| 2025–26 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Gavin Carter[1] | |
| Manager | Nathan Jones | |
| Stadium | The Valley | |
| Championship | 14th | |
| EFL Cup | Second round (vs.Cambridge United) | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Sonny Carey (5) All: Sonny Carey (5) | |
| Highest home attendance | 23,293 (vs.Millwall, 13 September 2025) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,092 (vs.Stevenage, 12 August 2025) | |
| Average home league attendance | 21,191[2] | |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | ||
The2025–26Charlton Athletic season is the 120th season in their existence, having been founded in 1905, and their first season back in theChampionship. The club are participating in theChampionship, theFA Cup and theEFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  BEL | Thomas Kaminski | 17 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  ENG | Kayne Ramsay | 16 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Macaulay Gillesphey | 16 | 2 | 10+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Alex Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Lloyd Jones | 17 | 1 | 17+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |  IRL | Conor Coventry | 17 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW |  JAM | Tyreece Campbell | 17 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Luke Berry | 6 | 2 | 1+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW |  MAR | Gassan Ahadme | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |  SCO | Greg Docherty | 17 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Miles Leaburn | 17 | 2 | 6+10 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF |  WAL | Terry Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | JAM | Kaheim Dixon | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Sonny Carey | 17 | 5 | 17+0 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SCO | Josh Edwards | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | JAM | Amari'i Bell | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | JAM | Karoy Anderson | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF |  UGA | Nathan Asiimwe | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Zach Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK |  AUS | Ashley Maynard-Brewer | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Isaac Olaofe | 17 | 1 | 2+13 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW |  USA | Charlie Kelman | 15 | 1 | 10+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Matt Godden | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Will Mannion | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Joe Rankin-Costello | 9 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF |  CUB | Onel Hernández | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | James Bree (on loan fromSouthampton) | 12 | 2 | 10+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW |  SLE | Daniel Kanu | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | SCO | Rob Apter | 8 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Tommy Reid | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Reece Burke | 8 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Micah Mbick | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Kai Enslin | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Alan Mwamba | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ENG | Keenan Gough | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Ibrahim Fullah | 5 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 |
| 38 | DF |  FIJ | Josh Laqeretabua | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | ENG | Henry Rylah | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | ENG | Lennon MacLorg | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | ENG | Harvey Knibbs | 18 | 1 | 2+14 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | ENG | Oliver Hobden | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | ENG | Paris Lock | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | ENG | Ty Ewens-Findlay | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 46 | FW | ENG | Reuben Reid | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | ENG | Emmanuel Sol-Loza | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | ENG | Jacob Safa | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 49 | DF | ENG | Ethan Brown | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 50 | DF | ENG | Mason Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| — | FW | IRL | Patrick Casey | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | | 14 | Sonny Carey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | DF | | 28 | James Bree | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | DF | | 3 | Macaulay Gillesphey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | FW | | 11 | Miles Leaburn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| = | MF | | 8 | Luke Berry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| = | MF | | 37 | Ibrahim Fullah | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | | 41 | Harvey Knibbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | | 30 | Rob Apter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | FW | | 22 | Isaac Olaofe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | DF | | 32 | Reece Burke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | FW | | 23 | Charlie Kelman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | DF | | 5 | Lloyd Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 17 | 0 | 4 | 21 | ||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | ||||
 |  | | | | | | | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | | MF | Conor Coventry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | | DF | Kayne Ramsay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | | DF | Lloyd Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | | DF | James Bree | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | | MF | Greg Docherty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | | DF | Amari'i Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | | MF | Sonny Carey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | | FW | Isaac Olaofe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Macaulay Gillesphey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | | MF | Karoy Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | | MF | Rob Apter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | | DF | Josh Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Luke Berry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | | MF | Harvey Knibbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | | FW | Charlie Kelman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | | MF | Ibrahim Fullah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | | MF | Onel Hernández | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | | FW | Tyreece Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | | MF | Joe Rankin-Costello | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | | DF | Oliver Hobden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 2 | |||
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2025[a] | MF | | Sonny Carey | Blackpool | Free transfer | [3] |
| 1 July 2025 | GK | | Thomas Kaminski | Luton Town | Undisclosed | [4] |
| 2 July 2025 | FW | | Isaac Olaofe | Stockport County | Undisclosed | [5] |
| 4 July 2025 | LB | | Amari'i Bell | Luton Town | Free transfer | [6] |
| 9 July 2025 | DF | | Reece Burke | Luton Town | Undisclosed | [7] |
| 11 July 2025 | MF | | Joe Rankin-Costello | Blackburn Rovers | Undisclosed | [8] |
| 17 July 2025 | RW | | Rob Apter | Blackpool | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 27 July 2025 | FW | | Charlie Kelman | Queens Park Rangers | Undisclosed | [10] |
| 1 August 2025 | AM | | Harvey Knibbs | Reading | Undisclosed | [11] |
| 19 September 2025 | GK | | George Hardy | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free transfer | [12] |
| 29 September 2025 | LW | | Onel Hernández | Norwich City | Free transfer | [13] |
| 1 October 2025 | MF | | Reuben Amissah | AFC Wimbledon | Free transfer | [14] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2025 | FW | | Chuks Aneke | Shrewsbury Town | Released | [15][16] |
| 1 July 2025 | GK | | Dean Bouzanis | Brisbane Roar | Released | [15][17] |
| 1 July 2025 | MF | | Aaron Henry | Boreham Wood | Released | [15][18] |
| 1 July 2025 | FW | | Danny Hylton |  Retired | — | [15] |
| 1 July 2025 | MF | | Harvey Kedwell | AFC Croydon Athletic | Released | [19] |
| 1 July 2025 | LB | | Thierry Small | Preston North End | Free transfer | [20] |
| 1 July 2025 | RB | | Tennai Watson | Barnsley | Released | [15][21] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2025 | RB | | James Bree | Southampton | 2 January 2026 | [22] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2025 | DF | | Nathan Asiimwe | AFC Wimbledon | End of season | [23] |
| 8 August 2025 | DF | | Toby Bower | Farnborough | 2 January 2026 | [24] |
| 11 August 2025 | MF | | Terry Taylor | Northampton Town | End of season | [25] |
| 14 August 2025 | SS | | Gassan Ahadme | Stevenage | End of season | [26] |
| 15 August 2025 | FW | | Kaheim Dixon | Crawley Town | End of season | [27] |
| 18 August 2025 | DF | | Alex Mitchell | Plymouth Argyle | End of season | [28] |
| 22 August 2025 | FW | | Daniel Kanu | Walsall | End of season | [29] |
| 23 August 2025 | FW | | Patrick Casey | Maidstone United | 20 September 2025 | [30] |
| 1 September 2025 | FW | | Micah Mbick | Colchester United | End of season | [31] |
| 5 September 2025 | DF | | Zach Mitchell | Hibernian | End of season | [32] |
| 17 October 2025 | DF | | Oliver Hobden | Farnborough | End of season | [33] |
| 24 October 2025 | GK | | Tommy Reid | Sutton United | 2 January 2026 | [34] |
On Monday 2 June 2025, Charlton announced their first two pre-season friendlies againstDartford andCambridge United.[35] On 19 June 2025, Charlton announced their third and fourth pre-season friendlies and that they will return to Slovenia for a pre-season training camp ahead of the 2025–26 campaign. While there, they will faceHNK Gorica in a behind-closed-doors friendly. They also announced that, on their return, they would face National League outfitWealdstone.[36] On Tuesday 24 June 2025, Charlton announced their fifth friendly againstSouthend United.[37] On Friday 27 June 2025, Charlton announced their sixth and final friendly againstIpswich Town.[38]
| 12 July 2025 (2025-07-12)Friendly | Dartford | 2–3 | Charlton Athletic | Dartford |
| 15:00BST | Jones 10'Carruthers 36' (pen.) | Report | Kanu 5' Docherty 26' (pen.)Mbick 84' | Stadium:Princes Park Attendance: 3,584 Referee: Luke Scott |
| 19 July 2025 (2025-07-19)Friendly | HNK Gorica | 0–2 | Charlton Athletic | Kranjska Gora,Slovenia |
| 11:00BST | Report | Matijaš 83' (o.g.) Fullah 86' | Stadium:Kranjska Gora Attendance: 0 Referee: Markez Aljosa |
| 23 July 2025 (2025-07-23)Friendly | Wealdstone | 0–3 | Charlton Athletic | Ruislip |
| 18:30BST | Report | Olaofe 15' (pen.) Kanu 35' (pen.)Carey 53' | Stadium:Grosvenor Vale Attendance: 675 Referee: Sam Mulhall |
| 26 July 2025 (2025-07-26)Friendly | Cambridge United | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Cambridge |
| 15:00BST | Hoddle 70' | Report | Leaburn 31' | Stadium:Cledara Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,003 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 29 July 2025 (2025-07-29)Friendly | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | Colchester |
| 19:45BST | Clarke 51' Al-Hamadi 58' | Report | Olaofe 55' | Stadium:JobServe Community Stadium Referee:Alex Chilowicz |
| 2 August 2025 (2025-08-02)Friendly | Southend United | 0–3 | Charlton Athletic | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00BST | Report | Carey 19' Ahadme 48',50' | Stadium:Roots Hall Attendance: 2,696 Referee: Robert Claussen |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Championship | 9 August 2025 | 2 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 035.29 | |
| FA Cup | 10 January 2026 | Third round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | ||
| EFL Cup | 12 August 2025 | 26 August 2025 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Total | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 036.84 | ||||
Last updated: 25 November 2025
Source:Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Watford | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 24 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 23 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 22 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 22 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 |
Last updated: 25 November 2025.
Source:[citation needed]
| 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 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | D | L | L | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | D | W | L | L | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Points | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
The 2025–26 season fixtures were released on Thursday 26 June 2025.[40]
| 9 August 2025 (2025-08-09)1 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Watford | Charlton |
| 12:30BST | Knibbs 90+4' | Report | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 21,778 Referee: Stephen Martin | |
| Note: Live onSky Sports+ | ||||
| 16 August 2025 (2025-08-16)2 | Bristol City | 0–0 | Charlton Athletic | Bristol |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Ashton Gate Attendance: 24,721 Referee: Benjamin Speedie |
| 23 August 2025 (2025-08-23)3 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Leicester City | Charlton |
| 12:30BST | Report | Fatawu 48' | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 22,183 Referee: Dean Whitestone | |
| Note: Live onSky Sports Football | ||||
| 30 August 2025 (2025-08-30)4 | Queens Park Rangers | 3–1 | Charlton Athletic | Shepherd's Bush |
| 12:30BST | Smyth 8' Saitō 84'Kone 90+7' | Report | Apter 54' | Stadium:MATRADE Loftus Road Stadium Attendance: 16,875 Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
| Note: Live onSky Sports+ | ||||
| 13 September 2025 (2025-09-13)5 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Millwall | Charlton |
| 12:30BST | Carey 40' | Report | Bangura-Williams 88' | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 23,293 Referee:Robert Madley |
| Note: Live onSky Sports Football | ||||
| 20 September 2025 (2025-09-20)6 | Sheffield United | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Sheffield |
| 15:00BST | Report | Olaofe 90' | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,165 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 27 September 2025 (2025-09-27)7 | Charlton Athletic | 3–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Charlton |
| 15:00BST | Gillesphey 31' Carey 78'Bree 90+4' | Report | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 19,004 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 30 September 2025 (2025-09-30)8 | Derby County | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Derby |
| 20:00BST | Clarke 79' | Report | Bree 37' | Stadium:Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 25,966 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| Note: Live onSky Sports Football | ||||
| 4 October 2025 (2025-10-04)9 | Preston North End | 2–0 | Charlton Athletic | Preston |
| 15:00BST | Small 67' Jebbison 80' | Report | Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 14,991 Referee: James Linington |
| 18 October 2025 (2025-10-18)10 | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Charlton |
| 15:00BST | Carey 17' Burke 45+1' | Report | J. Lowe 69' | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 23,009 Referee: Tom Reeves |
| 21 October 2025 (2025-10-21)11 | Ipswich Town | 0–3 | Charlton Athletic | Ipswich |
| 19:45BST | Report | Carey 52' Gillesphey 55'Leaburn 64' | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 28,006 Referee: Farai Hallam |
| 25 October 2025 (2025-10-25)12 | Hull City | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Kingston upon Hull |
| 15:00BST | Gelhardt 46' | Report | Berry 90+1' | Stadium:MKM Stadium Attendance: 20,804 Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
| 1 November 2025 (2025-11-01)13 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Swansea City | Charlton |
| 15:00GMT | Kelman 46' | Report | Idah 64' | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 20,405 Referee: David Webb |
| 4 November 2025 (2025-11-04)14 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Charlton |
| 19:45GMT | Carey 90+5' | Report | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 17,147 Referee: Lewis Smith |
| 8 November 2025 (2025-11-08)15 | Wrexham | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | Wrexham |
| 15:00GMT | Windass 77' (pen.) | Report | Stadium:Racecourse Ground Attendance: 11,873 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 22 November 2025 (2025-11-22)16 | Charlton Athletic | 1–5 | Southampton | Charlton |
| 12:30GMT | Jones 45+1' | Report | Manning 14' Armstrong 16'Jander 20'Azaz 22',43' | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 22,708 Referee: Stephen Martin |
| Note: Live onSky Sports+ | ||||
| 25 November 2025 (2025-11-25)17 | Stoke City | 3–0 | Charlton Athletic | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 19:45GMT | Thomas 3',34' Manhoef 5' | Report | Stadium:Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 21,105 Referee: Tom Neild |
| 29 November 2025 (2025-11-29)18 | Coventry City | – | Charlton Athletic | Coventry |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Coventry Building Society Arena Referee: David Webb |
| 6 December 2025 (2025-12-06)19 | Charlton Athletic | – | Portsmouth | Charlton |
| 12:30GMT | Stadium:The Valley | |||
| Note: Live onSky Sports+ | ||||
| 9 December 2025 (2025-12-09)20 | Charlton Athletic | – | Middlesbrough | Charlton |
| 19:45GMT | Stadium:The Valley |
| 13 December 2025 (2025-12-13)21 | Birmingham City | – | Charlton Athletic | Birmingham |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:St Andrew's |
| 20 December 2025 (2025-12-20)22 | Charlton Athletic | – | Oxford United | Charlton |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:The Valley |
| 26 December 2025 (2025-12-26)23 | Norwich City | – | Charlton Athletic | Norwich |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Carrow Road |
| 29 December 2025 (2025-12-29)24 | Portsmouth | – | Charlton Athletic | Portsmouth |
| 19:45GMT | Stadium:Fratton Park |
| 1 January 2026 (2026-01-01)25 | Charlton Athletic | – | Coventry City | Charlton |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:The Valley |
| 4 January 2026 (2026-01-04)26 | Blackburn Rovers | – | Charlton Athletic | Blackburn |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Ewood Park |
| 17 January 2026 (2026-01-17)27 | Charlton Athletic | – | Sheffield United | Charlton |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:The Valley |
| 20 January 2026 (2026-01-20)28 | Charlton Athletic | – | Derby County | Charlton |
| 19:45GMT | Stadium:The Valley |
| 24 January 2026 (2026-01-24)29 | Millwall | – | Charlton Athletic | Bermondsey |
| 12:30GMT | Stadium:The Den | |||
| Note: Live onSky Sports Football | ||||
| 31 January 2026 (2026-01-31)30 | Leicester City | – | Charlton Athletic | Leicester |
| 12:30GMT | Stadium:King Power Stadium | |||
| Note: Live onSky Sports+ | ||||
| 6 February 2026 (2026-02-06)31 | Charlton Athletic | – | Queens Park Rangers | Charlton |
| 20:00GMT | Stadium:The Valley | |||
| Note: Live onSky Sports Football | ||||
| 14 February 2026 (2026-02-14)32 | Charlton Athletic | – | Stoke City | Charlton |
| 12:30GMT | Stadium:The Valley | |||
| Note: Live onSky Sports+ | ||||
| 21 February 2026 (2026-02-21)33 | Southampton | – | Charlton Athletic | Southampton |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:St Mary's Stadium |
| 24 February 2026 (2026-02-24)34 | West Bromwich Albion | – | Charlton Athletic | West Bromwich |
| 19:45GMT | Stadium:The Hawthorns |
| 28 February 2026 (2026-02-28)35 | Charlton Athletic | – | Wrexham | Charlton |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:The Valley |
| 7 March 2026 (2026-03-07)36 | Charlton Athletic | – | Birmingham City | Charlton |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:The Valley |
| 11 March 2026 (2026-03-11)37 | Middlesbrough | – | Charlton Athletic | Middlesbrough |
| 19:45GMT | Stadium:Riverside Stadium |
| 14 March 2026 (2026-03-14)38 | Oxford United | – | Charlton Athletic | Oxford |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Kassam Stadium |
| 21 March 2026 (2026-03-21)39 | Charlton Athletic | – | Norwich City | Charlton |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:The Valley |
| 3 April 2026 (2026-04-03)40 | Charlton Athletic | – | Bristol City | Charlton |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:The Valley |
| 6 April 2026 (2026-04-06)41 | Watford | – | Charlton Athletic | Watford |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Vicarage Road |
| 11 April 2026 (2026-04-11)42 | Charlton Athletic | – | Preston North End | Charlton |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:The Valley |
| 18 April 2026 (2026-04-18)43 | Sheffield Wednesday | – | Charlton Athletic | Sheffield |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Hillsborough Stadium |
| 22 April 2026 (2026-04-22)44 | Charlton Athletic | – | Ipswich Town | Charlton |
| 19:45BST | Stadium:The Valley |
| 25 April 2026 (2026-04-25)45 | Charlton Athletic | – | Hull City | Charlton |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:The Valley |
| 2 May 2026 (2026-05-02)46 | Swansea City | – | Charlton Athletic | Swansea |
| 12:30BST | Stadium:Swansea.com Stadium |
| 10 January 2026 (2026-01-10)Third round | – | |||
| TBCGMT |
The first round draw was made on Thursday 26 June 2025.[41] On Friday 4 July 2025, the date of the first round was announced.[42] The second round draw was made on Wednesday 13 August 2025.[43] On Friday 15 August 2025, the date of the second round was announced.[44]
| 12 August 2025 (2025-08-12)First round | Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | Stevenage | Charlton |
| 19:45BST | Leaburn 27' Fullah 36'Berry 77' | Report | Freestone 86' | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 4,092 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 26 August 2025 (2025-08-26)Second round | Cambridge United | 3–1 | Charlton Athletic | Cambridge |
| 19:30BST | Brophy 15' Kouassi 29'Bradshaw 55' | Report | Fullah 44' | Stadium:Cledara Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,231 Referee: David Rock |
| Note: Live onSky Sports+ | ||||
| 7 October 2025 (2025-10-07)Second round | Margate | 2–3 | Charlton Athletic | Margate |
| 19:45BST | Walsh 33' Peters 38' | Report | Sol-Loza 15',76' Casey 77' | Stadium:Hartsdown Park Attendance: 651 Referee: Michael Butcher |
| 9 December 2025 (2025-12-09)Quarter-finals | Maidstone United | – | Charlton Athletic | Maidstone |
| 19:45GMT | Stadium:Gallagher Stadium Referee: Isaac Searle |
| 11 November 2025 (2025-11-11)Second round | Hanwell Town | 3–2 | Charlton Athletic | Perivale |
| 19:45GMT | Rice 5' Pendlebury 32'Bettamer 76' | Report | Casey 68',72' | Stadium:Reynolds Field Attendance: 113 Referee: Morgan Conn |
