# 2017–18 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Charlton Athletic's 96th season in their existence. Along with competing in the League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

## Squad statistics

    As of 13 May 2018
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | League One play-offs | League One play-offs | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals~ |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Ben Amos (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) | 50 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Lewis Page | 8 | 1 | 8+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | ALG | Ahmed Kashi | 37 | 2 | 33+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Johnnie Jackson | 18 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GER | Patrick Bauer | 37 | 3 | 33+1 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Jason Pearce | 29 | 2 | 24+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | JAM | Mark Marshall | 31 | 2 | 20+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | WAL | Andrew Crofts | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | IRL | Leon Best | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Nicky Ajose | 14 | 1 | 7+5 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NIR | Josh Magennis | 47 | 10 | 37+5 | 10 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | IRL | Billy Clarke | 21 | 2 | 16+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Ricky Holmes | 26 | 6 | 22+1 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Sullay Kaikai (on loan from Crystal Palace) | 15 | 0 | 8+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | NIR | Ben Reeves | 36 | 7 | 21+8 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Dillon Phillips | 7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Tariqe Fosu | 35 | 9 | 26+4 | 9 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Ezri Konsa | 47 | 0 | 32+7 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Stephy Mavididi (on loan from Arsenal) | 15 | 2 | 6+6 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | NGA | Joe Aribo | 36 | 6 | 19+7 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Karlan Ahearne-Grant | 31 | 4 | 4+18 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 2 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Jake Forster-Caskey | 45 | 5 | 40+1 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Chris Solly | 28 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Lee Novak | 3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | GHA | Joe Dodoo (on loan from Rangers) | 8 | 2 | 0+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Jay Dasilva (on loan from Chelsea) | 44 | 0 | 34+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | FRA | Naby Sarr | 25 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Regan Charles-Cook | 4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Harry Lennon | 12 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | POL | Michał Żyro (on loan from Wolves) | 14 | 3 | 8+5 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Brandon Hanlan | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | NIR | Mikhail Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Josh Umerah | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | SCO | Tony Watt | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Matt Carter | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Aaron Barnes | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | NED | Anfernee Dijksteel | 19 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | AUS | Ashley Maynard-Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | George Lapslie | 5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+4 | 1 |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Reeco Hackett-Fairchild | 12 | 2 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+3 | 2 |
| 38 | MF | ENG | Taylor Maloney | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | ENG | Louis-Michel Yamfam | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | ENG | Jo Cummings | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | ENG | Jamie Mascoll | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

    As of 13 May 2018
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | League One | League One play-offs | FA Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 9 | Josh Magennis | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | MF | | 14 | Tariqe Fosu | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | | 12 | Ben Reeves | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | | 11 | Ricky Holmes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| = | MF | | 17 | Joe Aribo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | MF | | 19 | Jake Forster-Caskey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | | 18 | Karlan Ahearne-Grant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | DF | | 5 | Patrick Bauer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | MF | | 24 | Michał Żyro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | | 16 | Stephy Mavididi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | MF | | 3 | Ahmed Kashi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | DF | | 6 | Jason Pearce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | FW | | 7 | Mark Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | FW | | 10 | Billy Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| = | FW | | 21 | Joe Dodoo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| = | FW | | 37 | Reeco Hackett-Fairchild | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | DF | | 2 | Lewis Page | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | FW | | 8 | Nicky Ajose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | | 24 | Regan Charles-Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | FW | | 21 | Lee Novak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | | 36 | George Lapslie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 58 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 74 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 13 May 2018
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | League One | League One | League One play-offs | League One play-offs | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | Total | Total |
| 19 | | MF | Jake Forster-Caskey | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | | MF | Ahmed Kashi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | | DF | Chris Solly | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | | DF | Ezri Konsa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Ricky Holmes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Patrick Bauer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Josh Magennis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | | DF | Naby Sarr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | | DF | Jason Pearce | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | | GK | Ben Amos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | | DF | Harry Lennon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | | FW | Billy Clarke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | | MF | Tariqe Fosu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | | FW | Sullay Kaikai | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | | DF | Jay Dasilva | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | | FW | Joe Dodoo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Mark Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | | FW | Stephy Mavididi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | | DF | Anfernee Dijksteel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | | MF | Ben Reeves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | | MF | Michał Żyro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | | DF | Lewis Page | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | | FW | Lee Novak | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | MF | Andrew Crofts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | | MF | Regan Charles-Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 79 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 2 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Ryan Blumberg | Nike Football Academy | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2017 | SS | Billy Clarke | Bradford City | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2017 | LW | Tariqe Fosu | Reading | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2017 | LW | Mark Marshall | Bradford City | Free transfer |
| 3 August 2017 | CM | Ben Reeves | Milton Keynes Dons | Free transfer |
| 21 August 2017 | FB | Jamie Mascoll | Dulwich Hamlet | Free transfer |
| 28 November 2017 | CF | Leon Best | Ipswich Town | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 July 2017 | LB | Adam Chicksen | Bradford City | Released | |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Roger Johnson | Bromley | Released | |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Chris Millar | Free agent | Released | |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | Dimitar Mitov | Cambridge United | Released | |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Terell Thomas | Wigan Athletic | Released | |
| 15 July 2017 | CB | Jorge Teixeira | Sint-Truiden | Undisclosed | |
| 19 July 2017 | LW | Cristian Ceballos | Sint-Truiden | Undisclosed | |
| 14 August 2017 | CF | Tony Watt | OH Leuven | Undisclosed | |
| 31 August 2017 | CF | Lee Novak | Scunthorpe United | Undisclosed | |
| 31 August 2017 | CM | Andrew Crofts | Scunthorpe United | Released | [19] [lower-alpha 5] |
| 15 January 2018 | LW | Ricky Holmes | Sheffield United | Undisclosed | |
| 31 January 2018 | FB | Aaron Barnes | Colchester United | Free transfer | |
* ↑ Adam Chicksen joined Bradford City following his release.
* ↑ Roger Johnson joined Bromley following his release.
* ↑ Dimitar Mitov joined Cambridge United following his release.
* ↑ Terell Thomas joined Wigan Athletic following his release.
* ↑ Andrew Crofts joined Scunthorpe United following his release.

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 21 July 2017 | LB | Jay Dasilva | Chelsea | 30 June 2018 |
| 29 July 2017 | GK | Ben Amos | Bolton Wanderers | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | FW | Joe Dodoo | Rangers | 1 January 2018 |
| 3 January 2018 | FW | Stephy Mavididi | Arsenal | 30 June 2018 |
| 22 January 2018 | RW | Michał Żyro | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 June 2018 |
| 26 January 2018 | LW | Sullay Kaikai | Crystal Palace | 30 June 2018 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Igor Vetokele | Sint-Truiden | 30 June 2018 |
| 14 July 2017 | CF | Nicky Ajose | Bury | 1 February 2018 |
| 25 August 2017 | GK | Jordan Beeney | Dartford | 23 September 2017 |
| 29 August 2017 | CF | Josh Umerah | Wycombe Wanderers | 15 January 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | CF | Brandon Hanlan | Colchester United | 14 January 2018 |
| 1 September 2017 | RW | Regan Charles-Cook | Woking | 6 January 2018 |
| 27 October 2017 | LB | Archie Edwards | Bognor Regis Town | 1 January 2018 |
| 10 November 2017 | GK | Jordan Beeney | Farnborough | 8 December 2017 |
| 12 January 2018 | LB | Aaron Barnes | Torquay United | 31 January 2018 |
| 25 January 2018 | LB | Archie Edwards | Eastbourne Borough | 28 April 2018 |
| 30 January 2018 | FW | Karlan Ahearne-Grant | Crawley Town | 30 June 2018 |
| 1 February 2018 | CF | Brandon Hanlan | Bromley | 30 June 2018 |
| 2 February 2018 | CM | George Lapslie | Chelmsford City | 2 March 2018 |
| 1 September 2017 | RW | Regan Charles-Cook | Woking | 28 April 2018 |
| 7 April 2018 | CB | Daniel Bowry | Kingstonian | 28 April 2018 |

## Competitions
### Friendlies

On 10 May 2017, Charlton Athletic announced Ipswich Town would visit during pre-season. Opposition number two and three were announced on 15 May 2017, Welling United and Greenwich Borough. A day later, Charlton confirmed a trip to Dover Athletic to the pre-season schedule. On 18 May 2017, Charlton announced they would visit Republic of Ireland as part of their pre-season preparations. Two more friendlies were revealed a day later.

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Rotherham United (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 79 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 74 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 71 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 68 | |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 66 | |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

#### Result summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 13 May 2018. 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 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | L |
| Position | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |

#### Matches
### FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Charlton Athletic were drawn at home to Truro City in the first round. A trip to AFC Wimbledon was confirmed for the second round.

### EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Charlton Athletic were drawn away to Exeter City in the first round. Another away tie against Norwich City was confirmed for the second round.

### EFL Trophy

| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Portsmouth (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Charlton Athletic (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Fulham U21 (E) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | L2 | Crawley Town (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |