# 2016–17 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Charlton Athletic's 95th season in their existence and first back in League One – since being champions in 2011–12 – following relegation from the championship the previous season. Along with competing in the League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

## Squad statistics

    As of 30 April 2017
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | 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 |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Declan Rudd (on loan from Norwich City) | 40 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Kevin Foley | 20 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Lewis Page | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Adam Chicksen | 25 | 2 | 15+6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Johnnie Jackson | 33 | 5 | 22+8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GER | Patrick Bauer | 38 | 4 | 34+2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Roger Johnson | 7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Ademola Lookman | 25 | 7 | 15+6 | 5 | 2+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO | Tony Watt | 16 | 2 | 9+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | WAL | Andrew Crofts | 51 | 1 | 41+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NIR | Josh Magennis | 41 | 10 | 36+3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Nicky Ajose | 28 | 7 | 17+4 | 6 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Ricky Holmes | 38 | 13 | 31+4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Stephy Mavididi (on loan from Arsenal) | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Dillon Phillips | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | COD | Jordan Botaka (on loan from Leeds United) | 29 | 2 | 8+18 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Ezri Konsa | 39 | 0 | 30+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Jason Pearce | 24 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Tareiq Holmes-Dennis | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Ulvestad (on loan from Burnley) | 31 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Karlan Ahearne-Grant | 12 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Jake Forster-Caskey | 15 | 2 | 12+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Chris Solly | 28 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | WAL | Morgan Fox | 30 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Nathan Byrne (on loan from Wigan Athletic) | 17 | 1 | 16+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | FRA | El Hadji Ba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Ollie Muldoon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Regan Charles-Cook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ALG | Ahmed Kashi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Harry Lennon | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | BUL | Dimitar Mitov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Brandon Hanlan | 15 | 0 | 0+9 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Terell Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Lee Novak | 34 | 2 | 13+16 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Josh Umerah | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Joe Aribo | 22 | 0 | 13+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Aaron Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | NED | Anfernee Dijksteel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | George Lapslie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ENG | Jay Dasilva (on loan from Chelsea) | 10 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | GK | ENG | Jordan Beeney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | DF | POR | Jorge Teixeira | 23 | 4 | 15+5 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Top scorers

    As of 30 April 2017
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
| 1 | MF | | 11 | Ricky Holmes | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | FW | | 9 | Josh Magennis | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | FW | | 10 | Nicky Ajose | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| = | FW | | 7 | Ademola Lookman | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | MF | | 4 | Johnnie Jackson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | | 50 | Jorge Teixeira | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| = | DF | | 5 | Patrick Bauer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | FW | | 30 | Lee Novak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | MF | | 14 | Jordan Botaka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | MF | | 7 | Tony Watt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | MF | | 19 | Jake Forster-Caskey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | MF | | 3 | Adam Chicksen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | MF | | 17 | Fredrik Ulvestad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | | 21 | Nathan Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | | 8 | Andrew Crofts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | DF | | 16 | Jason Pearce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 60 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 65 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 30 April 2017
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | Total | Total |
| 11 | | MF | Ricky Holmes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | | FW | Tony Watt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | | DF | Ezri Konsa | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Patrick Bauer | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 21 | | DF | Morgan Fox | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | | MF | Nathan Byrne | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | | MF | Adam Chicksen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Josh Magennis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | | DF | Chris Solly | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | | MF | Jake Forster-Caskey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | | MF | Johnnie Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | | FW | Ademola Lookman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | | DF | Jason Pearce | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Andrew Crofts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | | DF | Jorge Teixeira | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | | MF | Fredrik Ulvestad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | | MF | Joe Aribo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | | FW | Lee Novak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | | GK | Dillon Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | | FW | Josh Umerah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | | DF | Harry Lennon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | | DF | Lewis Page | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | | DF | Kevin Foley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 74 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 6 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Nicky Ajose | Swindon Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2016 | LW | Ricky Holmes | Northampton Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Lee Novak | Birmingham City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | RW | Louis-Michel Yamfam | Stevenage | Undisclosed |
| 22 July 2016 | CM | Andrew Crofts | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free transfer |
| 4 August 2016 | CB | Jason Pearce | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 5 August 2016 | FB | Kevin Foley | Ipswich Town | Free transfer |
| 11 August 2016 | CF | Josh Magennis | Kilmarnock | Undisclosed |
| 19 August 2016 | CM | Matt Carter | West Ham United | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2016 | FB | Adam Chicksen | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free transfer |
| 5 January 2017 | CM | Jake Forster-Caskey | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed |
| 6 January 2017 | LB | Lewis Page | West Ham United | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Zak Ansah | Woking | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Reza Ghoochannejhad | Heerenveen | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Alex Kelly | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | RB | Marco Motta | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Ayo Obileye | Eastleigh | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Joe Pigott | Cambridge United | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Josh Staunton | Dagenham & Redbridge | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | George Țucudean | CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Released |
| 7 July 2016 | GK | Marko Dmitrović | Alcorcón | Free transfer |
| 13 July 2016 | CM | Jordan Cousins | Queens Park Rangers | Undisclosed |
| 19 July 2016 | RM | Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | Burnley | Undisclosed |
| 19 July 2016 | GK | Nick Pope | Burnley | Undisclosed |
| 22 July 2016 | GK | Stephen Henderson | Nottingham Forest | Free transfer |
| 5 August 2016 | LM | Callum Harriott | Reading | Undisclosed |
| 5 August 2016 | AM | Tobi Sho-Silva | Bromley | Free transfer |
| 18 August 2016 | DL | Zakarya Bergdich | Córdoba CF | Released |
| 24 August 2016 | DL | Tareiq Holmes-Dennis | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2016 | CM | Alou Diarra | AS Nancy | Released |
| 5 January 2017 | FW | Ademola Lookman | Everton | £11,000,000 |
| 5 January 2017 | FB | Kevin Foley | Coventry City | Released |
| 6 January 2017 | LB | Morgan Fox | Sheffield Wednesday | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2017 | CM | Ollie Muldoon | Gillingham | Released |
| 1 February 2017 | CM | El Hadji Ba | Stabæk | Released |
| 15 February 2017 | CM | Samuel Bone | Shamrock Rovers | Free transfer |
* ↑ Following Ansah's release, he signed for Woking.
* ↑ Following Ghoochannejhad's release, he signed for SC Heerenveen.
* ↑ Following Obileye's release, he signed for Eastleigh.
* ↑ Following Pigott's release, he signed for Cambridge United.
* ↑ Following Staunton's release, he signed for Dagenham & Redbridge.
* ↑ Following Țucudean's release, he signed for CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu.
* ↑ Following Bergdich's release, he signed for Córdoba.
* ↑ Following Diarra's release, he signed for Nancy.
* ↑ Following Foley's release, he signed for Coventry City.
* ↑ Following Muldoon's release, he signed for Gillingham.
* ↑ Following Ba's release, he signed for Stabæk.

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 2 August 2016 | GK | Declan Rudd | Norwich City | End of Season |
| 11 August 2016 | RW | Jordan Botaka | Leeds United | End of Season |
| 31 August 2016 | CM | Fredrik Ulvestad | Burnley | End of Season |
| 1 January 2017 | LB | Jay Dasilva | Chelsea | End of Season |
| 9 January 2017 | RW | Nathan Byrne | Wigan Athletic | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | CF | Stephy Mavididi | Arsenal | 1 March 2017 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Igor Vetokele | Zulte-Waregem | 7 January 2017 |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Naby Sarr | Red Star | 30 June 2017 |
| 20 July 2016 | CF | Tony Watt | Heart of Midlothian | 1 January 2017 |
| 1 August 2016 | LW | Cristian Ceballos | Sint-Truiden | 30 June 2017 |
| 20 September 2016 | GK | Callum Thomas | Grays Athletic | Open ended |
| 30 September 2016 | CM | Ollie Muldoon | Braintree Town | 26 November 2016 |
| 20 October 2016 | CB | Terell Thomas | Woking | 30 June 2017 |
| 3 November 2016 | GK | Jordan Beeney | Greenwich Borough | 25 November 2016 |
| 20 December 2016 | MF | Chris Millar | Dulwich Hamlet | 14 January 2017 |
| 20 December 2016 | FW | Louis-Michel Yamfam | Dulwich Hamlet | 14 January 2017 |
| 7 January 2017 | CF | Igor Vetokele | Sint-Truidense | 30 June 2017 |
| 20 January 2017 | CF | Brandon Hanlan | Bromley | 11 March 2017 |
| 31 January 2017 | CF | Nicky Ajose | Swindon Town | 30 June 2017 |
| 31 January 2017 | CF | Josh Umerah | Kilmarnock | 30 June 2017 |
| 3 February 2017 | CM | Regan Charles-Cook | Solihull Moors | 29 April 2017 |
| 15 February 2017 | CF | Mikhail Kennedy | Derry City | 30 June 2017 |
| 30 March 2017 | GK | Jordan Beeney | East Grinstead Town | 30 April 2017 |
* ↑ On 25 November 2015, Jordan Beeney was recalled from his loan spell at Greenwich Borough.

## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 62 |
| 12 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 61 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 60 |
| 14 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 58 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 57 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 30 April 2017. 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | D | D | D | L | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 23 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |

#### Matches
### EFL Trophy

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ACA | Southampton U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Crawley Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Colchester United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |