Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Charlton | ||
Date of birth | 4 January 1912 | ||
Place of birth | Eastleigh, England | ||
Date of death | 18 February 1998 | (aged 86)||
Place of death | Epsom, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Oxford University | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1931–1932 | Southampton | 2 | (1) |
1933–1936 | Corinthian | ||
1934–1935 | Hull City | 3 | (1) |
1935–1936 | Wimbledon | ||
1936–1938 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | (10) |
1938 | Barnet | ||
1938–1939 | Leyton | ||
1939 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
1936–19?? | England amateurs | 4 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Charlton (4 January 1912 – 18 February 1998) [1] was an English footballer who played at centre-forward in the Football League for various clubs in the 1930s, including Southampton, Hull City and Queens Park Rangers. [2] He also played for the Corinthians and the England national amateur football team.
Charlton was born in Eastleigh [1] and was educated at Peter Symonds School, Winchester [3] before going up to St Edmund Hall at the University of Oxford where he represented Oxford University at football and won his blue. [3]
While still at university, he joined Southampton of the Football League Second Division as an amateur, making two appearances at centre-forward; [3] on 16 January 1932 in a 3–3 draw with Preston North End and on 13 February 1932 when he scored a consolation goal in a 5–1 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers. [4]
Between 1933 and 1936, Charlton was a member of the Corinthian amateur club, for whom he made 20 appearances, scoring 16 goals, [5] including two against Stade Francais in Paris in April 1934. [6]
In November 1934, he joined Hull City scoring once in three league appearances, before a spell with Wimbledon. In May 1936, he signed his first professional contract with Queens Park Rangers [3] and played 20 matches, scoring ten goals, in the Football League Third Division South. [2]
He earned his first England amateur cap in 1936, making four appearances in total and scoring three goals, a hat-trick against Ireland. [3]
During Second World War, William Charlton was in Royal Navy-Lt.Commander. After the war, Charlton worked for various Oil companies including Shell Mex before retiring to Barnes, He died in 1998. [3]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | William Charlton | ||
Date of birth | 4 January 1912 | ||
Place of birth | Eastleigh, England | ||
Date of death | 18 February 1998 | (aged 86)||
Place of death | Epsom, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Oxford University | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1931–1932 | Southampton | 2 | (1) |
1933–1936 | Corinthian | ||
1934–1935 | Hull City | 3 | (1) |
1935–1936 | Wimbledon | ||
1936–1938 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | (10) |
1938 | Barnet | ||
1938–1939 | Leyton | ||
1939 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
1936–19?? | England amateurs | 4 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Charlton (4 January 1912 – 18 February 1998) [1] was an English footballer who played at centre-forward in the Football League for various clubs in the 1930s, including Southampton, Hull City and Queens Park Rangers. [2] He also played for the Corinthians and the England national amateur football team.
Charlton was born in Eastleigh [1] and was educated at Peter Symonds School, Winchester [3] before going up to St Edmund Hall at the University of Oxford where he represented Oxford University at football and won his blue. [3]
While still at university, he joined Southampton of the Football League Second Division as an amateur, making two appearances at centre-forward; [3] on 16 January 1932 in a 3–3 draw with Preston North End and on 13 February 1932 when he scored a consolation goal in a 5–1 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers. [4]
Between 1933 and 1936, Charlton was a member of the Corinthian amateur club, for whom he made 20 appearances, scoring 16 goals, [5] including two against Stade Francais in Paris in April 1934. [6]
In November 1934, he joined Hull City scoring once in three league appearances, before a spell with Wimbledon. In May 1936, he signed his first professional contract with Queens Park Rangers [3] and played 20 matches, scoring ten goals, in the Football League Third Division South. [2]
He earned his first England amateur cap in 1936, making four appearances in total and scoring three goals, a hat-trick against Ireland. [3]
During Second World War, William Charlton was in Royal Navy-Lt.Commander. After the war, Charlton worked for various Oil companies including Shell Mex before retiring to Barnes, He died in 1998. [3]