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Charlie
Wallace |
Aston Villa FC
3 appearances,
0 goals
P 3 W 2 D
0 L 1 F 8: A 8
67% successful
1913-14
captain: none
minutes played: 270 |
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Timeline |
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Gunner Charles William Wallace |
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Birth |
20 January 1885 in Sunderland, County Durham [registered in
Sunderland, March 1885]. |
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According to the 1891
census, Charles is the eldest of two sons, the other being Anthony, and a
younger sister, Violet, to William James and Isabella. They live at 23
Picton Street in Bishop Wearmouth. His father is a riveter. |
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According to the 1901
census, Charley W., an apprentice joiner, has three more siblings, now
living at 28 North Hedley Street in the Deptford area of Sunderland with
their parents. His father remains as a riveter.
According to Trade
Union membership registers, Charlie became a paid-up member of the
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters & Joiners on 5 March 1901. |
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Marriage |
to Edith Helen Wheeler, on
12 June 1909 at Christ Church, Gipsy Hill in
Norwood, London
[registered in July 1909]. Charles was
living at 118 Gipsy Hill at the time, Edith at 63 Clive Road. |
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According to the 1911
census, Charles William is a professional footballer, married to Edith
Helen, with one son, Norman Charles (b. 4 March 1910). They live at 89
Davey Road in the Handsworth area of Birmingham.
At the time of his
attestation, 10 December 1915, to the Royal Garrison Artillery, Charles
was still living at 89 Davey Street. He was hospitalised in Birmingham's
Dudley Road hospital between 31 December 1918 and 10 March 1919. |
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According to the 1921
census, Charles William, still a professional footballer (for Oldham
Athletic FC), and still married and still living at 89 Davey Road with
their son.
The
West Midlands Electoral Rolls state that the Williams family lived at 89
Davey Road until at least 1925. |
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According to the 1939 register, Charles W., a maintenance worker at Villa
Park, and Edith Helen, are still married, living at 241 Highbridge Road in
Sutton Coldfield, along with their son, Alan T. |
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Death |
7 January 1970,
aged
84 years 352 days
[registered in Birmingham, March 1970]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Played schoolboy
football in Sunderland before joining Southwick FC, from where he joined
the newly formed Crystal Palace FC in 1905.
After 56 Southern League appearances and thirteen goals, he signed for Aston Villa FC in
May 1907, making 313 league appearances,
scoring 55 goals. Oldham Athletic FC signed Wallace in May 1921, where he played
until he retired in 1923. |
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Club honours |
Southern League winners
1905-06; Football League
runners-up 1907-08, 1910-11,
1912-13, 1913-14, Champions 1909-10; FA Charity Shield
runners-up 1910; FA Cup winners 1912-13, 1919-20; |
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Individual honours |
Football League (five appearances) |
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Distinctions |
Wallace was the first player to miss an FA Cup Final penalty in 1913. And
the only player to do so until the 1988 Final. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
7" [1915]. 5'
6½" 11st. 4lbs [1916]. 5'
8½", 11st.
12lbs [1919]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of seven who became the 368th
players (371) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside-right |
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First match |
No. 115, 17 March
1913,
England 4 Wales 3, a British Championship match at Ashton Gate, Ashton Vale, Bedminster, Bristol, aged
28 years
56 days. |
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Last match |
No.
122, 10 April 1920,
England 5 Scotland 4, a British Championship match at
Hillsborough,
Sheffield, aged 35 years 81 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1912-13, 1913-14, 1919-20; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1912-13 |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Worked as a painter and decorator in
Birmingham. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.258. |
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Charlie Wallace - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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4 |
3 |
3 |
270 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Charlie Wallace
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
=0 |
1 |
0 |
2.667 |
2.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
| All
- British Championship |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
=0 |
1 |
0 |
2.667 |
2.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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Charlie Wallace
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1912-13 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1913-14 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC 1919-20 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
4.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC
All |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
=0 |
1 |
0 |
2.667 |
2.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
=0 |
1 |
0 |
2.667 |
2.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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All |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
=0 |
1 |
0 |
2.667 |
2.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
...after 6 years 56 days
Notes
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