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.
| 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 | |||
Football career
editCharlton 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]
Later career
editDuring 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]
References
edit- ^ a b Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan & Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 52. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b c d e f Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 70. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 87. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
- ^ Cavallini, Rob (2007). Play Up Corinth – A History of the Corinthian Football Club. Tempus Publishing. pp. 268–271, 274. ISBN 978-0-7524-4479-6.
- ^ Play Up Corinth. p. 197.