2017–18 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Charlton Athletic's 96th season in their existence. Along with competing in the League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Charlton Athletic

2017–18 season
Chairman	Richard Murray
Manager	Karl Robinson (until 22 March)[1] Lee Bowyer (caretaker) (from 22 March 2018)[1]
Stadium	The Valley
League One	6th (lost in play-off Semi-Final)
FA Cup	Second round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Josh Magennis (10) All: Josh Magennis (10)
Highest home attendance	17,581 (vs. Shrewsbury Town, 24 February 2018)
Lowest home attendance	741 (vs. Fulham U21, 1 November 2017)
Average home league attendance	11,846 [2]
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Squad statistics

As of 13 May 2018

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		League One play-offs		FA Cup		League Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals~
1	GK	ENG	Ben Amos (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)	50	0	46+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Lewis Page	8	1	8+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	MF	ALG	Ahmed Kashi	37	2	33+1	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Johnnie Jackson	18	0	4+7	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	3+1	0
5	DF	GER	Patrick Bauer	37	3	33+1	3	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Jason Pearce	29	2	24+1	2	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
7	MF	JAM	Mark Marshall	31	2	20+7	1	0+0	0	2+0	1	0+0	0	2+0	0
8	MF	WAL	Andrew Crofts	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
8	FW	IRL	Leon Best	7	0	2+3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
8	FW	ENG	Nicky Ajose	14	1	7+5	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	NIR	Josh Magennis	47	10	37+5	10	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
10	FW	IRL	Billy Clarke	21	2	16+1	1	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+1	1	1+0	0
11	MF	ENG	Ricky Holmes	26	6	22+1	6	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
11	MF	ENG	Sullay Kaikai (on loan from Crystal Palace)	15	0	8+6	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	MF	NIR	Ben Reeves	36	7	21+8	3	1+0	0	1+0	2	1+0	0	3+1	2
13	GK	ENG	Dillon Phillips	7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	5+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Tariqe Fosu	35	9	26+4	9	1+1	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
15	DF	ENG	Ezri Konsa	47	0	32+7	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
16	FW	ENG	Stephy Mavididi (on loan from Arsenal)	15	2	6+6	2	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
17	MF	NGA	Joe Aribo	36	6	19+7	5	1+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	5+0	1
18	FW	ENG	Karlan Ahearne-Grant	31	4	4+18	1	0+0	0	1+1	1	2+0	0	5+0	2
19	MF	ENG	Jake Forster-Caskey	45	5	40+1	5	2+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	DF	ENG	Chris Solly	28	0	27+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	FW	ENG	Lee Novak	3	1	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
21	FW	GHA	Joe Dodoo (on loan from Rangers)	8	2	0+5	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
22	DF	ENG	Jay Dasilva (on loan from Chelsea)	44	0	34+4	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
23	DF	FRA	Naby Sarr	25	0	14+4	0	0+1	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Regan Charles-Cook	4	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1	2+0	0
26	DF	ENG	Harry Lennon	12	0	6+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
27	MF	POL	Michał Żyro (on loan from Wolves)	14	3	8+5	3	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	FW	ENG	Brandon Hanlan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	FW	NIR	Mikhail Kennedy	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	FW	ENG	Josh Umerah	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	FW	SCO	Tony Watt	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF	ENG	Matt Carter	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
33	DF	ENG	Aaron Barnes	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
34	DF	NED	Anfernee Dijksteel	19	0	8+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	5+0	0
35	GK	AUS	Ashley Maynard-Brewer	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	MF	ENG	George Lapslie	5	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+4	1
37	FW	ENG	Reeco Hackett-Fairchild	12	2	0+5	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	2+3	2
38	MF	ENG	Taylor Maloney	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
39	MF	ENG	Louis-Michel Yamfam	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
40	DF	ENG	Jo Cummings	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
41	DF	ENG	Jamie Mascoll	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0

Top scorers

As of 13 May 2018

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	League One	League One play-offs	FA Cup	League Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	FW		9	Josh Magennis	10	0	0	0	0	10
2	MF		14	Tariqe Fosu	9	0	0	0	0	9
3	MF		12	Ben Reeves	3	0	2	0	2	7
4	MF		11	Ricky Holmes	6	0	0	0	0	6
=	MF		17	Joe Aribo	5	0	0	0	1	6
6	MF		19	Jake Forster-Caskey	5	0	0	0	0	5
7	MF		18	Karlan Ahearne-Grant	1	0	1	0	2	4
8	DF		5	Patrick Bauer	3	0	0	0	0	3
=	MF		24	Michał Żyro	3	0	0	0	0	3
10	FW		16	Stephy Mavididi	2	0	0	0	0	2
=	MF		3	Ahmed Kashi	2	0	0	0	0	2
=	DF		6	Jason Pearce	2	0	0	0	0	2
=	FW		7	Mark Marshall	1	0	1	0	0	2
=	FW		10	Billy Clarke	1	0	0	1	0	2
=	FW		21	Joe Dodoo	1	0	0	0	1	2
=	FW		37	Reeco Hackett-Fairchild	0	0	0	0	2	2
17	DF		2	Lewis Page	1	0	0	0	0	1
=	FW		8	Nicky Ajose	1	0	0	0	0	1
=	MF		24	Regan Charles-Cook	0	0	0	1	0	1
=	FW		21	Lee Novak	0	0	0	1	0	1
=	MF		36	George Lapslie	0	0	0	0	1	1
Own goals					2	0	0	0	0	2
Totals					58	0	4	3	9	74

Disciplinary record

As of 13 May 2018

Number	Nation	Position	Name	League One		League One play-offs		FA Cup		League Cup		EFL Trophy		Total
19		MF	Jake Forster-Caskey	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
3		MF	Ahmed Kashi	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
20		DF	Chris Solly	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
15		DF	Ezri Konsa	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
11		MF	Ricky Holmes	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
5		DF	Patrick Bauer	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
9		FW	Josh Magennis	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
23		DF	Naby Sarr	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
6		DF	Jason Pearce	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
1		GK	Ben Amos	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
26		DF	Harry Lennon	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10		FW	Billy Clarke	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14		MF	Tariqe Fosu	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11		FW	Sullay Kaikai	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22		DF	Jay Dasilva	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
21		FW	Joe Dodoo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7		MF	Mark Marshall	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16		FW	Stephy Mavididi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
34		DF	Anfernee Dijksteel	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12		MF	Ben Reeves	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27		MF	Michał Żyro	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2		DF	Lewis Page	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21		FW	Lee Novak	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
8		MF	Andrew Crofts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
24		MF	Regan Charles-Cook	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Totals				79	1	1	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	84	2

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CB		Ryan Blumberg	Nike Football Academy	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2017	SS		Billy Clarke	Bradford City	Undisclosed	[4]
1 July 2017	LW		Tariqe Fosu	Reading	Undisclosed	[5]
1 July 2017	LW		Mark Marshall	Bradford City	Free transfer	[6]
3 August 2017	CM		Ben Reeves	Milton Keynes Dons	Free transfer	[7]
21 August 2017	FB		Jamie Mascoll	Dulwich Hamlet	Free transfer	[8]
28 November 2017	CF		Leon Best	Ipswich Town	Free transfer	[9]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	LB		Adam Chicksen	Bradford City	Released	[10][a]
1 July 2017	CB		Roger Johnson	Bromley	Released	[10][b]
1 July 2017	CF		Chris Millar	Free agent	Released	[10]
1 July 2017	GK		Dimitar Mitov	Cambridge United	Released	[10][c]
1 July 2017	CB		Terell Thomas	Wigan Athletic	Released	[10][d]
15 July 2017	CB		Jorge Teixeira	Sint-Truiden	Undisclosed	[15]
19 July 2017	LW		Cristian Ceballos	Sint-Truiden	Undisclosed	[16]
14 August 2017	CF		Tony Watt	OH Leuven	Undisclosed	[17]
31 August 2017	CF		Lee Novak	Scunthorpe United	Undisclosed	[18]
31 August 2017	CM		Andrew Crofts	Scunthorpe United	Released	[19] [e]
15 January 2018	LW		Ricky Holmes	Sheffield United	Undisclosed	[21]
31 January 2018	FB		Aaron Barnes	Colchester United	Free transfer	[22]

1. Adam Chicksen joined Bradford City following his release.^[11]
2. Roger Johnson joined Bromley following his release.^[12]
3. Dimitar Mitov joined Cambridge United following his release.^[13]
4. Terell Thomas joined Wigan Athletic following his release.^[14]
5. Andrew Crofts joined Scunthorpe United following his release.^[20]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
21 July 2017	LB		Jay Dasilva	Chelsea	30 June 2018	[23]
29 July 2017	GK		Ben Amos	Bolton Wanderers	30 June 2018	[24]
31 August 2017	FW		Joe Dodoo	Rangers	1 January 2018	[25]
3 January 2018	FW		Stephy Mavididi	Arsenal	30 June 2018	[26]
22 January 2018	RW		Michał Żyro	Wolverhampton Wanderers	30 June 2018	[27]
26 January 2018	LW		Sullay Kaikai	Crystal Palace	30 June 2018	[28]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
1 July 2017	CF		Igor Vetokele	Sint-Truiden	30 June 2018	[29]
14 July 2017	CF		Nicky Ajose	Bury	1 February 2018	[30][31]
25 August 2017	GK		Jordan Beeney	Dartford	23 September 2017	[32]
29 August 2017	CF		Josh Umerah	Wycombe Wanderers	15 January 2018	[33]
31 August 2017	CF		Brandon Hanlan	Colchester United	14 January 2018	[34]
1 September 2017	RW		Regan Charles-Cook	Woking	6 January 2018	[35]
27 October 2017	LB		Archie Edwards	Bognor Regis Town	1 January 2018	[36]
10 November 2017	GK		Jordan Beeney	Farnborough	8 December 2017	[37]
12 January 2018	LB		Aaron Barnes	Torquay United	31 January 2018	[38][22]
25 January 2018	LB		Archie Edwards	Eastbourne Borough	28 April 2018	[39][40]
30 January 2018	FW		Karlan Ahearne-Grant	Crawley Town	30 June 2018	[41]
1 February 2018	CF		Brandon Hanlan	Bromley	30 June 2018	[42]
2 February 2018	CM		George Lapslie	Chelmsford City	2 March 2018	[43]
1 September 2017	RW		Regan Charles-Cook	Woking	28 April 2018	[44]
7 April 2018	CB		Daniel Bowry	Kingstonian	28 April 2018	[45]

Competitions

Friendlies

On 10 May 2017, Charlton Athletic announced Ipswich Town would visit during pre-season.^[46] Opposition number two and three were announced on 15 May 2017, Welling United and Greenwich Borough.^[47] A day later, Charlton confirmed a trip to Dover Athletic to the pre-season schedule.^[48] On 18 May 2017, Charlton announced they would visit Republic of Ireland as part of their pre-season preparations.^[49] Two more friendlies were revealed a day later.^[50]

Crumlin United v Charlton Athletic

10 July 2017 (2017-07-10)	Crumlin United	0–5	Charlton Athletic	Dublin, Ireland
19:45 IST		Report	Watt 20', 34' Quinn (og) 33' Holmes 73' Magennis 85'	Stadium: Richmond Park

Limerick v Charlton Athletic

11 July 2017 (2017-07-11)	Limerick	3–2	Charlton Athletic	Garryowen, Ireland
19:45 IST	Kenny 48' Tracy 56' Ogbene 79'	Report	Aribo 20' Magennis 29'	Stadium: Markets Field Referee: Graham Kelly

UCD v Charlton Athletic

12 July 2017 (2017-07-12)	UCD	4–1	Charlton Athletic	Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland
19:45 IST	Hanrahan 12' McClelland 34', 40' R. Manley 81'	Report	Ahearne-Grant 86'	Stadium: UCD Bowl

Welling United v Charlton Athletic

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)	Welling United	0–3	Charlton Athletic	Welling
15:00 BST		Report	Pearce 25' Bauer 41' Kennedy 87'	Stadium: Park View Road Attendance: 1,370 Referee: Ian Fissenden

Greenwich Borough v Charlton Athletic

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)	Greenwich Borough	0–4	Charlton Athletic	Eltham
19:30 BST		Report	Hackett-Fairchild 11' Ceballos 15' Marshall 32' Clarke 53'	Stadium: Badgers Sports Ground Referee: Lee Dyson

Dover Athletic v Charlton Athletic

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18)	Dover Athletic	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Dover
19:45 BST		Report	Forster-Caskey 40' Hackett-Fairchild 90'	Stadium: Crabble Athletic Ground Attendance: 835 Referee: C. Brooke

Stevenage v Charlton Athletic

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)	Stevenage	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Franks 35'	Report	Ahearne-Grant 40' Forster-Caskey 56'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Referee: D. Deadman

Charlton Athletic v Norwich City

25 July 2017 (2017-07-25)	Charlton Athletic	0–2	Norwich City	Charlton
19:45 BST		Report	Wildschut 34' Naismith 55'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 2,650 Referee: D. Rock

Charlton Athletic v Ipswich Town

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29)	Charlton Athletic	6–1	Ipswich Town	Charlton
15:00 BST	Bauer 11' Fosu 27' Magennis 31', 39' Holmes 51', 77'	Report	Dozzell 73'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 2,297 Referee: Gavin Ward

Queens Park Rangers v Charlton Athletic

10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)	Queens Park Rangers	2–2	Charlton Athletic	Shepherd's Bush
12:00 GMT	Smith 27', 35'	Report	Best 2' Dodoo 75'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 0

League One

Main article: 2017–18 Football League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
4	Rotherham United (O, P)	46	24	7	15	73	53	+20	79	Qualification for League One play-offs[a]
5	Scunthorpe United	46	19	17	10	65	50	+15	74
6	Charlton Athletic	46	20	11	15	58	51	+7	71
7	Plymouth Argyle	46	19	11	16	58	59	−1	68
8	Portsmouth	46	20	6	20	57	56	+1	66

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

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
46	20	11	15	58	51	+7	71	11	6	6	31	24	+7	9	5	9	27	27	0

Last updated: 13 May 2018.
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	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	D	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	L	L	L	D	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	L
Position	8	13	6	4	3	2	3	7	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	6	6	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	6	7	7	7	7	6	7	8	8	9	8	8	6	6	6	8	5	5	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Charlton Athletic v Bristol Rovers

5 August 2017 (2017-08-05) 1	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Charlton
15:00 BST	Bauer 38'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 12,968 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Plymouth Argyle v Charlton Athletic

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12) 2	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Jervis 53', 87'	Report		Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,178 Referee: John Brooks

Charlton Athletic v Northampton Town

19 August 2017 (2017-08-19) 3	Charlton Athletic	4–1	Northampton Town	Charlton
15:00 BST	Magennis 2' Holmes 61' Forster-Caskey 90+4', 90+7'	Report	Richards 79'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 11,289 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Rotherham United v Charlton Athletic

26 August 2017 (2017-08-26) 4	Rotherham United	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Rotherham
15:00 BST		Report	Bauer 16' Magennis 66'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 7,976 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Oldham Athletic v Charlton Athletic

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02) 5	Oldham Athletic	3–4	Charlton Athletic	Oldham
15:00 BST	Davies 34' (pen.) Doyle 51' Byrne 82'	Report	Holmes 18' Fosu 21' Clarke 62' Dodoo 72'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,592 Referee: Ross Joyce

Charlton Athletic v Southend United

9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 6	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Southend United	Charlton
15:00 BST	Magennis 65' Holmes 68'	Report	White 78'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 12,229 Referee: Christopher Ward

Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic

12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 7	Charlton Athletic	0–3	Wigan Athletic	Charlton
19:45 BST		Report	Massey 44', 70' Morsy 87'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 10,172 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Gillingham v Charlton Athletic

16 September 2017 (2017-09-16) 8	Gillingham	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Eaves 54'	Report		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,216 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Charlton Athletic v Bury

23 September 2017 (2017-09-23) 9	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Bury	Charlton
15:00 BST	Magennis 39'	Report	Beckford 9'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 9,895 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Walsall v Charlton Athletic

26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) 10	Walsall	2–2	Charlton Athletic	Walsall
19:45 BST	Roberts 41' Agyei 89'	Report	Fosu 44' Holmes 88'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,712 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Fleetwood Town v Charlton Athletic

30 September 2017 (2017-09-30) 11	Fleetwood Town	1–3	Charlton Athletic	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Grant 25'	Report	Fosu 13', 39', 71'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,009 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Charlton Athletic v Peterborough United

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07) P	Charlton Athletic	v	Peterborough United	Charlton
15:00 BST				Stadium: The Valley
Note: On 28 September, the home fixture versus Peterborough United was postponed due to international call-ups.[51]

Charlton Athletic v Doncaster Rovers

14 October 2017 (2017-10-14) 12	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Charlton
15:00 BST	Fosu 9'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 10,917 Referee: Robert Lewis

Oxford United v Charlton Athletic

17 October 2017 (2017-10-17) 13	Oxford United	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Oxford
19:45 BST	Ribeiro 35'	Report	Fosu 18'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,070 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Bradford City v Charlton Athletic

21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) 14	Bradford City	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Bradford
15:00 BST		Report	Forster-Caskey 72'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 20,066 Referee: Darren Bond

Charlton Athletic v AFC Wimbledon

28 October 2017 (2017-10-28) 15	Charlton Athletic	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Charlton
15:00 BST	Holmes 78'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 12,575 Referee: Ben Toner

Shrewsbury Town v Charlton Athletic

11 November 2017 (2017-11-11) P	Shrewsbury Town	v	Charlton Athletic	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT				Stadium: New Meadow
Note: On 2 November, the away fixture versus Shrewsbury Town was postponed due to international call-ups.[52]

Charlton Athletic v Milton Keynes Dons

18 November 2017 (2017-11-18) 16	Charlton Athletic	2–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Magennis 6' Golbourne 87' (o.g.)	Report	Agard 63', 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 10,557 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Charlton Athletic v Rochdale

18 November 2017 (2017-11-18) 17	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Rochdale	Charlton
19:45 GMT	Forster-Caskey 35', 60'	Report	Gillam 13'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 8,801 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Scunthorpe United v Charlton Athletic

25 November 2017 (2017-11-25) 18	Scunthorpe United	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Morris 60', 63'	Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,307 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Charlton Athletic v Peterborough United

28 November 2017 (2017-11-28) 19	Charlton Athletic	2–2	Peterborough United	Charlton
19:45 GMT	Holmes 90+1' (pen.) Ahearne-Grant 90+4'	Report	Edwards 11' Marriott 58'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 9,532 Referee: John Brooks

Charlton Athletic v Portsmouth

9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) 20	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Portsmouth	Charlton
15:00 GMT		Report	Magennis 47' (o.g.)	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 16,361 Referee: Andrew Madley

Blackburn Rovers v Charlton Athletic

16 December 2017 (2017-12-16) 21	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Best 30' (o.g.) Graham 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,907 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Charlton Athletic v Blackpool

23 December 2017 (2017-12-23) 22	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Blackpool	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Aribo 15'	Report	Gnanduillet 90+1'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 10,172 Referee: John Busby

Southend United v Charlton Athletic

26 December 2017 (2017-12-26) 23	Southend United	3–1	Charlton Athletic	Southend
13:00 GMT	Cox 2', 79' Turner 11'	Report	Reeves 66'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 9,588 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Wigan Athletic v Charlton Athletic

29 December 2017 (2017-12-29) 24	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Charlton Athletic	Wigan
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,297 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Charlton Athletic v Gillingham

1 January 2018 (2018-01-01) 25	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Gillingham	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Aribo 83'	Report	Parker 11' Eaves 32'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 11,979 Referee: Oliver Langford

Charlton Athletic v Oldham Athletic

6 January 2018 (2018-01-06) 26	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Mavididi 27'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 9,972 Referee: Lee Swabey

Bury v Charlton Athletic

13 January 2018 (2018-01-13) 27	Bury	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Bury
15:00 GMT		Report	Marshall 63'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,295 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Charlton Athletic v Walsall

20 January 2018 (2018-01-20) 28	Charlton Athletic	3–1	Walsall	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Aribo 31' Roberts 73' (o.g.) Mavididi 89'	Report	Oztumer 41'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 10,140 Referee: Scott Oldham

Shrewsbury Town v Charlton Athletic

23 January 2018 (2018-01-23) P	Shrewsbury Town	v	Charlton Athletic	Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT				Stadium: New Meadow
Note: On 11 January, the away fixture versus Shrewsbury Town was postponed again due to Shrewsbury Town's EFL Trophy Round Four match Vs. Oldham Athletic.[53]

Blackpool v Charlton Athletic

27 January 2018 (2018-01-27) P	Blackpool	v	Charlton Athletic	Blackpool
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Note: On 27 January at 2pm, the away fixture versus Blackpool was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[54]

Charlton Athletic v Oxford United

3 February 2018 (2018-02-03) 29	Charlton Athletic	2–3	Oxford United	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Kashi 63' Magennis 78'	Report	Henry 76' Kane 89' Ledson 90+4'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 11,747 Referee: Keith Stroud

Doncaster Rovers v Charlton Athletic

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10) 30	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Blair 90+4'	Report	Bauer 18'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,797 Referee: Mark Heywood

Charlton Athletic v Bradford City

13 February 2018 (2018-02-13) 31	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Bradford City	Charlton
19:45 GMT	Magennis 24'	Report	Robinson 80'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 10,650 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Milton Keynes Dons v Charlton Athletic

17 February 2018 (2018-02-17) 32	Milton Keynes Dons	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Agard 62'	Report	Kashi 10' Magennis 60'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 8,961 Referee: Roger East

Charlton Athletic v Shrewsbury Town

24 February 2018 (2018-02-24) 33	Charlton Athletic	0–2	Shrewsbury Town	Charlton
15:00 GMT		Report	Rodman 52' Beckles 67'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 17,581 Referee: Chris Sarginson

AFC Wimbledon v Charlton Athletic

3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) P	AFC Wimbledon	v	Charlton Athletic	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Note: On 2 March at 12pm, the away fixture versus AFC Wimbledon was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[55]

Peterborough United v Charlton Athletic

10 March 2018 (2018-03-10) 34	Peterborough United	4–1	Charlton Athletic	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Hughes 44' Maddison 58 pen' Marriott 81', 84'	Report	Żyro 73'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 6,337 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Blackpool v Charlton Athletic

13 March 2018 (2018-03-13) 35	Blackpool	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Ryan 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,216 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Charlton Athletic v Fleetwood Town

17 March 2018 (2018-03-17) 36	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Fleetwood Town	Charlton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 9,865 Referee: Mark Heywood

Charlton Athletic v Plymouth Argyle

24 March 2018 (2018-03-24) 37	Charlton Athletic	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Page 3' Żyro 17'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,989 Referee: John Busby

Northampton Town v Charlton Athletic

30 March 2018 (2018-03-30) 38	Northampton Town	0–4	Charlton Athletic	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	Reeves 14' Fosu 19', 51' Magennis 79'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,416 Referee: Gavin Ward

Charlton Athletic v Rotherham United

2 April 2018 (2018-04-02) 39	Charlton Athletic	3–1	Rotherham United	Charlton
15:00 BST	Żyro 28' Aribo 54', 65'	Report	Wood 77'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 11,871 Referee: Graham Horwood

Bristol Rovers v Charlton Athletic

7 April 2018 (2018-04-07) 40	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Bristol
15:00 BST	Bennett 21'	Report	Reeves 45'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,336 Referee: Andy Davies

AFC Wimbledon v Charlton Athletic

10 April 2018 (2018-04-10) 41	AFC Wimbledon	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Kingston upon Thames
19:45 BST	Taylor 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,457 Referee: Craig Hicks

Charlton Athletic v Scunthorpe United

14 April 2018 (2018-04-14) 42	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Scunthorpe United	Charlton
15:00 BST		Report	Toney 31'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 11,877 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Shrewsbury Town v Charlton Athletic

17 April 2018 (2018-04-17) 43	Shrewsbury Town	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Shrewsbury
19:45 BST		Report	Pearce 74' Magennis 90+8'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,839 Referee: Darren Handley

Portsmouth v Charlton Athletic

21 April 2018 (2018-04-21) 44	Portsmouth	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Portsmouth
15:00 BST		Report	Ajose 40'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,210 Referee: Mark Heywood

Charlton Athletic v Blackburn Rovers

28 April 2018 (2018-04-28) 45	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Charlton
15:00 BST	Pearce 19'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 17,310 Referee: Robert Jones

Rochdale v Charlton Athletic

5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) 46	Rochdale	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Rochdale
17:30 BST	Thompson 69'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,294 Referee: Tony Harrington

League One play-offs

Charlton Athletic v Shrewsbury Town

10 May 2018 (2018-05-10) Semi-Final First Leg	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Shrewsbury Town	Charlton
19:45 BST		Report	Nolan 80'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 14,367 Referee: Simon Hooper

Shrewsbury Town v Charlton Athletic

13 May 2018 (2018-05-13) Semi-Final Second Leg	Shrewsbury Town	1–0 (2–0 agg.)	Charlton Athletic	Shrewsbury
17:15 BST	Morris 58'	Report		Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 9,016 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

FA Cup

Main article: 2017–18 FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Charlton Athletic were drawn at home to Truro City in the first round.^[56] A trip to AFC Wimbledon was confirmed for the second round.^[57]

Charlton Athletic v Truro City

5 November 2017 (2017-11-05) First round	Charlton Athletic	3–1	Truro City	Charlton
14:00 GMT	Reeves 10', 70' Marshall 53'	Report	Harvey 59'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 4,494 Referee: Dean Whitestone

AFC Wimbledon v Charlton Athletic

3 December 2017 (2017-12-03) Second round	AFC Wimbledon	3–1	Charlton Athletic	Kingston upon Thames
14:00 GMT	McDonald 10' Taylor 70', 81' (pen.)	Report	Ahearne-Grant 22'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,270 Referee: James Linington

EFL Cup

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Charlton Athletic were drawn away to Exeter City in the first round.^[58] Another away tie against Norwich City was confirmed for the second round.^[59]

Exeter City v Charlton Athletic

8 August 2017 (2017-08-08) First round	Exeter City	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Exeter
19:45 BST	Holmes 54'	Report	Clarke 72' Charles-Cook 79'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,699 Referee: Tim Robinson

Norwich City v Charlton Athletic

22 August 2017 (2017-08-22) Second round	Norwich City	4–1	Charlton Athletic	Norwich
19:45 BST	Murphy 21' (52) Watkins 74' Trybull 89'	Report	Novak 5'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 12,521 Referee: Andy Haines

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Trophy

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Portsmouth (Q)	3	2	0	1	0	7	4	+3	7	Round 2
2	L1	Charlton Athletic (Q)	3	2	0	0	1	5	3	+2	6
3	ACA	Fulham U21 (E)	3	1	1	0	1	8	7	+1	5
4	L2	Crawley Town (E)	3	0	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Crawley Town v Charlton Athletic

29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Group stage 1	Crawley Town	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Crawley
19:45 BST		Report	Reeves 37' Lapslie 70'	Stadium: Checkatrade.com Stadium Attendance: 1,666 Referee: N Kinseley

Charlton Athletic v Fulham U21

1 November 2017 (2017-11-01) Group stage 2	Charlton Athletic	3–2	Fulham U21	Charlton
19:45 BST	Reeves 30' Dodoo 88' Aribo 90'	Report	Þorsteinsson 4' Thompson 63'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 741 Referee: C Hicks

Charlton Athletic v Portsmouth

7 November 2017 (2017-11-07) Group stage 3	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Portsmouth	Charlton
19:45 BST		Report	Main 20'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 1,307 Referee: Nicholas Kinseley

Swansea City U21 v Charlton Athletic

5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) Second round	Swansea City U21	2–3	Charlton Athletic	Swansea
19:00 GMT	Gorré 9' Garrick 41'	Report	Hackett-Fairchild 16', 51' Ahearne-Grant 70'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 410 Referee: L Swabey

Charlton Athletic v Oxford United

9 January 2018 (2018-01-09) Third round	Charlton Athletic	1–1 (0–3 p)	Oxford United	Charlton
19:45 GMT	Ahearne-Grant 7'	Report	Thomas 54'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 1,146 Referee: A Haines
	Penalties
	Jackson Mavididi Hackett-Fairchild		Mowatt Obika Ledson Mehmeti

Kent Senior Cup

Welling United v Charlton Athletic

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20) Second round	Welling United	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Welling
19:45 BST		Report	Sarr 90+3'	Stadium: Park View Road Attendance: 154 Referee: J Stokes

Cray Wanderers v Charlton Athletic

20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) Quarter-Final	Cray Wanderers	1–5	Charlton Athletic	Bromley
19:45 GMT	Adesite 60' (pen.)	Report	Morgan 18' (pen.) Sarpong-Wiredu 32' Doughty 52' Cummings 62' Lapslie 90'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 152 Referee: Aji Ajibola

Folkestone Invicta v Charlton Athletic

14 March 2018 (2018-03-14) Semi-Final	Folkestone Invicta	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Folkestone
19:45 GMT	Ter Horst 36' McCann 83'	Report	Morgan 23'	Stadium: Fullicks Stadium Attendance: 403 Referee: Lee Dyson