Charlie Vaughan (footballer)

Charlie Vaughan
Personal information
Full name Charles John Vaughan[1]
Date of birth (1921-04-23)23 April 1921[1]
Place of birth Bermondsey,[1] England
Date of death 16 March 1989(1989-03-16) (aged 67)[1]
Place of death Sutton, London,[1] England
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1941–1946 Sutton United 147 (248)
1946–1953 Charlton Athletic 227 (91)
1953–1954 Portsmouth 26 (14)
1954–19?? Bexleyheath & Welling
International career
1952 England B 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles John Vaughan (23 April 1921 – 16 March 1989) was an English footballer who played for Charlton Athletic and Portsmouth as a centre forward during the 1940s and 1950s.[2]

Vaughan started his career with Sutton United. He helped them win numerous wartime honours, scored 42 league goals in the 1945–46 season to win the Athenian League,[3] and finished his Sutton United career with 248 goals in 147 competitive appearances.[4] He was inducted into the club's Hall of Fame.[5]

In 1950, Vaughan toured Canada with a Football Association party,[6] and in March 1952, he appeared in an England B international against the Netherlands.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Charlie Vaughan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Charlie Vaughan". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. ^ "History". Sutton United F.C. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. ^ Lawless, Will (22 February 2023). "Charlie Vaughan: Sutton United's war-time legend with a venomous shot and incredible goalscoring record • London Football Scene". London Football Scene. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Hall of Fame". Sutton United F.C. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  6. ^ Morrison, Neil (25 August 2016). "British "FA XI" Tours: 1950 tour of Canada and USA by the (English) FA". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  7. ^ Courtney, Barrie (22 May 2014). "England – International Results B-Team – Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 November 2017.


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