2007–08 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

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.

Charlton Athletic
2007–08 season
ChairmanRichard Murray
ManagerAlan Pardew
Football League Championship12th
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

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.

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,[1] instead choosing to join Tottenham Hotspur two weeks later for a club record sale of £17 million.[2] A number of other key players, such as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink,[3] Talal El Karkouri,[3] 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. At the end of the season, Charlton finished 12th losing several matches, the worst being the embarrassing 3-0 loss to struggling Barnsley.

Players

Squad information
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App(GS/Sub)
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Weaver29EU 2007 18 (18/0) 0 2010 Free
30 GK Randolph21EU 2006 1 (1/0) 0 2009 Youth system
31 GK Elliot[lower-alpha 1]23EU 2006 0 (0/0) 0 Youth system
2 RB Moutaouakil21EU 2007 6 (5/1) 0 2011 £400,000
25 RB Halford23EU 2008 0 (0/0) 0 2008 Loan on loan from Sunderland
44 RB Mills31EU 2007 0 (0/0) 0 2007 Loan on loan from Manchester City
3 LB Thatcher[lower-alpha 2]32EU 2007 14 (13/1) 0 2008 £500,000
15 LB Powell38EU 2007 10 (10/0) 0 2008 Free
17 LB Gibbs28Non-EU 2006 0 (0/0) 0 2009 Free
26 LB Youga22Non-EU 2005 0 (0/0) 0 Free
34 LB Basey[lower-alpha 3]19EU 2007 5 (5/0) 0 2008 Youth system
4 CB Sodje[lower-alpha 4]29Non-EU 2007 11 (5/6) 1 2008 Loan On loan from Reading
6 CB McCarthy25EU 2007 7 (6/1) 1 2011 £650,000
21 CB Bougherra[lower-alpha 5]25Non-EU 2007 18 (14/4) 0 2011 £2.5m
22 CB Sankofa23EU 2003 18 (14/4) 0 2008 Youth system
24 CB Fortune27EU 2001 164 (136/28) 8 2009 Youth system
33 CB A. Thomas18EU 2007 0 (0/0) 0 Youth system
37 CB Monteiro23EU 2008 0 (0/0) 0
5 MF Zheng27Non-EU 2006 28 (23/5) 6 2009 £2m
7 MF Reid (captain)25EU 2006 35 (33/2) 7 2010 £3m
7 MF Cook26EU 2008 0 (0/0) 0 2008 Loan On loan from Fulham
8 MF Holland[lower-alpha 6]34EU 2003 146 (132/14) 12 2008 £900,000
11 MF Ambrose24EU 2005 79 (54/25) 8 2009 Undisclosed
19 MF Sinclair23EU 2007 2 (1/1) 0 2009 £125,000 On loan at Cheltenham Town
20 MF Racon[lower-alpha 7]20EU 2006 5 (3/2) 0 £400,000
23 MF Semedo22EU 2007 18 (18/0) 0 2011 Free
28 MF Arter[lower-alpha 8]18EU 2007 1 (0/1) 0 2009 Youth system
32 MF Wright18EU 2007 0 (0/0) 0 2009 Youth system On loan at Barnet
39 MF Shelvey16EU 2004 0 (0/0) 0 Youth system
40 MF Yussuff18EU 2006 0 (0/0) 0 Youth system
–– MF Faye31Non-EU 2006 34 (29/5) 1 2009 £2m On loan at Rangers
14 WI J. Thomas25EU 2004 97 (69/28) 7 2009 £100,000
18 WI Sam[lower-alpha 9]23EU 2003 27 (17/10) 2 2010 Youth system
25 WI Christensen20EU 2007 0 (0/0) 0 £350,000
36 WI Wagstaff18EU 2008 0 (0/0) 0 2011 Youth system
9 CF Bent30EU 2006 52 (38/14) 5 2009 £2.3m On loan at Wigan Athletic
9 CF Gray[lower-alpha 10]30EU 2008 0 (0/0) 0 2011 £1.5m
10 CF Todorov30EU 2007 9 (5/4) 3 2008 Free
12 CF Varney25EU 2007 14 (8/6) 3 2011 £2m
16 CF Iwelumo29EU 2007 19 (15/4) 7 2010 Free
22 CF Sinclair20EU 2008 0 (0/0) 0 2008 Loan on loan from Chelsea
27 CF Walker[lower-alpha 11]20EU 2006 0 (0/0) 0 Youth system On loan at Yeovil Town
29 CF Dickson[lower-alpha 12]23EU 2007 1 (0/1) 0 2009 £50,000
35 CF McLeod23EU 2007 13 (4/9) 0 2011 £1.1m
38 CF Lita[lower-alpha 13]23EU 2008 0 (0/0) 0 2008 Loan on loan from Reading
  • 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
DateNat.NamePrevious clubFeeRef.
21 May 2007Luke Varney Crewe Alexandra£2,000,000[4]
21 May 2007Chris Iwelumo Colchester UnitedFree[4]
6 June 2007Paddy McCarthy Leicester City£650,000[5]
20 June 2007Yassin Moutaouakil Châteauroux£400,000[6]
25 June 2007José Semedo Sporting CPFree[7]
3 July 2007Chris Powell WatfordFree[8]
4 July 2007Nicky Weaver Manchester CityFree[9]
4 July 2007Svetoslav Todorov PortsmouthFree[9]
27 July 2007Dean Sinclair Barnet£125,000[10]
9 August 2007Izale McLeod MK Dons£1,100,000[11]
9 August 2007Zheng Zhi Shandong Luneng Taishan£1,250,000[11]
11 August 2007Therry Racon Guingamp£372,394[12]
30 August 2007Danny Mills Manchester CityLoan[13]
31 August 2007Sam Sodje ReadingLoan[14]

Out
DateNat.NameNew clubFeeRef.
25 May 2007Hermann Hreiðarsson PortsmouthFree[15]
19 June 2007Radostin Kishishev Leicester CityFree[16]
29 June 2007Bryan Hughes Hull CityFree[17]
29 June 2007Darren Bent Tottenham Hotspur£16,500,000[2]
1 July 2007Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Cardiff CityReleased[3]
1 July 2007Talal El Karkouri Qatar SCFree[3]
1 July 2007[lower-alpha 14]Kevin Lisbie Colchester UnitedReleased[3]
1 July 2007Thomas Myhre VikingFree[3]
1 July 2007Nathan Ashton FulhamReleased[3]
1 July 2007Alistair John Stevenage BoroughReleased[3]
1 July 2007Rúrik Gíslason-Released[3]
4 July 2007[lower-alpha 15]Myles Weston Notts CountyFree[18]
20 July 2007Dennis Rommedahl Ajax£680,000[19]
26 July 2007Luke Young Middlesbrough£2,500,000[20]
27 July 2007Simon Walton Queens Park Rangers£200,000[21]
8 August 2007Souleymane Diawara Bordeaux£2,600,000[22]

Results

Pre-season friendlies
Win Draw Loss
DateOpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 16]ScorersAttendanceRef.
11 July 2007Welling UnitedAway2–0Varney, Dickson3,500
11 July 2007Tooting & MitchamAway5–0Iwelumo (2), Bent, Reid, Walker
24 July 2007MarbellaAway1–0Dickson
28 July 2007GillinghamAway5–0Ambrose (2), Todorov, J. Thomas, og
1 August 2007Aldershot TownAway0–0—1,500
4 August 2007BragaHome1–2Ambrose5,647

League Cup
Win Draw Loss
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 16]ScorersAttendanceRef.
114 August 2007Swindon TownAway2–0Ambrose 52', Reid 63' (pen.)6,175[23]
228 August 2007Stockport CountyHome4–3Todorov 35', Zheng 42' (pen.), Sam 74', McCarthy 90'8,022[24]
325 September 2007Luton TownAway1–3 (a.e.t.)Sinclair 4'4,534[25]

Starting 11
Considering starts in all competitions

References
  1. "Bent rejects Hammers switch". Charlton Athletic F.C. 14 June 2007. Archived from the original on 7 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  2. "Darren departs in record deal". Charlton Athletic F.C. 29 June 2007. Archived from the original on 9 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  3. "Eight players released as deals end". Charlton Athletic F.C. 30 June 2007. Archived from the original on 9 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  4. "Charlton snap up Varney and Iwelumo". BBC Sport. 21 May 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  5. "Charlton capture Foxes' McCarthy". BBC Sport. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  6. "Charlton seal Moutaouakil signing". BBC Sport. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  7. "Semedo signs on". Charlton Athletic F.C. 25 June 2007. Archived from the original on 9 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  8. "Powell returns to The Valley". Charlton Athletic F.C. 3 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  9. "Todorov and Weaver make it eight". Charlton Athletic F.C. 4 July 2007. Archived from the original on 7 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  10. "Sinclair signs". Charlton Athletic F.C. 27 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2007.
  11. "Charlton snap up McLeod & Zheng". BBC. 9 August 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2007.
  12. "Addicks held on opening day". Charlton Athletic F.C. 11 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
  13. "Mills deal done". Charlton Athletic F.C. 30 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  14. "Sodje swoop sealed". Charlton Athletic F.C. 31 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  15. "Hreidarsson joins Portsmouth". Charlton Athletic F.C. 25 May 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  16. "Kish leaves for Leicester". Charlton Athletic F.C. 19 June 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  17. "Hughes heads for Hull". Charlton Athletic F.C. 29 June 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  18. "Notts County land winger Weston". BBC Sport. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  19. "Rommedahl joins Ajax". Charlton Athletic F.C. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2007.
  20. "Young makes Middlesbrough switch". BBC Sport. 26 July 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
  21. "Walton joins QPR". Charlton Athletic F.C. 27 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2007.
  22. "Defender Diawara joins Bordeaux". BBC Sport. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
  23. "Swindon 0-2 Charlton". BBC Sport. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  24. "Charlton 4-3 Stockport". BBC Sport. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  25. "Luton 3-1 Charlton (aet)". BBC Sport. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

Notes
  1. Elliot 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.
  2. Thatcher 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.
  3. Basey 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.
  4. Sodje 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.
  5. Bougherra 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.
  6. Holland 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.
  7. Racon 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.
  8. Arter 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.
  9. Sam 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.
  10. Gray 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.
  11. Walker 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.
  12. Dickson 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.
  13. Lita 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.
  14. Lisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
  15. Weston 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.
  16. Charlton Athletic's score shown first
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