2025–26 Charlton Athletic F.C. season
2025–26 season | ||
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Chairman | Gavin Carter[1] | |
Manager | Nathan Jones | |
Stadium | The Valley | |
Championship | 4th | |
Average home league attendance | [2] | |
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The 2025–26 Charlton Athletic season is the 120th season in their existence, having been founded in 1905, and their first season back in the Championship. The club are participating in Championship, the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
Squad statistics
- As of 1 July 2025
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | BEL | Thomas Kaminski | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | ENG | Will Mannion | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | AUS | Ashley Maynard-Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | UGA | Nathan Asiimwe | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | JAM | Amari'i Bell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Reece Burke | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Josh Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Macaulay Gillesphey | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Lloyd Jones | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | FIJ | Josh Laqeretabua | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Alex Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Zach Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Kayne Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | JAM | Karoy Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Luke Berry | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Sonny Carey | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | IRL | Conor Coventry | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Greg Docherty | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Kai Enslin | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Ibrahim Fullah | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Alan Mwamba | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Henry Rylah | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | WAL | Terry Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | MAR | Gassan Ahadme | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | JAM | Tyreece Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | IRL | Patrick Casey | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | JAM | Kaheim Dixon | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Matt Godden | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SLE | Daniel Kanu | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Miles Leaburn | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Micah Mbick | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Isaac Olaofe | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Top scorers
- As of 1 July 2025
Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
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Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
- As of 1 July 2025
Number | Nation | Position | Name | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | ||||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
Transfers in
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2025[a] | MF | Sonny Carey | Blackpool | Free transfer | [3] | |
1 July 2025 | GK | Thomas Kaminski | Luton Town | Undisclosed | [4] | |
2 July 2025 | FW | Isaac Olaofe | Stockport County | Undisclosed | [5] | |
4 July 2025 | LB | Amari'i Bell | Luton Town | Free transfer | [6] | |
9 July 2025 | DF | Reece Burke | Luton Town | Undisclosed | [7] |
- ^ The transfer of Sonny Carey was announced on 6 June 2025 and would become official on 1 July 2025 once his Blackpool contract expired.
Transfers out
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2025 | FW | Chuks Aneke | Free agent | Released | [8] | |
1 July 2025 | GK | Dean Bouzanis | Free agent | Released | [8] | |
1 July 2025 | MF | Aaron Henry | Boreham Wood | Released | [8][9] | |
1 July 2025 | FW | Danny Hylton | Retired | — | [8] | |
1 July 2025 | MF | Harvey Kedwell | Free agent | Released | [10] | |
1 July 2025 | LB | Thierry Small | Preston North End | Free transfer | [11] | |
1 July 2025 | RB | Tennai Watson | Free agent | Released | [8] |
Loans in
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
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Loans out
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
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Friendlies
On Monday 2 June 2025, Charlton announced their first two pre-season friendlies against Dartford and Cambridge United.[12] On 19 June 2025, Charlton announced their third and fourth pre-season friendlies and that they will return to Slovenia for a pre-season training camp ahead of the 2025/26 campaign. While there, they will face HNK Gorica in a behind-closed-doors friendly. They also announced that, on their return, they would face National League outfit Wealdstone.[13] On Tuesday 24 June 2025, Charlton announced their fifth friendly against Southend United.[14] On Friday 27 June 2025, Charlton announced their sixth and final friendly against Ipswich Town.[15]
12 July 2025 Friendly | Dartford | – | Charlton Athletic | Dartford |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Princes Park Referee: Ben McDonald |
19 July 2025 Friendly | HNK Gorica | – | Charlton Athletic | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
11:00 BST | Stadium: Kranjska Gora Attendance: 0 |
23 July 2025 Friendly | Wealdstone | – | Charlton Athletic | Ruislip |
18:30 BST | Stadium: Grosvenor Vale |
26 July 2025 Friendly | Cambridge United | – | Charlton Athletic | Cambridge |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Cledara Abbey Stadium |
29 July 2025 Friendly | Ipswich Town | – | Charlton Athletic | Colchester |
19:30 BST | Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium |
2 August 2025 Friendly | Southend United | – | Charlton Athletic | Southend-on-Sea |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Roots Hall |
Competitions
Championship
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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2 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the Premier League |
3 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
4 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Coventry City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Derby County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[16]
Result summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 1 July 2025.
Source:
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = postponed
Matches
The 2025–26 season fixtures were released on Thursday 26 June 2025.[17]
9 August 2025 1 | Charlton Athletic | – | Watford | Charlton |
12:30 BST | Stadium: The Valley | |||
Note: Live on Sky Sports+ |
16 August 2025 2 | Bristol City | – | Charlton Athletic | Bristol |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Ashton Gate |
23 August 2025 3 | Charlton Athletic | – | Leicester City | Charlton |
12:30 BST | Stadium: The Valley | |||
Note: Live on Sky Sports Football |
30 August 2025 4 | Queens Park Rangers | – | Charlton Athletic | Shepherd's Bush |
12:30 BST | Stadium: MATRADE Loftus Road Stadium | |||
Note: Live on Sky Sports+ |
13 September 2025 5 | Charlton Athletic | – | Millwall | Charlton |
12:30 BST | Stadium: The Valley | |||
Note: Live on Sky Sports Football |
20 September 2025 6 | Sheffield United | – | Charlton Athletic | Sheffield |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Bramall Lane |
27 September 2025 7 | Charlton Athletic | – | Blackburn Rovers | Charlton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: The Valley |
30 September 2025 8 | Derby County | – | Charlton Athletic | Derby |
19:45 BST | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium |
4 October 2025 9 | Preston North End | – | Charlton Athletic | Preston |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Deepdale |
18 October 2025 10 | Charlton Athletic | – | Sheffield Wednesday | Charlton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: The Valley |
21 October 2025 11 | Ipswich Town | – | Charlton Athletic | Ipswich |
19:45 BST | Stadium: Portman Road |
25 October 2025 12 | Hull City | – | Charlton Athletic | Kingston upon Hull |
15:00 BST | Stadium: MKM Stadium |
1 November 2025 13 | Charlton Athletic | – | Swansea City | Charlton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: The Valley |
4 November 2025 14 | Charlton Athletic | – | West Bromwich Albion | Charlton |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: The Valley |
8 November 2025 15 | Wrexham | – | Charlton Athletic | Wrexham |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Racecourse Ground |
22 November 2025 16 | Charlton Athletic | – | Southampton | Charlton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: The Valley |
25 November 2025 17 | Stoke City | – | Charlton Athletic | Stoke-on-Trent |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: Bet365 Stadium |
29 November 2025 18 | Coventry City | – | Charlton Athletic | Coventry |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena |
6 December 2025 19 | Charlton Athletic | – | Portsmouth | Charlton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: The Valley |
9 December 2025 20 | Charlton Athletic | – | Middlesbrough | Charlton |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: The Valley |
13 December 2025 21 | Birmingham City | – | Charlton Athletic | Bordesley |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: St Andrew's |
20 December 2025 22 | Charlton Athletic | – | Oxford United | Charlton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: The Valley |
26 December 2025 23 | Norwich City | – | Charlton Athletic | Norwich |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Carrow Road |
29 December 2025 24 | Portsmouth | – | Charlton Athletic | Portsmouth |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: Fratton Park |
1 January 2026 25 | Charlton Athletic | – | Coventry City | Charlton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: The Valley |
4 January 2026 26 | Blackburn Rovers | – | Charlton Athletic | Blackburn |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Ewood Park |
17 January 2026 27 | Charlton Athletic | – | Sheffield United | Charlton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: The Valley |
21 January 2026 28 | Charlton Athletic | – | Derby County | Charlton |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: The Valley |
24 January 2026 29 | Millwall | – | Charlton Athletic | Bermondsey |
12:30 GMT | Stadium: The Den |
31 January 2026 30 | Leicester City | – | Charlton Athletic | Leicester |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
7 February 2026 31 | Charlton Athletic | – | Queens Park Rangers | Charlton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: The Valley |
14 February 2026 32 | Charlton Athletic | – | Stoke City | Charlton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: The Valley |
21 February 2026 33 | Southampton | – | Charlton Athletic | Southampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium |
24 February 2026 34 | West Bromwich Albion | – | Charlton Athletic | West Bromwich |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: The Hawthorns |
28 February 2026 35 | Charlton Athletic | – | Wrexham | Charlton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: The Valley |
7 March 2026 36 | Charlton Athletic | – | Birmingham City | Charlton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: The Valley |
11 March 2026 37 | Middlesbrough | – | Charlton Athletic | Middlesbrough |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: Riverside Stadium |
14 March 2026 38 | Oxford United | – | Charlton Athletic | [Oxford]] |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Kassam Stadium |
21 March 2026 39 | Charlton Athletic | – | Norwich City | Charlton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: The Valley |
3 April 2026 40 | Charlton Athletic | – | Bristol City | Charlton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: The Valley |
6 April 2026 41 | Watford | – | Charlton Athletic | Watford |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Vicarage Road |
11 April 2026 42 | Charlton Athletic | – | Preston North End | Charlton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: The Valley |
18 April 2026 43 | Sheffield Wednesday | – | Charlton Athletic | Owlerton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium |
22 April 2026 44 | Charlton Athletic | – | Ipswich Town | Charlton |
19:45 BST | Stadium: The Valley |
25 April 2026 45 | Charlton Athletic | – | Hull City | Charlton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: The Valley |
2 May 2026 46 | Swansea City | – | Charlton Athletic | Swansea |
12:30 BST | Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium |
FA Cup
10 January 2026 Third round | – | |||
TBC GMT |
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on Thursday 26 June 2025.[18] On Friday 4 July 2025, the date of the first round was announced.[19]
12 August 2025 First round | Charlton Athletic | – | Stevenage | Charlton |
19:45 BST | Stadium: The Valley |
London Senior Cup
2025 | – | |||
TBC GMT |
References
- ^ "Update on structure of the club's board | Charlton Athletic Football Club".
- ^ Championship 2025/2026 » Attendance » Home matches
- ^ "Sonny Carey joins the Addicks!". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Charlton complete Thomas Kaminski signing". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Tanto Olaofe is an Addick!". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Addicks complete Amari'i Bell signing". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Reece Burke joins the Addicks". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "2024/25 end-of-season squad update". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Welcome, Aaron Henry!". Boreham Wood Official Site. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Harvey Kedwell Instagram Post". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Thierry Small to join Preston North End". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Two pre-season friendlies confirmed". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Addicks to return to Slovenia for pre-season". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Addicks to conclude pre-season at Southend". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "Addicks to face Ipswich Town in pre-season friendly". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "2025/26 Sky Bet Championship fixtures confirmed". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Addicks to host Stevenage in Carabao Cup". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Date set for Stevenage cup tie". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.