Editing Charlton Athletic F.C. (section)

====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>