List of Charlton Athletic F.C. seasons



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.

Overall

 * Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 26
 * Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 45
 * Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 21
 * 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

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