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2015–16 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

season of football team

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ19870315 ↗
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The 2015–16 season was Charlton Athletic's 94th season in their existence and 4th consecutive season in the second tier of the English football league system. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Kit

Sportswear giants Nike were Kit suppliers, with the University of Greenwich being the front of shirt sponsor.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 7 May 2016

Top scorers

As of 7 May 2016

Disciplinary record

As of 7 May 2016

Transfers

Transfers in

Transfers out

Total incoming: £3,500,000

Loans in

Loans out

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 18 May 2015, Charlton Athletic announced they would face Welling United in a pre-season friendly on 11 July 2015. On 29 May 2015, the club announced three XI pre-season friendlies. On 1 June 2015, the club announced they will head to Belgium on a pre-season tour and play two games. One confirmed is against Sint Truiden on 18 July 2015. Two days later, Southend United and Dagenham & Redbridge was added to the schedule. On 4 June 2015, a friendly against Genk was announced.

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