List of Charlton Athletic F.C. seasons explained

Charlton Athletic Football Club was founded in 1905 and turned professional in 1920. They joined the English Football League in 1921. The club won their only FA Cup in 1947, having finished as runners-up 12 months earlier. The table details the club's achievements in all national and European first team competitions for each completed season.

Seasons

SeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupOtherTop scorer
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1919–20KL2412574528294th
1920–21SL248884141248thDick Upex10
1921–22Div 3S4213111843563716thDan Bailey8
1922–23Div 3S4214141455514212thQFAlex Steele13
1923–24Div 3S4211151638453714thR2Bob Thomson9
1924–25Div 3S4213121746483815th6QEdwin Rees11
1925–26Div 3S4211131848683521stR3Billy Cox
Alex Steele
Reg Tricker
6
1926–27Div 3S421681860614013thR2David Sherlaw19
1927–28Div 3S4215131460704311thR3David Sherlaw14
1928–29bgcolor=#DFD4223811866054bgcolor=Gold1stR3Fred Whitlow26
1929–30Div 24214111759633913thR4Fred Whitlow27
1930–31Div 2421591859863915thR3Dai Astley12
1931–32Div 2421791661664310thR3Jack Horton14
1932–33bgcolor=Pink4212723609131bgcolor=Pink22ndR3Cyril Pearce23
1933–34Div 3S42228128356525thR4Cyril Pearce29
1934–35bgcolor=#DFD4227781035261bgcolor=Gold1stR1Ralph Allen33
1935–36bgcolor=#DFD4222119855855bgcolor=silver2ndR3Harold Hobbis23
1936–37Div 14221129584954bgcolor=Silver2ndR3George Tadman11
1937–38Div 1421614126551464thR5George Tadman15
1938–39Div 142226147559503rdR3George Tadman24
1939–40Div 132013448thGeorge Tadman2
1940–45
1945–46bgcolor=silverRU
1946–47Div 14211121957713419thbgcolor=goldWChris Duffy15
1947–48Div 1421761957664013thR5Charlie Vaughan16
1948–49Div 1421512156367429thR3Charlie Vaughan19
1949–50Div 1421362353653220thR4Charlie Vaughan21
1950–51Div 1421491963803717thR3John Evans
Gordon Hurst
14
1951–52Div 14217101568634910thR3Charlie Vaughan22
1952–53Div 1421911127763495thR3Billy Kiernan
Stuart Leary
14
1953–54Div 142196177577449thR3Stuart Leary26
1954–55Div 14215101776754015thR3Eddie Firmani26
1955–56Div 1421761975814014thR5Stuart Leary24
1956–57bgcolor=Pink4294296212022bgcolor=Pink22ndR5Johnny Summers14
1957–58Div 2422471110769553rdR4Johnny Summers29
1958–59Div 242187179290438thR4Johnny Summers22
1959–60Div 2421713129087477thR4Sam Lawrie24
1960–61Div 24216111597914310thR3R1Dennis Edwards24
1961–62Div 2421591869753915thR5R3Dennis Edwards 20
1962–63Div 2421352462943120thR4R4Keith Peacock11
1963–64Div 2421910137670484thR3R2Roy Matthews21
1964–65Div 2421392064753518thR4R4Eddie Firmani16
1965–66Div 24212141661703816thR3R3Ron Saunders16
1966–67Div 2421392049533519thR3R2Ron Saunders12
1967–68Div 24212131763683715thR3R1Matt Tees14
1968–69Div 2421814106152503rdR4R2Matt Tees15
1969–70Div 2427171835763120thR4R2Ray Treacy7
1970–71Div 2428142041653020thR3R2Ray Treacy8
1971–72bgcolor=Pink4212921557733bgcolor=Pink21stR3R3Ray Treacy18
1972–73Div 34617111869674511thR3R3Arthur Horsfield29
1973–74Div 3461981966734614thR1R2Arthur Horsfield20
1974–75bgcolor=#DFD46221113766155bgcolor=#DFD3rdR2R2Derek Hales21
1975–76Div 2421512156172429thR5R3Derek Hales31
1976–77Div 2421616107158487thR3R3Mike Flanagan23
1977–78Div 24213121755683817thR3R2Mike Flanagan 17
1978–79Div 24213121755683817thR3R2Martin Robinson19
1979–80bgcolor=Pink4261026397822bgcolor=Pink22ndR3R1Derek Hales9
1980–81bgcolor=#DFD4625912634459bgcolor=#DFD3rdR5R2Derek Hales23
1981–82Div 24213121750655113thR3R2Derek Hales
Paul Walsh
13
1982–83Div 2421352463864817thR3R2Derek Hales17
1983–84Div 2421691753645713thR4R1Derek Hales11
1984–85Div 24211121951634517thR3R2Mike Flanagan11
1985–86bgcolor=#DFD4222119784577bgcolor=silver2ndR3R1Full Members' CupR1(S)John Pearson15
1986–87Div 14211112045554419thR3R4Full Members' Cup
League play-offs

RU


W

Jim Melrose17
1987–88Div 1409151638524217thR3R3Garth Crooks12
1988–89Div 13810121644584214thR5R3Paul Williams17
1989–90bgcolor=Pink387922315730bgcolor=Pink19thR4R3Paul Williams12
1990–91Div 24613171657615616thR3R2Robert Lee13
1991–92Div 2462011155448717thR4R2Carl Leaburn14
1992–93Div 14616131749466112thR3R2Anglo-Italian CupPRAlan Pardew10
1993–94Div 1461981961586511thQFR2Anglo-Italian CupGSCarl Leaburn16
1994–95Div 14616111958665915thR3R2David Whyte21
1995–96Div 146172095745716thR5R3Lee Bowyer14
1996–97Div 14616111952665915thR3R3Carl Leaburn
David Whyte
9
1997–98bgcolor=#DFD46261010804988bgcolor=#DFD4thR4R1League play-offsbgcolor=goldWClive Mendonca28
1998–99bgcolor=Pink3881218415636bgcolor=Pink18thR3R3Clive Mendonca8
1999–2000bgcolor=#DFD4627109794591bgcolor=Gold1stQFR2Andy Hunt25
2000–01Prem381410145057529thR4R2Jonatan Johansson14
2001–02Prem3810141438494414thR4R4Jason Euell13
2002–03Prem381471745564912thR4R2Jason Euell11
2003–04Prem381411135151537thR3R3Jason Euell10
2004–05Prem3812101642584611thR5R3Shaun Bartlett8
2005–06Prem381381741554713thQFR4Darren Bent22
2006–07bgcolor=Pink3881020346034bgcolor=Pink19thR3QFDarren Bent15
2007–08Champ4617131663586411thR3R3Chris Iwelumo10
2008–09bgcolor=Pink4681523527439bgcolor=Pink24thR4R1Nicky Bailey13
2009–10Lge 146231587148844thR1R1Football League TrophyQF(S)Deon Burton14
2010–11Lge 14615141762665913thR3R1Football League TrophySF(S)Johnnie Jackson15
2011–12bgcolor=#DFD46301158236101bgcolor=Gold1stR3R2Football League TrophyR2(S)Bradley Wright-Phillips22
2012–13Champ461714156559659thR3R1Johnnie Jackson12
2013–14Champ4613122141615118thQFR2Marvin Sordell
Yann Kermorgant
8
2014–15Champ4614181454606012thR3R2Igor Vetokele
Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
11
2015–16bgcolor=Pink4691324408040bgcolor=Pink22ndR3R3Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson6
2016–17Lge 14614181460536013thR2R1EFL TrophyGSRicky Holmes13
2017–18Lge 1462011155851716thR2R2EFL TrophyR310
2018–19bgcolor=#DFD46261010734088bgcolor=#DFD3rdR2R1EFL Trophy
League play-offs
GS

W

25
2019–20bgcolor=Pink46121222506558bgcolor=Pink22ndR3R1Lyle Taylor
Macauley Bonne
11
2020–21Lge 146 20 14 12 70 56 74 7thR1R2EFL TrophyGSChuks Aneke16
2021–22Lge 146 17 8 21 55 59 59 13thR3R1EFL TrophyQFJayden Stockley20
2022–23Lge 146 16 14 16 70 66 62 10thR2QFEFL TrophyR2Jesurun Rak-Sakyi15
2023–24Lge 146 11 20 15 64 65 53 16thR2R1EFL TrophyR2Alfie May27
2024–25Lge 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBCTBCTBCEFL TrophyTBC
SeasonDivisionPWDLFAPtsPosFA CupEFL CupOtherNameGoals

Overall

Key

bgcolor=goldChampionsbgcolor=silverRunners-upbgcolor=#DFDPromoted bgcolor=PinkRelegated

Note: Bold text indicates a competition won.
Note 2: Where fields are left blank, the club did not participate in a competition that season.

References