2007–08 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

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During the 2007–08 English football season, Charlton Athletic participated in the Football League Championship, having been relegated from the Premier League the previous season. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup, and the League Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008.

ChairmanRichard Murray
ManagerAlan Pardew
Championship12th
FA CupThird round
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Charlton Athletic
2007–08 season
ChairmanRichard Murray
ManagerAlan Pardew
Championship12th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Chris Iwelumo (10)
All:
Chris Iwelumo (10)
Highest home attendance26,202
Away: 19,021
Lowest home attendance8,022 (pre-season friendly)
Away: 4,534
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Kit

Charlton's kits were produced by Spanish company Joma. The club retained the sponsorship of the Spanish property company, Llanera, who declared bankruptcy during the season.[1]

Season review

Pre-season

Pre-season was dominated by the transfer speculation involving England striker Darren Bent. A fee was agreed with West Ham United, but the player himself rejected the deal,[2] instead choosing to join Tottenham Hotspur two weeks later for a club record sale of £17 million.[3] A number of other key players, such as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink,[4] Talal El Karkouri,[4] Hermann Hreiðarsson Scott Carson and Alex Song, also left the club after relegation.

League review

After the first ten games of the season, Charlton were second in the league table, behind leaders Watford, having beaten Sheffield Wednesday, Crystal Palace, Norwich City, Leicester City and Hull City, drawn with Scunthorpe United, Colchester United, Coventry City and Barnsley and lost just once, to Stoke City. However, this form could not be maintained and by the end of the season, Charlton finished 12th, losing several matches, the worst being an embarrassing 3–0 loss to struggling Barnsley.

Players

Squad information

More information N, Pos. ...
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App(GS/Sub)
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK England Weaver29EU 2007 18 (18/0) 0 2010 Free
30 GK Republic of Ireland Randolph21EU 2006 1 (1/0) 0 2009 Youth system
31 GK Republic of Ireland Elliot[a]23EU 2006 0 (0/0) 0 Youth system
2 RB France Moutaouakil21EU 2007 6 (5/1) 0 2011 £400,000
25 RB England Halford23EU 2008 0 (0/0) 0 2008 Loan on loan from Sunderland
44 RB England Mills31EU 2007 0 (0/0) 0 2007 Loan on loan from Manchester City
3 LB Wales Thatcher[b]32EU 2007 14 (13/1) 0 2008 £500,000
15 LB England Powell38EU 2007 10 (10/0) 0 2008 Free
17 LB United States Gibbs28Non-EU 2006 0 (0/0) 0 2009 Free
26 LB Central African Republic Youga22Non-EU 2005 0 (0/0) 0 Free
34 LB Wales Basey[c]19EU 2007 5 (5/0) 0 2008 Youth system
4 CB Nigeria Sodje[d]29Non-EU 2007 11 (5/6) 1 2008 Loan On loan from Reading
6 CB Republic of Ireland McCarthy25EU 2007 7 (6/1) 1 2011 £650,000
21 CB Algeria Bougherra[e]25Non-EU 2007 18 (14/4) 0 2011 £2.5m
22 CB England Sankofa23EU 2003 18 (14/4) 0 2008 Youth system
24 CB England Fortune27EU 2001 164 (136/28) 8 2009 Youth system
33 CB England A. Thomas18EU 2007 0 (0/0) 0 Youth system
37 CB Portugal Monteiro23EU 2008 0 (0/0) 0
5 MF China Zheng27Non-EU 2006 28 (23/5) 6 2009 £2m
7 MF Republic of Ireland Reid (captain)25EU 2006 35 (33/2) 7 2010 £3m
7 MF England Cook26EU 2008 0 (0/0) 0 2008 Loan On loan from Fulham
8 MF Republic of Ireland Holland[f]34EU 2003 146 (132/14) 12 2008 £900,000
11 MF England Ambrose24EU 2005 79 (54/25) 8 2009 Undisclosed
19 MF England Sinclair23EU 2007 2 (1/1) 0 2009 £125,000 On loan at Cheltenham Town
20 MF France Racon[g]20EU 2006 5 (3/2) 0 £400,000
23 MF Portugal Semedo22EU 2007 18 (18/0) 0 2011 Free
28 MF Republic of Ireland Arter[h]18EU 2007 1 (0/1) 0 2009 Youth system
32 MF England Wright18EU 2007 0 (0/0) 0 2009 Youth system On loan at Barnet
39 MF England Shelvey16EU 2004 0 (0/0) 0 Youth system
40 MF England Yussuff18EU 2006 0 (0/0) 0 Youth system
–– MF Senegal Faye31Non-EU 2006 34 (29/5) 1 2009 £2m On loan at Rangers
14 WI England J. Thomas25EU 2004 97 (69/28) 7 2009 £100,000
18 WI England Sam[i]23EU 2003 27 (17/10) 2 2010 Youth system
25 WI Denmark Christensen20EU 2007 0 (0/0) 0 £350,000
36 WI England Wagstaff18EU 2008 0 (0/0) 0 2011 Youth system
9 CF England Bent30EU 2006 52 (38/14) 5 2009 £2.3m On loan at Wigan Athletic
9 CF Scotland Gray[j]30EU 2008 0 (0/0) 0 2011 £1.5m
10 CF Bulgaria Todorov30EU 2007 9 (5/4) 3 2008 Free
12 CF England Varney25EU 2007 14 (8/6) 3 2011 £2m
16 CF Scotland Iwelumo29EU 2007 19 (15/4) 7 2010 Free
22 CF England Sinclair20EU 2008 0 (0/0) 0 2008 Loan on loan from Chelsea
27 CF England Walker[k]20EU 2006 0 (0/0) 0 Youth system On loan at Yeovil Town
29 CF England Dickson[l]23EU 2007 1 (0/1) 0 2009 £50,000
35 CF England McLeod23EU 2007 13 (4/9) 0 2011 £1.1m
38 CF England Lita[m]23EU 2008 0 (0/0) 0 2008 Loan on loan from Reading
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  • Last updated: 31 May 2008
  • Source: cafc.co.uk, players' Wikipedia articles
  • Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
  • Player must own an EU passport or be a full, current, 'A' international to legally play in English football. (Source)
  • Squad size is unlimited.

Transfers

In

More information Date, Nat. ...
DateNat.NamePrevious clubFeeRef.
21 May 2007EnglandLuke VarneyEngland Crewe Alexandra£2,000,000[5]
21 May 2007ScotlandChris IwelumoEngland Colchester UnitedFree[5]
6 June 2007Republic of IrelandPaddy McCarthyEngland Leicester City£650,000[6]
20 June 2007FranceYassin MoutaouakilFrance Châteauroux£400,000[7]
25 June 2007PortugalJosé SemedoPortugal Sporting CPFree[8]
3 July 2007EnglandChris PowellEngland WatfordFree[9]
4 July 2007EnglandNicky WeaverEngland Manchester CityFree[10]
4 July 2007BulgariaSvetoslav TodorovEngland PortsmouthFree[10]
27 July 2007EnglandDean SinclairEngland Barnet£125,000[11]
9 August 2007EnglandIzale McLeodEngland MK Dons£1,100,000[12]
9 August 2007ChinaZheng ZhiChina Shandong Luneng Taishan£1,250,000[12]
11 August 2007FranceTherry RaconFrance Guingamp£372,394[13]
30 August 2007EnglandDanny MillsEngland Manchester CityLoan[14]
31 August 2007NigeriaSam SodjeEngland ReadingLoan[15]
25 January 2008 Scotland Andy Gray England Burnley £1,500,000 [16]
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Out

More information Date, Nat. ...
DateNat.NameNew clubFeeRef.
25 May 2007IcelandHermann HreiðarssonEngland PortsmouthFree[17]
19 June 2007BulgariaRadostin KishishevEngland Leicester CityFree[18]
29 June 2007EnglandBryan HughesEngland Hull CityFree[19]
29 June 2007EnglandDarren BentEngland Tottenham Hotspur£16,500,000[3]
1 July 2007NetherlandsJimmy Floyd HasselbainkWales Cardiff CityReleased[4]
1 July 2007MoroccoTalal El KarkouriQatar Qatar SCFree[4]
1 July 2007Jamaica[n]Kevin LisbieEngland Colchester UnitedReleased[4]
1 July 2007NorwayThomas MyhreNorway VikingFree[4]
1 July 2007EnglandNathan AshtonEngland FulhamReleased[4]
1 July 2007EnglandAlistair JohnEngland Stevenage BoroughReleased[4]
1 July 2007IcelandRúrik Gíslason-Released[4]
4 July 2007England[o]Myles WestonEngland Notts CountyFree[20]
20 July 2007DenmarkDennis RommedahlNetherlands Ajax£680,000[21]
26 July 2007EnglandLuke YoungEngland Middlesbrough£2,500,000[22]
27 July 2007EnglandSimon WaltonEngland Queens Park Rangers£200,000[23]
8 August 2007SenegalSouleymane DiawaraFrance Bordeaux£2,600,000[24]
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Results

Pre-season friendlies

Win Draw Loss
More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentVenueResult[p]ScorersAttendanceRef.
11 July 2007Welling UnitedAway2–0Varney, Dickson3,500[citation needed]
11 July 2007Tooting & MitchamAway5–0Iwelumo (2), Bent, Reid, Walker[citation needed]
24 July 2007MarbellaAway1–0Dickson[citation needed]
28 July 2007GillinghamAway5–0Ambrose (2), Todorov, J. Thomas, og[citation needed]
1 August 2007Aldershot TownAway0–0—1,500[citation needed]
4 August 2007BragaHome1–2Ambrose5,647[citation needed]
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Championship

Club Standings

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 17 13 16 63 58  +5 64 9 7 7 38 29  +9 8 6 9 25 29  −4
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Last updated: 18 April 2024.
Source: [citation needed]

Round-by-Round Results

More information Round, Ground ...
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAH
ResultDLWWDWWDWDLLLWWWWLLWWLDDDLWDWLWDDLWDLLLDLWDLLW
Position13161275322223684422343355555565555565555981189111211
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Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss


11 August 2007 1 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Scunthorpe United The Valley
18 August 2007 2 Stoke City 2–1 Charlton Athletic Britannia Stadium
25 August 2007 3 Charlton Athletic 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday The Valley
1 September 2007 4 Crystal Palace 0–1 Charlton Athletic Selhurst Park
15 September 2007 5 Colchester United 2–2 Charlton Athletic Layer Road
18 September 2007 6 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Norwich City The Valley
22 September 2007 7 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Leicester City The Valley
29 September 2007 8 Coventry City 1–1 Charlton Athletic Ricoh Arena
2 October 2007 9 Hull City 1–2 Charlton Athletic KC Stadium
6 October 2007 10 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Barnsley The Valley
20 October 2007 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Charlton Athletic Molineux Stadium
23 October 2007 12 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Plymouth Argyle The Valley
27 October 2007 13 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Queens Park Rangers The Valley
3 November 2007 14 Southampton 0–1 Charlton Athletic St Mary's Stadium
6 November 2007 15 Bristol City 0–1 Charlton Athletic Ashton Gate
10 November 2007 16 Charlton Athletic 3–0 Cardiff City The Valley
24 November 2007 17 Preston North End 0–2 Charlton Athletic Deepdale
27 November 2007 18 Charlton Athletic 0–3 Sheffield United The Valley
1 December 2007 19 Charlton Athletic 1–3 Burnley The Valley
4 December 2007 20 Cardiff City 0–2 Charlton Athletic Ninian Park
8 December 2007 21 Charlton Athletic 3–1 Ipswich Town The Valley
15 December 2007 22 West Brom 4–2 Charlton Athletic The Hawthorns
22 December 2007 23 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Hull City The Valley
26 December 2007 24 Norwich City 1–1 Charlton Athletic Carrow Road
29 December 2007 25 Leicester City 1–1 Charlton Athletic Walkers Stadium
1 January 2008 26 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Colchester United The Valley
12 January 2008 27 Charlton Athletic 4–1 Blackpool The Valley
19 January 2008 28 Watford 1–1 Charlton Athletic Vicarage Road
29 January 2008 29 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Stoke City The Valley
2 February 2008 30 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Charlton Athletic Glanford Park
8 February 2008 31 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Crystal Palace The Valley
12 February 2008 32 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Charlton Athletic Hillsborough
16 February 2008 33 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Watford The Valley
23 February 2008 34 Blackpool 5–3 Charlton Athletic Bloomfield Road
1 March 2008 35 Sheffield United 0–2 Charlton Athletic Bramall Lane
4 March 2008 36 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Bristol City The Valley
8 March 2008 37 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Preston North End The Valley
11 March 2008 38 Burnley 1–0 Charlton Athletic Turf Moor
15 March 2008 39 Ipswich Town 2–0 Charlton Athletic Portman Road
21 March 2008 40 Charlton Athletic 1–1 West Brom The Valley
29 March 2008 41 Charlton Athletic 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers The Valley
5 April 2008 42 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Charlton Athletic Home Park
12 April 2008 43 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Southampton The Valley
19 April 2008 44 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Charlton Athletic Loftus Road
26 April 2008 45 Barnsley 3–0 Charlton Athletic Oakwell
4 May 2008 46 Charlton Athletic 4–1 Coventry City The Valley

FA Cup

5 January 2008 (2008-01-05) Third round Charlton Athletic 1–1 West Brom The Valley
15 January 2008 (2008-01-15) Third round replay West Brom 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Charlton Athletic The Hawthorns

League Cup

Win Draw Loss
More information Round, Date ...
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult[p]ScorersAttendanceRef.
114 August 2007Swindon TownAway2–0Ambrose 52', Reid 63' (pen.)6,175[25]
228 August 2007Stockport CountyHome4–3Todorov 35', Zheng 42' (pen.), Sam 74', McCarthy 90'8,022[26]
325 September 2007Luton TownAway1–3 (a.e.t.)Sinclair 4'4,534[27]
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Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions

References

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