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Bobby Charlton
Manchester United FC

106 caps 49 goals
68% successful
1958-1970
disciplined: 1
captaincies: 3
minutes played: 9438


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Bobby Charlton Profile

Full name Sir Robert Charlton CBE
Popular name Bobby Charlton
Born  11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland.
Height/Weight 5'9", 11st 2lbs [1964]
Autobiographies The Autobiography: My Manchester United Years. Sir Bobby Charlton (2007).  Headline Book Publishing
My England Years: The Autobiography. Sir Bobby Charlton (2008).  Headline Book Publishing

Club Career

Club(s) Began his career with East Northumberland Schools before joining Manchester United FC as an amateur on 1 January 1953, signing professional forms on 1 October 1954.  In September 1968, signed a 8-year contract (a Football League record) but retired in April 1973 after 606 league appearances and 199 goals); Joined Preston North End FC in June 1973, playing in the 1974/75 season.  Had a spell with Waterford United FC in Ireland in 1975/76; and then South Africa;
Club honours Football League Champions 1956-57, 1964-65, 1966-67; FA Cup winners 1962-63, European Cup Winners 1967-68;
Individual honours OBE 1969; CBE 1974; Football Writers' Association Tribute Award for outstanding contribution to the national game 1989; knighted June 1994; ranked 10th in the International Federation of Football History and Statistics' list of World Players of the Century 2000; Football Association England Hall of Fame 2002;  inaugural member of National Football Museum Hall of Fame 2002. BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award 2008;
Distinctions Survivor of the 1958 Munich air disaster;

Management Career

Club(s) Preston North End FC June 1973 until August 1975;  Became a director of Wigan Athletic FC, managing the team for a while in 1976;  Became director of Manchester United FC in June 1984;

England Career

Player number 767th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Outside left; inside forward; centre-forward; midfielder.
First match No. 318 19 April 1958, Scotland 0 England 4, British Championship match at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Aged 20 years 189 days;
Last match No. 448, 14 June 1970, West Germany 3 England 2. World Cup final tournament quarter-final match at Estadio Guanajuato in León, Mexico, substituted after 69 minutes. Aged 32 years 245 days;
Major tournaments World Cup 1958 final tournament; World Cup 1962 final tournament; World Cup 1966 final tournament; European Championship 1968 final tournament; World Cup 1970 final tournament. British Championship 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70;
Team honours World Cup winners 1966; British Championship winners 1957-58 (shared), 1958-59 (shared), 1959-60 (shared), 1960-61, 1963-64 (shared), 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70 (shared),
Individual honours England U23 (6 apps, 5 goals), England Youth (1 app, 1 goal), England Schoolboy (4 apps, 5 goals);
Distinctions England's leading all-time goalscorer; one of five England players to earn more than 100 caps.
Brother of Jackie Charlton; nephew of Jackie Milburn;

Beyond England

Worked for a travel firm following his departure from management in Preston.  Director of Manchester United since June 1984. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.62.

 

Bobby Charlton - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp.
Apps
Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals Goals Av. min Comp.
Goals
Capt. Disc.
N.K. 106 57 105 1 5 9438 49 193 min 27 3 1 C

 

Bobby Charlton - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 46 30 12 4 117 50 +67 3 15 2.543 1.087 78.3 +26
Away 49 26 11 12 122 68 +54 9 16 2.49 1.388 64.3 +14
Neutral 11 4 1 6 11 12 -1 4 4 1.00 1.091 40.9 -2
All 106 60 24 22 250 130 +120 16 35 2.358 1.226 67.9 +38

 

Bobby Charlton - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

4 3 1 0 16 2 +14 0 2 4.00 0.50 87.5 +3
WCF 14 8 2 4 20 13 +7 3 7 1.429 0.929 64.3 +4
World Cup 18 11 3 4 36 15 +21 4 9 2.00 0.833 69.4 +7

ECP

9 6 1 2 20 11 +9 0 4 2.222 1.222 72.2 +4
ECF 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 1 1 1.00 0.50 50.0 =0
European Championship 11 7 1 3 22 12 +10 1 5 2.00 1.091 68.2 +4
British Championship 32 18 10 4 86 42 +44 3 7 2.688 1.313 71.9 +14

Note that the 1966-68 records of the European Championships and British Championships are duplicated, and one set is therefore deducted from the grand total.

Minor Tournament/Cup 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 1 0 0.50 3.00 00.0 -2
Friendly 49 28 11 10 120 60 +60 7 17 2.449 1.224 68.4 +18
All 106 60 24 22 250 130 +120 16 35 2.358 1.226 67.9 +38

 

Bobby Charlton - Match Record - Tournament Matches
World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 1960-62 4 3 1 0 16 2 +14 0 2 4.00 0.50 87.5 +3
WCP All 4 3 1 0 16 2 +14 0 2 4.00 0.50 87.5 +3
World Cup Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 1958 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
WCF 1962 4 1 1 2 5 6 -1 1 1 1.25 1.50 42.9 -1
WCF 1966 6 5 1 0 11 3 +8 1 4 1.833 0.50 91.7 +5
WCF 1970 4 2 0 2 4 4 =0 1 2 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
WCF All 14 8 2 4 20 13 +7 3 7 1.429 0.929 64.3 +4
World Cup Preliminary Competitions and Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 1956-58 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 00.0 =0
WC 1960-62 8 4 2 2 21 8 +13 2 3 2.625 1.00 62.5 +2
WC 1964-66 6 5 1 0 11 3 +8 1 4 1.833 0.50 91.7 +5
WC 1968-70 4 2 0 2 4 4 =0 1 2 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
WC All 18 11 3 4 36 15 +21 4 9 2.00 0.833 69.4 +7
European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 1962-64 1 0 0 1 2 5 -3 0 0 2.00 5.00 00.0 -1
ECP/BC 1966-68 8 6 1 1 18 6 +12 0 4 2.25 0.75 81.3 +5
ECP All 9 6 1 2 20 11 +9 0 4 2.222 1.222 72.2 +4
European Championship Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECF 1968 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 1 1 1.00 0.50 50.0 =0
ECF All 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 1 1 1.00 0.50 50.0 =0
European Championship Preliminary Competitions and Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 1962-64 1 0 0 1 2 5 -3 0 0 2.00 5.00 00.0 -1
EC/BC 1966-68 10 7 1 2 20 7 +13 1 5 2.00 0.70 75.0 +5
EC All 11 7 1 3 22 12 +10 1 5 2.00 1.091 68.2 +4
British Championships
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1957-58 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 0 1 4.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC 1958-59 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 0 1 2.00 1.667 66.7 +1
BC 1959-60 2 0 2 0 2 2 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
BC 1960-61 3 3 0 0 19 6 +13 0 0 6.333 2.00 100.0 +3
BC 1961-62 3 0 2 1 2 4 -2 1 0 0.667 1.333 33.3 -1
BC 1962-63 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 00.0 -1
BC 1963-64 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 1 1 4.00 1.333 66.7 +1
BC 1964-65 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 1 1 2.00 1.667 66.7 +1
BC 1965-66 2 2 0 0 6 4 +2 0 0 3.00 2.00 100.0 +2
BC/ECP 1966-67 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 0 1 3.00 1.333 66.7 +1
BC/ECP 1967-68 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 0 2 2.00 0.333 83.3 +2
BC 1968-69 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +3
BC 1969-70 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 0 0 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1
BC All 32 18 10 4 86 42 +44 3 7 2.688 1.313 71.9 +14
Minor Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Taça das Nações 1964 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 1 0 0.50 3.00 00.0 -2
All Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 18 11 3 4 36 15 +21 4 9 2.00 0.833 69.4 +7
EC 11 7 1 3 22 12 +10 1 5 2.00 1.091 68.2 +4
BC 32 18 10 4 86 42 +44 3 7 2.688 1.313 71.9 +14
Note that the 1966-68 records of the European Championships and British Championships are duplicated, and one set is therefore deducted from the grand total.
Minor T/C 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 1 0 0.50 3.00 00.0 -2
All 57 32 13 12 130 70 +60 9 18 2.281 1.228 67.5 +20

 

Bobby Charlton - Match History
Club: Manchester United F.C. - 106 full caps
Coach: Walter Winterbottom - 39 full caps
1 318 19-Apr-1958 Scotland 0 England 4 Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC AW Start
66
8
2 319 07-May-1958 England 2 Portugal 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW Start
25, 62
8
3 320 11-May-1958 Yugoslavia 5 England 0 Stadion J.N.A., Beograd Fr AL Start 8
- 322 08-Jun-1958 U.S.S.R. 2 England 2 Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg, Sweden WCF ND Squad member 20
- 323 11-Jun-1958 Brazil 0 England 0 Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg, Sweden ND
- 324 15-Jun-1958 Austria 2 England 2 Ryavallen Stadion, Borås, Sweden ND
- 325 17-Jun-1958 U.S.S.R. 1 England 0 Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg, Sweden ND
4 326 04-Oct-1958 Northern Ireland 3 England 3 Windsor Park, Belfast BC AD Start
31, 77
8
5 327 22-Oct-1958 England 5 U.S.S.R. 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW Start
84 pen
8
6 328 26-Nov-1958 England 2 Wales 2 Villa Park, Birmingham BC HD Start 10
7 329 11-Apr-1959 England 1 Scotland 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW Start
59
9
8 330 06-May-1959 England 2 Italy 2 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD Start
26
9
9 331 13-May-1959 Brazil 2 England 0 Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Fr AL Start 9
10 332 17-May-1959 Peru 4 England 1 Estadio Nacional Coloso de José Díaz, Lima Fr AL Start 9
11 333 24-May-1959 Mexico 2 England 1 Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Ciudad Universitaria, ciudad de México Fr AL Start 11
12 334 28-May-1959 U.S.A. 1 England 8 Wrigley Field, Los Angeles Fr AW Start
64, 82 pen & 85
11
13 335 17-Oct-1959 Wales 1 England 1 Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff BC AD Start 10
14 336 28-Oct-1959 England 2 Sweden 3 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HL Start
81
10
15 338 09-Apr-1960 Scotland 1 England 1 Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC AD Start
49 pen
11
16 339 11-May-1960 England 3 Yugoslavia 2 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD Start 11
17 340 15-May-1960 Spain 3 England 0 El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Fr AL Start 11
18 341 22-May-1960 Hungary 2 England 0 Népstadion, Budapest Fr AL Start 11
19 342 08-Oct-1960 Northern Ireland 2 England 5 Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW Start
47
11
20 343 19-Oct-1960 Luxembourg 0 England 9 Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzebuerg WCP AW Start
3, 7 & 66
11
21 344 26-Oct-1960 England 4 Spain 2 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW Start 11
22 345 23-Nov-1960 England 5 Wales 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW Start
16
11
23 346 15-Apr-1961 England 9 Scotland 3 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW Start 11
24 347 10-May-1961 England 8 Mexico 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW Start
12, 62 & 73
11
25 348 21-May-1961 Portugal 1 England 1 Estádio Nacional, Jamor, Lisboa WCP AD Start 11
26 349 24-May-1961 Italy 2 England 3 Stadio Olimpico, Roma Fr AW Start 11
27 350 27-May-1961 Austria 3 England 1 Praterstadion, Wien Fr AL Start 11
28 351 28-Sep-1961 England 4 Luxembourg 1 Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London WCP HW Start
45, 76
11
29 352 14-Oct-1961 Wales 1 England 1 Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff BC AD Start 11
30 353 25-Oct-1961 England 2 Portugal 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP HW Start 11
31 354 22-Nov-1961 England 1 Northern Ireland 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HD Start
20
11
32 355 04-Apr-1962 England 3 Austria 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW Start 11
33 356 14-Apr-1962 Scotland 2 England 0 Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC AL Start 11
34 357 09-May-1962 England 3 Switzerland 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW Start 11
35 358 20-May-1962 Peru 0 England 4 Estadio Nacional Coloso de José Díaz, Lima Fr AW Start 11
36 359 31-May-1962 Hungary 2 England 1 Estadio Braden Cooper Co., Rancagua, Chile WCF NL Start 11
37 360 02-Jun-1962 Argentina 1 England 3 Estadio Braden Cooper Co., Rancagua, Chile NW Start
42
11
38 361 07-Jun-1962 Bulgaria 0 England 0 Estadio Braden Cooper Co., Rancagua, Chile ND Start 11
39 362 10-Jun-1962 Brazil 3 England 1 Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile NL Start 11
Coach: Alf Ramsey - 67 full caps
40 366 27-Feb-1963 France 5 England 2 Parc des Princes, Paris ECP AL Start 11
41 367 06-Apr-1963 England 1 Scotland 2 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HL Start 11
42 368 08-May-1963 England 1 Brazil 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD Start 11
43 369 29-May-1963 Czechoslovakia 2 England 4 Štadión Tehelné Pole, Bratislava Fr AW Start
71
11
44 370 02-Jun-1963 German Democratic Republic 1 England 2 Zentralstadion, Leipzig Fr AW Start
70
11
45 371 05-Jun-1963 Switzerland 1 England 8 Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel Fr AW Start
19, 55 & 83
11
46 372 12-Oct-1963 Wales 0 England 4 Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff BC AW Start
86
11
47 373 23-Oct-1963 England 2 Rest of the World 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW Start 11
48 374 20-Nov-1963 England 8 Northern Ireland 3 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW Start 11
49 375 11-Apr-1964 Scotland 1 England 0 Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC AL Start 11
50 376 06-May-1964 England 2 Uruguay 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW Start 11
51 377 17-May-1964 Portugal 3 England 4 Estádio Nacional, Jamor, Lisboa Fr AW Start 11
52 378 24-May-1964 Republic of Ireland 1 England 3 Dalymount Park, Dublin Fr AW Start 11
53 379 27-May-1964 U.S.A. 0 England 10 Downing Stadium, Randalls Island, New York City Fr AW Sub on - 33 min
67
-
54 380 30-May-1964 Brazil 5 England 1 Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro T/C AL Start 11
55 382 06-Jun-1964 Argentina 1 England 0 Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil NL Start 11
56 383 03-Oct-1964 Northern Ireland 3 England 4 Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW Start 10
57 386 09-Dec-1964 Netherlands 1 England 1 Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Fr AD Start 11
58 387 10-Apr-1965 England 2 Scotland 2 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HD Start
24
11
59 392 02-Oct-1965 Wales 0 England 0 Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff BC AD Start 10
60 393 20-Oct-1965 England 2 Austria 3 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HL Start
3
10
61 394 10-Nov-1965 England 2 Northern Ireland 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW Start 10
62 395 08-Dec-1965 Spain 0 England 2 El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Fr AW Start 11
63 397 23-Feb-1966 England 1 West Germany 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW Start 11
64 398 02-Apr-1966 Scotland 3 England 4 Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC AW Start
73
9
65 399 04-May-1966 England 2 Yugoslavia 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW Start
34
9
66 400 26-Jun-1966 Finland 0 England 3 Olympiastadion, Helsinki Fr AW Start 9
67 401 29-Jun-1966 Norway 1 England 6 Ullevål Stadion, Oslo Fr AW Start 9
68 403 05-Jul-1966 Poland 0 England 1 Stadion Śląski, Chorzów Fr AW Start 9
69 404 11-Jul-1966 England 0 Uruguay 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCF HD Start 9
70 405 16-Jul-1966 England 2 Mexico 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW Start
38
9
71 406 20-Jul-1966 England 2 France 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW Start 9
72 407 23-Jul-1966 England 1 Argentina 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW Start
[dissent]
9
73 408 26-Jul-1966 England 2 Portugal 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW Start
30, 79
9
74 409 30-Jul-1966 England 4 West Germany 2 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW Start 9
75 410 22-Oct-1966 England 2 Northern Ireland 0 Windsor Park, Belfast BC/ ECP AW Start 9
76 411 02-Nov-1966 England 0 Czechoslovakia 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD Start 9
77 412 16-Nov-1966 England 5 Wales 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC/ ECP HW Start
43
9
78 413 15-Apr-1967 England 2 Scotland 3 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC/ ECP HL Start 9
79 416 21-Oct-1967 Wales 0 England 3 Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff BC/ ECP AW Start
87
9
80 417 22-Nov-1967 England 2 Northern Ireland 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC/ ECP HW Start
62
9
81 418 06-Dec-1967 England 2 U.S.S.R. 2 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD Start 9
82 419 24-Feb-1968 Scotland 1 England 1 Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC/ ECP AD Start 10
83 420 03-Apr-1968 England 1 Spain 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London ECP HW Start
84
10
84 421 08-May-1968 Spain 1 England 2 El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid ECP AW Start 9
85 422 22-May-1968 England 3 Sweden 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW Start - off 70
38
9
86 424 05-Jun-1968 Yugoslavia 1 England 0 Stadio Comunale di Firenze, Firenze, Italy ECF NL Start 9
87 425 08-Jun-1968 U.S.S.R. 0 England 2 Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Italy NW Start
39
9
88 426 06-Nov-1968 Romania 0 England 0 Stadionul 23 August, Bucureşti Fr AD Start 9
89 427 11-Dec-1968 England 1 Bulgaria 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD Start 9
90 428 15-Jan-1969 England 1 Romania 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD Captain 9
91 430 03-May-1969 Northern Ireland 1 England 3 Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW Start 9
92 431 07-May-1969 England 2 Wales 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW Start
58
10
93 432 10-May-1969 England 4 Scotland 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW Start 9
94 433 01-Jun-1969 Mexico 0 England 0 Estadio Azteca, Santa Úrsula, ciudad de México Fr AD Start 9
95 435 12-Jun-1969 Brazil 2 England 1 Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Fr AL Start 9
96 436 05-Nov-1969 Netherlands 0 England 1 Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Fr AW Start 9
97 437 10-Dec-1969 England 1 Portugal 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW Start 10
98 438 14-Jan-1970 England 0 Netherlands 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD Captain 10
99 440 18-Apr-1970 Wales 1 England 1 Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff BC AD Start 9
100 441 21-Apr-1970 England 3 Northern Ireland 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW Captain
81
9
101 443 20-May-1970 Colombia 0 England 4 Estadio Nemesio Camacho, Bogotá Fr AW Start
55
9
102 444 24-May-1970 Ecuador 0 England 2 Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa, Quito Fr AW Start - off x 20
103 445 02-Jun-1970 Romania 0 England 1 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico WCF NW Start 9
104 446 07-Jun-1970 Brazil 1 England 0 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico NL Start - off 64 9
105 447 11-Jun-1970 Czechoslovakia 0 England 1 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico NW Start - off 66 9
106 448 14-Jun-1970 West Germany 3 England 2 Estadio Guanajuato, León, Mexico NL Start - off 69 9

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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