# 2009–10 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

During the 2010–11 English football season, Charlton Athletic F.C. competed in Football League One.

## Season summary

Charlton managed to start off their first season after relegation from the Championship with some good results and looked safe bets for an automatic return to the second tier of English football, but a late slump saw Charlton fall to fourth, still good enough for a playoff spot. After a 2–1 defeat at the County Ground and a 2–1 win at the Valley saw Charlton draw 3–3 on aggregate with Swindon Town, the two teams went to a penalty shootout. Nicky Bailey missed his penalty to give Swindon the win, thus condemning Charlton to another season in the third tier.
Charlton also suffered demoralising defeats in the first rounds in both domestic cups. In the FA Cup, Charlton lost 1–0 to Northwich Victoria at Victoria Stadium, while, in the League Cup, Charlton lost 1–0 after extra time to Hereford United at Edgar Street.

## Kit

Spanish company Joma remained Charlton's kit manufacturers, and introduced a new home and a new away kit for the season, the home kit featuring a white vertical stripe last seen on the club's centenary kit in 2005, the away kit featuring black shorts and socks and a blue and black striped shirt. The kits were sponsored by krbs.com, but, for the match against Millwall on 19 December, the club wore kits sponsoring the Street Violence Ruins Lives campaign, with proceeds going to the Rob Knox Memorial Fund. Rob Knox was an actor and a Charlton fan who was stabbed to death in a street attack in May 2008.

## Players
### First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | IRL | Rob Elliot |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Frazer Richardson |
| 3 | DF | CTA | Kelly Youga |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Nicky Bailey |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Miguel Llera |
| 6 | DF | POR | José Semedo |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Jonjo Shelvey |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Therry Racon |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Leon McKenzie |
| 10 | FW | JAM | Deon Burton |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Lloyd Sam |
| 12 | DF | WAL | Grant Basey |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Matthew Spring |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Scott Wagstaff |
| 17 | FW | GHA | Chris Dickson |
| 18 | DF | NGA | Sam Sodje |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Chris Solly |
| 23 | FW | IRL | David Mooney (on loan from Reading) |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Kyel Reid (on loan from Sheffield United) |
| 25 | GK | IRL | Darren Randolph |
| 26 | MF | CYP | Alex Stavrinou |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Yado Mambo |
| 28 | FW | TUR | Tamer Tuna |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Jack Clark |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Ben Davisson |
| 32 | GK | ENG | Jack Binks |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Akpo Sodje (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) |
| 35 | DF | SCO | Christian Dailly |
| 38 | DF | ENG | Gary Borrowdale (on loan from Queens Park Rangers) |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Nicky Forster (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) |
| 40 | GK | TRI | Tony Warner |
| 41 | DF | ENG | Matt Fry (on loan from West Ham United) |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Andy Gray (to Barnsley) |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Izale McLeod (on loan to Peterborough United) |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Dean Sinclair (on loan to Grimsby Town) |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Wade Small (to Chesterfield) |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Luke Holden (on loan from Rhyl) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | MF | WAL | Stuart Fleetwood (on loan to Exeter City) |
| 24 | GK | ENG | Carl Ikeme (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Elliot Omozusi (on loan from Fulham) |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Johnnie Jackson (on loan from Notts County) |

## Transfers:
### In:

| Date | Name | Position | Club From | Fee |
| 2 July 2009 | DF | Miguel Llera | MK Dons | Free |
| 9 July 2009 | DF | Frazer Richardson | Leeds United | Free |
| 1 September 2009 | FW | Leon McKenzie | Coventry City | Free |
| 1 September 2009 | DF | Sam Sodje | Reading | Free |
| 25 March 2010 | GK | Tony Warner | Free Agency | Free |

### Out:

| Date | Position | Name | Club To | Fee |
| 1 July 2009 | MF | Darren Ambrose | Crystal Palace | Free |
| 2 July 2009 | DF | Mark Hudson | Cardiff City | £1,075,000 |
| 8 July 2009 | MF | Zheng Zhi | Free Agency | Released (joined Celtic on 25 September) |

### Loans In:

| Date | Position | Name | Club From | Duration |
| 1 September 2009 | MF | Luke Holden | Rhyl | Three months |
| 14 November 2009 | FW | Akpo Sodje | Sheffield Wednesday | One month |
| 10 December 2009 | FW | Akpo Sodje | Sheffield Wednesday | One month |
| 14 January 2010 | FW | David Mooney | Reading | One month |
| 29 January 2010 | FW | Kyel Reid | Sheffield United | Until end of season |
| 31 January 2010 | FW | Akpo Sodje | Sheffield Wednesday | Until end of season |
| 18 February 2010 | MF | Johnnie Jackson | Notts County | One month |
| 19 March 2010 | DF | Gary Borrowdale | Queens Park Rangers | One month |
| 25 March 2010 | FW | Nicky Forster | Brighton and Hove Albion | Until end of season |
| 25 March 2010 | DF | Matt Fry | West Ham United | Until end of season |

### Loans Out:

| Date | Position | Name | Club To | Duration |
| 9 January 2010 | FW | Izale McLeod | Peterborough United | Until end of season |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Leeds United (P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 44 | +33 | 86 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 3 | Millwall (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 76 | 44 | +32 | 85 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 84 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 73 | 57 | +16 | 82 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 82 | 56 | +26 | 80 | Qualification for League One play-offs |

#### Matches

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee |
| 8 August 2009 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 3–2 | Dailly 21', Bailey 23', Llera 50' | 16,552 | Deadman |
| 15 August 2009 | Hartlepool United | A | 2–0 | Burton 23', Bailey 27' | 4,408 | Boyeson |
| 18 August 2009 | Leyton Orient | A | 2–1 | Burton 64', Shelvey 84' | 7,376 | Crossley |
| 22 August 2009 | Walsall | H | 2–0 | Llera 30', Wagstaff 72' | 15,306 | Hooper |
| 29 August 2009 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 4–0 | Sam 24', 49', Semedo 26', Bailey 68' | 5,417 | Tierney |
| 5 September 2009 | Brentford | H | 2–0 | Burton 11', Sam 30' | 16,399 | Linington |
| 12 September 2009 | Southampton | H | 1–1 | Burton 49' | 19,441 | Wright |
| 19 September 2009 | Norwich City | A | 2–2 | Burton 18', Shelvey 40' | 24,018 | Tanner |
| 26 September 2009 | Exeter City | H | 2–1 | Bailey 43', McLeod 87' | 16,867 | Hegley |
| 29 September 2009 | Colchester United | A | 0–3 | | 7,098 | Russell |
| 3 October 2009 | Leeds United | A | 0–0 | | 31,838 | Mathieson |
| 10 October 2009 | Oldham Athletic | H | 0–0 | | 16,441 | Horwood |
| 17 October 2009 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–1 | S. Sodje 8', McLeod 49' | 16,991 | East |
| 24 October 2009 | Gillingham | A | 1–1 | Nutter 79' o.g. | 10,304 | Moss |
| 31 October 2009 | Carlisle United | A | 1–3 | Burton 45+1' pen. | 6,077 | Haywood |
| 14 November 2009 | Milton Keynes Dons | H | 5–1 | Mooney 13', Bailey 21', Sam 65', S. Sodje 73', Burton 76' | 17,188 | Hill |
| 21 November 2009 | Yeovil Town | A | 1–1 | A. Sodje 56' | 5,632 | Hooper |
| 24 November 2009 | Bristol Rovers | H | 4–2 | Mooney 4', Burton 16' pen., Bailey 68', A. Sodje 86' | 15,885 | Cook |
| 1 December 2009 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–0 | Burton 29', Wagstaff 37' | 6,769 | Ward |
| 5 December 2009 | Southend United | H | 1–0 | Burton 25' | 17,445 | McDermid |
| 12 December 2009 | Stockport County | A | 2–1 | S. Sodje 13', Wagstaff 74' | 4,277 | Ilderton |
| 19 December 2009 | Millwall | H | 4–4 | Burton 31' pen., 38' pen., Bailey 47', Morison 85' o.g. | 19,105 | Jones |
| 26 December 2009 | Swindon Town | H | 2–2 | Shelvey 38', Llera 90+4' | 17,977 | Miller |
| 28 December 2009 | Brentford | A | 1–1 | Bailey 58' pen. | 8,387 | D'Urso |
| 16 January 2010 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 2–1 | Shelvey 11', Bailey 77' | | Evans |
| 19 January 2010 | Hartlepool United | H | 2–1 | Mooney 31', Wagstaff 79' | 14,636 | Tanner |
| 25 January 2010 | Leyton Orient | H | 0–1 | | 15,955 | Moss |
| 30 January 2010 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–1 | Bailey 57' | 16,168 | Sutton |
| 2 February 2010 | Walsall | A | 1–1 | Burton 45+2' pen. | 3,417 | Haines |
| 6 February 2010 | Swindon Town | A | 1–1 | Bailey 90+3' | 9,552 | Hall |
| 15 February 2010 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–2 | Racon 90+7' | 7,624 | Kettle |
| 20 February 2010 | Yeovil Town | H | 2–0 | Reid 29', Mooney 54' | 15,991 | Graham |
| 23 February 2010 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–2 | A. Sodje 90+4' | 17,508 | D'Urso |
| 26 February 2010 | Southend United | A | 2–1 | A. Sodje 73', Reid 90+1' | 9,724 | Wright |
| 6 March 2010 | Stockport County | H | 2–0 | Huntington 7' o.g., A. Sodje 10' | 16,609 | Stroud |
| 13 March 2010 | Millwall | A | 0–4 | | 17,632 | Swarbrick |
| 20 March 2010 | Gillingham | H | 2–2 | Richardson 31', Mooney 60' | 20,024 | Taylor |
| 27 March 2010 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–1 | Reid 58' | 14,459 | Singh |
| 3 April 2010 | Milton Keynes Dons | A | 1–0 | Forster 65' pen. | 10,869 | Bates |
| 5 April 2010 | Carlisle United | H | 1–0 | S. Sodje 44' | 17,229 | Linington |
| 10 April 2010 | Southampton | A | 0–1 | | 23,061 | Hegley |
| 13 April 2010 | Colchester United | H | 1–0 | Forster 21' | 17,427 | Jones |
| 17 April 2010 | Norwich City | H | 0–1 | | 20,023 | Hall |
| 24 April 2010 | Exeter City | A | 1–1 | Reid 72' | 6,835 | Phillips |
| 1 May 2010 | Leeds United | H | 1–0 | Naylor 88' o.g. | 23,198 | Probert |
| 8 May 2010 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2–0 | Bailey 23', Llera 48' | 5,686 | Webster |

#### Play-offs

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee | Ref. |
| Semi-final first leg | 14 May 2010 | Swindon Town | A | 1–2 | Burton 65' | 13,560 | Linington | |
| Semi-final second leg | 17 May 2010 | Swindon Town | H | 2–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Ferry 27' o.g., Mooney 45' | 21,521 | Swarbrick | |

### FA Cup

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee | Ref. |
| First round | 8 November 2009 | Northwich Victoria | A | 0–1 | | 2,153 | Webb | |

### League Cup

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee | Ref. |
| First round | 11 August 2009 | Hereford United | A | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | | 2,017 | Bates | |

### Football League Trophy

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee | Ref. |
| Second round | 6 October 2009 | Barnet | H | 4–1 | McLeod 15', Tuna 40', Bailey 75', Wagstaff 87' | 4,522 | Phillips | |
| Area quarter-final | 11 November 2009 | Southampton | A | 1–2 | McKenzie 90+2' | 13,906 | Taylor | |