Charlton Athletic 2021–22 football season
Charlton Athletic 2021–22 season Chairman Thomas Sandgaard Manager Nigel Adkins Stadium The Valley League One 23rd FA Cup First round EFL Cup First round (vs. AFC Wimbledon )EFL Trophy Group Stage Top goalscorer League: Jayden Stockley (2) All: Jayden Stockley, Josh Davison (2) Highest home attendance 17,639 (vs. Sheffield Wednesday , 7 August 2021) Lowest home attendance 1,404 (vs. Crawley Town , 31 August 2021) Average home league attendance 14,609[1]
The 2021–22 Charlton Athletic season is the club's 116th season in their existence, after having been founded in 1905, and their second back in League One following relegation from the Championship in 2020. Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup , EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy . The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Squad statistics [ ]
As of 18 September 2021
Top scorers [ ]
As of 18 September 2021
Disciplinary record [ ]
As of 18 September 2021
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date until
Ref.
8 July 2021
CB
Akin Famewo
Norwich City
End of season
[25]
26 August 2021
CF
Elliot Lee
Luton Town
End of season
[26]
31 August 2021
CM
Harry Arter
Nottingham Forest
End of season
[27]
31 August 2021
RW
Jonathan Leko
Birmingham City
End of season
[28]
Loans out [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Date until
Ref.
6 August 2021
GK
Ashley Maynard-Brewer
Ross County
End of season
[29]
31 August 2021
CF
Wassim Aouachria
Aldershot Town
30 November 2021
[30]
Friendlies [ ]
On 25 May 2021, Charlton Athletic announced its first confirmed friendlies taking place ahead of the 2021/22 season would be against Celtic at Celtic Manor Resort in Newport in a behind-closed-doors fixture, and against Dartford at Princes Park in Dartford .[31] On 8 June 2021, Charlton Athletic confirmed a third friendly against Reading in a behind-closed-doors fixture.[32] On 11 June a fourth friendly was announced against Crystal Palace taking place at Selhurst Park .[33] A fifth friendly was added on 8 July which would see Charlton travel to Craven Cottage to face Fulham .[34] Also on 8 July, a sixth friendly was added against Welling United at Park View Road .[35]
Celtic v Charlton Athletic
10 July 2021 (2021-07-10 ) Friendly Celtic 2–1 Charlton Athletic show Newport 15:00 BST
Dembele 24' Ajeti 40'
Report
Washington 77'
Stadium: Dragon Park Attendance: 0
Dartford v Charlton Athletic
17 July 2021 (2021-07-17 ) Friendly Dartford 1–2 Charlton Athletic show Dartford 15:00 BST
Graham 52'
Report
Jaiyesimi 50' Davison 66'
Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rob Whitton
Reading v Charlton Athletic
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24 ) Friendly Reading 1–1 Charlton Athletic show Reading 14:00 BST
Ejaria 38'
Report
Ghandour 80'
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Dermot Gallagher
Crystal Palace v Charlton Athletic
Fulham v Charlton Athletic
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31 ) Friendly Fulham 1–0 Charlton Athletic show Fulham 15:00 BST
Carvalho 32'
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage Referee: Gavin Ward
Competitions [ ]
League One [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
17
Fleetwood Town
7
2
2
3
11
11
0
8
18
Morecambe
7
2
1
4
9
10
−1
7
19
Ipswich Town
7
1
3
3
11
15
−4
6
20
Gillingham
7
1
3
3
7
11
−4
6
21
Crewe Alexandra
7
1
2
4
4
8
−4
5
Relegation to EFL League Two
22
Shrewsbury Town
8
1
2
5
4
11
−7
5
23
Charlton Athletic
7
1
1
5
6
10
−4
4
24
Doncaster Rovers
7
1
1
5
3
9
−6
4
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences
[36]
Result summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
7
1
1
5
6
10
−4
4
1
1
2
3
4
−1
0
0
3
3
6
−3
Last updated: 18 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed ]
Results by round [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A A H H H A A H H A H A H A H A H A A H H A A H H A A H A H A A H H A H A H A H A H A H A Result D L L L W L L Position 17 18 20 21 19 20 23
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Matches [ ]
The 2021–22 season fixtures were released on Thursday 24 June 2021.[37]
Charlton Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday
7 August 2021 (2021-08-07 ) 1 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday show Charlton 17:30 BST
Report Report]
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 17,639 Referee: Will Finnie Note: Live on Sky Sports
Oxford United v Charlton Athletic
Milton Keynes Dons v Charlton Athletic
17 August 2021 (2021-08-17 ) 3 Milton Keynes Dons 2–1 Charlton Athletic show Milton Keynes 19:45 BST
Parrott 18' Eisa 64'
Report
Stockley 15'
Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,939 Referee: Charles Breakspear
Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic
21 August 2021 (2021-08-21 ) 4 Charlton Athletic 0–2 Wigan Athletic show Charlton 15:00 BST
Report
Darikwa 88' McClean 90+5'
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,839 Referee: Craig Hicks
Charlton Athletic v Crewe Alexandra
Charlton Athletic v Cheltenham Town
Wycombe Wanderers v Charlton Athletic
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18 ) 7 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Charlton Athletic show High Wycombe 15:00 BST
McCleary 43' , 72'
Report
Lavelle 90+2'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,832 Referee: Peter Wright
Gillingham v Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic v Portsmouth
Charlton Athletic v Bolton Wanderers
28 September 2021 (2021-09-28 ) 10 Charlton Athletic v Bolton Wanderers show Charlton 19:45 BST
Stadium: The Valley
Fleetwood Town v Charlton Athletic
2 October 2021 (2021-10-02 ) 11 Fleetwood Town v Charlton Athletic show Fleetwood 15:00 BST
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Charlton Athletic v Rotherham United
Lincoln City v Charlton Athletic
16 October 2021 (2021-10-16 ) 13 Lincoln City v Charlton Athletic show Lincoln 15:00 BST
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Sunderland v Charlton Athletic
23 October 2021 (2021-10-23 ) 15 Sunderland v Charlton Athletic show Sunderland 15:00 BST
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Burton Albion v Charlton Athletic
13 November 2021 (2021-11-13 ) 17 Burton Albion v Charlton Athletic show Burton upon Trent 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Charlton Athletic v Plymouth Argyle
20 November 2021 (2021-11-20 ) 18 Charlton Athletic v Plymouth Argyle show Charlton 15:00 GMT
Stadium: The Valley
Morecambe v Charlton Athletic
23 November 2021 (2021-11-23 ) 19 Morecambe v Charlton Athletic show Morecambe 19:45 GMT
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Shrewsbury Town v Charlton Athletic
27 November 2021 (2021-11-27 ) 20 Shrewsbury Town v Charlton Athletic show Shrewsbury 15:00 GMT
Stadium: New Meadow
Charlton Athletic v Ipswich Town
Plymouth Argyle v Charlton Athletic
18 December 2021 (2021-12-18 ) 23 Plymouth Argyle v Charlton Athletic show Plymouth 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Home Park
AFC Wimbledon v Charlton Athletic
26 December 2021 (2021-12-26 ) 24 AFC Wimbledon v Charlton Athletic show Wimbledon 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Plough Lane
Charlton Athletic v Gillingham
Charlton Athletic v Wycombe Wanderers
1 January 2022 (2022-01-01 ) 26 Charlton Athletic v Wycombe Wanderers show Charlton 15:00 GMT
Stadium: The Valley
Crewe Alexandra v Charlton Athletic
8 January 2022 (2022-01-08 ) 27 Crewe Alexandra v Charlton Athletic show Crewe 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Gresty Road
Cheltenham Town v Charlton Athletic
15 January 2022 (2022-01-15 ) 28 Cheltenham Town v Charlton Athletic show Cheltenham 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Charlton Athletic v Fleetwood Town
Portsmouth v Charlton Athletic
29 January 2022 (2022-01-29 ) 30 Portsmouth v Charlton Athletic show Portsmouth 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Fratton Park
Charlton Athletic v AFC Wimbledon
Bolton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic
Wigan Athletic v Charlton Athletic
12 February 2022 (2022-02-12 ) 33 Wigan Athletic v Charlton Athletic show Wigan 15:00 GMT
Stadium: DW Stadium
Charlton Athletic v Oxford United
Charlton Athletic v Milton Keynes Dons
22 February 2022 (2022-02-22 ) 35 Charlton Athletic v Milton Keynes Dons show Charlton 19:45 GMT
Stadium: The Valley
Sheffield Wednesday v Charlton Athletic
26 February 2022 (2022-02-26 ) 36 Sheffield Wednesday v Charlton Athletic show Owlerton 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Charlton Athletic v Sunderland
Charlton Athletic v Burton Albion
Charlton Athletic v Lincoln City
Rotherham United v Charlton Athletic
9 April 2022 (2022-04-09 ) 42 Rotherham United v Charlton Athletic show Rotherham 15:00 BST
Stadium: New York Stadium
Charlton Athletic v Morecambe
Charlton Athletic v Shrewsbury Town
Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic
30 April 2022 (2022-04-30 ) 46 Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic show Ipswich 15:00 BST
Stadium: Portman Road
FA Cup [ ]
EFL Cup [ ]
The first round draw was made on Thursday 24 June 2021 on Sky Sports by Andy Cole and Danny Mills .[38]
Charlton Athletic v AFC Wimbledon
EFL Trophy [ ]
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on Thursday 24 June 2021 by Anton Ferdinand .[39] The group stage dates were announced on Wednesday 14 July 2021.[40]
Pos
Div
Team
Pld
W
PW
PL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
L1
Charlton Athletic
1
1
0
0
0
6
1
+5
3
Advance to Round 2
2
L2
Leyton Orient
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
+1
3
3
ACA
Southampton U21
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
−1
0
4
L2
Crawley Town
1
0
0
0
1
1
6
−5
0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source:
EFL.com
Charlton Athletic v Crawley Town
Leyton Orient v Charlton Athletic
9 November 2021 (2021-11-09 ) Group stage 3 Leyton Orient v Charlton Athletic show Leyton 19:00 GMT
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
London Senior Cup [ ]
Charlton were drawn against Erith & Belvedere for the First Round of the London Senior Cup .[41]
References [ ]
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League competitions
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Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Midland League (Premier , One )
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Cup competitions
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Notes [ ]