2020–21 Charlton Athletic F.C. season
| 2020–21 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Thomas Sandgaard (from 25 September) | |||
| Manager | Lee Bowyer (until 15 March 2021) Johnnie Jackson (caretaker) (from 15 March 2021 until 18 March 2021) Nigel Adkins (From 18 March 2021) | |||
| Stadium | The Valley | |||
| League One | 7th | |||
| FA Cup | First round (vs. Plymouth Argyle) | |||
| EFL Cup | Second round (vs. West Ham United) | |||
| EFL Trophy | Group Stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Chuks Aneke (15) All: Chuks Aneke (16) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 2,000 (vs. Milton Keynes Dons, 2 December 2020) & (vs. AFC Wimbledon, 12 December 2020) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 0 (vs. Multiple teams) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 217 | |||
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The 2020–21 Charlton Athletic season was the club's 115th season in their existence, having been founded in 1905, and was their first back in League One following relegation from the Championship. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Squad statistics
- As of 9 May 2021
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2 | DF | WAL | Chris Gunter | 36 | 1 | 31+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Ben Purrington | 32 | 2 | 19+9 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Deji Oshilaja | 20 | 1 | 16+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Akin Famewo (on loan from Norwich City) | 22 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Jason Pearce | 27 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | WAL | Jonny Williams | 21 | 2 | 7+11 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Diallang Jaiyesimi | 14 | 1 | 7+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Jake Forster-Caskey | 38 | 6 | 32+2 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ZIM | Macauley Bonne | 6 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Jayden Stockley (on loan from Preston North End) | 22 | 8 | 20+2 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Chuks Aneke | 41 | 16 | 11+27 | 15 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Alex Gilbey | 25 | 3 | 18+5 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | SCO | Andrew Shinnie (on loan from Luton Town) | 29 | 3 | 18+11 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Ben Amos | 48 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | NIR | Conor Washington | 38 | 11 | 28+8 | 11 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Darren Pratley | 41 | 1 | 33+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | WAL | Adam Matthews | 29 | 0 | 22+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Omar Bogle | 17 | 2 | 12+5 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Alfie Doughty | 10 | 1 | 7+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Matt Smith (on loan from Arsenal) | 8 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Albie Morgan | 33 | 2 | 14+14 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | TUR | Erhun Oztumer | 5 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Marcus Maddison | 10 | 2 | 4+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | NED | Ian Maatsen (on loan from Chelsea) | 35 | 1 | 31+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | WAL | Dylan Levitt (on loan from Manchester United) | 5 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Ryan Inniss | 14 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Josh Davison | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Ben Watson | 30 | 1 | 24+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | CAN | Liam Millar (on loan from Liverpool) | 27 | 2 | 23+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | NIR | Paul Smyth (on loan from Queens Park Rangers) | 14 | 1 | 8+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | DEN | Ronnie Schwartz | 16 | 1 | 3+13 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | AUS | Ashley Maynard-Brewer | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Nathan Harness | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | George Lapslie | 6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Ben Dempsey | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | ALG | Wassim Aouachria | 1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | James Vennings | 6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Jay Mingi | 2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Johl Powell | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | GNB | Junior Quitirna | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | ENG | Luca Vega | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | ENG | Brendan Wiredu | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | ENG | Joseph Osaghae | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | LBN | Hady Ghandour | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | ENG | Lucas Ness | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 48 | DF | ENG | Charlie Barker | 9 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 49 | DF | ENG | Kasim Aidoo | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 50 | MF | ENG | Aaron Henry | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 52 | FW | IRL | Dylan Gavin | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Top scorers
- As of 9 May 2021
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 10 | Chuks Aneke | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2 | FW | 14 | Conor Washington | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Jayden Stockley | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | MF | 8 | Jake Forster-Caskey | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | MF | 12 | Andrew Shinnie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| = | MF | 11 | Alex Gilbey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | MF | 7 | Jonny Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| = | DF | 3 | Ben Purrington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| = | FW | 17 | Omar Bogle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| = | FW | 27 | Liam Millar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| = | MF | 19 | Albie Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| = | MF | 21 | Marcus Maddison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | MF | 18 | Alfie Doughty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | MF | 15 | Darren Pratley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | FW | 28 | Paul Smyth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | MF | 26 | Ben Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | DF | 2 | Chris Gunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | FW | 29 | Ronnie Schwartz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | DF | 4 | Deji Oshilaja | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | MF | 7 | Diallang Jaiyesimi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | DF | 22 | Ian Maatsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | DF | 24 | Ryan Inniss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | FW | 9 | Macauley Bonne | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | DF | 48 | Charlie Barker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | MF | 20 | Erhun Oztumer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | FW | 34 | Wassim Aouachria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | MF | 36 | Jay Mingi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Totals | 70 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 78 | ||||
Disciplinary record
- As of 9 May 2021
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| 10 | FW | Chuks Aneke | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| 26 | MF | Ben Watson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | Ian Maatsen | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Alex Gilbey | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Darren Pratley | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| 19 | MF | Albie Morgan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | Jake Forster-Caskey | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Deji Oshilaja | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Jason Pearce | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | Ben Purrington | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2 | DF | Chris Gunter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | Ryan Inniss | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1 | GK | Ben Amos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 27 | FW | Liam Millar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Marcus Maddison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 28 | FW | Paul Smyth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Andrew Shinnie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Jayden Stockley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Dylan Levitt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 48 | DF | Charlie Barker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Alfie Doughty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Akin Famewo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Diallang Jaiyesimi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Erhun Oztumer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 49 | DF | Kasim Aidoo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 34 | FW | Wassim Aouachria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 98 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 108 | 8 | |||
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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| 12 August 2020 | CM | Alex Gilbey | Milton Keynes Dons | Undisclosed | ||
| 13 August 2020 | CF | Conor Washington | Heart of Midlothian | Undisclosed | ||
| 14 August 2020 | FW | Hady Ghandour | Tooting & Mitcham United | Free transfer | ||
| 14 August 2020 | DF | Lucas Ness | Metropolitan Police | Free transfer | ||
| 25 September 2020 | CM | Ben Watson | Nottingham Forest | Free transfer | ||
| 1 October 2020 | AM | Marcus Maddison | Peterborough United | Free transfer | ||
| 8 October 2020 | RB | Chris Gunter | Reading | Free transfer | ||
| 9 October 2020 | CF | Omar Bogle | Cardiff City | Free transfer | ||
| 13 October 2020 | CB | Ryan Inniss | Crystal Palace | Undisclosed | ||
| 26 October 2020 | RB | Adam Matthews | Free agent | Free transfer | ||
| 4 January 2021 | CF | Ronnie Schwartz | Midtjylland | Undisclosed | ||
| 1 February 2021 | RW | Diallang Jaiyesimi | Swindon Town | Undisclosed | ||
| 19 February 2021 | CM | Andrew Shinnie | Luton Town | Undisclosed |
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2020 | CF | Tomer Hemed | Wellington Phoenix | Released | ||
| 14 August 2020 | LB | Lewis Page | Exeter City | Released | ||
| 14 August 2020 | DF | Naby Sarr | Huddersfield Town | Released | ||
| 1 September 2020 | CB | Tom Lockyer | Luton Town | Free Transfer | ||
| 2 October 2020 | CF | Macauley Bonne | Queens Park Rangers | Undisclosed | ||
| 16 October 2020 | GK | Dillon Phillips | Cardiff City | Undisclosed | ||
| 19 January 2021 | CM | George Lapslie | Mansfield Town | Undisclosed | ||
| 22 January 2021 | MF | Alfie Doughty | Stoke City | Undisclosed | ||
| 29 January 2021 | CF | Omar Bogle | Doncaster Rovers | Undisclosed | ||
| 1 February 2021 | MF | Brendan Wiredu | Colchester United | Undisclosed | ||
| 1 February 2021 | AM | Jonny Williams | Cardiff City | Undisclosed |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
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| 8 September 2020 | CM | Dylan Levitt | Manchester United | 8 January 2021 | ||
| 26 September 2020 | CB | Akin Famewo | Norwich City | End of season | ||
| 13 October 2020 | LB | Ian Maatsen | Chelsea | End of season | ||
| 16 October 2020 | CM | Andrew Shinnie | Luton Town | 19 February 2021 | ||
| 16 October 2020 | CF | Paul Smyth | Queens Park Rangers | 28 January 2021 | ||
| 5 January 2021 | CF | Liam Millar | Liverpool | End of season | ||
| 22 January 2021 | CF | Jayden Stockley | Preston North End | End of season | ||
| 1 February 2021 | CM | Matt Smith | Arsenal | End of season |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
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| 12 October 2020 | MF | Ben Dempsey | Woking | End of season | ||
| 15 October 2020 | CM | George Lapslie | Mansfield Town | 19 January 2021 | ||
| 15 October 2020 | AM | Erhun Oztumer | Bristol Rovers | End of season | ||
| 24 October 2020 | CF | Josh Davison | Woking | 13 January 2021 | ||
| 24 October 2020 | MF | Charles Clayden | Dulwich Hamlet | 24 November 2020 | ||
| 8 December 2020 | GK | Nathan Harness | Welling United | 3 January 2021 | ||
| 19 January 2021 | CF | Josh Davison | Forest Green Rovers | End of season | ||
| 1 February 2021 | AM | Marcus Maddison | Bolton Wanderers | 12 April 2021 |
Friendlies
| 22 August 2020 Friendly | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Birmingham |
| 12:00 BST | Boyd-Munce  45' |
Report | Doughty 22' |
Stadium: Birmingham City Training Ground Attendance: 0 |
| 25 August 2020 Friendly | Charlton Athletic | 2–3 | Southend United | New Eltham |
| 13:00 BST | Davison 17' (pen.) Lapslie 45' |
Report | Goodship 71' Kinali 72'Hutchinson 89' |
Stadium: Charlton Athletic Training Ground Attendance: 0 |
| 29 August 2020 Friendly | Crystal Palace | 3–0 | Charlton Athletic | Selhurst |
| 14:10 BST | Ayew 63', 66' Zaha 88' |
Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
League One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 3 | Blackpool (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 80 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Sunderland | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 77 | |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 77 | |
| 6 | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 56 | +21 | 74 | |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 74 | |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 72 | |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 69 | |
| 10 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 67 | |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 68 | −5 | 67 |
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Result summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 74 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 19 | +15 |
Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source:
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on Friday 21 August 2020.
| 12 September 2020 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–2 | Charlton Athletic | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Doughty 24' Washington 43' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 19 September 2020 2 | Charlton Athletic | 1–3 | Doncaster Rovers | Charlton |
| 15:00 BST | Washington 67' |
Report | Gomes 25' Barker 49' (o.g.)John-Jules 63' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 1,000 Referee: John Busby |
| 27 September 2020 3 | Lincoln City | 2–0 | Charlton Athletic | Lincoln |
| 15:00 BST | Grant 45+1' Montsma 88' |
Report | Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 3 October 2020 4 | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | Sunderland | Charlton |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 17 October 2020 5 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Charlton |
| 15:00 BST | Forster-Caskey 65' |
Report | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 20 October 2020 6 | Blackpool | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Blackpool |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Aneke 83' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
| 24 October 2020 7 | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Charlton Athletic | Northampton |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Pratley 54' Sowerby 59' (o.g.) |
Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 27 October 2020 8 | Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | Oxford United | Charlton |
| 19:00 GMT | Washington 32' Shinnie 45+1' |
Report | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 31 October 2020 9 | Portsmouth | 0–2 | Charlton Athletic | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Williams 26' Aneke 82' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 3 November 2020 10 | Charlton Athletic | 3–2 | Fleetwood Town | Charlton |
| 19:00 GMT | Purrington 4' Washington 31', 50' (pen.) |
Report | Evans 33', 34' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 21 November 2020 11 | Gillingham | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Gillingham |
| 13:00 GMT | Graham 73' (pen.) |
Report | Aneke 82' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 24 November 2020 12 | Burton Albion | 4–2 | Charlton Athletic | Burton upon Trent |
| 19:00 GMT | Akins 9' Powell 39'Hughes 53'Vernam 76' |
Report | Smyth 42' Aneke 67' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 28 November 2020 13 | Ipswich Town | 0–2 | Charlton Athletic | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Morgan 21' Bogle 68' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 2 December 2020 14 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Milton Keynes Dons | Charlton |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Fraser 75' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 5 December 2020 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 GMT | Norburn 90+5' (pen.) |
Report | Watson 71' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 12 December 2020 16 | Charlton Athletic | 5–2 | AFC Wimbledon | Charlton |
| 15:00 GMT | Washington 37' Forster-Caskey 64'Williams 65'Aneke 85'Purrington 90+2' |
Report | Pigott 42' Csóka 45' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 2,000 Referee: David Rock |
| 19 December 2020 17 | Swindon Town | 2–2 | Charlton Athletic | Swindon |
| 15:00 GMT | Jaiyesimi 26' Pitman 90' |
Report | Bogle 37' Aneke 61' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Benjamin Speedie |
| 26 December 2020 18 | Charlton Athletic | 2–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Charlton |
| 15:00 GMT | Gunter 32' Maddison 67' |
Report | Jephcott 6', 36' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 2 January 2021 19 | Hull City | 2–0 | Charlton Athletic | Kingston upon Hull |
| 15:00 GMT | Adelakun 18' Docherty 76' |
Report | Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 8 January 2021 20 | Charlton Athletic | 0–2 | Accrington Stanley | Charlton |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Bishop 36', 67' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 12 January 2021 21 | Charlton Athletic | 4–4 | Rochdale | Charlton |
| 19:00 GMT | Aneke 23', 65' Forster-Caskey 37'Schwartz 67' |
Report | Lund 12' Baah 21', 31'Humphrys 42' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 16 January 2021 22 | Bristol Rovers | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Bristol |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Forster-Caskey 64' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 19 January 2021 23 | Peterborough United | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | Peterborough |
| 18:30 GMT | Szmodics 66', 79' |
Report | Washington 14' (pen.) |
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 23 January 2021 24 | Charlton Athletic | 2–2 | Swindon Town | Charlton |
| 15:00 GMT | Aneke 57' Shinnie 90' |
Report | Hope 5' Palmer 39' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington |
| 26 January 2021 25 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Milton Keynes |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Millar 18' |
Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 2 February 2021 26 | Charlton Athletic | 1–3 | Portsmouth | Charlton |
| 19:00 GMT | Stockley 52' |
Report | Jacobs 39' Naylor 55'Cannon 61' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 6 February 2021 27 | Rochdale | 0–2 | Charlton Athletic | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Aneke 7' Oshilaja 27' |
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 13 February 2021 28 | Charlton Athletic | 2–3 | Gillingham | Charlton |
| 15:00 GMT | Aneke 15' Stockley 52' |
Report | Lee 1' Ogilvie 37'Dempsey 86' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 20 February 2021 29 | Fleetwood Town | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Fleetwood |
| 15:00 GMT | Madden 41' |
Report | Stockley 6' |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 23 February 2021 30 | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Burton Albion | Charlton |
| 19:00 GMT | Stockley 9' |
Report | Fondop 25' Watson 54' (o.g.) |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 27 February 2021 31 | Charlton Athletic | 0–3 | Blackpool | Charlton |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Yates 10' (pen.), 52' (pen.) Virtue 37' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 2 March 2021 32 | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Wigan |
| 18:00 GMT | Report | Aneke 19' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 6 March 2021 33 | Oxford United | 0–0 | Charlton Athletic | Oxford |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 9 March 2021 34 | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Charlton |
| 19:00 GMT | Washington 65' (pen.), 84' |
Report | Jones 90+3' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 13 March 2021 35 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Charlton |
| 15:00 GMT | Washington 78' |
Report | Goss 56' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 16 March 2021 36 | Charlton Athletic | 3–2 | Bristol Rovers | Charlton |
| 19:00 GMT | Shinnie 33' Forster-Caskey 42'Washington 84' |
Report | Leahy 18' (pen.) Upson 32' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Madley |
| 20 March 2021 37 | AFC Wimbledon | 2–2 | Charlton Athletic | Wimbledon |
| 15:00 GMT | Longman 15', 65' |
Report | Stockley 10' Jaiyesimi 21' |
Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 2 April 2021 38 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Doncaster |
| 12:30 BST | Report | Maatsen 12' |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 10 April 2021 39 | Sunderland | 1–2 | Charlton Athletic | Sunderland |
| 15:00 BST | Scowen 77' |
Report | Scowen 31' (o.g.) Gilbey 61' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 17 April 2021 40 | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | Ipswich Town | Charlton |
| 12:30 BST | Report | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 20 April 2021 41 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–6 | Charlton Athletic | Plymouth |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Forster-Caskey 26' Stockley 45' Watts 47' (o.g.)Gilbey 49'Millar 56'Aneke 89' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 24 April 2021 42 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Peterborough United | Charlton |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Clarke-Harris 9' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 27 April 2021 43 | Charlton Athletic | 2–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Charlton |
| 19:00 BST | Stockley 10' Gilbey 83' |
Report | Dale 67', 90+6' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 1 May 2021 44 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Pritchard 81' |
Report | Aneke 90+5' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
| 4 May 2021 45 | Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | Lincoln City | Charlton |
| 19:00 BST | Stockley 47' Inniss 65'Aneke 66' |
Report | Anderson 88' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 9 May 2021 46 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Hull City | Charlton |
| 12:00 BST | Greaves 75' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy |
FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.
| 7 November 2020 First round | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Charlton |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Jephcott 60' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson. The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.
| 5 September 2020 First round | Swindon Town | 1–3 | Charlton Athletic | Swindon |
| 15:00 BST | Smith 64' |
Report | Bonne 36' Barker 74'Aneke 90' |
Stadium: The Energy Check County Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Hextable |
| 15 September 2020 Second round | West Ham United | 3–0 | Charlton Athletic | Stratford |
| 19:30 BST | Haller 22', 26' Anderson 80' |
Report | Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner |
EFL Trophy
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | AFC Wimbledon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | L1 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | ACA | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Source: EFL.com
| 1 September 2020 Group stage 1 | AFC Wimbledon | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | White City |
| 17:30 BST | Roscrow 46' Thomas 58' |
Report | Oztumer 22' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 30 September 2020 Group stage 2 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | Charlton |
| 19:00 BST | Morgan 48' |
Report | Lapslie 30' (o.g.) |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| Penalties | ||||
Vennings  Morgan Henry Davison |
Spong  Yapi Vukoje |
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| 10 November 2020 Group stage 3 | Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | Leyton Orient | Charlton |
| 19:00 GMT | Aouachria 12' Mingi 64'Maddison 74' |
Report | Dennis 67' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |