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Bobby
Charlton |
Manchester United FC
106 appearances, 49 goals (one on debut),
three penalties
P 106 W 60 D 24 L 22 F
250:
A 130
*(actual F 246: A 127)
68% successful
1958-70
disciplined:
1
captain: three
minutes played: 9440 |
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Timeline |
| |
Sir
Robert Charlton CBE |
(*Actual
for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.) |
|
Birth |
11 October 1937 at 17 Laburnum Terrace,
Ashington, Northumberland [registered in
Northumberland Central, December 1937]. To Robert and Elizabeth
Ellen (née Milburn). His father was a colliery coal cutter. Attended Hirst Park
Secondary Modern School and Bedlington Grammar School. |
|
Notes |
According to the
Passenger Notes, Robert Charlton was one of many Manchester United
footballers that arrived in New York on board the Queen Mary on 20 June
1960. His address was stated as 114 Beatrice Street in Ashington. |
|
Marriage |
to
Norma Ball in 1961
[no registration found]. Two daughters, Suzanne and Andrea |
|
Death |
Saturday, 21 October 2023 in Macclesfield General Hospital, aged 86 years 10 days,
following a fall at his care home, The Willows in Knutsford, a nursing
home caring for patients with dementia. |
|
Funeral |
Monday, 13 November 2023, at Manchester Cathedral |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
 |
|
Biographies |
The Autobiography: My
Manchester United Years - Sir Bobby Charlton (Headline Book Publishing
2007).
Jack and Bobby: A Story of Brothers in Conflict - Leo McKinstry
(Harper Collins 2007)
The
Autobiography: My England Years
-
Sir Bobby Charlton
(Headline Book Publishing 2008). |
| |
x.
- A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999). |
|
Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Began his
career with East Northumberland Schools before joining Manchester
United FC as an amateur on 1 January 1953, he joined the groundstaff on 6
June 1953 and signed professional forms on 4
October 1954. In September 1968, signed a eight-year contract (a
Football League record) but retired in April 1973 after 606 league
appearances and 199 goals; Joined Preston North End FC in June 1973,
playing in the 1974-75 season. Had a spell with Waterford United FC in
Ireland in 1975-76 where he played 31 times, scoring 18; and then
South Africa; |
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|
Club honours |
FA
Youth Cup winners 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56; FA Charity Shield
winners 1956, 1957, 1965, 1967; Football League Champions
1956-57, 1964-65, 1966-67; FA Cup winners 1962-63,
runners-up 1956-57, 1957-58; European Cup Winners 1967-68; |
|
|
Individual honours |
Football League (eight appearances);
FWA... Player of the Year
runner-up 1957-58, third 1958-59, winner 1965-66;
Tribute Award 1988-89;
BBC... Sports Personality of the Year runner-up 1958, 1959;
Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award 2008;
European Player of the Year 1965-66, runner-up 1966-67, 1967-68;
Ballon d'Or winner 1966 (by one vote), runner-up
1967 (by 28 votes), 1968 (by eight votes), fifth 1965, =seventh 1960,
=eighth 1963, =tenth 1961, =fifteenth 1969, =22nd 1971;
PFA... Merit Award 1973-74; Team of the Century 2006-07;
Super Ballon d'Or nominee 1989;
France Football's Football Player of the
Century 1999;
Football League 100 Legends 1998; National Football Museum Hall of
Fame 2002; |
|
|
|
Distinctions |
Awarded OBE 1969; Appeared on
ITV's This Is Your Life 26 November 1969, the second 'victim' in
the revised series; Awarded CBE 1974;
Knighted
June 1994; Granted the Freedom of Manchester in 2009; |
|
Height/Weight |
5'
9", 11st.
2lbs [1964]. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Sir Bobby Charlton's England
Years [2008] |
|
Management Career |
|
Club(s) |
Preston North
End FC June 1973 until August 1975; Became a director of Wigan
Athletic FC, managing the team for a while in 1976; Became director
of Manchester United FC in June 1984; |
|
England Career |
|
Player number |
767th
player to appear for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Outside-left, inside-forward, centre-forward, midfielder. |
|
|
|
First match |
No. 318 19 April 1958,
Scotland 0 England 4, a British Championship match at Hampden Park,
Mount Florida, Glasgow,
aged 20 years 190 days
 |
|
Hundredth match |
No. 441, 21 April 1970, England 3 Northern
Ireland 1, a British Championship match at Empire Stadium, Wembley,
London, aged 32
years
192 days
captain |
|
Last match |
No. 448, 14 June 1970, West
Germany 3 England 2, a World Cup Finals quarter-final
match at
Estádio Guanajuato in León, Mexico, substituted
(69), aged 32
years 246 days; |
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|
Major tournaments |
World Cup
Finals 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970;
European Championship Finals 1968;
British Championship 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62,
1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70; |
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|
Team honours |
World Cup winners 1966;
British Championship winners 1960-61, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68, 1968-69,
shared 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1963-64, 1969-70; |
|
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Individual honours |
England U23 (six appearances, five goals,
1958-60),
England Youth (one
appearance, one goal),
England Schoolboy (four appearances, five goals,
1953);
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball 1966; FIFA World Cup Team 1966,
1970; UEFA President's Award 2009;
England Top
Goalscorer 1958 (6), 1958-59 (8), 1959 (6), 1959-60 (2 along with
Greaves), 1961 (6), 1965 (2
along with Greaves, Baker & Connelly), 1968 (3 along with Peters); |
|
|
|
Distinctions |
Younger brother of
Jack Charlton, second cousin of Jackie Milburn, cousin to
the Milburn family including Jack, George, Jim and Stan.
most appearanced Englishman at Manchester United FC since 1962. |
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Beyond England |
|
Worked for a travel firm following
his departure from management in Preston. Director of Manchester United
since June 1984. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.62. |
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The Numbers |
|
parties |
Apps |
comp. apps |
starts |
sub |
unused/
reserve |
Mins. |
| goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Pens |
 |
capt. |
Disc. |
|
|
106 |
55 |
105 |
▲1
▼5 |
- |
9440 |
49 |
193 min |
27 |
3
|
- |
three |
one |
1
 |
|
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
106 |
60 |
24 |
22 |
250 |
130 |
+120 |
16 |
35 |
2.358 |
1.226 |
67.9 |
+38 |
|
When The 49
Goals Were Scored |
|
0-5 |
6-10 |
11-15 |
16-20 |
21-25 |
26-30 |
31-35 |
36-40 |
41-ht |
ht-50 |
51-55 |
56-60 |
61-65 |
66-70 |
71-75 |
76-80 |
81-85 |
86-90 |
injury |
extra |
|
time |
| 2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
20 |
29 |
0 |
Match Record
|
Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
46 |
30 |
12 |
4 |
117 |
50 |
+67 |
3 |
15 |
2.543 |
1.087 |
78.3 |
+26 |
|
Away |
49 |
26 |
11 |
12 |
122 |
68 |
+54 |
9 |
16 |
2.49 |
1.388 |
64.3 |
+14 |
|
Neutral |
11 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
11 |
12 |
-1 |
4 |
4 |
1.00 |
1.091 |
40.9 |
-2 |
Shirt Record
|
Colour |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
White |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Red |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Blue |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Competition Record
|
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP
|
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
+14 |
0 |
2 |
4.00 |
0.50 |
87.5 |
+3 |
|
WCF |
14 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
20 |
13 |
+7 |
3 |
7 |
1.429 |
0.929 |
64.3 |
+4 |
| World Cup |
18 |
11 |
3 |
4 |
36 |
15 |
+21 |
4 |
9 |
2.00 |
0.833 |
69.4 |
+7 |
|
ECP
|
9 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
11 |
+9 |
0 |
4 |
2.222 |
1.222 |
72.2 |
+4 |
|
ECF |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
European Championship |
11 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
22 |
12 |
+10 |
1 |
5 |
2.00 |
1.091 |
68.2 |
+4 |
| British Championship |
32 |
18 |
10 |
4 |
86 |
42 |
+44 |
3 |
7 |
2.688 |
1.313 |
71.9 |
+14 |
The 1966-68
records of the European Championship preliminaries and British Championship are
duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
|
Minor Tournament |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
-5 |
1 |
0 |
0.50 |
3.00 |
00.0 |
-2 |
| Friendly |
49 |
28 |
11 |
10 |
120 |
60 |
+60 |
7 |
17 |
2.449 |
1.224 |
68.4 |
+18 |
Tournament Record
|
World Cup Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP
1960-62 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
+14 |
0 |
2 |
4.00 |
0.50 |
87.5 |
+3 |
| WCP All |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
+14 |
0 |
2 |
4.00 |
0.50 |
87.5 |
+3 |
|
World Cup Final Tournament |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCF
1958 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
| WCF
1962 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
1.50 |
42.9 |
-1 |
| WCF
1966 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
+8 |
1 |
4 |
1.833 |
0.50 |
91.7 |
+5 |
| WCF
1970 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
=0 |
1 |
2 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| WCF All |
14 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
20 |
13 |
+7 |
3 |
7 |
1.429 |
0.929 |
64.3 |
+4 |
|
World Cup |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WC
1956-58 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
00.0 |
=0 |
| WC
1960-62 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
21 |
8 |
+13 |
2 |
3 |
2.625 |
1.00 |
62.5 |
+2 |
|
WC 1964-66 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
+8 |
1 |
4 |
1.833 |
0.50 |
91.7 |
+5 |
|
WC 1968-70 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
=0 |
1 |
2 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| WC All |
18 |
11 |
3 |
4 |
36 |
15 |
+21 |
4 |
9 |
2.00 |
0.833 |
69.4 |
+7 |
|
European
Nations Cup/Championship Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| ENC
1962-64 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
5.00 |
00.0 |
-1 |
| ECP/BC
1966-68 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
6 |
+12 |
0 |
4 |
2.25 |
0.75 |
81.3 |
+5 |
| ENC/CP All |
9 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
11 |
+9 |
0 |
4 |
2.222 |
1.222 |
72.2 |
+4 |
|
European Championship
Final Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
ECF
1968 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| ECF All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
European
Nations Cup/Championship |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
ENC 1962-64 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
5.00 |
00.0 |
-1 |
|
EC/BC 1966-68 |
10 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
7 |
+13 |
1 |
5 |
2.00 |
0.70 |
75.0 |
+5 |
| EC All |
11 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
22 |
12 |
+10 |
1 |
5 |
2.00 |
1.091 |
68.2 |
+4 |
|
British Championship Competitions |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1957-58 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
BC 1958-59 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
|
BC 1959-60 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
BC 1960-61 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
6 |
+13 |
0 |
0 |
6.333 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
|
BC 1961-62 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
0.667 |
1.333 |
33.3 |
-1 |
|
BC 1962-63 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
00.0 |
-1 |
|
BC 1963-64 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
+8 |
1 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.333 |
66.7 |
+1 |
|
BC 1964-65 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
+1 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
|
BC 1965-66 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
|
BC/ECP 1966-67 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
4 |
+5 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
1.333 |
66.7 |
+1 |
|
BC/ECP 1967-68 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
+5 |
0 |
2 |
2.00 |
0.333 |
83.3 |
+2 |
|
BC 1968-69 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
+6 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
|
BC 1969-70 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
|
BC All |
32 |
18 |
10 |
4 |
86 |
42 |
+44 |
3 |
7 |
2.688 |
1.313 |
71.9 |
+14 |
|
All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| WC |
18 |
11 |
3 |
4 |
36 |
15 |
+21 |
4 |
9 |
2.00 |
0.833 |
69.4 |
+7 |
| EC |
11 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
22 |
12 |
+10 |
1 |
5 |
2.00 |
1.091 |
68.2 |
+4 |
|
BC |
32 |
18 |
10 |
4 |
86 |
42 |
+44 |
3 |
7 |
2.688 |
1.313 |
71.9 |
+14 |
The 1966-68
records of the European Championship preliminaries and British Championship are
duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
|
55 |
32 |
13 |
10 |
129 |
64 |
+55 |
8 |
18 |
2.345 |
1.164 |
70.0 |
+18 |
|
Minor Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Taça das Nações 1964 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
-5 |
1 |
0 |
0.50 |
3.00 |
00.0 |
-2 |
Match History
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