1988–89 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

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Charlton Athletic 1988–89 football season

Charlton Athletic
1988–89 season
Manager	Lennie Lawrence
Stadium	Selhurst Park
First Division	14th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Third round
← 1987–88 1989–90 →

During the 1988–89 English football season, Charlton Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Kit

Charlton's kit was manufactured by Admiral and sponsored by The Woolwich.

Squad

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
—	GK	IRL	Jim McDonagh
—	DF	ENG	Tommy Caton
—	DF	ENG	Matt Elliott
—	DF	ENG	John Humphrey
—	DF	ENG	Scott Minto
—	DF	ENG	Colin Pates
—	DF	ENG	Darren Pitcher
—	DF	ENG	Peter Shirtliff
—	DF	SCO	Mark Reid
—	MF	ENG	Mickey Bennett
—	MF	ENG	Peter Evans


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Steve Gritt
—	MF	ENG	Rob Lee
—	MF	ENG	Stephen MacKenzie
—	MF	ENG	Paul Mortimer
—	MF	ENG	Andy Peake
—	MF	SCO	Colin Walsh
—	FW	ENG	Garth Crooks
—	FW	ENG	Carl Leaburn
—	FW	ENG	Mark Stuart
—	FW	ENG	Paul Williams
—	FW	WAL	Andy Jones

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
—	MF	NIR	David Campbell (to Bradford City)

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Wimbledon	38	14	9	15	50	46	+4	51
13	Southampton	38	10	15	13	52	66	−14	45
14	Charlton Athletic	38	10	12	16	44	58	−14	42
15	Sheffield Wednesday	38	10	12	16	34	51	−17	42
16	Luton Town	38	10	11	17	42	52	−10	41

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

References

"Charlton Athletic - Squad 1988/1989".

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1988–89 in English football

« 1987–88 1989–90 »

National teams

Bobby Robson
Rous Cup
1990 FIFA World Cup (qualification – UEFA Group 2)

League
competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division, play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (Premier, One) Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)
Levels 8–9	Isthmian League (Two North, Two South) Combined Counties League (level 8 only) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One) Essex Senior League (level 8 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 8 only) Midland Football Combination (level 8 only) North West Counties League (One, Two) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Spartan League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (level 8 only) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Full Members' Cup (Final) Associate Members' Cup (Final) Football League Centenary Trophy

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Charlton Athletic Coventry City Derby County Everton Liverpool Luton Town Manchester United Middlesbrough Millwall Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wimbledon
Second Division	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bournemouth Bradford City Brighton & Hove Albion Chelsea Crystal Palace Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Manchester City Oldham Athletic Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Shrewsbury Town Sunderland Swindon Town Stoke City Walsall Watford West Bromwich Albion
Third Division	Aldershot Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Bury Cardiff City Chester City Chesterfield Fulham Gillingham Huddersfield Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Port Vale Preston North End Notts County Reading Sheffield United Southend United Swansea City Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers
Fourth Division	Burnley Cambridge United Carlisle United Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Leyton Orient Lincoln City Peterborough United Rochdale Rotherham United Scarborough Scunthorpe United Stockport County Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Wrexham York City
Others	Newport County

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