Editing Charlton Athletic F.C. (section)

==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; 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 F.C.]] relocated to North London.<ref name="Charlton Athletic - Club History">{{cite web
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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, West Bromwich Albion, and Preston North End before losing to eventual winners Bolton Wanderers in the Quarter-Finals. Later that year, it was proposed that Charlton merge with 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, (now 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
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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
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Eventually, Charlton were relegated in 1990 along with Sheffield Wednesday and bottom club 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
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| access-date =26 August 2013
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| 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
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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
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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 = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/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 = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/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
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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
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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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|first        = Mihir
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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 that saw the team fall into the relegation places.<ref name="Pardew and Charlton part company">{{cite news
 |title        = Pardew and Charlton part company
 |url          = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/7744263.stm
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 |date         = 23 November 2008
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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 on 18 April 2009.<ref name="Charlton 2-2 Blackpool">{{cite news
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The 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.<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 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 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 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/0/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 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 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/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 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>