Charles Redfearn Freeman (22 August 1887 – 17 March 1956) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Chelsea, Gillingham and Burton United as an inside forward.[1][3][4] After his retirement, he served Chelsea as trainer and groundsman.[5] Freeman was also a cricketer and played one first-class cricket match for Derbyshire in July 1911.[6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Redfearn Freeman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Overseal, Derbyshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 17 March 1956 (aged 68)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Fulham, London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1906 | Overseal Swifts | ||
| 1906–1907 | Burton United | 31 | (3) |
| 1907 | Overseal Swifts | ||
| 1907–1908 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 1908–1921 | Chelsea | 95 | (21) |
| 1921–1923 | Gillingham | 82 | (21) |
| Maidstone United | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1911 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||
| Only FC | 1 July 1911 Derbyshire v Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editFreeman served as a corporal in the Royal Air Force during the First World War and worked at the Royal Aircraft Factory.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Burton United | 1906–07[2] | Second Division | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| Chelsea | 1908–09[2] | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1909–10[2] | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1910–11[2] | Second Division | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 3 | |
| 1911–12[2] | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | ||
| 1912–13[2] | First Division | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
| 1913–14[2] | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
| 1914–15[2] | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 1919–20[2] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 96 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 104 | 22 | ||
| Gillingham | 1921–22[2] | Third Division South | 40 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 14 |
| 1922–23[2] | 42 | 10 | 2 | 44 | 10 | |||
| Total | 82 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 88 | 24 | ||
| Career total | 208 | 45 | 19 | 4 | 227 | 49 | ||
Honours
editChelsea
- Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1911–12[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0. OCLC 841581272.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Charlie Freeman". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 18. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ "Freeman Charlie Gillingham 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Churchill, Alexandra; Holmes, Andrew (15 July 2015). Over Land and Sea: Chelsea FC in the Great War. The History Press. ISBN 9780750965422.
- ^ "Player Profile: Charles Freeman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
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