1982–83 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

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League Cup
Second round

During the 1982–83 English football season, Charlton Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

Charlton stunned the footballing world when they saw off competition from

European Footballer of the Year only 5 years earlier, from Spanish giants Barcelona. The club had hopes of regaining promotion to the First Division
, but things went horribly wrong for Charlton. Barcelona wanted the money from the transfer of Simonsen up-front, and demanded bank guarantees of £100,000, delaying Simonsen's debut by six weeks. By February, the Addicks were nearly bankrupt and facing relegation. Simonsen left in March after 9 goals in 16 games, and Charlton only survived relegation with a last-day win.

Chairman Mark Hulyer had to reach an agreement with the Inland Revenue in the summer over a £145,000 tax bill, and also faced both a petition for bankruptcy from former chairman Michael Gliksten and a winding-up order from creditors

Leeds.[2] Goalkeeper Nicky Johns
was voted the club's Player of the Season.

Kit

German company Adidas remained Charlton's kit manufacturers. No kit sponsor was found for the team's kits during the season.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Nicky Johns
— DF England ENG Les Berry
— DF England ENG Terry Naylor
— DF Wales WAL Mark Aizlewood
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Steve Gritt
— MF England ENG Kevin Smith
— FW England ENG Derek Hales
— FW England ENG Martin Robinson

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
— FW Denmark DEN Allan Simonsen (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player

Transfers

In

Results

Second Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Crystal Palace 42 12 12 18 43 52 −9 48
16 Middlesbrough 42 11 15 16 46 67 −21 48
17 Charlton Athletic 42 13 9 20 63 86 −23 48
18 Chelsea 42 11 14 17 51 61 −10 47
19 Grimsby Town 42 12 11 19 45 70 −25 47
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

November

References

  1. ^ "Farvel til Catalonien". 26 September 2008.
  2. ^ "The transfers that rocked the world: Part IV - FourFourTwo's Inside Track - FourFourTwo". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
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