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 scorerDivisionPWDLFAPtsPosNameGoals1919–20 KL 24 12 5 7 45 28 29 4th1920–21 SL 24 8 8 8 41 41 24 8thDick Upex101921–22 Div 3S 42 13 11 18 43 56 37 16thDan Bailey81922–23 Div 3S 42 14 14 14 55 51 42 12th QFAlex Steele131923–24 Div 3S 42 11 15 16 38 45 37 14th R2Bob Thomson91924–25 Div 3S 42 13 12 17 46 48 38 15th 6QEdwin Rees111925–26 Div 3S 42 11 13 18 48 68 35 21st R3Billy Cox Alex Steele Reg Tricker61926–27 Div 3S 42 16 8 18 60 61 40 13th R2David Sherlaw191927–28 Div 3S 42 15 13 14 60 70 43 11th R3David Sherlaw141928–29 Div 3S 42 23 8 11 86 60 54 1st R3Fred Whitlow261929–30 Div 2 42 14 11 17 59 63 39 13th R4Fred Whitlow271930–31 Div 2 42 15 9 18 59 86 39 15th R3Dai Astley121931–32 Div 2 42 17 9 16 61 66 43 10th R3Jack Horton141932–33 Div 2 42 12 7 23 60 91 31 22nd R3Cyril Pearce231933–34 Div 3S 42 22 8 12 83 56 52 5th R4Cyril Pearce291934–35 Div 3S 42 27 7 8 103 52 61 1st R1Ralph Allen331935–36 Div 2 42 22 11 9 85 58 55 2nd R3Harold Hobbis231936–37 Div 1 42 21 12 9 58 49 54 2nd R3George Tadman111937–38 Div 1 42 16 14 12 65 51 46 4th R5George Tadman151938–39 Div 1 42 22 6 14 75 59 50 3rd R3George Tadman241939–40 Div 1 3 2 0 1 3 4 4 8thGeorge Tadman21940–451945–46 RU1946–47 Div 1 42 11 12 19 57 71 34 19th WChris Duffy151947–48 Div 1 42 17 6 19 57 66 40 13th R5Charlie Vaughan161948–49 Div 1 42 15 12 15 63 67 42 9th R3Charlie Vaughan191949–50 Div 1 42 13 6 23 53 65 32 20th R4Charlie Vaughan211950–51 Div 1 42 14 9 19 63 80 37 17th R3John Evans Gordon Hurst141951–52 Div 1 42 17 10 15 68 63 49 10th R3Charlie Vaughan221952–53 Div 1 42 19 11 12 77 63 49 5th R3Billy Kiernan Stuart Leary141953–54 Div 1 42 19 6 17 75 77 44 9th R3Stuart Leary261954–55 Div 1 42 15 10 17 76 75 40 15th R3Eddie Firmani261955–56 Div 1 42 17 6 19 75 81 40 14th R5Stuart Leary241956–57 Div 1 42 9 4 29 62 120 22 22nd R5Johnny Summers141957–58 Div 2 42 24 7 11 107 69 55 3rd R4Johnny Summers291958–59 Div 2 42 18 7 17 92 90 43 8th R4Johnny Summers221959–60 Div 2 42 17 13 12 90 87 47 7th R4Sam Lawrie241960–61 Div 2 42 16 11 15 97 91 43 10th R3 R1Dennis Edwards241961–62 Div 2 42 15 9 18 69 75 39 15th R5 R3Dennis Edwards 201962–63 Div 2 42 13 5 24 62 94 31 20th R4 R4Keith Peacock111963–64 Div 2 42 19 10 13 76 70 48 4th R3 R2Roy Matthews211964–65 Div 2 42 13 9 20 64 75 35 18th R4 R4Eddie Firmani161965–66 Div 2 42 12 14 16 61 70 38 16th R3 R3Ron Saunders161966–67 Div 2 42 13 9 20 49 53 35 19th R3 R2Ron Saunders121967–68 Div 2 42 12 13 17 63 68 37 15th R3 R1Matt Tees141968–69 Div 2 42 18 14 10 61 52 50 3rd R4 R2Matt Tees151969–70 Div 2 42 7 17 18 35 76 31 20th R4 R2Ray Treacy71970–71 Div 2 42 8 14 20 41 65 30 20th R3 R2Ray Treacy81971–72 Div 2 42 12 9 21 55 77 33 21st R3 R3Ray Treacy181972–73 Div 3 46 17 11 18 69 67 45 11th R3 R3Arthur Horsfield291973–74 Div 3 46 19 8 19 66 73 46 14th R1 R2Arthur Horsfield201974–75 Div 3 46 22 11 13 76 61 55 3rd R2 R2Derek Hales211975–76 Div 2 42 15 12 15 61 72 42 9th R5 R3Derek Hales311976–77 Div 2 42 16 16 10 71 58 48 7th R3 R3Mike Flanagan231977–78 Div 2 42 13 12 17 55 68 38 17th R3 R2Mike Flanagan 171978–79 Div 2 42 13 12 17 55 68 38 17th R3 R2Martin Robinson191979–80 Div 2 42 6 10 26 39 78 22 22nd R3 R1Derek Hales91980–81 Div 3 46 25 9 12 63 44 59 3rd R5 R2Derek Hales231981–82 Div 2 42 13 12 17 50 65 51 13th R3 R2Derek Hales Paul Walsh131982–83 Div 2 42 13 5 24 63 86 48 17th R3 R2Derek Hales171983–84 Div 2 42 16 9 17 53 64 57 13th R4 R1Derek Hales111984–85 Div 2 42 11 12 19 51 63 45 17th R3 R2Mike Flanagan111985–86 Div 2 42 22 11 9 78 45 77 2nd R3 R1 Full Members' Cup R1(S)John Pearson151986–87 Div 1 42 11 11 20 45 55 44 19th R3 R4 Full Members' CupLeague play-offs RUWJim Melrose171987–88 Div 1 40 9 15 16 38 52 42 17th R3 R3Garth Crooks121988–89 Div 1 38 10 12 16 44 58 42 14th R5 R3Paul Williams171989–90 Div 1 38 7 9 22 31 57 30 19th R4 R3Paul Williams121990–91 Div 2 46 13 17 16 57 61 56 16th R3 R2Robert Lee131991–92 Div 2 46 20 11 15 54 48 71 7th R4 R2Carl Leaburn141992–93 Div 1 46 16 13 17 49 46 61 12th R3 R2 Anglo-Italian Cup PRAlan Pardew101993–94 Div 1 46 19 8 19 61 58 65 11th QF R2 Anglo-Italian Cup GSCarl Leaburn161994–95 Div 1 46 16 11 19 58 66 59 15th R3 R2David Whyte211995–96 Div 1 46 17 20 9 57 45 71 6th R5 R3Lee Bowyer141996–97 Div 1 46 16 11 19 52 66 59 15th R3 R3Carl Leaburn David Whyte91997–98 Div 1 46 26 10 10 80 49 88 4th R4 R1 League play-offs WClive Mendonca281998–99 Prem 38 8 12 18 41 56 36 18th R3 R3Clive Mendonca81999–2000 Div 1 46 27 10 9 79 45 91 1st QF R2Andy Hunt252000–01 Prem 38 14 10 14 50 57 52 9th R4 R2Jonatan Johansson142001–02 Prem 38 10 14 14 38 49 44 14th R4 R4Jason Euell132002–03 Prem 38 14 7 17 45 56 49 12th R4 R2Jason Euell112003–04 Prem 38 14 11 13 51 51 53 7th R3 R3Jason Euell102004–05 Prem 38 12 10 16 42 58 46 11th R5 R3Shaun Bartlett82005–06 Prem 38 13 8 17 41 55 47 13th QF R4Darren Bent222006–07 Prem 38 8 10 20 34 60 34 19th R3 QFDarren Bent152007–08 Champ 46 17 13 16 63 58 64 11th R3 R3Chris Iwelumo102008–09 Champ 46 8 15 23 52 74 39 24th R4 R1Nicky Bailey132009–10 Lge 1 46 23 15 8 71 48 84 4th R1 R1 Football League Trophy QF(S)Deon Burton142010–11 Lge 1 46 15 14 17 62 66 59 13th R3 R1 Football League Trophy SF(S)Johnnie Jackson152011–12 Lge 1 46 30 11 5 82 36 101 1st R3 R2 Football League Trophy R2(S)Bradley Wright-Phillips222012–13 Champ 46 17 14 15 65 59 65 9th R3 R1Johnnie Jackson122013–14 Champ 46 13 12 21 41 61 51 18th QF R2Marvin SordellYann Kermorgant82014–15 Champ 46 14 18 14 54 60 60 12th R3 R2Igor VetokeleJóhann Berg Guðmundsson112015–16Champ 4691324408040 22ndR3R3Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson62016–17Lge 146141814605360 13thR2R1EFL TrophyGSRicky Holmes132017–18Lge 1462011155851716thR2R2EFL TrophyR3Josh Magennis 102018–19Lge 1 462610107340883rdR2R1EFL TrophyLeague play-offsGSWLyle Taylor 252019–20Champ 4612122250654822ndR3R1Lyle TaylorMacauley Bonne112020–21Lge 146 20 14 12 70 56 74 7thR1R2EFL TrophyGSChuks Aneke162021–22Lge 146 17 8 21 55 59 59 13thR3R1EFL TrophyQFJayden Stockley202022–23Lge 146 16 14 16 70 66 62 10thR2QFEFL TrophyR2Jesurun Rak-Sakyi152023–24Lge 146 11 20 15 64 65 53 16thR2R1EFL TrophyR2Alfie May272024–25Lge 1 46 25 10 11 67 43 85 4thR3R1EFL TrophyR2Matt Godden222025–26Champ46 13 14 19 44 58 53 19thR3R2Sonny Carey8SeasonDivisionPWDLFAPtsPosFA CupEFL CupOtherNameGoals

Overall Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 26 Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 47 Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 25 Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0

Key

P – Played W – Games won D – Games drawn L – Games lost F – Goals for A – Goals against Pts – Points Pos – Final position

Prem – Premier League Champ – EFL Championship Lge 1 – EFL League One Div 1 – Football League First Division Div 2 – Football League Second Division Div 3 – Football League Third Division Div 3S – Football League Third Division South SL – Southern League KL – Kent League n/a – Not applicable

6Q – Sixth qualifying round PR – Preliminary round GS – Group stage R1 – First round R2 – Second round R3 – Third round R4 – Fourth round R5 – Fifth round QF – Quarter-finals SF – Semi-finals RU – Runners-up W – Winners (S) – Southern section of regionalised stage

ChampionsRunners-upPromoted Relegated

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

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