2007–08 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

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Charlton Athletic
2007–08 season
ChairmanRichard Murray
ManagerAlan Pardew
Football League Championship12th
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Chris Iwelumo (10)
All:
Chris Iwelumo (10)
Highest home attendance26,202
Away: 19,021
Lowest home attendance8,022 (pre-season friendly)
Away: 4,534

During the 2007–08 English football season, Charlton Athletic participated in the Football League Championship, having been relegated from the Premier League the previous season.

Kit[edit]

Charlton's kits were produced by Spanish company Joma. The club retained the sponsorship of the Spanish property company, Llanera, who declared bankruptcy during the season.

Season review[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

Pre-season was dominated by the transfer speculation involving England striker Darren Bent. A fee was agreed with West Ham United, but the player himself rejected the deal,[1] instead choosing to join Tottenham Hotspur two weeks later for a club record sale of £17 million.[2] A number of other key players, such as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink,[3] Talal El Karkouri,[3] Hermann Hreiðarsson Scott Carson and Alex Song, also left the club after relegation.

League review[edit]

After the first ten games of the season, Charlton were second in the league table, behind leaders Watford, having beaten Sheffield Wednesday, Crystal Palace, Norwich City, Leicester City and Hull City, drawn with Scunthorpe United, Colchester United, Coventry City and Barnsley and lost just once, to Stoke City. At the end of the season, Charlton finished 12th losing several matches, the worst being the embarrassing 3–0 loss to struggling Barnsley.

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App(GS/Sub)
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK England Weaver 29 EU 2007 18 (18/0) 0 2010 Free
30 GK Republic of Ireland Randolph 21 EU 2006 1 (1/0) 0 2009 Youth system
31 GK Republic of Ireland Elliot[a] 23 EU 2006 0 (0/0) 0 Youth system
2 RB France Moutaouakil 21 EU 2007 6 (5/1) 0 2011 £400,000
25 RB England Halford 23 EU 2008 0 (0/0) 0 2008 Loan on loan from Sunderland
44 RB England Mills 31 EU 2007 0 (0/0) 0 2007 Loan on loan from Manchester City
3 LB Wales Thatcher[b] 32 EU 2007 14 (13/1) 0 2008 £500,000
15 LB England Powell 38 EU 2007 10 (10/0) 0 2008 Free
17 LB United States Gibbs 28 Non-EU 2006 0 (0/0) 0 2009 Free
26 LB Central African Republic Youga 22 Non-EU 2005 0 (0/0) 0 Free
34 LB Wales Basey[c] 19 EU 2007 5 (5/0) 0 2008 Youth system
4 CB Nigeria Sodje[d] 29 Non-EU 2007 11 (5/6) 1 2008 Loan On loan from Reading
6 CB Republic of Ireland McCarthy 25 EU 2007 7 (6/1) 1 2011 £650,000
21 CB Algeria Bougherra[e] 25 Non-EU 2007 18 (14/4) 0 2011 £2.5m
22 CB England Sankofa 23 EU 2003 18 (14/4) 0 2008 Youth system
24 CB England Fortune 27 EU 2001 164 (136/28) 8 2009 Youth system
33 CB England A. Thomas 18 EU 2007 0 (0/0) 0 Youth system
37 CB Portugal Monteiro 23 EU 2008 0 (0/0) 0
5 MF China Zheng 27 Non-EU 2006 28 (23/5) 6 2009 £2m
7 MF Republic of Ireland Reid (captain) 25 EU 2006 35 (33/2) 7 2010 £3m
7 MF England Cook 26 EU 2008 0 (0/0) 0 2008 Loan On loan from Fulham
8 MF Republic of Ireland Holland[f] 34 EU 2003 146 (132/14) 12 2008 £900,000
11 MF England Ambrose 24 EU 2005 79 (54/25) 8 2009 Undisclosed
19 MF England Sinclair 23 EU 2007 2 (1/1) 0 2009 £125,000 On loan at Cheltenham Town
20 MF France Racon[g] 20 EU 2006 5 (3/2) 0 £400,000
23 MF Portugal Semedo 22 EU 2007 18 (18/0) 0 2011 Free
28 MF Republic of Ireland Arter[h] 18 EU 2007 1 (0/1) 0 2009 Youth system
32 MF England Wright 18 EU 2007 0 (0/0) 0 2009 Youth system On loan at Barnet
39 MF England Shelvey 16 EU 2004 0 (0/0) 0 Youth system
40 MF England Yussuff 18 EU 2006 0 (0/0) 0 Youth system
–– MF Senegal Faye 31 Non-EU 2006 34 (29/5) 1 2009 £2m On loan at Rangers
14 WI England J. Thomas 25 EU 2004 97 (69/28) 7 2009 £100,000
18 WI England Sam[i] 23 EU 2003 27 (17/10) 2 2010 Youth system
25 WI Denmark Christensen 20 EU 2007 0 (0/0) 0 £350,000
36 WI England Wagstaff 18 EU 2008 0 (0/0) 0 2011 Youth system
9 CF England Bent 30 EU 2006 52 (38/14) 5 2009 £2.3m On loan at Wigan Athletic
9 CF Scotland Gray[j] 30 EU 2008 0 (0/0) 0 2011 £1.5m
10 CF Bulgaria Todorov 30 EU 2007 9 (5/4) 3 2008 Free
12 CF England Varney 25 EU 2007 14 (8/6) 3 2011 £2m
16 CF Scotland Iwelumo 29 EU 2007 19 (15/4) 7 2010 Free
22 CF England Sinclair 20 EU 2008 0 (0/0) 0 2008 Loan on loan from Chelsea
27 CF England Walker[k] 20 EU 2006 0 (0/0) 0 Youth system On loan at Yeovil Town
29 CF England Dickson[l] 23 EU 2007 1 (0/1) 0 2009 £50,000
35 CF England McLeod 23 EU 2007 13 (4/9) 0 2011 £1.1m
38 CF England Lita[m] 23 EU 2008 0 (0/0) 0 2008 Loan on loan from Reading
  • Last updated: 31 May 2008
  • Source: cafc.co.uk, players' Wikipedia articles
  • Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
  • Player must own an EU passport or be a full, current, 'A' international to legally play in English football. (Source)
  • Squad size is unlimited.

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Nat. Name Previous club Fee Ref.
21 May 2007 England Luke Varney England Crewe Alexandra £2,000,000 [4]
21 May 2007 Scotland Chris Iwelumo England Colchester United Free [4]
6 June 2007 Republic of Ireland Paddy McCarthy England Leicester City £650,000 [5]
20 June 2007 France Yassin Moutaouakil France Châteauroux £400,000 [6]
25 June 2007 Portugal José Semedo Portugal Sporting CP Free [7]
3 July 2007 England Chris Powell England Watford Free [8]
4 July 2007 England Nicky Weaver England Manchester City Free [9]
4 July 2007 Bulgaria Svetoslav Todorov England Portsmouth Free [9]
27 July 2007 England Dean Sinclair England Barnet £125,000 [10]
9 August 2007 England Izale McLeod England MK Dons £1,100,000 [11]
9 August 2007 China Zheng Zhi China Shandong Luneng Taishan £1,250,000 [11]
11 August 2007 France Therry Racon France Guingamp £372,394 [12]
30 August 2007 England Danny Mills England Manchester City Loan [13]
31 August 2007 Nigeria Sam Sodje England Reading Loan [14]
25 January 2008 Scotland Andy Gray England Burnley £1,500,000 [15]

Out[edit]

Date Nat. Name New club Fee Ref.
25 May 2007 Iceland Hermann Hreiðarsson England Portsmouth Free [16]
19 June 2007 Bulgaria Radostin Kishishev England Leicester City Free [17]
29 June 2007 England Bryan Hughes England Hull City Free [18]
29 June 2007 England Darren Bent England Tottenham Hotspur £16,500,000 [2]
1 July 2007 Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Wales Cardiff City Released [3]
1 July 2007 Morocco Talal El Karkouri Qatar Qatar SC Free [3]
1 July 2007 Jamaica[n] Kevin Lisbie England Colchester United Released [3]
1 July 2007 Norway Thomas Myhre Norway Viking Free [3]
1 July 2007 England Nathan Ashton England Fulham Released [3]
1 July 2007 England Alistair John England Stevenage Borough Released [3]
1 July 2007 Iceland Rúrik Gíslason - Released [3]
4 July 2007 England[o] Myles Weston England Notts County Free [19]
20 July 2007 Denmark Dennis Rommedahl Netherlands Ajax £680,000 [20]
26 July 2007 England Luke Young England Middlesbrough £2,500,000 [21]
27 July 2007 England Simon Walton England Queens Park Rangers £200,000 [22]
8 August 2007 Senegal Souleymane Diawara France Bordeaux £2,600,000 [23]

Results[edit]

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result[p] Scorers Attendance Ref.
11 July 2007 Welling United Away 2–0 Varney, Dickson 3,500 [citation needed]
11 July 2007 Tooting & Mitcham Away 5–0 Iwelumo (2), Bent, Reid, Walker [citation needed]
24 July 2007 Marbella Away 1–0 Dickson [citation needed]
28 July 2007 Gillingham Away 5–0 Ambrose (2), Todorov, J. Thomas, og [citation needed]
1 August 2007 Aldershot Town Away 0–0 — 1,500 [citation needed]
4 August 2007 Braga Home 1–2 Ambrose 5,647 [citation needed]

Championship[edit]

Club Standings[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 17 13 16 63 58  +5 64 9 7 7 38 29  +9 8 6 9 25 29  −4

Last updated: 18 April 2024.
Source: [citation needed]

Round-by-Round Results[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAH
ResultDLWWDWWDWDLLLWWWWLLWWLDDDLWDWLWDDLWDLLLDLWDLLW
Position13161275322223684422343355555565555565555981189111211
Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss


11 August 2007 1 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Scunthorpe United The Valley
18 August 2007 2 Stoke City 2–1 Charlton Athletic Britannia Stadium
25 August 2007 3 Charlton Athletic 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday The Valley
1 September 2007 4 Crystal Palace 0–1 Charlton Athletic Selhurst Park
15 September 2007 5 Colchester United 2–2 Charlton Athletic Layer Road
18 September 2007 6 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Norwich City The Valley
22 September 2007 7 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Leicester City The Valley
29 September 2007 8 Coventry City 1–1 Charlton Athletic Ricoh Arena
2 October 2007 9 Hull City 1–2 Charlton Athletic KC Stadium
6 October 2007 10 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Barnsley The Valley
20 October 2007 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Charlton Athletic Molineux Stadium
23 October 2007 12 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Plymouth Argyle The Valley
27 October 2007 13 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Queens Park Rangers The Valley
3 November 2007 14 Southampton 0–1 Charlton Athletic St Mary's Stadium
6 November 2007 15 Bristol City 0–1 Charlton Athletic Ashton Gate
10 November 2007 16 Charlton Athletic 3–0 Cardiff City The Valley
24 November 2007 17 Preston North End 0–2 Charlton Athletic Deepdale
27 November 2007 18 Charlton Athletic 0–3 Sheffield United The Valley
1 December 2007 19 Charlton Athletic 1–3 Burnley The Valley
4 December 2007 20 Cardiff City 0–2 Charlton Athletic Ninian Park
8 December 2007 21 Charlton Athletic 3–1 Ipswich Town The Valley
15 December 2007 22 West Brom 4–2 Charlton Athletic The Hawthorns
22 December 2007 23 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Hull City The Valley
26 December 2007 24 Norwich City 1–1 Charlton Athletic Carrow Road
29 December 2007 25 Leicester City 1–1 Charlton Athletic Walkers Stadium
1 January 2008 26 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Colchester United The Valley
12 January 2008 27 Charlton Athletic 4–1 Blackpool The Valley
19 January 2008 28 Watford 1–1 Charlton Athletic Vicarage Road
29 January 2008 29 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Stoke City The Valley
2 February 2008 30 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Charlton Athletic Glanford Park
8 February 2008 31 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Crystal Palace The Valley
12 February 2008 32 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Charlton Athletic Hillsborough
16 February 2008 33 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Watford The Valley
23 February 2008 34 Blackpool 5–3 Charlton Athletic Bloomfield Road
1 March 2008 35 Sheffield United 0–2 Charlton Athletic Bramall Lane
4 March 2008 36 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Bristol City The Valley
8 March 2008 37 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Preston North End The Valley
11 March 2008 38 Burnley 1–0 Charlton Athletic Turf Moor
15 March 2008 39 Ipswich Town 2–0 Charlton Athletic Portman Road
21 March 2008 40 Charlton Athletic 1–1 West Brom The Valley
29 March 2008 41 Charlton Athletic 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers The Valley
5 April 2008 42 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Charlton Athletic Home Park
12 April 2008 43 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Southampton The Valley
19 April 2008 44 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Charlton Athletic Loftus Road
26 April 2008 45 Barnsley 3–0 Charlton Athletic Oakwell
4 May 2008 46 Charlton Athletic 4–1 Coventry City The Valley

FA Cup[edit]

5 January 2008 (2008-01-05) Third round Charlton Athletic 1–1 West Brom The Valley
15 January 2008 (2008-01-15) Third round replay West Brom 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Charlton Athletic The Hawthorns

League Cup[edit]

Win Draw Loss
Round Date Opponent Venue Result[p] Scorers Attendance Ref.
1 14 August 2007 Swindon Town Away 2–0 Ambrose 52', Reid 63' (pen.) 6,175 [24]
2 28 August 2007 Stockport County Home 4–3 Todorov 35', Zheng 42' (pen.), Sam 74', McCarthy 90' 8,022 [25]
3 25 September 2007 Luton Town Away 1–3 (a.e.t.) Sinclair 4' 4,534 [26]

Starting 11[edit]

Considering starts in all competitions

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bent rejects Hammers switch". Charlton Athletic F.C. 14 June 2007. Archived from the original on 7 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Darren departs in record deal". Charlton Athletic F.C. 29 June 2007. Archived from the original on 9 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Eight players released as deals end". Charlton Athletic F.C. 30 June 2007. Archived from the original on 9 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  4. ^ a b "Charlton snap up Varney and Iwelumo". BBC Sport. 21 May 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  5. ^ "Charlton capture Foxes' McCarthy". BBC Sport. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  6. ^ "Charlton seal Moutaouakil signing". BBC Sport. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  7. ^ "Semedo signs on". Charlton Athletic F.C. 25 June 2007. Archived from the original on 9 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  8. ^ "Powell returns to The Valley". Charlton Athletic F.C. 3 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  9. ^ a b "Todorov and Weaver make it eight". Charlton Athletic F.C. 4 July 2007. Archived from the original on 7 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  10. ^ "Sinclair signs". Charlton Athletic F.C. 27 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2007.
  11. ^ a b "Charlton snap up McLeod & Zheng". BBC. 9 August 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2007.
  12. ^ "Addicks held on opening day". Charlton Athletic F.C. 11 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
  13. ^ "Mills deal done". Charlton Athletic F.C. 30 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  14. ^ "Sodje swoop sealed". Charlton Athletic F.C. 31 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  15. ^ "Charlton bag Burnley striker Gray". BBC Sport. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  16. ^ "Hreidarsson joins Portsmouth". Charlton Athletic F.C. 25 May 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  17. ^ "Kish leaves for Leicester". Charlton Athletic F.C. 19 June 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  18. ^ "Hughes heads for Hull". Charlton Athletic F.C. 29 June 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  19. ^ "Notts County land winger Weston". BBC Sport. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  20. ^ "Rommedahl joins Ajax". Charlton Athletic F.C. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2007.
  21. ^ "Young makes Middlesbrough switch". BBC Sport. 26 July 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
  22. ^ "Walton joins QPR". Charlton Athletic F.C. 27 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2007.
  23. ^ "Defender Diawara joins Bordeaux". BBC Sport. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
  24. ^ "Swindon 0-2 Charlton". BBC Sport. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  25. ^ "Charlton 4-3 Stockport". BBC Sport. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  26. ^ "Luton 3-1 Charlton (aet)". BBC Sport. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Elliot was born in Greenwich, England, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and represented them at under-19 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2014.
  2. ^ Thatcher was born in Swindon, England and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for Wales in March 2004.
  3. ^ Basey was born in Bromley, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his grandmother and represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level.
  4. ^ Sodje was born in Greenwich, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Nigeria in November 2005.
  5. ^ Bougherra was born in Longvic, France, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally through his grandfather and represented them at U-23 level before making his international debut for Algeria in June 2004.
  6. ^ Holland was born in Bury, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his debut for Republic of Ireland in 1999.
  7. ^ Racon was born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France, but also qualifies to represent Guadeloupe internationally and would make his international debut for Guadeloupe in June 2011.
  8. ^ Arter was born in Bexley, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandparents and represented them at U-15, U-17, and U-19 level before making his debut for Republic of Ireland in June 2015.
  9. ^ Sam was born in Leeds, England, and represented them at U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Ghana in October 2015.
  10. ^ Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Scotland in April 2003.
  11. ^ Walker was born in Hackney, England, and represented them at U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in September 2012.
  12. ^ Dickson was born in Southwark, England, but also qualified to represent Ghana and Jamaica internationally through his father and mother respectively and would make his international debut for Ghana in August 2008.
  13. ^ Lita was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  14. ^ Lisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
  15. ^ Weston was born in Lewisham, England, and represented them at every youth level between U-16 and U-19, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in November 2014.
  16. ^ a b Charlton Athletic's score shown first
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