June 2008
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080515145219/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Charlton_Athletic/Charlton_Athletic.htm
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! Year !!Kit manufacturer!!Main shirt sponsor!!Back of shirt sponsor!!Shorts sponsor
|-
| 1974–80 || [[Bukta]] || rowspan=2|None || rowspan=20 colspan=2|None
|-
| 1980–81 || rowspan=3|[[Adidas]]
|-
| 1981–82 || FADS
|-
| 1982–83 || rowspan=2| None
|-
| 1983–84 || rowspan=2| Osca
|-
| 1984–86 || rowspan=3|[[The Woolwich]]
|-
| 1986–88 || [[Adidas]]
|-
| 1988–92 || Admiral
|-
| 1992–93 || rowspan=2|Ribero || None
|-
| 1993–94 || rowspan=2|[[Viglen]]
|-
| 1994–98 || Quaser
|-
| 1998–00 || rowspan=3|[[Le Coq Sportif]] || [[Mesh Computers|MESH]]
|-
| 2000–02 || [[TelecityGroup|Redbus]]
|-
| 2002–03 || rowspan=2|All:Sports
|-
| 2003–05 || rowspan=4|[[Joma]]
|-
| 2005–08 || Llanera
|-
| 2008–09 || [[Carbrini Sportswear]]
|-
| 2009 || rowspan=2|[[Kent Reliance Building Society]]
|-
| 2010–12 || [[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]
|-
| 2012–14 || rowspan=3|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] || Andrews Sykes
|-
| 2014–16 || [[University of Greenwich]] || Andrews Sykes || [[Mitsubishi Electric]]
|-
| 2016–17 || rowspan=2|[[BETDAQ]] || rowspan=5|ITRM || Emmaus Consulting
|-
| 2017–19 || rowspan=4|[[Hummel International|Hummel]] || Gaughan Services
|-
| 2019–20 || [[Children with Cancer UK]] || rowspan=2|Cannon Glass
|-
| 2020–21 || KW Holdings (home)<br />Vitech Services (away)
|-
| 2021–22 || KW Holdings (home & third)<br />Walker Mower (away)
|-
| 2022–25 || [[Castore (brand)|Castore]] || RSK (home)<br />[[University of Greenwich]] (away)||||Generous Robots DAO
|-
| 2025– || [[Reebok]] || [[RSK Group]] || TBA || TBA
|}

===Nicknames===

Charlton's most common nickname is The Addicks. The origin of this name is from a local fishmonger, Arthur "Ikey" Bryan, who rewarded the team with meals of haddock and chips with vinegar.{{sfn|Clayton|2001|p=10}}

The progression of the nickname can be seen in the book ''The Addicks Cartoons: An Affectionate Look into the Early History of Charlton Athletic'', which covers the pre-First World War history of Charlton through a narrative based on 56 cartoons which appeared in the now defunct Kentish Independent. The very first cartoon, from 31 October 1908, calls the team the Haddocks. By 1910, the name had changed to Addicks although it also appeared as Haddick. The club also have two other nicknames, The Robins, adopted in 1931, and The Valiants, chosen in a fan competition in the 1960s which also led to the adoption of the sword badge which is still in use. The Addicks nickname never went away and was revived by fans after the club lost its Valley home in 1985 and went into exile at [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]. It is now once again the official nickname of the club.

Charlton fans' chants have included "Valley, Floyd Road", a song noting the stadium's address to the tune of "[[Mull of Kintyre (song)|Mull of Kintyre]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cafc.co.uk/CharltonSongs.ink |title=Charlton songs |website=www.cafc.co.uk |publisher=Charlton Athletic FC |access-date=26 August 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101018152928/http://cafc.co.uk/CharltonSongs.ink |archive-date=18 October 2010}}</ref>

==Stadium==
{{See also|The Valley (London)|l1=The Valley}}

[[File:Maryon Park 1905.jpg|left|thumb|275px|One of Charlton's early grounds, Siemens Meadow]]

The club's first ground was Siemens Meadow (1905–1907), a patch of rough ground by the River Thames, over-shadowed by the [[Siemens Brothers]] Telegraph Works. Then followed [[Woolwich Common]] (1907–1908), Pound Park (1908–1913), and Angerstein Lane (1913–1915). After the end of the First World War, a chalk quarry known as the Swamps was identified as Charlton's new ground and, in the summer of 1919, work began to create the level playing area and remove debris from the site.<ref name = "Details about Charlton Athletic"/>

In September 1919, the first match was played at that site, now the club's current ground, known as The Valley. Charlton stayed at The Valley until 1923, when the club moved to [[The Mount (stadium)|The Mount stadium]] in [[Catford]] as part of a proposed merger with [[Catford Southend F.C.|Catford Southend]]. However, after that move collapsed in 1924, Charlton returned to The Valley.

During the 1930s and 1940s, significant improvements were made to the ground, making it one of the largest in the country at that time.<ref name = "Details about Charlton Athletic"/> In 1938 the highest attendance to date at the ground was recorded at over 75,000 for a [[FA Cup]] match against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]. During the 1940s and 1950s the attendance was often above 40,000, and Charlton had one of the largest support bases in the country. However, after the club's relegation little investment was made in The Valley as it fell into decline.

In the 1980s matters came to a head as the ownership of the club and The Valley was divided. The large East Terrace had been closed down by the authorities after the [[Bradford City stadium fire]] and the ground's owner wanted to use part of the site for housing. In September 1985, Charlton made the controversial move to ground-share with South London neighbours [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] at [[Selhurst Park]]. This move was unpopular with supporters and, in the late 1980s, significant steps were taken to bring about the club's return to The Valley.

A [[single-issue politics|single issue]] political party, the Valley Party, contested the 1990 local [[Royal Borough of Greenwich|Greenwich Borough Council]] elections on a ticket of reopening the stadium, capturing 11% of the vote,<ref name = "Details about Charlton Athletic"/> aiding the club's return. The Valley Gold investment scheme was created to help supporters fund the return to The Valley, and several players were also sold to raise funds. For the 1991–92 season and part of the 1992–93 season, the Addicks played at [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]]'s [[The Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]]<ref name="Details about Charlton Athletic">{{cite web
 |title        = Details about Charlton Athletic
 |url          = https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2005/05/18/charlton_athletic_team.shtml
 |publisher    = BBC London
 |date         = 15 June 2007
|access-date   = 10 July 2007
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20070921182315/http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2005/05/18/charlton_athletic_team.shtml
 |archive-date = 21 September 2007
|url-status     = live
 |df           = dmy-all
}}</ref> as [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] had moved into Selhurst Park alongside Crystal Palace. Charlton finally returned to The Valley in December 1992, celebrating with a 1–0 victory against [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]].<ref name="Charlton 1 - 0 Portsmouth">{{cite web| title = Charlton 1&nbsp;– 0 Portsmouth| url = http://www.cafc.co.uk/personality.ink?page=7772| publisher=Charlton Athletic FC| access-date =26 August 2013| archive-date=19 September 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100919130743/http://cafc.co.uk/personality.ink?page=7772}}</ref>

Since the return to The Valley, three sides of the ground have been completely redeveloped turning the venue into a modern, all-seater stadium with a 27,111 capacity, which is the biggest in South London. There are plans in place to increase the ground's capacity to approximately 31,000 and even around 40,000 in the future.<ref name="Expansion plans underway">{{cite web
| title = Expansion plans underway
| url = http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=21303&newstype=n
| publisher = Charlton Athletic FC
| date = 29 November 2004
| access-date = 5 July 2007
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927175927/http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=21303&newstype=n
| archive-date = 27 September 2007
| df = dmy-all
}}</ref>
In May 2024, a new Desso [[GrassMaster]] pitch was laid.

==Supporters and rivalries==
{{Further|South London derby}}

The bulk of the club's support base comes from South East London and Kent, particularly the London boroughs of Greenwich, Bexley and Bromley. Supporters played a key role in the return of the club to The Valley in 1992 and were rewarded by being granted a voice on the board in the form of an elected supporter director.  Any season ticket holder could put themselves forward for election, with a certain number of nominations, and votes were cast by all season ticket holders over the age of 18. The last such director, Ben Hayes,<ref name=ForumHistory>{{cite web
| title = History of the fans' forum
| url = http://www.cafc.co.uk/page/FansColumnsDetail/0,,10267~2498391,00.html
| publisher = Charlton Athletic FC
| access-date = 20 November 2011
| date = 29 October 2011
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111113213627/http://www.cafc.co.uk/page/FansColumnsDetail/0%2C%2C10267~2498391%2C00.html
| archive-date = 13 November 2011
| df = dmy-all
}}</ref> was elected in 2006 to serve until 2008, when the role was discontinued as a result of legal issues. Its functions were replaced by a fans forum,<ref>{{cite web
| title = Fans' forum
| url = http://www.cafc.co.uk/page/FansColumnsDetail/0,,10267~2182317,00.html
| publisher = Charlton Athletic FC
| access-date = 20 November 2011
| date = 29 October 2011
| url-status = dead
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| archive-date = 13 November 2011
| df = dmy-all
}}</ref> which met for the first time in December 2008 and is still active to this day.<ref name=ForumHistory/>

[[File:CharltonMillwall2017.JPG|right|thumb|230x230px|Charlton and [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] pay tribute to [[Graham Taylor]] at [[The Valley (London)|The Valley]] in January 2017.]]Charlton's main rivals are their South London neighbours, [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] and [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]].

In 1985, Charlton were forced to ground-share with Crystal Palace after safety concerns at [[The Valley (London)|The Valley]]. They played their home fixtures at the Glaziers' [[Selhurst Park]] stadium until 1991. The arrangement was seen by Crystal Palace chairman [[Ron Noades]] as essential for the future of football, but it was unpopular with both sets of fans. Charlton fans campaigned for a return to The Valley throughout their time at Selhurst Park. In 2005, Palace were relegated by Charlton at The Valley after a 2–2 draw. Palace needed a win to survive. However, with seven minutes left, Charlton equalised, relegating their rivals. Post-match, there was a well-publicised altercation between the two chairmen of the respective clubs, [[Richard Murray (businessman)|Richard Murray]] and [[Simon Jordan]]. Since their first meeting in the Football League in 1925, Charlton have won 17, drawn 13 and lost 26 games against Palace. The teams last met in 2015, a 4–1 win for Palace in the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crystal Palace 4–1 Charlton: Dwight Gayle scores hat-trick in win |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/c-palace-vs-charlton/report/351309 |access-date=29 October 2022 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref>

Charlton are closest in proximity to Millwall than any other EFL club, with The Valley and [[The Den]] being less than four miles ({{convert|4|mi|abbr=out|disp=output only}}) apart. They last met in September 2025, a 1–1 draw at The Valley.<ref name="SBH2H">{{cite web |title=Charlton head-to-head v Millwall |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=527&team2_id=1699&teamTabs=h2h |website=Soccerbase |access-date=21 July 2023}}</ref> Since their first Football League game in 1921, Charlton have won 11, drawn 27 and lost 37 league games (the two sides also met twice in the [[Anglo-Italian Cup]] in the 1992–93 season; Charlton winning one tie, and one draw).<ref name="H2H Charlton">{{cite news 
 |title       = Head-to-Head v Millwall
 |url         = http://www.statto.com/football/teams/charlton-athletic/millwall/head-to-head
 |work        = Statto
 |access-date  = 28 September 2015
|url-status     = live
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20150928181753/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/charlton-athletic/millwall/head-to-head
 |archive-date = 28 September 2015
|df          = dmy-all
}}</ref> The Addicks have not beaten Millwall in the last 13 league fixtures between the sides; their last win came on 9 March 1996 at The Valley.<ref name="SBH2H"/>

==In popular culture==
===Film and TV===
After promotion to Division 1 in 1936, the [[British Pathé]] company visited The Valley to film the players training.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdXkEqZ4deI |title=Football Comes In - Charlton Athletic In Training (1936) |date=2014-04-13 |last=British Pathé |access-date=2025-08-17 |via=YouTube}}</ref> The commentary noted a "proud boast" that not a single player during their year in Division 2 was "cautioned". The subsequent film, ''Famous Football Teams at Home. No.5: Charlton Athletic'' (canister:PT 353, media URN: 39727), was released on 28 December 1936, and contains clear views of the early stadium.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsdlCEY035w |title=Famous Football Teams At Home (1936) |date=2014-04-13 |last=British Pathé |access-date=2025-08-17 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

British [[Movietone News]] filmed the sixth-round (quarter-final) FA Cup match versus [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]], at The Valley, on 1 March 1947, which Charlton won 2–1. The commentary was by [[Lionel Gamlin]]. It begins by showing [[German prisoners of war in the United Kingdom|German prisoners of war]] clearing snow from the former East terrace. (For identification purposes, the video i.d., is: BM48249. The film's Friendly Key, is: 470306131).<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpQC-W6Y26I |title=FA CUP - SIXTH ROUND - CHARLTON V PRESTON NORTH END |date=2015-07-21 |last=British Movietone |access-date=2025-08-17 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

Charlton Athletic assumes a pivotal role in the film ''[[The Silent Playground]]'' (1963). Three children get in to trouble when their mother's boyfriend 'Uncle' Alan ([[John Ronane]]), gives them pocket money to wander off on their own, so that he can attend a Charlton football match. There is some footage from the ground which Ronane is later seen leaving.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reelstreets {{!}} Silent Playground, The |url=https://www.reelstreets.com/films/silent-playground-the/ |access-date=20 February 2024 |website=www.reelstreets.com}}</ref>

In the long-running [[BBC]] sitcom ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', [[Rodney Trotter|Rodney Charlton Trotter]] (played by [[Nicholas Lyndhurst]]) is named after the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.balls.ie/football/the-top-10-football-references-in-only-fools-and-horses-129868|title=The Top 10 Football References In Only Fools And Horses|website=Balls.ie|date=18 July 2014 |access-date=23 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223220020/https://www.balls.ie/amp/football/the-top-10-football-references-in-only-fools-and-horses-129868|archive-date=23 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In the BBC [[Science fiction|science-fiction]] series ''[[Doctor Who]]'', the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s companion [[Ace (Doctor Who)|Ace]] (played by [[Sophie Aldred]] from 1987 to 1989) wears a Charlton Athletic badge on her black bomber jacket<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Doctor Who Transcripts - The Happiness Patrol |url=http://www.chakoteya.net/DoctorWho/25-2.htm |access-date=20 February 2024 |website=www.chakoteya.net}}</ref> and the club is mentioned in the episode ''[[Silver Nemesis]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Doctor Who Transcripts - Silver Nemesis |url=http://www.chakoteya.net/DoctorWho/25-3.htm |access-date=20 February 2024 |website=www.chakoteya.net}}</ref> A Charlton Athletic match against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in the 1950s is depicted in [[BBC Two]] [[television film]] [[United (2011 film)|''United'']] (released in 2011).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wollaston |first=Sam |date=24 April 2011 |title=TV review: Doctor Who; United |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/apr/24/sam-wollaston-doctor-who-united |access-date=20 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

The Valley and manager [[Alan Curbishley]] made [[Cameo appearance|cameo appearances]] in the [[Sky One]] [[sports drama]] ''[[Dream Team (TV series)|Dream Team]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 October 2023 |title=Assassinations, Affairs & Alcohol: How Harchester United Won The FA Cup |url=https://www.thesportsman.com/articles/assassinations-affairs-alcohol-how-harchester-united-won-the-fa-cup1111 |access-date=20 February 2024 |website=The Sportsman |language=EN}}</ref>

Charlton Athletic featured in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] one-off drama ''Albert's Memorial'', shown on 12 September 2010 and starring [[David Jason]] and [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itv.com/dramapremieres/albertsmemorial/ |title=Albert's Memorial |access-date=26 August 2013 |website=www.itv.com |publisher=ITV plc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911172023/http://www.itv.com/dramapremieres/albertsmemorial/ |archivedate=11 September 2010}}</ref>

A young [[Billy Butcher]] has a Charlton flag in his room in [[Amazon Prime Video]] [[Superhero fiction|superhero]] series [[The Boys (TV series)|''The Boys'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bojalad |first=Alec |date=1 July 2022 |title=The Boys Season 3: All the Real Life References |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-boys-season-3-real-life-references/ |access-date=20 February 2024 |website=Den of Geek |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Books===
Charlton Athletic has also featured in several book publications, in both fictional and factual sports writing. These include works by [[Charlie Connelly]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charlieconnelly.com/many-miles-a-season-in-the-life-of-charlton-athletic/|title=Many Miles.... A Season In The Life Of Charlton Athletic|website=charlieconnelly.com|access-date=6 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209063840/http://www.charlieconnelly.com/many-miles-a-season-in-the-life-of-charlton-athletic/|archive-date=9 December 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> and Paul Breen's work of popular fiction which is entitled ''The Charlton Men''. The book is set against Charlton's successful [[2011–12 Charlton Athletic F.C. season|2011–12 season]] when they won the League One title and promotion back to the Championship in concurrence with the [[2011 London riots]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://audioboom.com/posts/3893129-paul-breen-author-of-the-charlton-men-speaks-to-the-football-hour-s-dom-betts-alex-mearns|title=Paul Breen, Author of The Charlton Men speaks to The Football Hour's Dom Betts & Alex Mearns|website=Audio Boom.com|access-date=23 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224042302/https://audioboom.com/posts/3893129-paul-breen-author-of-the-charlton-men-speaks-to-the-football-hour-s-dom-betts-alex-mearns|archive-date=24 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Timothy Young, the protagonist in ''[[Out of the Shelter]]'', a 1970 novel by [[David Lodge (author)|David Lodge]], supports Charlton Athletic. The book describes Timothy listening to Charlton's victory in the [[1947 FA Cup Final]] on the radio.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=POP1wKptO88C&q=out+of+the+shelter+lodge+%22charlton%22&pg=PA41|title=Out of the Shelter, by David Lodge on Google Books|isbn=9781446496725|access-date=20 December 2019|last1=Lodge|first1=David|date=29 February 2012|publisher=Random House }}</ref>

==Records and statistics==

*[[Sam Bartram]] is Charlton's record appearance maker, having played a total of 623 times between 1934 and 1956. But for six years lost to the Second World War, when no league football was played, this tally would be far higher.{{sfn|Clayton|2001|p=104}}
*[[Keith Peacock]] is the club's second highest appearance maker with 591 games between 1962 and 1979{{sfn|Clayton|2001|p=320}} He was also the first-ever substitute in a Football League game, replacing injured goalkeeper Mike Rose after 11 minutes of a match against Bolton Wanderers on 21 August 1965.
*Defender and midfielder [[Radostin Kishishev]] is Charlton's record international appearance maker, having received 42 caps for Bulgaria while a Charlton player.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/kishishev-intl.html | title=Radostin Kishishev – International Appearances}}</ref>
*In total, 12 Charlton players have received full England caps. The first was [[Seth Plum]], in 1923 and the most recent was [[Darren Bent]], in 2006. [[Luke Young (footballer, born 1979)|Luke Young]], with seven caps, is Charlton's most capped England international.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5b3f3b6b115cc/every-addick-who-wore-the-three-lions | title=Every Addick Who Wore the Three Lions}}</ref>
*Charlton's record goalscorer is [[Derek Hales]], who scored 168 times in all competitions in 368 matches, during two spells, for the club.{{sfn|Clayton|2001|p=320}}
*Counting only league goals, [[Stuart Leary]] is the club's record scorer with 153 goals between 1951 and 1962.{{sfn|Clayton|2001|p=112}}
*The record number of goals scored in one season is 33, scored by [[Ralph Allen (footballer)|Ralph Allen]] in the [[1934–35 in English football|1934–35 season]].{{sfn|Clayton|2001|p=58}}
*Charlton's record home attendance is 75,031 which was set on 12 February 1938 for an FA Cup match against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]<ref name="IFGG">{{cite web
 |title       = Charlton Athletic, The Valley
 |url         = http://www.footballgroundguide.com/charlton_athletic/
 |publisher   = Duncan Adams
 |website        = Football Ground Guide
 |access-date  = 15 January 2008
|url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20111007081515/http://www.footballgroundguide.com/charlton_athletic/
 |archive-date = 7 October 2011
|df          = dmy-all
}}</ref>

*The record [[All-seater stadium|all-seated]] attendance is 27,111, The Valley's current capacity. This record was first set in September 2005 in a Premier League match against [[Chelsea FC|Chelsea]] and has since been equalled several times.<ref name="IFGG"/>
{{Clear}}

{| class="toccolours"
|-
! style="background:gold;"|Achievement!! style="background:silver;"|Record (year, division)
|-
|Highest league finish || Runners-up in [[1936–37 in English football|1936–37]] ([[Football League First Division|First Division]])
|- style="background:#eee;"
|Most league points in a season || 101 in [[2011–12 in English football|2011–2012]] ([[EFL League One|League One]])
|-
|Most league goals in a season || 107 in [[1957–58 in English football|1957–58]] ([[Football League Second Division|Second Division]])
|- style="background:#eee;"
|Record victory || 8–0 v. [[Stevenage FC|Stevenage]], 9 October 2018
|-
|Record away victory || 8–0 v. [[Stevenage FC|Stevenage]], 9 October 2018
|-
|Record defeat || 1–11 v. [[Aston Villa FC|Aston Villa]], 14 November 1959
|- style="background:#eee;"
|Record FA Cup victory || 7–0 v. [[Burton Albion FC|Burton Albion]], 7 January 1956
|-
|Record League Cup victory || 5–0 v. [[Brentford FC|Brentford]], 12 August 1980
|- style="background:#eee;"
|Most successive victories || 12 matches (from 26 December 1999 to 7 March 2000)
|-
|Most games without a win || 18 matches (from 18 October 2008 to 13 January 2009; and 2 December 2023 to 24 February 2024)
|-
|Most successive defeats || 10 matches (from 11 April 1990 to 15 September 1990)
|- style="background:#eee;"
|Most successive draws || 6 matches (from 13 December 1992 to 16 January 1993)
|-
|Longest unbeaten || 15 matches (from 4 October 1980 to 20 December 1980)
|- style="background:#eee;"
|Record attendance || 75,031 v. [[Aston Villa FC|Aston Villa]], 17 October 1938
|-
|Record league attendance || 68,160 v. [[Arsenal FC|Arsenal]], 17 October 1936
|- style="background:#eee;"
|Record gate receipts || £400,920 v. [[Leicester City FC|Leicester City]], 19 February 2005
|}

===Player records===
{| class="toccolours"
|-
! style="background:gold;"|Achievement!! style="background:silver;"|Player (record)
|-
|Most appearances || [[Sam Bartram]] (623)
|- style="background:#eee;"
|Most appearances (outfield) || [[Keith Peacock]] (591)
|-
|Most goals || [[Derek Hales]] (168)
|-
|Most hat-tricks || [[Johnny Summers (footballer)|Johnny Summers]] and [[Eddie Firmani]] (8)
|- style="background:#eee;"
|Most capped player || [[Dennis Rommedahl]] (126)
|-
|Most capped player while at the club ||[[Radostin Kishishev]] (42)
|-
|Oldest player || [[Sam Bartram]] (42 years and 47 days)
|- style="background:#eee;"
|Youngest player || [[Jonjo Shelvey]] (16 years and 59 days)

|-
|Oldest scorer || [[Chris Powell]] (38 years and 239 days)
|- style="background:#eee;"
|Youngest scorer || [[Jonjo Shelvey]] (16 years and 310 days)
|-
|Quickest scorer || [[Jim Melrose]] (9 seconds)
|-
|Quickest sending off || [[Mouhamadou-Naby Sarr|Naby Sarr]] (1 minute)
|}

==Players==
{{main|List of Charlton Athletic F.C. players}}
{{updated|20 November 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |title=First team |url=https://www.charltonafc.com/squad/8|publisher=Charlton Athletic F.C.|access-date=6 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=U21 team |url=https://www.charltonafc.com/squad/1043|publisher=Charlton Athletic F.C.|access-date=6 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=U18 team |url=https://www.charltonafc.com/squad/818|publisher=Charlton Athletic F.C.|access-date=6 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="2024/25 squad numbers revealed">{{cite web|title=2025/26 squad numbers confirmed|url=https://www.charltonafc.com/news/202526-squad-numbers-confirmed|publisher=Charlton Athletic F.C|date=7 August 2025|access-date=7 August 2025}}</ref>

===First-team squad===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1 |nat=BEL|pos=GK|name=[[Thomas Kaminski]]}}
{{Fs player|no=2 |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Kayne Ramsay]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3 |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Macaulay Gillesphey]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5 |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Lloyd Jones (English footballer)|Lloyd Jones]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6 |nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=[[Conor Coventry]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7 |nat=JAM|pos=FW|name=[[Tyreece Campbell]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8 |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Luke Berry]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=[[Greg Docherty]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Miles Leaburn]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Sonny Carey]]}}  
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[Josh Edwards (footballer, born 2000)|Josh Edwards]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=JAM|pos=DF|name=[[Amari'i Bell]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=JAM|pos=MF|name=[[Karoy Anderson]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=AUS|pos=GK|name=[[Ashley Maynard-Brewer]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Isaac Olaofe]]}}
{{fs player|no=23|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=[[Charlie Kelman]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Matt Godden]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Will Mannion]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Joe Rankin-Costello]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=CUB|pos=MF|name=[[Onel Hernández]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[James Bree (footballer)|James Bree]]|other= on loan from [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=[[Rob Apter]]}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Reece Burke]]}}
{{Fs player|no=37|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Ibrahim Fullah]]}}
{{Fs player|no=41|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Harvey Knibbs]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=4 |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Alex Mitchell (English footballer)|Alex Mitchell]]|other=at [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9 |nat=MAR|pos=FW|name=[[Gassan Ahadme]]|other=at [[Stevenage F.C.|Stevenage]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=[[Terry Taylor (footballer)|Terry Taylor]]|other=at [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=JAM|pos=FW|name=[[Kaheim Dixon]]|other=at [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=UGA|pos=DF|name=[[Nathan Asiimwe]]|other=at [[AFC Wimbledon]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Zach Mitchell]]|other=at [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=29|nat=SLE|pos=FW|name=[[Daniel Kanu (footballer)|Daniel Kanu]]|other=at [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Tommy Reid|other=at [[Sutton United F.C.|Sutton United]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Micah Mbick]]|other=at [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]]}}
{{Fs player|no=42|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Oliver Hobden]]|other=at [[Farnborough F.C.|Farnborough]]}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Toby Bower|other=at [[Farnborough F.C.|Farnborough]]}}
{{fs end}}

===Under-21s squad===
{{main|Charlton Athletic F.C. Under-21s and Academy}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Kai Enslin]]}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Alan Mwamba]]}}
{{Fs player|no=36|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Keenan Gough]]}}
{{Fs player|no=38|nat=FIJ|pos=DF|name=[[Joshua Laqeretabua|Josh Laqeretabua]]}}
{{Fs player|no=39|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Henry Rylah]]}}
{{Fs player|no=40|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Lennon MacLorg}}
{{Fs player|no=43|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Paris Lock}}
{{Fs player|no=45|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Ty Ewens-Findlay}}
{{Fs player|no=46|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Reuben Reid}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=47|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Emmanuel Sol-Loza}}
{{Fs player|no=48|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jacob Safa}}
{{Fs player|no=49|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Ethan Brown}}
{{Fs player|no=50|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Mason Hunter}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=George Hardy}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Max Kuzcynski}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Reuben Amissah}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Manu Wales}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=[[Patrick Casey (footballer)|Patrick Casey]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===Under-18s squad===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Logan Williams}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Finley Woodman}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Dionte Davis}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Tate Elliott}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Taku Muvhuti}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Lanre Olatunji}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Marley Rayment-Dawkins}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Phoenix Valentine}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jack Belton}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Patrick Boje}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Michael Mylona}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Kacper Podgorny}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Harry Randall}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Ed Thomas}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Sam Washington-Amoah}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Shia-Lee Burnham}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Ellis McMillan}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Kayode Peterkin}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Raynon Richman}}
{{Fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Bradley Tagoe}}
{{Fs end}}

===Women's team===
{{main|Charlton Athletic W.F.C.}}

===Player of the Year===
{{div col|colwidth=20em|small=yes}}
* 1971 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Went]]
* 1972 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Peacock]]
* 1973 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arthur Horsfield]]
* 1974 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Dunn (footballer, born 1944)|John Dunn]]
* 1975 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richie Bowman]]
* 1976 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Derek Hales]]
* 1977 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Flanagan (footballer)|Mike Flanagan]]
* 1978 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Peacock]]
* 1979 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Peacock]]
* 1980 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Les Berry (footballer)|Les Berry]]
* 1981 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nicky Johns]]
* 1982 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Naylor]]
* 1983 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nicky Johns]]
* 1984 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nicky Johns]]
* 1985 {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mark Aizlewood]]
* 1986 {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mark Aizlewood]]
* 1987 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bob Bolder]]
* 1988 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Humphrey (footballer)|John Humphrey]]
* 1989 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Humphrey (footballer)|John Humphrey]]
* 1990 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Humphrey (footballer)|John Humphrey]]
* 1991 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rob Lee]]
* 1992 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Simon Webster (footballer)|Simon Webster]]
* 1993 {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stuart Balmer]]
* 1994 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Carl Leaburn]]
* 1995 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richard Rufus]]
* 1996 {{flagicon|WAL}} [[John Robinson (footballer, born 1971)|John Robinson]]
* 1997 {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Andy Petterson]]
* 1998 {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Mark Kinsella]]
* 1999 {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Mark Kinsella]]
* 2000 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richard Rufus]]
* 2001 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richard Rufus]]
* 2002 {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Dean Kiely]]
* 2003 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Scott Parker]]
* 2004 {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Dean Kiely]]
* 2005 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Luke Young (footballer born 1979)|Luke Young]]
* 2006 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Darren Bent]]
* 2007 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Scott Carson]]
* 2008 {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Matt Holland]]
* 2009 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nicky Bailey]]
* 2010 {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Christian Dailly]]
* 2011 {{flagicon|POR}} [[José Vítor Moreira Semedo|José Semedo]]
* 2012 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Solly]]
* 2013 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Solly]]
* 2014 {{flagicon|URU}} [[Diego Poyet]]
* 2015 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jordan Cousins]]
* 2016 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jordan Cousins]]
* 2017 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ricky Holmes]]
* 2018 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jay DaSilva]]
* 2019 {{flagicon|Montserrat}} [[Lyle Taylor]]
* 2020 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dillon Phillips]]
* 2021 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jake Forster-Caskey]]
* 2022 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[George Dobson (footballer, born 1997)|George Dobson]]
* 2023 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jesurun Rak-Sakyi]]
* 2024 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alfie May]]
* 2025 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lloyd Jones (English footballer)|Lloyd Jones]]
{{div col end}}

==Club officials==
{{Updated|12 August 2025}}

===Coaching staff===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#eee;"|Role
!! style="background:#eee;"|Name
|-
|First Team Manager||{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Nathan Jones (Welsh footballer)|Nathan Jones]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.charltonafc.com/news/nathan-jones-appointed-manager |title=NATHAN JONES APPOINTED MANAGER |date=4 February 2024 |access-date=4 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
|First Team Assistant Manager||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Curtis Fleming]]
|-
|First Team Goalkeeping Coach||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Stephen Henderson (footballer, born 1988)|Stephen Henderson]]
|-
|Set Piece and First-Team Coach||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Danny Hylton]]
|-
|First-Team Lead Sports Scientist || {{flagicon|England}} Ben Talbot
|-
|First-Team Doctor|| {{flagicon|England}} Toby Longwill
|-
|Head of Physical Performance
|{{flagicon|England}} Josh Hornby
|-
|First-Team Head Physiotherapist|| {{flagicon|England}} Adam Coe
|-
|First-Team Physiotherapist
|{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Alex Ng
|-
|First-Team Assistant Therapist|| {{flagicon|England}} Steve Jackson
|-
|Head of Performance Analysis|| {{flagicon|England}} Brett Shaw
|-
|First-Team Kit Manager|| {{flagicon|England}} Wayne Baldacchino
|-
|Academy Director
|{{flagicon|England}} Steve Avory<ref name=Pellapp>{{cite news|title=Tom Pell appointed Academy Manager as Steve Avory becomes Academy Director|url=https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/6274e8896d735/tom-pell-appointed-academy-manager-as-steve-avory-becomes-academy-director|publisher=Charlton Athletic|date=9 May 2022|access-date=9 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
|Academy Head of Coaching|| {{flagicon|England}} Rhys Williams
|-
|Senior Professional Development Phase Lead Coach
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Jason Pearce]]
|-
|Lead U21s Coach
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Lock
|-
|Head of Academy Sport Science and Medicine
|{{flagicon|England}} Danny Campbell
|-
|Senior Academy Scout
|{{flagicon|England}} Bert Dawkins
|-
|Academy Performance Analyst
|{{flagicon|England}} James Parker
|-
|Academy Physiotherapist
|{{flagicon|England}} Andriana Tsiantoula
|-
|Kit Assistant
|{{flagicon|England}} Ben Mehmet
|-
|Kit Assistant
|{{flagicon|England}} James Simmons
|}

=== Managerial history ===
[[File:AlanCurbishley.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Alan Curbishley]] managed Charlton between 1991 and 2006]]

Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=527&comp_id=3&teamTabs=managers |title=Charlton Athletic Manager History |website=Soccerbase |access-date=16 February 2024}}</ref>
{{main|List of Charlton Athletic F.C. managers}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Dates
! Achievements
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Walter Rayner]]|| June 1920&nbsp;– May 1925 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Sandy MacFarlane|Alex MacFarlane]]|| May 1925&nbsp;– January 1928 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Albert Lindon]] || January 1928&nbsp;– June 1928 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Sandy MacFarlane|Alex MacFarlane]] || June 1928&nbsp;– December 1932 || [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] champions (1929)
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Albert Lindon]] || December 1932&nbsp;– May 1933 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Jimmy Seed]] || May 1933&nbsp;– September 1956 || [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] champions (1935);<br />[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] runners-up (1936);<br />[[Football League First Division|First Division]] runners-up (1937);<br />[[Football League War Cup]] co-winners (1944);<br />[[FA Cup]] runners-up 1946;<br />[[FA Cup]] winners 1947
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} David Clark (caretaker) || September 1956 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Jimmy Trotter]] || September 1956&nbsp;– October 1961 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} David Clark (caretaker) || October 1961&nbsp;– November 1961 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Frank Hill]] || November 1961&nbsp;– August 1965 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Bob Stokoe]] || August 1965&nbsp;– September 1967 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Eddie Firmani]] || September 1967&nbsp;– March 1970 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Theo Foley]] || March 1970&nbsp;– April 1974 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Les Gore]] (caretaker) || April 1974&nbsp;– May 1974 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Andy Nelson (footballer)|Andy Nelson]] || May 1974&nbsp;– March 1980 || [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] 3rd place (promoted; 1975)
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Mike Bailey (footballer)|Mike Bailey]] || March 1980&nbsp;– June 1981 || [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] 3rd place (promoted; 1981)
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Alan Mullery]] || June 1981&nbsp;– June 1982 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Ken Craggs]] || June 1982&nbsp;– November 1982 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Lennie Lawrence]] || November 1982&nbsp;– July 1991 || [[Football League Second Division|Division Two]] runners-up (1986);<br />[[Full Members Cup]] runners-up (1987)
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Alan Curbishley]] &<br />{{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Gritt]] || July 1991&nbsp;– June 1995 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Alan Curbishley]] || June 1995&nbsp;– May 2006 || [[Football League First Division|First Division]] play-off winners (1998);<br />[[Football League First Division|First Division]] champions (2000)
|-
|{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Iain Dowie]] || May 2006&nbsp;– November 2006 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Les Reed (football coach)|Les Reed]] || November 2006&nbsp;– December 2006 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Alan Pardew]] || December 2006&nbsp;– November 2008 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Phil Parkinson]] ||November 2008&nbsp;– January 2011 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Keith Peacock]] (caretaker) || January 2011 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Chris Powell]] || January 2011&nbsp;– March 2014 || [[EFL League One|League One]] champions (2012)
|-
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[José Riga]] ||March 2014&nbsp;– May 2014 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Bob Peeters]] ||May 2014&nbsp;– January 2015||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Damian Matthew]] &<br />{{flagicon|England}} [[Ben Roberts (footballer)|Ben Roberts]] (caretakers) || January 2015 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|Israel}} [[Guy Luzon]] ||January 2015&nbsp;– October 2015 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Karel Fraeye]] || October 2015&nbsp;– January 2016||
|-
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[José Riga]]  || January 2016&nbsp;– May 2016 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Russell Slade]] || June 2016&nbsp;– November 2016||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Kevin Nugent (footballer)|Kevin Nugent]] (caretaker) || November 2016||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Karl Robinson]] || November 2016&nbsp;– March 2018||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Lee Bowyer]] (caretaker) || March 2018&nbsp;– September 2018||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Lee Bowyer]] || September 2018 – March 2021 || [[EFL League One|League One]] play-off winners (2019)
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Johnnie Jackson]] (caretaker) || March 2021&nbsp;||
|- 
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Nigel Adkins]] || March 2021 – October 2021||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Johnnie Jackson]] (caretaker) || October 2021 – December 2021||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Johnnie Jackson]] || December 2021 – May 2022||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Ben Garner]] || June 2022 – December 2022||
|-
|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Anthony Hayes (caretaker) || December 2022||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Dean Holden]] || December 2022 – August 2023||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Jason Pearce]] (caretaker) || August 2023 – September 2023||
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Michael Appleton]] || September 2023 – January 2024 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Curtis Fleming]] (caretaker) || January 2024 – February 2024 ||
|-
|{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Nathan Jones (Welsh footballer)|Nathan Jones]] || February 2024 – ||[[EFL League One|League One]] play-off winners (2025)
|}

===List of chairmen===
{| class="toccolours"
|-
! style="background:silver;"|Year !! style="background:silver;"|Name
|-
|1921–1924|| Douglas Oliver
|- style="background:#eee;"
|1924–1932|| Edwin Radford
|-
|1932–1951|| Albert Gliksten
|- style="background:#eee;"
|1951–1962|| Stanley Gliksten
|-
|1962–1982|| Michael Gliksten
|- style="background:#eee;"
|1982–1983|| Mark Hulyer
|-
|1983|| Richard Collins
|- style="background:#eee;"
|1983–1984|| Mark Hulyer
|-
|1984|| John Fryer
|- style="background:#eee;"
|1984–1985|| [[Jimmy Hill]]
|-
|1985–1987|| John Fryer
|- style="background:#eee;"
|1987–1989|| [[Richard Collins (football official)|Richard Collins]]
|-
|1989–1995|| Roger Alwen
|- style="background:#eee;"
|1995–2008 || [[Richard Murray (businessman)|Richard Murray]] (PLC)
|-
|1995–2008 || Martin Simons
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2008–2010 || Derek Chappell
|-
|2008–2010 || [[Richard Murray (businessman)|Richard Murray]]
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2010–2014 || Michael Slater <!-- Do not link to Michael Slater - wrong person -->
|-
|2014–2020 || [[Richard Murray (businessman)|Richard Murray]]
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2020 || Matt Southall <!-- Do not link to Matt Southall - wrong person -->
|-
|2020–2023 || [[Thomas Sandgaard]]
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2024 || James Rodwell
|-
|2024– || Gavin Carter
|}

==Honours==
Source:<ref name=Honours>{{cite web|url=https://www.cafc.co.uk/club/club-overview/trophy-cabinet|title=Trophy Cabinet|website=CAFC.co.uk|access-date=23 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223220018/https://www.cafc.co.uk/club/club-overview/trophy-cabinet|archive-date=23 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fchd.info/CHARLTOA.HTM |title=Charlton Athletic |website=Football Club History Database |access-date=16 February 2024}}</ref>

'''League'''
*[[Football League First Division|First Division]] (level 1)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Charlton_Athletic/Charlton_Athletic.htm|title=Charlton Athletic|website=Historical Kits.co.uk|access-date=16 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515145219/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Charlton_Athletic/Charlton_Athletic.htm|archive-date=15 May 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
**Runners-up: [[1936–37 Football League First Division|1936–37]]
*[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] / First Division (level 2)
**Champions: [[1999–2000 Football League First Division|1999–2000]]
**2nd place promotion: [[1935–36 Football League Second Division|1935–36]], [[1985–86 Football League Second Division|1985–86]]
**Play-off winners: [[1987 Football League Second Division play-off final|1987]], [[1998 Football League First Division play-off final|1998]]
*[[Football League Third Division South|Third Division South]] / [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] / [[EFL League One|League One]] (level 3)
**Champions: [[1928–29 Football League Third Division South|1928–29]] (South), [[1934–35 Football League Third Division South|1934–35]] (South), [[2011–12 Football League One|2011–12]]
**3rd place promotion: [[1974–75 Football League Third Division|1974–75]], [[1980–81 Football League Third Division|1980–81]]
**Play-off winners: [[2019 EFL League One play-off final|2019]], [[2025 EFL League One play-off final|2025]]

'''Cup'''
*[[FA Cup]]
**Winners: [[1946–47 FA Cup|1946–47]]
**Runners-up: [[1945–46 FA Cup|1945–46]]
*[[Full Members' Cup]]
**Runners-up: [[1986–87 Full Members' Cup|1986–87]]
*[[Football League War Cup]]
**Joint winners: 1943–44
*[[Kent Senior Cup]]
**Winners: 1994–95, 2012–13, 2014–15
**Runners-up: 1995–96, 2015–16
*[[London Senior Cup]]
**Winners: 2022–23, 2023–24

==See also==
*[[Football in London]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

===Bibliography===
*{{cite book
| last = Clayton
| first = Paul
| title = The Essential History of Charlton Athletic
| publisher=Headline Book Publishing
| year = 2001
| isbn = 978-0-7553-1020-3}}

==External links==
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*{{official website|http://www.cafc.co.uk}}
*[https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/69598--charlton/ Charlton Athletic] – UEFA.com
*[https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=527 Charlton Athletic information and statistics] at Soccerbase. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529104206/http://www.soccerbase.com/teams2.sd?teamid=527 |date=29 May 2010}}.
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