Charlie Mark Birch (born 23 October 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Appalachian FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charlie Mark Birch[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlisle, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Appalachian FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Carlisle United | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Chowan Hawks | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Carlisle United | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Kendal Town (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Annan Athletic | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | Penrith | ||
| 2022–2023 | Workington | 30 | (0) |
| 2024– | Appalachian FC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:41, 8 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life
editBirch was born in Carlisle,[3] as the son of former professional footballer Mark Birch.[4]
Career
editBirch started his career at Carlisle United and made his debut for the club on 21 December 2019 as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat away to Colchester United.[5] In February 2020, he was offered a professional contract with the club, signing a one-year contract with the club.[6][7] Birch was very excited to be offered a professional contract, stating that he was 'over the moon'.[8] In September 2020, Birch joined Northern Premier League Division One North West side Kendal Town on a season-long loan deal.[9] He scored once in 13 appearances for the club before his loan was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][4] He was released by the club at the end of his contract in summer 2021.[11]
On 10 July 2021, Birch signed for Scottish League Two side Annan Athletic; Birch made his debut for the club that same day in a 1–1 Scottish League Cup draw against Airdrieonians, with Birch scoring Annan's third penalty in a 5–4 shoot-out win.[4]
On 7 January 2022, Birch signed for Northern League Division One side Penrith.[12] In July 2022, he joined Workington.[13]
In April 2024, Birch joined National Premier Soccer League SouthEast Conference club Appalachian FC.[14]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 27 November 2021
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Carlisle United | 2019–20[15] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21[16] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kendal Town (loan) | 2020–21[10] | Northern Premier League Division One North West | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Annan Athletic | 2021–22[17] | Scottish League Two | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Career total | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
edit- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Carlisle United" (PDF). English Football League. 7 February 2020. p. 19. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Charlie Birch at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Charlie Birch – Defender – Carlisle United". Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Colman, Jon (10 July 2021). "Ex-Carlisle United duo Charlie Barnes and Charlie Birch help Annan Athletic to cup win at Airdrie". News and Star. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Colman, Jon (21 December 2019). "Carlisle Utd slump to dismal 3–0 defeat at Colchester as Beech suffers first loss". News and Star. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Colman, Jon (6 February 2020). "Carlisle Utd offer professional deals to four home-grown teenagers". News and Star. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Hall, Andy (6 February 2020). "YOUTH: Four local lads make it through". Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Hall, Andy (9 June 2020). "INTERVIEW: It's what I've worked so hard for all these years". Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Colman, Jon (12 September 2020). "Young Carlisle Utd player makes loan move". News and Star. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Kendal Town – Appearances – Charlie Birch". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Colman, Jon (14 May 2021). "Carlisle United offer deals to Paul Farman, Nick Anderton, Rhys Bennett, Morgan Feeney, Offrande Zanzala and Omari Patrick". News and Star. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Charlie Birch moves to Penrith". Annan Athletic FC. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ @WorkingtonAFC (6 July 2022). "📝 Two more commit to the cause. Defender Charlie Birch joined midfielder Bobby Carroll in signing a deal with the club yesterday evening. 🤝 Welcome aboard Charlie. https://workingtonafc.com/2022/07/06/two-more-commit-to-the-cause/" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ @AppalachianFC (5 April 2024). "More Chowan lads! They were a big part of the success Chowan MENS Soccer had in the fall, now they're bringing that hard working, winning mentality to Boone for the summer!Welcome to Boone fellas!! 👣⚽️👣⚽️💛🖤👣⚽️👣⚽️" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Games played by Charlie Birch in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Charlie Birch in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Charlie Birch in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
External links
editCharlie Birch at WorldFootball.net