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30 Greatest Teams in Premier League History

By Benjamin Taylor

Who will lift this trophy in May and join these 30 teams among the greatest ever to compete in the English Premier League? (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
Who will lift this trophy in May and join these 30 teams among the greatest ever to compete in the English Premier League? (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /
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22. Charlton Athletic, 2003-04

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: Charlton’s Jason Euell (L) celebrates after scoring Charton’s fourth goal against Chelsea along with Paolo Di Canio during their Premiership match 26 December, 2003 at the Valley in London. AFP PHOTO/JOSHUA ROBERTS NO TELCOS, WEBSITES SUBJECT TO DESCRIPTION OF LICENCE WITH FAPL AT WWW.FAPLWEB.COM (Photo credit should read JOSHUA ROBERTS/AFP/Getty Images)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: Charlton’s Jason Euell (L) celebrates after scoring Charton’s fourth goal against Chelsea along with Paolo Di Canio during their Premiership match 26 December, 2003 at the Valley in London. AFP PHOTO/JOSHUA ROBERTS NO TELCOS, WEBSITES SUBJECT TO DESCRIPTION OF LICENCE WITH FAPL AT WWW.FAPLWEB.COM (Photo credit should read JOSHUA ROBERTS/AFP/Getty Images) /

Starting XI: D. Kiely (GK); R. Kishishev, J. Fortune, C. Perry, H. Hreidarsson; C. Jensen, M. Holland, S. Parker; P. Di Canio, J. Euell, J. Johansson.

Charlton fans look back on the 2003-04 season with fondness, but also with a sense of what-could-have-been.

Alan Curbishley’s Addicks were flying high in the top four at Christmas, and were showing no signs of slowing. Dean Kiely looked like one of the best ‘keepers in the league, Scott Parker was a special talent in midfield, and they boasted an array of attacking options throughout the squad. Jason Euell was their chief goal-getter, but he was complimented by a rejuvenated Paolo Di Canio and the likes of Shaun Bartlett and Kevin Lisbie, who provided outstanding options coming off the bench.

All was looking rosy until, in January, Parker was sold to Chelsea for £10 million. Without their talisman in midfield, Charlton managed to win just four of their final sixteen games and finished a disappointing 7th, missing out on European qualification which for so long had seemed a guarantee.

They were a far better side than the league table suggests, but the late-season slump began a decline that culminated in the club being relegated in 2007.

Next: No. 21

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