2008 �09 CHARLTON ATHLETIC F.C. SEASON

Charlton Athletic
2008–09 season
Manager	Alan Pardew (until November); Phil Parkinson (from November)
Stadium	The Valley
Football League Championship	24th (relegated)
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Nicky Bailey (13); All: ; Nicky Bailey (13)
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

During the 2008–09 English football season, Charlton Athletic competed in the Football League Championship. It was their second consecutive season at this level since relegation from the Premier League at the end of the 2006–07 season.

Season summary

Charlton were tipped to make a strong challenge for promotion, but it all went wrong for the Addicks and by the time manager Alan Pardew was sacked in November the club was in serious danger of a second relegation in three seasons. He was replaced with former Colchester United manager Phil Parkinson, but he was unable to save Charlton from falling into English football's third tier for the first time since 1981, coming in last place, 12 points adrift of safety.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Nicky Weaver
2	DF	FRA	Yassin Moutaouakil
3	DF	CAF	Kelly Youga
4	MF	ENG	Nicky Bailey
5	MF	CHN	Zheng Zhi
6	DF	ENG	Mark Hudson
7	MF	ENG	Jonjo Shelvey
8	MF	IRL	Matt Holland^{[notes 1]}
9	FW	SCO	Andy Gray^{[notes 2]}
10	FW	BUL	Svetoslav Todorov
11	MF	ENG	Darren Ambrose
12	DF	ENG	Darren Ward (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
14	MF	ENG	Matthew Spring
15	MF	ENG	Josh Wright
16	MF	ENG	Scott Wagstaff
17	FW	GHA	Chris Dickson^{[notes 3]}
18	MF	GHA	Lloyd Sam^{[notes 4]}


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	ENG	Dean Sinclair
20	MF	FRA	Therry Racon^{[notes 5]}
21	GK	IRL	Rob Elliot^{[notes 6]}
22	FW	WAL	Stuart Fleetwood^{[notes 7]}
23	DF	POR	José Semedo
24	DF	ENG	Jonathan Fortune
26	DF	WAL	Grant Basey^{[notes 8]}
27	MF	ENG	Rashid Yussuff
28	MF	IRL	Harry Arter^{[notes 9]}
31	MF	ENG	Chris Solly
32	DF	ENG	Danny Butterfield (on loan from Crystal Palace)
33	DF	ENG	Aswad Thomas
34	DF	ENG	Jack Clark
35	GK	IRL	Darren Randolph
36	FW	COD	Trésor Kandol (on loan from Leeds United)
37	FW	JAM	Deon Burton^{[notes 10]}
38	MF	TUR	Tamer Tuna^{[notes 11]}

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	FW	ENG	Luke Varney (to Derby County)
14	MF	ENG	Jerome Thomas (on loan to Portsmouth)
14	MF	NIR	Keith Gillespie (on loan from Sheffield United)
25	FW	ENG	Izale McLeod (on loan to Millwall)
29	MF	SEN	Amdy Faye (to Stoke City)
29	DF	ENG	Martin Cranie (on loan from Portsmouth)
29	DF	SCO	Graeme Murty^{[notes 12]} (on loan from Reading)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
30	MF	DEN	Martin Christensen (on loan to Lyngby Boldklub)
32	MF	DEN	Mikkel Rygaard Jensen (to Herfølge Boldklub)
34	FW	ALG	Hameur Bouazza^{[notes 13]} (on loan from Fulham)
35	DF	ENG	Linvoy Primus (on loan from Portsmouth)
36	FW	ENG	Martyn Waghorn (on loan from Sunderland)
38	DF	SCO	Jay McEveley^{[notes 14]} (on loan from Derby County)
38	MF	ENG	Tom Soares (on loan from Stoke City)

Transfers

In


Date	Position	Name	Club From	Transfer Fee	Reference
24 May 2008	DF	Mark Hudson	Crystal Palace	Free	^[1]
9 August 2008	MF	Hameur Bouazza	Fulham	Season-long Loan (recalled 8 January)	^[2]
28 August 2008	DF	Linvoy Primus	Portsmouth	Three-month Loan	^[3]
27 November 2008	FW	Deon Burton	Sheffield Wednesday	Loan (made permanent 2 January)	^[4]
9 January 2009	MF	Matthew Spring	Luton Town	Undisclosed	^[5]
30 January 2009	FW	Trésor Kandol	Leeds United	Loan until end of season	^[6]
30 January 2009	DF	Darren Ward	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loan until end of season	^[6]

Out


Date	Position	Name	Club To	Transfer Fee	Reference
12 June 2008	DF	Paddy McCarthy	Crystal Palace	Undisclosed	^[7]
30 June 2008	DF	Cory Gibbs	Free Agency	Released	^[8]
30 June 2008	DF	Chris Powell	Free Agency	Released (joined Leicester City on 27 August)	^[9]^[10]
14 July 2008	FW	Chris Iwelumo	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	^[11]^[12]
16 July 2008	FW	Marcus Bent	Birmingham City	£1,000,000	^[13]
31 July 2008	DF	Madjid Bougherra	Rangers	£2.500.000	^[14]
14 August 2008	DF	Ben Thatcher	Ipswich Town	Free	^[15]
15 August 2008	MF	Amdy Faye	Stoke City	Undisclosed	^[16]
15 August 2008	FW	Jerome Thomas	Portsmouth	Loan (made permanent 21 August)	^[17]^[18]

References

^ "Hudson leaves Palace for Charlton". BBC Sport. 24 May 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Charlton swoop for winger Bouazza". BBC Sport. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Primus moves to Charlton on loan". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Slusarski in, Burton out at Owls". BBC Sport. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Spring seals Addicks move". Sky Sports. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Charlton capture Kandol and Ward". BBC Sport. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Palace sign McCarthy from Addicks". BBC Sport. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Gibbs not offered new Valley deal". BBC Sport. 3 May 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Powell bids farewell to Charlton". BBC Sport. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Powell signing pleases Pearson". BBC Sport. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Iwelumo completes Wolves switch". BBC Sport. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Iwelumo ties up Wolves move". Sky Sports. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Bent joins Birmingham". Eurosport. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Rangers sign defender Bougherra". BBC Sport. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Thatcher joins Tractor Boys". Sky Sports. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "New phase for Stoke as two Fayes join on same day". Reuters. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Portsmouth bring in Jerome Thomas to replace Rangers-bound Pedro Mendes". The Telegraph. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Thomas signs permanent Portsmouth deal". The Independent. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

Notes

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Dickson was born in Southwark, England, but also qualified to represent Ghana and Jamaica internationally through his father and mother respectively and made his international debut for Ghana in August 2008.
^ 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.
^ Racon was born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France, but also qualified to represent Guadeloupe internationally and would make his international debut for Guadeloupe in June 2011.
^ Elliot was born in Greenwich, England, but also qualified 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.
^ Fleetwood was born in Gloucester, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father, and represented them at U-17 and U-21 level.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Burton was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997.
^ Tuna was born in Bexley, England, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented them at U-19 level.
^ Murty was born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland and the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and grandfather respectively and made his international debut for Scotland in February 2004.
^ Bouazza was born in Évry (now Évry-Courcouronnes), France, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Algeria in February 2007.
^ McEveley was born in Liverpool, England, and represented them at U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at B level before making his international debut for Scotland in August 2007.

[15] "Hudson leaves Palace for Charlton". BBC Sport. 24 May 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[16] "Charlton swoop for winger Bouazza". BBC Sport. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[17] "Primus moves to Charlton on loan". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[18] "Slusarski in, Burton out at Owls". BBC Sport. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[19] "Spring seals Addicks move". Sky Sports. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[:0-20] "Charlton capture Kandol and Ward". BBC Sport. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[21] "Palace sign McCarthy from Addicks". BBC Sport. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[22] "Gibbs not offered new Valley deal". BBC Sport. 3 May 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[23] "Powell bids farewell to Charlton". BBC Sport. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[24] "Powell signing pleases Pearson". BBC Sport. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[25] "Iwelumo completes Wolves switch". BBC Sport. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[26] "Iwelumo ties up Wolves move". Sky Sports. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[27] "Bent joins Birmingham". Eurosport. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[28] "Rangers sign defender Bougherra". BBC Sport. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[29] "Thatcher joins Tractor Boys". Sky Sports. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[30] "New phase for Stoke as two Fayes join on same day". Reuters. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[31] "Portsmouth bring in Jerome Thomas to replace Rangers-bound Pedro Mendes". The Telegraph. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[32] "Thomas signs permanent Portsmouth deal". The Independent. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[1] 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.

[2] 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.

[3] Dickson was born in Southwark, England, but also qualified to represent Ghana and Jamaica internationally through his father and mother respectively and made his international debut for Ghana in August 2008.

[4] 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.

[5] Racon was born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France, but also qualified to represent Guadeloupe internationally and would make his international debut for Guadeloupe in June 2011.

[6] Elliot was born in Greenwich, England, but also qualified 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.

[7] Fleetwood was born in Gloucester, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father, and represented them at U-17 and U-21 level.

[8] 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.

[9] 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.

[10] Burton was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997.

[11] Tuna was born in Bexley, England, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented them at U-19 level.

[12] Murty was born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland and the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and grandfather respectively and made his international debut for Scotland in February 2004.

[13] Bouazza was born in Évry (now Évry-Courcouronnes), France, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Algeria in February 2007.

[14] McEveley was born in Liverpool, England, and represented them at U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at B level before making his international debut for Scotland in August 2007.

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Season summary

Players

First-team squad

Left club during season

Transfers

In

Out

References

Notes

Season summary

Players

First-team squad

Left club during season

Transfers

In

Out

References

Notes

Videos

Websites

Encyclopedia

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2008–09 season
Manager	Alan Pardew (until November) Phil Parkinson (from November)
Stadium	The Valley
Football League Championship	24th (relegated)
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Nicky Bailey (13) All: Nicky Bailey (13)
← 2007–08 2009–10 →