CHARLTON ATHLETIC
("The Addicks")
| Year formed | 1905 |
| Turned professional | 1920 |
| Limited company | 1919 |
| Previous names | None |
| Ground | The Valley, Floyd Road, Charlton, London SE7 8BL (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 112 x 73 yards (102 x 67 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 27,111 |
| Record attendance at present ground | 75,031 v Aston Villa, FA Cup 5th round, 12th February 1938 (drew 1-1) |
| League career | Kent League: 1919 - 1920 Southern League: 1920 - 1921 Division Three (South): 1921 - 1929 Division Two: 1929 - 1933 Division Three (South): 1933 - 1935 Division Two: 1935 - 1936 Division One: 1936 - 1957 Division Two: 1957 - 1972 Division Three: 1972 - 1975 Division Two: 1975 - 1980 Division Three: 1980 - 1981 Division Two: 1981 - 1986 Division One: 1986 - 1990 Division Two/Division One: 1990 - 1998 Premiership: 1998 - 1999 Division One: 1999 - 2000 Premiership: 2000 - 2007 Championship: 2007 - 2009 League One: 2009 - 2012 Championship: 2012 - 2016 League One: 2016 - 2019 Championship: 2019 - 2020 League One: 2020 - . |
| First Football League game | 27th August 1921 v Exeter City, Division Three (South), won 1-0 |
| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Division One runners-up: 1936-37 Division One champions: 1999-2000 Division Two runners-up: 1935-36, 1985-86 League One champions: 2011-12 Division Three (South) champions: 1928-29, 1934-35 |
| Domestic - Cup | FA Cup winners: 1946-47 FA Cup runners-up: 1945-46 Full Members' Cup runners-up: 1986-87 FA Youth Cup runners-up: 1986-87 Second World War League South Cup winners: 1943-44 Second World War League South Cup runners-up: 1942-43 |
| Best League position | see above |
| Lowest League position | 21st, Division Three (South), 1925-26 |
| Furthest in FA Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | Quarter-final, 2006-07, 2022-23 |
| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 61, Division Three (South), 1934-35 |
| 3 for a win | 101, League One, 2011-12 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 22, Division One, 1956-57 22, Division Two, 1979-80 |
| 3 for a win | 30, Division One, 1989-90 |
| Most League goals scored | 107, Division Two, 1957-58 |
| Most League goals conceded | 120, Division One, 1956-57 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 31, Division One, 1989-90 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 36, League One, 2011-12 |
| Most wins in a League season | 30, League One, 2011-12 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 6, Division Two, 1979-80 |
| Most draws in a League season | 20, Division One, 1995-96 20, League One, 2023-24 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 5, League One, 2011-12 |
| Most losses in a League season | 29, Division One, 1956-57 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 5, League One, 2011-12 |
| Record League win | 8-1 v Middlesbrough, Division One, 12 September 1953 |
| Record Cup win | 7-0 v Burton Albion, FA Cup 3rd round, 7 January 1956 |
| Record League Cup win | 5-0 v Brentford, League Cup 1st round 2nd leg, 12 August 1980 |
| Record defeat | 1-11 v Aston Villa, Division Two, 14 November 1959 |
| Record League Cup defeat | 1-7 v Blackpool, League Cup 2nd round, 25 September 1963 |
| Highest Number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 32, Ralph Allen, Division Three (South), 1934-35 |
| in total | 153, Stuart Leary, 1953-62 |
| Most League goals in one match | 5, Wilson Lennox v Exeter City, Division Three (South), 2nd February 1929 5, Eddie Firmani v Aston Villa, Division One, 5th February 1955 5, John Summers v Huddersfield Town, Division Two, 21st December 1957 5, John Summers v Portsmouth, Division Two, 1st October 1960 |
| Most League appearances | 579, Sam Bartram, 1934-56 |
| Most capped player | 42, Jonatan Johansson, Finland, 2000-06 |
| Youngest League player | Jonjo Shevley, 16 years 59 days v Burnley, 26th April 2008 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Received | £16,500,000 for Darren Bent to Tottenham Hotspur, May 2007 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Paid | £5,380,000 for Darren Bent from Ipswich Town, June 2005 |
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