2020–21 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

The 2020–21 Charlton Athletic season is the club's 115th season in their existence, after having been founded in 1905, and their first back in League One following relegation from the Championship. Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Charlton Athletic

2020–21 season
Chairman	Thomas Sandgaard (from 25 September)[1]
Manager	Lee Bowyer
Stadium	The Valley
League One	6th
FA Cup	First round (vs. Plymouth Argyle)
EFL Cup	Second round (vs. West Ham United)
EFL Trophy	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Chuks Aneke (10) All: Chuks Aneke (11)
Highest home attendance	2,000 (vs. Multiple teams)[Note 1]
Lowest home attendance	0 (vs. Multiple teams)[Note 2]
Average home league attendance	417[2][Note 3]
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Squad statistics

As of 6 February 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF		Chris Gunter	23	1	23+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF		Ben Purrington	21	2	9+8	2	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF		Deji Oshilaja	16	1	12+1	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF		Akin Famewo (on loan from Norwich City)	9	0	8+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF		Jason Pearce	12	0	9+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF		Jonny Williams	21	2	7+11	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF		Diallang Jaiyesimi	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF		Jake Forster-Caskey	24	4	18+2	4	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
9	FW		Macauley Bonne	6	1	3+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1	0+1	0
9	FW		Jayden Stockley (on loan from Preston North End)	4	1	3+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW		Chuks Aneke	25	11	8+14	10	1+0	0	0+2	1	0+0	0
11	MF		Alex Gilbey	16	0	9+5	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
12	MF		Andrew Shinnie (on loan from Luton Town)	15	2	12+3	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	GK		Ben Amos	29	0	27+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW		Conor Washington	26	7	19+5	7	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
15	MF		Darren Pratley	26	1	23+1	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF		Adam Matthews	18	0	11+5	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
17	FW		Omar Bogle	17	2	12+5	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF		Alfie Doughty	10	1	7+0	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
18	MF		Matt Smith (on loan from Arsenal)	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF		Albie Morgan	22	2	9+8	1	1+0	0	0+1	0	3+0	1
20	MF		Erhun Oztumer	5	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	1
21	MF		Marcus Maddison	10	2	4+4	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
22	DF		Ian Maatsen (on loan from Chelsea)	20	0	18+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF		Dylan Levitt (on loan from Manchester United)	5	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF		Ryan Inniss	6	0	5+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW		Josh Davison	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
26	MF		Ben Watson	17	1	14+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
27	FW		Liam Millar (on loan from Liverpool)	8	1	7+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	FW		Paul Smyth (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)	14	1	8+6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW		Ronnie Schwartz	8	1	2+6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	GK		Ashley Maynard-Brewer	4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
31	GK		Nathan Harness	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF		George Lapslie	6	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
33	MF		Ben Dempsey	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
34	FW		Wassim Aouachria	1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
35	MF		James Vennings	6	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
36	MF		Jay Mingi	2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	1
37	MF		Johl Powell	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
38	MF		Junior Quitirna	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
39	DF		Luca Vega	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
40	MF		Brendan Wiredu	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	GK		Joseph Osaghae	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
44	FW		Hady Ghandour	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
45	DF		Lucas Ness	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
48	DF		Charlie Barker	9	1	3+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	1	3+0	0
49	DF		Kasim Aidoo	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
50	MF		Aaron Henry	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
52	FW		Dylan Gavin	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0

Top scorers

As of 6 February 2021

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	FW		10	Chuks Aneke	10	0	1	0	11
2	FW		14	Conor Washington	7	0	0	0	7
3	MF		8	Jake Forster-Caskey	4	0	0	0	4
4	MF		7	Jonny Williams	2	0	0	0	2
=	DF		3	Ben Purrington	2	0	0	0	2
=	FW		17	Omar Bogle	2	0	0	0	2
=	MF		12	Andrew Shinnie	2	0	0	0	2
=	MF		19	Albie Morgan	1	0	0	1	2
=	MF		21	Marcus Maddison	1	0	0	1	2
10	MF		18	Alfie Doughty	1	0	0	0	1
=	MF		15	Darren Pratley	1	0	0	0	1
=	FW		28	Paul Smyth	1	0	0	0	1
=	MF		26	Ben Watson	1	0	0	0	1
=	DF		2	Chris Gunter	1	0	0	0	1
=	FW		29	Ronnie Schwartz	1	0	0	0	1
=	FW		27	Liam Millar	1	0	0	0	1
=	FW		9	Jayden Stockley	1	0	0	0	1
=	DF		4	Deji Oshilaja	1	0	0	0	1
=	FW		9	Macauley Bonne	0	0	1	0	1
=	DF		48	Charlie Barker	0	0	1	0	1
=	MF		20	Erhun Oztumer	0	0	0	1	1
=	FW		34	Wassim Aouachria	0	0	0	1	1
=	MF		36	Jay Mingi	0	0	0	1	1
Own goals					1	0	0	0	1
Totals					41	0	3	5	49

Disciplinary record

As of 6 February 2021

Number	Nation	Position	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		EFL Trophy		Total
26		MF	Ben Watson	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
22		DF	Ian Maatsen	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
11		MF	Alex Gilbey	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
10		FW	Chuks Aneke	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
19		MF	Albie Morgan	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	1
8		MF	Jake Forster-Caskey	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
15		MF	Darren Pratley	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
2		DF	Chris Gunter	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
1		GK	Ben Amos	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
4		DF	Deji Oshilaja	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3		DF	Ben Purrington	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
6		DF	Jason Pearce	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
21		MF	Marcus Maddison	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
28		FW	Paul Smyth	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23		MF	Dylan Levitt	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
48		DF	Charlie Barker	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
24		DF	Ryan Inniss	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
18		MF	Alfie Doughty	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27		FW	Liam Millar	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20		MF	Erhun Oztumer	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
49		DF	Kasim Aidoo	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
34		FW	Wassim Aouachria	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Totals				60	5	3	0	1	0	6	0	70	5

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
12 August 2020	CM		Alex Gilbey	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed	[3]
13 August 2020	CF		Conor Washington	Heart of Midlothian	Undisclosed	[4]
14 August 2020	FW		Hady Ghandour	Tooting & Mitcham United	Free transfer	[5]
14 August 2020	DF		Lucas Ness	Metropolitan Police	Free transfer	[5]
25 September 2020	CM		Ben Watson	Nottingham Forest	Free transfer	[6]
1 October 2020	AM		Marcus Maddison	Peterborough United	Free transfer	[7]
8 October 2020	RB		Chris Gunter	Reading	Free transfer	[8]
9 October 2020	CF		Omar Bogle	Cardiff City	Free transfer	[9]
13 October 2020	CB		Ryan Inniss	Crystal Palace	Undisclosed	[10]
26 October 2020	RB		Adam Matthews	Free agent	Free transfer	[11]
4 January 2021	CF		Ronnie Schwartz	Midtjylland	Undisclosed	[12]
1 February 2021	RW		Diallang Jaiyesimi	Swindon Town	Undisclosed	[13]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
14 August 2020	CF		Tomer Hemed	Wellington Phoenix	Released	[14][15]
14 August 2020	LB		Lewis Page	Exeter City	Released	[14][16]
14 August 2020	DF		Naby Sarr	Huddersfield Town	Released	[14][17]
1 September 2020	CB		Tom Lockyer	Luton Town	Free Transfer	[18]
2 October 2020	CF		Macauley Bonne	Queens Park Rangers	Undisclosed	[19]
16 October 2020	GK		Dillon Phillips	Cardiff City	Undisclosed	[20]
19 January 2021	CM		George Lapslie	Mansfield Town	Undisclosed	[21]
22 January 2021	MF		Alfie Doughty	Stoke City	Undisclosed	[22]
29 January 2021	CF		Omar Bogle	Doncaster Rovers	Undisclosed	[23]
1 February 2021	MF		Brendan Wiredu	Colchester United	Undisclosed	[24]
1 February 2021	AM		Jonny Williams	Cardiff City	Undisclosed	[25]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
8 September 2020	CM		Dylan Levitt	Manchester United	8 January 2021	[26][27]
26 September 2020	CB		Akin Famewo	Norwich City	End of season	[28]
13 October 2020	LB		Ian Maatsen	Chelsea	End of season	[29]
16 October 2020	CM		Andrew Shinnie	Luton Town	End of season	[30]
16 October 2020	CF		Paul Smyth	Queens Park Rangers	28 January 2021	[31][32]
5 January 2021	CF		Liam Millar	Liverpool	End of season	[33]
22 January 2021	CF		Jayden Stockley	Preston North End	End of season	[34]
1 February 2021	CM		Matt Smith	Arsenal	End of season	[35]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
12 October 2020	MF		Ben Dempsey	Woking	End of season	[36][37]
15 October 2020	CM		George Lapslie	Mansfield Town	19 January 2021	[38][39]
15 October 2020	AM		Erhun Oztumer	Bristol Rovers	End of season	[40]
24 October 2020	CF		Josh Davison	Woking	13 January 2021	[41][42]
24 October 2020	CF		Charles Clayden	Dulwich Hamlet	24 November 2020	[43]
8 December 2020	GK		Nathan Harness	Welling United	3 January 2021	[44]
19 January 2021	CF		Josh Davison	Forest Green Rovers	End of season	[45]
1 February 2021	AM		Marcus Maddison	Bolton Wanderers	End of season	[46]

Friendlies

22 August 2020 Friendly	Birmingham City	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Birmingham
12:00 BST	Boyd-Munce  45'	Report	Doughty  22'	Stadium: Birmingham City Training Ground Attendance: 0

25 August 2020 Friendly	Charlton Athletic	2–3	Southend United	New Eltham
13:00 BST	Davison  17' (pen.) Lapslie  45'	Report	Goodship  71' Kinali  72' Hutchinson  89'	Stadium: Charlton Athletic Training Ground Attendance: 0

29 August 2020 Friendly	Crystal Palace	3–0	Charlton Athletic	Selhurst
14:10 BST	Ayew  63', 66' Zaha  88'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 0

Competitions

League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
2	Hull City	26	15	3	8	41	23	+18	48[lower-alpha 1]	Promotion to the EFL Championship
3	Doncaster Rovers	23	15	3	5	41	23	+18	48[lower-alpha 1]	Qualification for League One play-offs
4	Peterborough United	25	14	4	7	38	23	+15	46
5	Portsmouth	25	13	6	6	42	23	+19	45
6	Charlton Athletic	27	12	7	8	41	35	+6	43
7	Sunderland	25	10	11	4	34	21	+13	41
8	Accrington Stanley	23	12	5	6	35	24	+11	41
9	Crewe Alexandra	28	11	7	10	36	35	+1	40
10	Ipswich Town	24	12	3	9	29	25	+4	39

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[47]
Notes:

1. Ranked on head-to-head points: Hull City 3, Doncaster Rovers 0.

Result summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
27	12	7	8	41	35	+6	43	4	4	4	21	21	0	8	3	4	20	14	+6

Last updated: 6 February 2021.
Source:

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	D	D	L	L	D	W	L	D	W	L	W
Position	3	11	18	14	15	11	8	6	5	3	5	6	3	4	6	5	7	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	6	8	6

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on Friday 21 August 2020.[48]

12 September 2020 1	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Crewe
15:00 BST		Report	Doughty  24' Washington  43'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury

19 September 2020 2	Charlton Athletic	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Charlton
15:00 BST	Washington  67'	Report	Gomes  25' Barker  49' (o.g.) John-Jules  63'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 1,000[49] Referee: John Busby

27 September 2020 3	Lincoln City	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Grant  45+1' Montsma  88'	Report		Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards

3 October 2020 4	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Sunderland	Charlton
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies

17 October 2020 5	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Charlton
15:00 BST	Forster-Caskey  65'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates

20 October 2020 6	Blackpool	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Blackpool
19:00 BST		Report	Aneke  83'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell

24 October 2020 7	Northampton Town	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	Pratley  54' Sowerby  59' (o.g.)	Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison

27 October 2020 8	Charlton Athletic	2–0	Oxford United	Charlton
19:00 GMT	Washington  32' Shinnie  45+1'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

31 October 2020 9	Portsmouth	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT		Report	Williams  26' Aneke  82'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson

3 November 2020 10	Charlton Athletic	3–2	Fleetwood Town	Charlton
19:00 GMT	Purrington  4' Washington  31', 50' (pen.)	Report	Evans  33', 34'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard

21 November 2020 11	Gillingham	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Gillingham
13:00 GMT	Graham  73' (pen.)	Report	Aneke  82'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis

24 November 2020 12	Burton Albion	4–2	Charlton Athletic	Burton upon Trent
19:00 GMT	Akins  9' Powell  39' Hughes  53' Vernam  76'	Report	Smyth  42' Aneke  67'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates

28 November 2020 13	Ipswich Town	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Ipswich
15:00 GMT		Report	Morgan  21' Bogle  68'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

2 December 2020 14	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Charlton
19:45 GMT		Report	Fraser  75'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 2,000[50] Referee: Andy Davies

5 December 2020 15	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Norburn  90+5' (pen.)	Report	Watson  71'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

12 December 2020 16	Charlton Athletic	5–2	AFC Wimbledon	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Washington  37' Forster-Caskey  64' Williams  65' Aneke  85' Purrington  90+2'	Report	Pigott  42' Csóka  45'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 2,000 Referee: David Rock

19 December 2020 17	Swindon Town	2–2	Charlton Athletic	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Jaiyesimi  26' Pitman  90'	Report	Bogle  37' Aneke  61'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Benjamin Speedie

26 December 2020 18	Charlton Athletic	2–2	Plymouth Argyle	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Gunter  32' Maddison  67'	Report	Jephcott  6', 36'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

2 January 2021 19	Hull City	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Adelakun  18' Docherty  76'	Report		Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy

8 January 2021 20	Charlton Athletic	0–2	Accrington Stanley	Charlton
19:45 GMT		Report	Bishop  36', 67'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

12 January 2021 21	Charlton Athletic	4–4	Rochdale	Charlton
19:00 GMT	Aneke  23', 65' Forster-Caskey  37' Schwartz  67'	Report	Lund  12' Baah  21', 31' Humphrys  42'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

16 January 2021 22	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Bristol
15:00 GMT		Report	Forster-Caskey  64'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright

19 January 2021 23	Peterborough United	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Peterborough
18:30 GMT	Szmodics  66', 79'	Report	Washington  14' (pen.)	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

23 January 2021 24	Charlton Athletic	2–2	Swindon Town	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Aneke  57' Shinnie  90'	Report	Hope  5' Palmer  39'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

26 January 2021 25	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Milton Keynes
19:00 GMT		Report	Millar  18'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

2 February 2021 26	Charlton Athletic	1–3	Portsmouth	Charlton
19:00 GMT	Stockley  52'	Report	Jacobs  39' Naylor  55' Cannon  61'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey

6 February 2021 27	Rochdale	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Rochdale
15:00 GMT		Report	Aneke  7' Oshilaja  27'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall

13 February 2021 28	Charlton Athletic	v	Gillingham	Charlton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0

20 February 2021 29	Fleetwood Town	v	Charlton Athletic	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0

23 February 2021 30	Charlton Athletic	v	Burton Albion	Charlton
19:00 GMT				Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0

27 February 2021 31	Charlton Athletic	v	Blackpool	Charlton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0

FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[51]

7 November 2020 First round	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Charlton
15:00 GMT		Report	Jephcott  60'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair

EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[52] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[53]

5 September 2020 First round	Swindon Town	1–3	Charlton Athletic	Swindon
15:00 BST	Smith  64'	Report	Bonne  36' Barker  74' Aneke  90'	Stadium: The Energy Check County Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Hextable

15 September 2020 Second round	West Ham United	3–0	Charlton Athletic	Stratford
19:30 BST	Haller  22', 26' Anderson  80'	Report		Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner

EFL Trophy

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[54]

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Leyton Orient	3	2	0	0	1	6	5	+1	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	AFC Wimbledon	3	2	0	0	1	4	3	+1	6
3	L1	Charlton Athletic	3	1	1	0	1	5	4	+1	5
4	ACA	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	3	0	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

Source: EFL.com

1 September 2020 Group stage 1	AFC Wimbledon	2–1	Charlton Athletic	White City
17:30 BST	Roscrow  46' Thomas  58'	Report	Oztumer  22'	Stadium: Loftus Road[55] Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook

30 September 2020 Group stage 2	Charlton Athletic	1–1 (4–1 p)	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	Charlton
19:00 BST	Morgan  48'	Report	Lapslie  30' (o.g.)	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey
	Penalties
	Vennings Morgan Henry Davison		Spong Yapi Vukoje

10 November 2020 Group stage 3	Charlton Athletic	3–1	Leyton Orient	Charlton
19:00 GMT	Aouachria  12' Mingi  64' Maddison  74'	Report	Dennis  67'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

London Senior Cup

First Round	AFC Croydon Athletic	v	Charlton Athletic	Thornton Heath
				Stadium: Mayfield Stadium Referee: Benjamin Rathe

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Notes

1. Includes multiple matches held with reduced crowds.
2. Includes multiple matches held behind closed doors.
3. Total average attendance includes the 1,000 fans who attended the match against Doncaster Rovers on 19 September 2020 and the 2,000 fans who attended the match against Milton Keynes Dons on 2 December 2020 that were not recorded on this link.