1989–90 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

Charlton Athletic F.C.
1989–90 season
Manager	Lennie Lawrence
Football League First Division	19th Relegated
FA Cup	Fourth Round
League Cup	Third Round
Full Members' Cup	Third Round

This article documents the 1989–90 season of London football club Charlton Athletic F.C.

League table

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Derby County	38	13	7	18	43	40	+3	46
17	Luton Town	38	10	13	15	43	57	−14	43
18	Sheffield Wednesday (R)	38	11	10	17	35	51	−16	43	Relegation to the Second Division
19	Charlton Athletic (R)	38	7	9	22	31	57	−26	30
20	Millwall (R)	38	5	11	22	39	65	−26	26

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

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First Division

19 August 1989 1	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Derby County	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 8,543

22 August 1989 2	Millwall	2–2	Charlton Athletic	London
				Stadium: The Den Attendance: 14,806

26 August 1989 3	Aston Villa	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Birmingham
				Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 15,236

29 August 1989 4	Charlton Athletic	3–0	Chelsea	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 17,221

9 September 1989 5	Luton Town	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Luton
				Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,859

16 September 1989 6	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Everton	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 11,491

23 September 1989 7	Arsenal	1–0	Charlton Athletic	London
				Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 34,583

30 September 1989 8	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Nottingham
				Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 18,189

14 October 1989 9	Charlton Athletic	1–3	Tottenham Hotspur	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 17,692

21 October 1989 10	Queens Park Rangers	0–1	Charlton Athletic	London
				Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 10,608

28 October 1989 11	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Coventry City	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 6,149

4 November 1989 12	Charlton Athletic	2–0	Manchester United	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 16,065

11 November 1989 13	Sheffield Wednesday	3–0	Charlton Athletic	Sheffield
				Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 16,740

18 November 1989 14	Norwich City	0–0	Charlton Athletic	Norwich
				Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,084

25 November 1989 15	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Manchester City	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 8,852

2 December 1989 16	Derby County	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Derby
				Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 14,590

9 December 1989 17	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Millwall	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 11,017

16 December 1989 18	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Crystal Palace	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 15,763

26 December 1989 19	Wimbledon	3–1	Charlton Athletic	London
				Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 5,988

30 December 1989 20	Liverpool	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Liverpool
				Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 36,678

1 January 1990 21	Charlton Athletic	2–4	Southampton	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 7,614

13 January 1990 22	Charlton Athletic	0–2	Aston Villa	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 10,513

20 January 1990 23	Chelsea	3–1	Charlton Athletic	London
				Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 15,667

10 February 1990 24	Everton	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Liverpool
				Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 21,442

19 February 1990 25	Charlton Athletic	2–0	Luton Town	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 6,201

24 February 1990 26	Manchester City	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 24,030

27 February 1990 27	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Arsenal	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 17,504

3 March 1990 28	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Norwich City	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 7,918

10 March 1990 29	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Charlton Athletic	London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 21,204

17 March 1990 30	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Nottingham Forest	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 6,690

24 March 1990 31	Coventry City	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Coventry
				Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 9,997

31 March 1990 32	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 8,768

11 April 1990 33	Charlton Athletic	0–4	Liverpool	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 13,982

14 April 1990 34	Southampton	3–2	Charlton Athletic	Southampton
				Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,275

17 April 1990 35	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Wimbledon	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 5,679

21 April 1990 36	Crystal Palace	2–0	Charlton Athletic	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 15,276

28 April 1990 37	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Sheffield Wednesday	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 7,029

5 May 1990 38	Manchester United	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Manchester
				Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 35,389

FA Cup

7 January 1990 Round 3	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Bradford City	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park

10 January 1990 Round 3	Bradford City	0–3	Charlton Athletic	Bradford
				Stadium: Valley Parade

27 January 1990 Round 4	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Birmingham
				Stadium: The Hawthorns

League Cup

20 September 1989 Round 2 Leg 1	Charlton Athletic	3–1	Hereford United	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 3,618

4 October 1989 Round 2 Leg 2	Hereford United	0–1 (1–4 agg.)	Charlton Athletic	Hereford
				Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 4,777

24 October 1989 Round 3	Southampton	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Southampton
				Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 13,590

Football League Trophy

14 November 1989 Southern Section Round 2	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Leicester City	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 1,565

19 December 1989 Round 3	Crystal Palace	2–0	Charlton Athletic	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 6,621

Squad

^[4] 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
—	GK	ENG	Bob Bolder
—	DF	ENG	Tommy Caton
—	DF	ENG	John Humphrey
—	DF	ENG	Colin Pates
—	DF	ENG	Scott Minto
—	DF	SCO	Mark Reid
—	MF	ENG	Rob Lee
—	MF	ENG	Steve MacKenzie
—	MF	SCO	Joe McLaughlin
—	MF	ENG	Paul Mortimer
—	MF	ENG	Mickey Bennett
—	MF	ENG	Andy Peake


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SCO	Colin Walsh
—	MF	ENG	Steve Gritt
—	MF	GHA	Kenny Achampong
—	FW	WAL	Andy Jones
—	FW	ENG	Paul Williams
—	FW	ENG	Garth Crooks
—	FW	ENG	Miguel de Souza
—	FW	SCO	Iain Ferguson
—	FW	ENG	Jason Lee
—	FW	ENG	Gordon Watson
—	FW	ENG	Carl Leaburn

References

[1] "Charlton Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base".

[2] "English Football League Tables 1989/1990".

[3] "Charlton Athletic match record: 1990".

[4] "All Charlton Athletic players: 1990".

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