M. Godden · career
Matthew James Godden
Center Forward · Charlton · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 172 appearances, 52 goals and 9 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Charlton — Season rating 40, 18 goals and 1 assist in 47 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 20 points at Charlton. Form has slipped 10 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 30 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 27 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Made the jump to a higher division in 2025/26 (Championship) and kept playing — 11 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Charlton | 11 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | Charlton | 47 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 40 |
| 2023/24 | Coventry | 35 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | Coventry | 32 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 29 |
| 2021/22 | Coventry | 24 | 12 | 2 | 36 | 33 |
| 2020/21 | Coventry | 23 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 21 |
| 2019/20 | Coventry | 26 | 14 | 2 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Peterborough | 38 | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Stevenage | 38 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Stevenage | 38 | 20 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Ebbsfleet United | 41 | 26 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Ebbsfleet United | 32 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Scunthorpe | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | DartfordLoan | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | TamworthLoan | 10 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Gainsborough TrinityLoan | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Scunthorpe | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Ebbsfleet United | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Gainsborough TrinityLoan | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | Scunthorpe | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
League One×2League Two×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 11 | 315 | 2 | 0 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2025/26
11 played27 injured15 not in squad· 315 min, 2g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A HNK Gorica | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 23 | Friendlies Clubs | A Wealdstone | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Cambridge United | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | A Southend | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Championship | H Watford | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Stevenage | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | Championship | A Bristol City | 0-0 | injured | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Championship | H Leicester | 0-1 | injured | — | |||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | A Cambridge United | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | Championship | A QPR | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | Championship | H Millwall | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 1-0 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Sep 27 | Championship | H Blackburn | 3-0 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Sep 30 | Championship | A Derby | 1-1 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Oct 4 | Championship | A Preston | 0-2 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Oct 18 | Championship | H Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Oct 21 | Championship | A Ipswich | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | Championship | A Hull City | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | Championship | H Swansea | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 4 | Championship | H West Brom | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | Championship | A Wrexham | 0-1 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Nov 22 | Championship | H Southampton | 1-5 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Nov 25 | Championship | A Stoke City | 0-3 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Nov 29 | Championship | A Coventry | 1-3 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Dec 9 | Championship | H Middlesbrough | 1-2 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Dec 13 | Championship | A Birmingham | 1-1 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Dec 20 | Championship | H Oxford United | 1-0 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Dec 26 | Championship | A Norwich | 0-1 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Dec 29 | Championship | A Portsmouth | 1-2 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Jan 1 | Championship | H Coventry | 1-1 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Jan 4 | Championship | A Blackburn | 2-2 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Jan 10 | FA Cup | H Chelsea | 1-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | Championship | H Sheffield Utd | 1-0 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Jan 20 | Championship | H Derby | 1-2 | Played | 11 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 24 | Championship | A Millwall | 0-4 | Played | 15 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 31 | Championship | A Leicester | 2-0 | Played | 45 | 6.0 | ||
| Feb 6 | Championship | H QPR | 0-0 | Played | 20 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 11 | Championship | H Stoke City | 1-0 | Played | 61 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 17 | Championship | H Portsmouth | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | Championship | A Southampton | 1-1 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Feb 24 | Championship | A West Brom | 1-1 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Feb 28 | Championship | H Wrexham | 0-1 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Mar 7 | Championship | H Birmingham | 1-0 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Mar 11 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Mar 14 | Championship | A Oxford United | 1-1 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Mar 21 | Championship | H Norwich | 0-1 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Apr 3 | Championship | H Bristol City | 1-2 | Played | 11 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 6 | Championship | A Watford | 1-1 | Played | 29 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Apr 11 | Championship | H Preston | 1-2 | Played | 33 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 18 | Championship | A Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | Played | 77 | 1 | 8.0 | |
| Apr 22 | Championship | H Ipswich | 1-2 | Played | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 25 | Championship | H Hull City | 2-1 | Inactive | — | |||
| May 2 | Championship | A Swansea | 1-3 | Inactive | — |