2007–08 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

November 2020 February 2015 Charlton Athletic 2007–08 Championship 11th Alan Pardew Richard Murray Chris Iwelumo (10) Chris Iwelumo (10) 26,202Away: 19,021 8,022 (pre-season friendly)Away: 4,534 FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round _whitesholders _redbottom _hoops_white ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ffffff ff0000 _lightblue_stripes _lightbluestripes _lightblue_stripes 2E5894 2E5894 2E5894 000080 000080 2006–07 2008–09 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. 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.Charlton Athletic 2007-08 Kits https://www.footballkitarchive.com/charlton-athletic-2007-08-kits/ 2026-02-07 Football Kit Archive en-US 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,http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30933&newstype=p Bent rejects Hammers switch Charlton Athletic F.C. 14 June 2007 15 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070907052638/http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30933&newstype=p 7 September 2007 dead instead choosing to join Tottenham Hotspur two weeks later for a club record sale of £17 million.http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30959&newstype=p Darren departs in record deal Charlton Athletic F.C. 29 June 2007 15 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070909015944/http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30959&newstype=p 9 September 2007 dead A number of other key players, such as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink,http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30964&newstype=p Eight players released as deals end Charlton Athletic F.C. 30 June 2007 15 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070909203226/http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30964&newstype=p 9 September 2007 dead Talal El Karkouri, 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 11th, losing several matches, the worst being an embarrassing 3–0 loss to struggling Barnsley. Players Squad information y y Weaver ENG 1 GK y 1979 3 2 2008 6 30 2007 18 0 0 2010 Free y Randolph IRE 30 GK y 1987 5 12 2008 6 30 2006 1 0 0 2009 YS ElliotElliot was born in Greenwich, England, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and represented them at under-19 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2014. IRE 31 GK y 1985 4 30 2008 6 30 2006 0 0 0 YS y Moutaouakil FRA 2 RB y 1986 7 18 2008 6 30 2007 5 1 0 2011 £400,000 Halford ENG 25 RB y 1984 12 8 2008 6 30 2008 0 0 0 2008 Loan on loan from Sunderland Mills ENG 44 RB y 1977 5 18 2008 6 30 2007 0 0 0 2007 Loan on loan from Manchester City y ThatcherThatcher was born in Swindon, England and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for Wales in March 2004. WAL 3 LB y 1975 11 30 2008 6 30 2007 13 1 0 2008 £500,000 Powell ENG 15 LB y 1969 9 8 2008 6 30 2007 10 0 0 2008 Free y Gibbs USA 17 LB n 1980 1 14 2008 6 30 2006 0 0 0 2009 Free Youga Central African Republic 26 LB n 1985 9 22 2008 6 30 2005 0 0 0 Free y BaseyBasey was born in Bromley, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his grandmother and represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level. WAL 34 LB y 1988 11 30 2008 6 30 2007 5 0 0 2008 YS SodjeSodje was born in Greenwich, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Nigeria in November 2005. NGA 4 CB n 1979 5 25 2008 6 30 2007 5 6 1 2008 Loan On loan from Reading y McCarthy IRE 6 CB y 1983 5 31 2008 6 30 2007 6 1 1 2011 £650,000 BougherraBougherra was born in Longvic, France, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally through his grandfather and represented them at U-23 level before making his international debut for Algeria in June 2004. ALG 21 CB n 1982 10 7 2008 6 30 2007 14 4 0 2011 £2.5m y Sankofa ENG 22 CB y 1985 3 19 2008 6 30 2003 14 4 0 2008 YS Fortune ENG 24 CB y 1980 8 23 2008 6 30 2001 136 28 8 2009 YS y A. Thomas ENG 33 CB y 1989 8 9 2008 6 30 2007 0 0 0 YS y Monteiro POR 37 CB y 1985 1 21 2008 6 30 2008 0 0 0 Zheng CHN 5 MF n 1980 8 20 2008 6 30 2006 23 5 6 2009 £2m y Reid IRE 7 MF y 1982 7 29 2008 6 30 2006 33 2 7 2010 £3m y Cook ENG 7 MF y 1982 3 8 2008 6 30 2008 0 0 0 2008 Loan On loan from Fulham HollandHolland was born in Bury, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his debut for Republic of Ireland in 1999. IRE 8 MF y 1974 4 11 2008 6 30 2003 132 14 12 2008 £900,000 y Ambrose ENG 11 MF y 1984 2 29 2008 6 30 2005 54 25 8 2009 Undisclosed Sinclair ENG 19 MF y 1984 12 17 2008 6 30 2007 1 1 0 2009 £125,000 On loan at Cheltenham Town y RaconRacon was born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France, but also qualifies to represent Guadeloupe internationally and would make his international debut for Guadeloupe in June 2011. FRA 20 MF y 1987 10 22 2008 6 30 2006 3 2 0 £400,000 Semedo POR 23 MF y 1985 11 1 2008 6 30 2007 18 0 0 2011 Free ArterArter was born in Bexley, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandparents and represented them at U-15, U-17, and U-19 level before making his debut for Republic of Ireland in June 2015. IRE 28 MF y 1989 12 28 2008 6 30 2007 0 1 0 2009 YS y Wright ENG 32 MF y 1989 11 6 2008 6 30 2007 0 0 0 2009 YS On loan at Barnet y Shelvey ENG 39 MF y 1992 2 27 2008 6 30 2004 0 0 0 YS y Yussuff ENG 40 MF y 1989 9 23 2008 6 30 2006 0 0 0 YS y Faye SEN –– MF n 1977 3 12 2008 6 30 2006 29 5 1 2009 £2m On loan at Rangers J. Thomas ENG 14 WI y 1983 3 23 2008 6 30 2004 69 28 7 2009 £100,000 y SamSam was born in Leeds, England, and represented them at U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Ghana in October 2015. ENG 18 WI y 1984 9 27 2008 6 30 2003 17 10 2 2010 YS Christensen DEN 25 WI y 1987 12 23 2008 6 30 2007 0 0 0 £350,000 Wagstaff ENG 36 WI y 1990 3 31 2008 6 30 2008 0 0 0 2011 YS y Bent ENG 9 CF y 1978 5 19 2008 6 30 2006 38 14 5 2009 £2.3m On loan at Wigan Athletic GrayGray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Scotland in April 2003. SCO 9 CF y 1978 5 19 2008 6 30 2008 0 0 0 2011 £1.5m Todorov BUL 10 CF y 1977 11 15 2008 6 30 2007 5 4 3 2008 Free y Varney ENG 12 CF y 1982 9 28 2008 6 30 2007 8 6 3 2011 £2m Iwelumo SCO 16 CF y 1978 8 1 2008 6 30 2007 15 4 7 2010 Free Sinclair ENG 22 CF y 1988 3 25 2008 6 30 2008 0 0 0 2008 Loan on loan from Chelsea y WalkerWalker was born in Hackney, England, and represented them at U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in September 2012. ENG 27 CF y 1987 11 25 2008 6 30 2006 0 0 0 YS On loan at Yeovil Town DicksonDickson was born in Southwark, England, but also qualified to represent Ghana and Jamaica internationally through his father and mother respectively and would make his international debut for Ghana in August 2008. ENG 29 CF y 1984 12 28 2008 6 30 2007 0 1 0 2009 £50,000 y McLeod ENG 35 CF y 1984 10 15 2008 6 30 2007 4 9 0 2011 £1.1m y LitaLita was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-21 level. ENG 38 CF y 1984 12 28 2008 6 30 2008 0 0 0 2008 Loan on loan from Reading 31 May 2008 ENG 2007 position on pitch (from back right to front left) cafc.co.uk, players' Wikipedia articles y April 2013 Transfers In DateNat. NationalityNamePrevious clubFeeRef. References 21 May 2007 ENGLuke VarneyENG Crewe Alexandra£2,000,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6676699.stm Charlton snap up Varney and Iwelumo BBC Sport 21 May 2007 15 July 2007 21 May 2007 SCOChris IwelumoENG Colchester UnitedFree 6 June 2007 IREPaddy McCarthyENG Leicester City£650,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6728295.stm Charlton capture Foxes' McCarthy BBC Sport 6 June 2007 15 July 2007 20 June 2007 FRAYassin MoutaouakilFRA Châteauroux£400,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6223644.stm Charlton seal Moutaouakil signing BBC Sport 20 June 2007 15 July 2007 25 June 2007 PORJosé SemedoPOR Sporting CPFreehttp://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30950&newstype=p Semedo signs on Charlton Athletic F.C. 25 June 2007 15 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070909015806/http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30950&newstype=p 9 September 2007 dead 3 July 2007 ENGChris PowellENG WatfordFreehttp://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30967&newstype=p Powell returns to The Valley Charlton Athletic F.C. 3 July 2007 15 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927175814/http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30967&newstype=p 27 September 2007 dead 4 July 2007 ENGNicky WeaverENG Manchester CityFreehttp://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30971&newstype=p Todorov and Weaver make it eight Charlton Athletic F.C. 4 July 2007 15 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070907054531/http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30971&newstype=p 7 September 2007 dead 4 July 2007 BULSvetoslav TodorovENG PortsmouthFree 27 July 2007 ENGDean SinclairENG Barnet£125,000http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=31024&newstype=n Sinclair signs Charlton Athletic F.C. 27 July 2007 27 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927175417/http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=31024&newstype=n 27 September 2007 dead 9 August 2007 ENGIzale McLeodENG MK Dons£1,100,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6937413.stm Charlton snap up McLeod & Zheng BBC. 9 August 2007 9 August 2007 9 August 2007 PRCZheng ZhiPRC Shandong Luneng Taishan£1,250,000 11 August 2007 FRATherry RaconFRA Guingamp£372,394http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=31108&newstype=m Addicks held on opening day Charlton Athletic F.C. 11 August 2007 11 August 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927175731/http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=31108&newstype=m 27 September 2007 dead 30 August 2007 ENGDanny MillsENG Manchester CityLoanhttp://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=31204&newstype=n Mills deal done Charlton Athletic F.C. 30 August 2007 1 September 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070927180038/http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=31204&newstype=n 27 September 2007 31 August 2007 NGASam SodjeENG ReadingLoanhttp://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=31203&newstype=n Sodje swoop sealed Charlton Athletic F.C. 31 August 2007 1 September 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927175714/http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=31203&newstype=n 27 September 2007 dead 25 January 2008SCOAndy GrayENG Burnley£1,500,0002008-01-25 Charlton bag Burnley striker Gray en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/burnley/7191896.stm 2023-04-18 Out DateNat. NationalityNameNew clubFeeRef. References 25 May 2007 ISLHermann HreiðarssonENG PortsmouthFreehttp://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30897&newstype=p Hreidarsson joins Portsmouth Charlton Athletic F.C. 25 May 2007 15 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927175656/http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30897&newstype=p 27 September 2007 dead 19 June 2007 BULRadostin KishishevENG Leicester CityFreehttp://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30936&newstype=n Kish leaves for Leicester Charlton Athletic F.C. 19 June 2007 15 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927180003/http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30936&newstype=n 27 September 2007 dead 29 June 2007 ENGBryan HughesENG Hull CityFreehttp://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30962&newstype=p Hughes heads for Hull Charlton Athletic F.C. 29 June 2007 15 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927175647/http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30962&newstype=p 27 September 2007 dead 29 June 2007 ENGDarren BentENG Tottenham Hotspur£16,500,000 1 July 2007 NEDJimmy Floyd HasselbainkWAL Cardiff CityReleased 1 July 2007 MARTalal El KarkouriQAT Qatar SCFree 1 July 2007 JAMLisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.Kevin LisbieENG Colchester UnitedReleased 1 July 2007 NORThomas MyhreNOR VikingFree 1 July 2007 ENGNathan AshtonENG FulhamReleased 1 July 2007 ENGAlistair JohnENG Stevenage BoroughReleased 1 July 2007 ISLRúrik Gíslason-Released 4 July 2007 ENGWeston was born in Lewisham, England, and represented them at every youth level between U-16 and U-19, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in November 2014.Myles WestonENG Notts CountyFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/6753435.stm Notts County land winger Weston BBC Sport 4 July 2007 15 July 2007 20 July 2007 DENDennis RommedahlNED Ajax£680,000http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=31011 Rommedahl joins Ajax Charlton Athletic F.C. 20 July 2007 21 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071007184420/http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=31011 7 October 2007 dead 26 July 2007 ENGLuke YoungENG Middlesbrough£2,500,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/6909329.stm Young makes Middlesbrough switch BBC Sport 26 July 2007 26 July 2007 27 July 2007 ENGSimon WaltonENG Queens Park Rangers£200,000http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=31025 Walton joins QPR Charlton Athletic F.C. 27 July 2007 27 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927180010/http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=31025 27 September 2007 dead 8 August 2007 SENSouleymane DiawaraFRA Bordeaux£2,600,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6937876.stm Defender Diawara joins Bordeaux BBC Sport 8 August 2007 15 August 2007 Results Pre-season friendlies WinDrawLoss +DateOpponentVenueResultCharlton Athletic's score shown firstScorersAttendanceRef. Reference11 July 2007Welling UnitedAway2–0Varney, Dickson3,500November 202011 July 2007Tooting & MitchamAway5–0Iwelumo (2), Bent, Reid, WalkerNovember 202024 July 2007MarbellaAway1–0DicksonNovember 202028 July 2007GillinghamAway5–0Ambrose (2), Todorov, J. Thomas, ogNovember 20201 August 2007Aldershot TownAway0–0—1,500November 20204 August 2007BragaHome1–2Ambrose5,647November 2020 Championship Club Standings 9 7 7 38 29 8 6 9 25 29 18 April 2024 May 2012 Round-by-Round Results table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H Result D/L/W/W/D/W/W/D/W/D/L/L/L/W/W/W/W/L/L/W/W/L/D/D/D/L/W/D/W/L/W/D/D/L/W/D/L/L/L/D/L/W/D/L/L/W Position 13/16/12/7/5/3/2/2/2/2/3/6/8/4/4/2/2/3/4/3/3/5/5/5/5/5/5/6/5/5/5/5/5/6/5/5/5/5/9/8/11/8/9/11/12/11 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd blue1 red1 18 April 2024 April 2024 11 August 2007 1 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Scunthorpe United The Valley D 18 August 2007 2 Stoke City 2–1 Charlton Athletic Britannia Stadium L 25 August 2007 3 Charlton Athletic 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday The Valley W 1 September 2007 4 Crystal Palace 0–1 Charlton Athletic Selhurst Park W 15 September 2007 5 Colchester United 2–2 Charlton Athletic Layer Road D 18 September 2007 6 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Norwich City The Valley W 22 September 2007 7 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Leicester City The Valley W 29 September 2007 8 Coventry City 1–1 Charlton Athletic Ricoh Arena D 2 October 2007 9 Hull City 1–2 Charlton Athletic KC Stadium W 6 October 2007 10 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Barnsley The Valley D 20 October 2007 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Charlton Athletic Molineux Stadium L 23 October 2007 12 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Plymouth Argyle The Valley L 27 October 2007 13 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Queens Park Rangers The Valley L 3 November 2007 14 Southampton 0–1 Charlton Athletic St Mary's Stadium W 6 November 2007 15 Bristol City 0–1 Charlton Athletic Ashton Gate W 10 November 2007 16 Charlton Athletic 3–0 Cardiff City The Valley W 24 November 2007 17 Preston North End 0–2 Charlton Athletic Deepdale W 27 November 2007 18 Charlton Athletic 0–3 Sheffield United The Valley L 1 December 2007 19 Charlton Athletic 1–3 Burnley The Valley L 4 December 2007 20 Cardiff City 0–2 Charlton Athletic Ninian Park W 8 December 2007 21 Charlton Athletic 3–1 Ipswich Town The Valley W 15 December 2007 22 West Brom 4–2 Charlton Athletic The Hawthorns L 22 December 2007 23 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Hull City The Valley D 26 December 2007 24 Norwich City 1–1 Charlton Athletic Carrow Road D 29 December 2007 25 Leicester City 1–1 Charlton Athletic Walkers Stadium D 1 January 2008 26 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Colchester United The Valley L 12 January 2008 27 Charlton Athletic 4–1 Blackpool The Valley W 19 January 2008 28 Watford 1–1 Charlton Athletic Vicarage Road D 29 January 2008 29 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Stoke City The Valley W 2 February 2008 30 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Charlton Athletic Glanford Park L 8 February 2008 31 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Crystal Palace The Valley W 12 February 2008 32 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Charlton Athletic Hillsborough D 16 February 2008 33 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Watford The Valley D 23 February 2008 34 Blackpool 5–3 Charlton Athletic Bloomfield Road L 1 March 2008 35 Sheffield United 0–2 Charlton Athletic Bramall Lane W 4 March 2008 36 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Bristol City The Valley D 8 March 2008 37 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Preston North End The Valley L 11 March 2008 38 Burnley 1–0 Charlton Athletic Turf Moor L 15 March 2008 39 Ipswich Town 2–0 Charlton Athletic Portman Road L 21 March 2008 40 Charlton Athletic 1–1 West Brom The Valley D 29 March 2008 41 Charlton Athletic 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers The Valley L 5 April 2008 42 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Charlton Athletic Home Park W 12 April 2008 43 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Southampton The Valley D 19 April 2008 44 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Charlton Athletic Loftus Road L 26 April 2008 45 Barnsley 3–0 Charlton Athletic Oakwell L 4 May 2008 46 Charlton Athletic 4–1 Coventry City The Valley W FA Cup 2008 01 05 y Third round Charlton Athletic 1–1 West Brom The Valley D 2008 01 15 y Third round replay West Brom 2–2 yes 4–3 Charlton Athletic The Hawthorns L League Cup WinDrawLoss +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceRef. Reference114 August 2007Swindon TownAway2–0Ambrose 52', Reid 63' (pen.)6,175https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/6941924.stm Swindon 0-2 Charlton 14 August 2007 15 November 2020 BBC Sport228 August 2007Stockport CountyHome4–3Todorov 35', Zheng 42' (pen.), Sam 74', McCarthy 90'8,022https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/6963494.stm Charlton 4-3 Stockport 28 August 2007 15 November 2020 BBC Sport325 September 2007Luton TownAway1–3 Sinclair 4'4,534https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7008011.stm Luton 3-1 Charlton (aet) 25 September 2007 15 November 2020 BBC Sport References 2 Notes lower-alpha Category:Charlton Athletic F.C. seasons Charlton Athletic