2020–21 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

The 2020–21 Charlton Athletic season was the club's 115th season in their existence, having been founded in 1905, and was their first back in League One following relegation from the Championship. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Charlton Athletic

2020–21 season
Chairman	Thomas Sandgaard (from 25 September)[1]
Manager	Lee Bowyer (until 15 March 2021)[2] Johnnie Jackson (caretaker) (from 15 March 2021 until 18 March 2021)[3] Nigel Adkins (From 18 March 2021)[4]
Stadium	The Valley
League One	7th
FA Cup	First round (vs. Plymouth Argyle)
EFL Cup	Second round (vs. West Ham United)
EFL Trophy	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Chuks Aneke (15) All: Chuks Aneke (16)
Highest home attendance	2,000 (vs. Milton Keynes Dons, 2 December 2020) & (vs. AFC Wimbledon, 12 December 2020)
Lowest home attendance	0 (vs. Multiple teams)[Note 1]
Average home league attendance	217[5][Note 2]
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Squad statistics

As of 9 May 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	WAL	Chris Gunter	36	1	31+5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Ben Purrington	32	2	19+9	2	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Deji Oshilaja	20	1	16+1	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Akin Famewo (on loan from Norwich City)	22	0	20+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Jason Pearce	27	0	24+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF	WAL	Jonny Williams	21	2	7+11	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Diallang Jaiyesimi	14	1	7+7	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Jake Forster-Caskey	38	6	32+2	6	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
9	FW	ZIM	Macauley Bonne	6	1	3+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1	0+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Jayden Stockley (on loan from Preston North End)	22	8	20+2	8	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Chuks Aneke	41	16	11+27	15	1+0	0	0+2	1	0+0	0
11	MF	ENG	Alex Gilbey	25	3	18+5	3	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
12	MF	SCO	Andrew Shinnie (on loan from Luton Town)	29	3	18+11	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	GK	ENG	Ben Amos	48	0	46+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	NIR	Conor Washington	38	11	28+8	11	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
15	MF	ENG	Darren Pratley	41	1	33+6	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF	WAL	Adam Matthews	29	0	22+5	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
17	FW	ENG	Omar Bogle	17	2	12+5	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	ENG	Alfie Doughty	10	1	7+0	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
18	MF	ENG	Matt Smith (on loan from Arsenal)	8	0	3+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF	ENG	Albie Morgan	33	2	14+14	1	1+0	0	0+1	0	3+0	1
20	MF	TUR	Erhun Oztumer	5	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	1
21	MF	ENG	Marcus Maddison	10	2	4+4	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
22	DF	NED	Ian Maatsen (on loan from Chelsea)	35	1	31+3	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	WAL	Dylan Levitt (on loan from Manchester United)	5	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF	ENG	Ryan Inniss	14	1	12+1	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW	ENG	Josh Davison	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
26	MF	ENG	Ben Watson	30	1	24+5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
27	FW	CAN	Liam Millar (on loan from Liverpool)	27	2	23+4	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	FW	NIR	Paul Smyth (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)	14	1	8+6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	DEN	Ronnie Schwartz	16	1	3+13	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	GK	AUS	Ashley Maynard-Brewer	4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
31	GK	ENG	Nathan Harness	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF	ENG	George Lapslie	6	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
33	MF	ENG	Ben Dempsey	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
34	FW	ALG	Wassim Aouachria	1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
35	MF	ENG	James Vennings	6	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
36	MF	ENG	Jay Mingi	2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	1
37	MF	ENG	Johl Powell	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
38	MF	GNB	Junior Quitirna	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
39	DF	ENG	Luca Vega	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
40	MF	ENG	Brendan Wiredu	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	GK	ENG	Joseph Osaghae	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
44	FW	LBN	Hady Ghandour	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
45	DF	ENG	Lucas Ness	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
48	DF	ENG	Charlie Barker	9	1	3+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	1	3+0	0
49	DF	ENG	Kasim Aidoo	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
50	MF	ENG	Aaron Henry	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
52	FW	IRL	Dylan Gavin	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0

Top scorers

As of 9 May 2021

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	FW		10	Chuks Aneke	15	0	1	0	16
2	FW		14	Conor Washington	11	0	0	0	11
3	FW		9	Jayden Stockley	8	0	0	0	8
4	MF		8	Jake Forster-Caskey	6	0	0	0	6
5	MF		12	Andrew Shinnie	3	0	0	0	3
=	MF		11	Alex Gilbey	3	0	0	0	3
7	MF		7	Jonny Williams	2	0	0	0	2
=	DF		3	Ben Purrington	2	0	0	0	2
=	FW		17	Omar Bogle	2	0	0	0	2
=	FW		27	Liam Millar	2	0	0	0	2
=	MF		19	Albie Morgan	1	0	0	1	2
=	MF		21	Marcus Maddison	1	0	0	1	2
13	MF		18	Alfie Doughty	1	0	0	0	1
=	MF		15	Darren Pratley	1	0	0	0	1
=	FW		28	Paul Smyth	1	0	0	0	1
=	MF		26	Ben Watson	1	0	0	0	1
=	DF		2	Chris Gunter	1	0	0	0	1
=	FW		29	Ronnie Schwartz	1	0	0	0	1
=	DF		4	Deji Oshilaja	1	0	0	0	1
=	MF		7	Diallang Jaiyesimi	1	0	0	0	1
=	DF		22	Ian Maatsen	1	0	0	0	1
=	DF		24	Ryan Inniss	1	0	0	0	1
=	FW		9	Macauley Bonne	0	0	1	0	1
=	DF		48	Charlie Barker	0	0	1	0	1
=	MF		20	Erhun Oztumer	0	0	0	1	1
=	FW		34	Wassim Aouachria	0	0	0	1	1
=	MF		36	Jay Mingi	0	0	0	1	1
Own goals					4	0	0	0	4
Totals					70	0	3	5	78

Disciplinary record

As of 9 May 2021

Number	Nation	Position	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		EFL Trophy		Total
10		FW	Chuks Aneke	10	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	2
26		MF	Ben Watson	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	0
22		DF	Ian Maatsen	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
11		MF	Alex Gilbey	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
15		MF	Darren Pratley	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2
19		MF	Albie Morgan	6	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	8	1
8		MF	Jake Forster-Caskey	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
4		DF	Deji Oshilaja	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
6		DF	Jason Pearce	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
3		DF	Ben Purrington	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
2		DF	Chris Gunter	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
24		DF	Ryan Inniss	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
1		GK	Ben Amos	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
27		FW	Liam Millar	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
21		MF	Marcus Maddison	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
28		FW	Paul Smyth	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
12		MF	Andrew Shinnie	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
9		FW	Jayden Stockley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23		MF	Dylan Levitt	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
48		DF	Charlie Barker	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
18		MF	Alfie Doughty	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5		DF	Akin Famewo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7		MF	Diallang Jaiyesimi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20		MF	Erhun Oztumer	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
49		DF	Kasim Aidoo	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
34		FW	Wassim Aouachria	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Totals				98	8	3	0	1	0	6	0	108	8

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
12 August 2020	CM		Alex Gilbey	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed	[6]
13 August 2020	CF		Conor Washington	Heart of Midlothian	Undisclosed	[7]
14 August 2020	FW		Hady Ghandour	Tooting & Mitcham United	Free transfer	[8]
14 August 2020	DF		Lucas Ness	Metropolitan Police	Free transfer	[8]
25 September 2020	CM		Ben Watson	Nottingham Forest	Free transfer	[9]
1 October 2020	AM		Marcus Maddison	Peterborough United	Free transfer	[10]
8 October 2020	RB		Chris Gunter	Reading	Free transfer	[11]
9 October 2020	CF		Omar Bogle	Cardiff City	Free transfer	[12]
13 October 2020	CB		Ryan Inniss	Crystal Palace	Undisclosed	[13]
26 October 2020	RB		Adam Matthews	Free agent	Free transfer	[14]
4 January 2021	CF		Ronnie Schwartz	Midtjylland	Undisclosed	[15]
1 February 2021	RW		Diallang Jaiyesimi	Swindon Town	Undisclosed	[16]
19 February 2021	CM		Andrew Shinnie	Luton Town	Undisclosed	[17]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
14 August 2020	CF		Tomer Hemed	Wellington Phoenix	Released	[18][19]
14 August 2020	LB		Lewis Page	Exeter City	Released	[18][20]
14 August 2020	DF		Naby Sarr	Huddersfield Town	Released	[18][21]
1 September 2020	CB		Tom Lockyer	Luton Town	Free Transfer	[22]
2 October 2020	CF		Macauley Bonne	Queens Park Rangers	Undisclosed	[23]
16 October 2020	GK		Dillon Phillips	Cardiff City	Undisclosed	[24]
19 January 2021	CM		George Lapslie	Mansfield Town	Undisclosed	[25]
22 January 2021	MF		Alfie Doughty	Stoke City	Undisclosed	[26]
29 January 2021	CF		Omar Bogle	Doncaster Rovers	Undisclosed	[27]
1 February 2021	MF		Brendan Wiredu	Colchester United	Undisclosed	[28]
1 February 2021	AM		Jonny Williams	Cardiff City	Undisclosed	[29]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
8 September 2020	CM		Dylan Levitt	Manchester United	8 January 2021	[30][31]
26 September 2020	CB		Akin Famewo	Norwich City	End of season	[32]
13 October 2020	LB		Ian Maatsen	Chelsea	End of season	[33]
16 October 2020	CM		Andrew Shinnie	Luton Town	19 February 2021	[34][35]
16 October 2020	CF		Paul Smyth	Queens Park Rangers	28 January 2021	[36][37]
5 January 2021	CF		Liam Millar	Liverpool	End of season	[38]
22 January 2021	CF		Jayden Stockley	Preston North End	End of season	[39]
1 February 2021	CM		Matt Smith	Arsenal	End of season	[40]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
12 October 2020	MF		Ben Dempsey	Woking	End of season	[41][42]
15 October 2020	CM		George Lapslie	Mansfield Town	19 January 2021	[43][44]
15 October 2020	AM		Erhun Oztumer	Bristol Rovers	End of season	[45]
24 October 2020	CF		Josh Davison	Woking	13 January 2021	[46][47]
24 October 2020	MF		Charles Clayden	Dulwich Hamlet	24 November 2020	[48]
8 December 2020	GK		Nathan Harness	Welling United	3 January 2021	[49]
19 January 2021	CF		Josh Davison	Forest Green Rovers	End of season	[50]
1 February 2021	AM		Marcus Maddison	Bolton Wanderers	12 April 2021	[51][52]

Friendlies

Birmingham City v Charlton Athletic

22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly	Birmingham City	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Birmingham
12:00 BST	Boyd-Munce 45'	Report	Doughty 22'	Stadium: Birmingham City Training Ground Attendance: 0

Charlton Athletic v Southend United

25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly	Charlton Athletic	2–3	Southend United	New Eltham
13:00 BST	Davison 17' (pen.) Lapslie 45'	Report	Goodship 71' Kinali 72' Hutchinson 89'	Stadium: Charlton Athletic Training Ground Attendance: 0

Crystal Palace v Charlton Athletic

29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly	Crystal Palace	3–0	Charlton Athletic	Selhurst
14:10 BST	Ayew 63', 66' Zaha 88'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 0

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Blackpool (O, P)	46	23	11	12	60	37	+23	80	Qualification for League One play-offs
4	Sunderland	46	20	17	9	70	42	+28	77
5	Lincoln City	46	22	11	13	69	50	+19	77
6	Oxford United	46	22	8	16	77	56	+21	74
7	Charlton Athletic	46	20	14	12	70	56	+14	74
8	Portsmouth	46	21	9	16	65	51	+14	72
9	Ipswich Town	46	19	12	15	46	46	0	69
10	Gillingham	46	19	10	17	63	60	+3	67
11	Accrington Stanley	46	18	13	15	63	68	−5	67

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^[53]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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	14	12	70	56	+14	74	8	7	8	36	37	−1	12	7	4	34	19	+15

Last updated: 9 May 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	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H
Result	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	D	D	L	L	D	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	D	D	W	W
Position	3	11	18	14	15	11	8	6	5	3	5	6	3	4	6	5	7	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	6	8	6	9	9	9	12	9	9	8	8	6	10	7	8	8	6	8	8	8	8	7

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on Friday 21 August 2020.^[54]

Crewe Alexandra v Charlton Athletic

12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) 1	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Crewe
15:00 BST		Report	Doughty 24' Washington 43'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Charlton Athletic v Doncaster Rovers

19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 2	Charlton Athletic	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Charlton
15:00 BST	Washington 67'	Report	Gomes 25' Barker 49' (o.g.) John-Jules 63'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 1,000[55] Referee: John Busby

Lincoln City v Charlton Athletic

27 September 2020 (2020-09-27) 3	Lincoln City	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Grant 45+1' Montsma 88'	Report		Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards

Charlton Athletic v Sunderland

3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 4	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Sunderland	Charlton
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies

Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic

17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 5	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Charlton
15:00 BST	Forster-Caskey 65'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates

Blackpool v Charlton Athletic

20 October 2020 (2020-10-20) 6	Blackpool	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Blackpool
19:00 BST		Report	Aneke 83'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell

Northampton Town v Charlton Athletic

24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 7	Northampton Town	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	Pratley 54' Sowerby 59' (o.g.)	Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison

Charlton Athletic v Oxford United

27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) 8	Charlton Athletic	2–0	Oxford United	Charlton
19:00 GMT	Washington 32' Shinnie 45+1'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

Portsmouth v Charlton Athletic

31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 9	Portsmouth	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT		Report	Williams 26' Aneke 82'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Charlton Athletic v Fleetwood Town

3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 10	Charlton Athletic	3–2	Fleetwood Town	Charlton
19:00 GMT	Purrington 4' Washington 31', 50' (pen.)	Report	Evans 33', 34'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Gillingham v Charlton Athletic

21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 11	Gillingham	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Gillingham
13:00 GMT	Graham 73' (pen.)	Report	Aneke 82'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis

Burton Albion v Charlton Athletic

24 November 2020 (2020-11-24) 12	Burton Albion	4–2	Charlton Athletic	Burton upon Trent
19:00 GMT	Akins 9' Powell 39' Hughes 53' Vernam 76'	Report	Smyth 42' Aneke 67'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates

Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic

28 November 2020 (2020-11-28) 13	Ipswich Town	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Ipswich
15:00 GMT		Report	Morgan 21' Bogle 68'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

Charlton Athletic v Milton Keynes Dons

2 December 2020 (2020-12-02) 14	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Charlton
19:45 GMT		Report	Fraser 75'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 2,000[56] Referee: Andy Davies

Shrewsbury Town v Charlton Athletic

5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 15	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Norburn 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Watson 71'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Charlton Athletic v AFC Wimbledon

12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 16	Charlton Athletic	5–2	AFC Wimbledon	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Washington 37' Forster-Caskey 64' Williams 65' Aneke 85' Purrington 90+2'	Report	Pigott 42' Csóka 45'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 2,000 Referee: David Rock

Swindon Town v Charlton Athletic

19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) 17	Swindon Town	2–2	Charlton Athletic	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Jaiyesimi 26' Pitman 90'	Report	Bogle 37' Aneke 61'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Benjamin Speedie

Charlton Athletic v Plymouth Argyle

26 December 2020 (2020-12-26) 18	Charlton Athletic	2–2	Plymouth Argyle	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Gunter 32' Maddison 67'	Report	Jephcott 6', 36'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Hull City v Charlton Athletic

2 January 2021 (2021-01-02) 19	Hull City	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Adelakun 18' Docherty 76'	Report		Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy

Charlton Athletic v Accrington Stanley

8 January 2021 (2021-01-08) 20	Charlton Athletic	0–2	Accrington Stanley	Charlton
19:45 GMT		Report	Bishop 36', 67'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Charlton Athletic v Rochdale

12 January 2021 (2021-01-12) 21	Charlton Athletic	4–4	Rochdale	Charlton
19:00 GMT	Aneke 23', 65' Forster-Caskey 37' Schwartz 67'	Report	Lund 12' Baah 21', 31' Humphrys 42'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Bristol Rovers v Charlton Athletic

16 January 2021 (2021-01-16) 22	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Bristol
15:00 GMT		Report	Forster-Caskey 64'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright

Peterborough United v Charlton Athletic

19 January 2021 (2021-01-19) 23	Peterborough United	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Peterborough
18:30 GMT	Szmodics 66', 79'	Report	Washington 14' (pen.)	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Charlton Athletic v Swindon Town

23 January 2021 (2021-01-23) 24	Charlton Athletic	2–2	Swindon Town	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Aneke 57' Shinnie 90'	Report	Hope 5' Palmer 39'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

Milton Keynes Dons v Charlton Athletic

26 January 2021 (2021-01-26) 25	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Milton Keynes
19:00 GMT		Report	Millar 18'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Charlton Athletic v Portsmouth

2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) 26	Charlton Athletic	1–3	Portsmouth	Charlton
19:00 GMT	Stockley 52'	Report	Jacobs 39' Naylor 55' Cannon 61'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey

Rochdale v Charlton Athletic

6 February 2021 (2021-02-06) 27	Rochdale	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Rochdale
15:00 GMT		Report	Aneke 7' Oshilaja 27'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Charlton Athletic v Gillingham

13 February 2021 (2021-02-13) 28	Charlton Athletic	2–3	Gillingham	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Aneke 15' Stockley 52'	Report	Lee 1' Ogilvie 37' Dempsey 86'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Fleetwood Town v Charlton Athletic

20 February 2021 (2021-02-20) 29	Fleetwood Town	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Madden 41'	Report	Stockley 6'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Charlton Athletic v Burton Albion

23 February 2021 (2021-02-23) 30	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Burton Albion	Charlton
19:00 GMT	Stockley 9'	Report	Fondop 25' Watson 54' (o.g.)	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Charlton Athletic v Blackpool

27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 31	Charlton Athletic	0–3	Blackpool	Charlton
15:00 GMT		Report	Yates 10' (pen.), 52' (pen.) Virtue 37'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Wigan Athletic v Charlton Athletic

2 March 2021 32	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Wigan
18:00 GMT		Report	Aneke 19'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison

Oxford United v Charlton Athletic

6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 33	Oxford United	0–0	Charlton Athletic	Oxford
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield

Charlton Athletic v Northampton Town

9 March 2021 (2021-03-09) 34	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Northampton Town	Charlton
19:00 GMT	Washington 65' (pen.), 84'	Report	Jones 90+3'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard

Charlton Athletic v Shrewsbury Town

13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 35	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Shrewsbury Town	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Washington 78'	Report	Goss 56'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne

Charlton Athletic v Bristol Rovers

16 March 2021 (2021-03-16) 36	Charlton Athletic	3–2	Bristol Rovers	Charlton
19:00 GMT	Shinnie 33' Forster-Caskey 42' Washington 84'	Report	Leahy 18' (pen.) Upson 32'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Madley

AFC Wimbledon v Charlton Athletic

20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) 37	AFC Wimbledon	2–2	Charlton Athletic	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Longman 15', 65'	Report	Stockley 10' Jaiyesimi 21'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Doncaster Rovers v Charlton Athletic

2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) 38	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Doncaster
12:30 BST		Report	Maatsen 12'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards

Sunderland v Charlton Athletic

10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 39	Sunderland	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Scowen 77'	Report	Scowen 31' (o.g.) Gilbey 61'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Charlton Athletic v Ipswich Town

17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) 40	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Ipswich Town	Charlton
12:30 BST		Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

Plymouth Argyle v Charlton Athletic

20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 41	Plymouth Argyle	0–6	Charlton Athletic	Plymouth
19:45 BST		Report	Forster-Caskey 26' Stockley 45' Watts 47' (o.g.) Gilbey 49' Millar 56' Aneke 89'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Charlton Athletic v Peterborough United

24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) 42	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Peterborough United	Charlton
15:00 BST		Report	Clarke-Harris 9'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

Charlton Athletic v Crewe Alexandra

27 April 2021 (2021-04-27) 43	Charlton Athletic	2–2	Crewe Alexandra	Charlton
19:00 BST	Stockley 10' Gilbey 83'	Report	Dale 67', 90+6'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Accrington Stanley v Charlton Athletic

1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 44	Accrington Stanley	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Accrington
15:00 BST	Pritchard 81'	Report	Aneke 90+5'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young

Charlton Athletic v Lincoln City

4 May 2021 (2021-05-04) 45	Charlton Athletic	3–1	Lincoln City	Charlton
19:00 BST	Stockley 47' Inniss 65' Aneke 66'	Report	Anderson 88'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Charlton Athletic v Hull City

9 May 2021 (2021-05-09) 46	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Hull City	Charlton
12:00 BST	Greaves 75' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.^[57]

Charlton Athletic v Plymouth Argyle

7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) First round	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Charlton
15:00 GMT		Report	Jephcott 60'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.^[58] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.^[59]

Swindon Town v Charlton Athletic

5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) First round	Swindon Town	1–3	Charlton Athletic	Swindon
15:00 BST	Smith 64'	Report	Bonne 36' Barker 74' Aneke 90'	Stadium: The Energy Check County Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Hextable

West Ham United v Charlton Athletic

15 September 2020 (2020-09-15) Second round	West Ham United	3–0	Charlton Athletic	Stratford
19:30 BST	Haller 22', 26' Anderson 80'	Report		Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.^[60]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Leyton Orient	3	2	0	0	1	6	5	+1	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	AFC Wimbledon	3	2	0	0	1	4	3	+1	6
3	L1	Charlton Athletic	3	1	1	0	1	5	4	+1	5
4	ACA	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	3	0	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

Source: EFL.com

AFC Wimbledon v Charlton Athletic

1 September 2020 (2020-09-01) Group stage 1	AFC Wimbledon	2–1	Charlton Athletic	White City
17:30 BST	Roscrow 46' Thomas 58'	Report	Oztumer 22'	Stadium: Loftus Road[61] Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook

Charlton Athletic v Brighton & Hove Albion U21

30 September 2020 (2020-09-30) Group stage 2	Charlton Athletic	1–1 (4–1 p)	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	Charlton
19:00 BST	Morgan 48'	Report	Lapslie 30' (o.g.)	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey
	Penalties
	Vennings Morgan Henry Davison		Spong Yapi Vukoje

Charlton Athletic v Leyton Orient

10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Group stage 3	Charlton Athletic	3–1	Leyton Orient	Charlton
19:00 GMT	Aouachria 12' Mingi 64' Maddison 74'	Report	Dennis 67'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear