1982–83 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

Charlton stunned the footballing world when they saw off competition from Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur^[1] to sign Danish striker Allan Simonsen, the European Footballer of the Year only 5 years earlier, from Spanish giants Barcelona. The club had hopes of regaining promotion to the First Division, but things went horribly wrong for Charlton. Barcelona wanted the money from the transfer of Simonsen up-front, and demanded bank guarantees of £100,000, delaying Simonsen's debut by six weeks. By February, the Addicks were nearly bankrupt and facing relegation. Simonsen left in March after 9 goals in 16 games, and Charlton only survived relegation with a last-day win.

Chairman Mark Hulyer had to reach an agreement with the Inland Revenue in the summer over a £145,000 tax bill, and also faced both a petition for bankruptcy from former chairman Michael Gliksten and a winding-up order from creditors Leeds.^[2] Goalkeeper Nicky Johns was voted the club's Player of the Season.

German company Adidas remained Charlton's kit manufacturers. Fine Arts Discount Stores (FADS) were front of shirt sponsorfor the team's kits during the season.

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Pos. Nation Player GK  ENG Nicky Johns DF  ENG Les Berry DF  ENG Terry Naylor DF  WAL Mark Aizlewood

Pos. Nation Player MF  ENG Steve Gritt MF  ENG Kevin Smith FW  ENG Derek Hales FW  ENG Martin Robinson

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Left club during season

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Pos. Nation Player FW  DEN Allan Simonsen (released)

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