Bobby Charlton


Bobby Charlton
CBE
Personal information
Full name Robert Charlton
Date of birth (1937-10-11)11 October 1937
Place of birth Ashington, Northumberland, England
Date of death 21 October 2023(2023-10-21) (aged 86)
Place of death Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Youth career
East Northumberland Schools
1953–1956 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1973 Manchester United 606 (199)
1974–1975 Preston North End 38 (8)
1976 Waterford 3 (1)
1978 Newcastle KB United 1 (0)
1980 Perth Azzurri 3 (2)
1980 Blacktown City 1 (1)
Total 652 (211)
National team
1953 England Schoolboys 4 (5)
1954 England Youth 1 (1)
1958–1960 England U23 6 (5)
1958–1970 England 106 (49)
Teams managed
1973–1975 Preston North End
1983 Wigan Athletic (caretaker)
Honours
Representing  England
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1966 England
UEFA European Championship
Third place 1968 Italy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Sir Robert Charlton, CBE (11 October 1937 – 21 October 2023) was an English footballer who played for the England national team. He played over 600 times for Manchester United. He also played for England over 100 times and scored more goals than any other player. He played for England when they beat Germany in the World Cup final in 1966. He is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time.[2][3]

His older brother was Jack Charlton.

He was the last survivor of the Munich air disaster, where his life was saved by fellow teammate Harry Gregg.

Charlton died on 21 October 2023 from problems caused by dementia, aged 86.[4] His death leaves Geoff Hurst as the last surviving English player of the 1966 World Cup final.[5]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 1956–57 First Division 14 10 2 1 — 1 1 0 0 17 12
1957–58 First Division 21 8 7 5 — 2 3 0 0 30 16
1958–59 First Division 38 29 1 0 — — — 39 29
1959–60 First Division 37 18 3 3 — — — 40 21
1960–61 First Division 39 21 3 0 0 0 — — 42 21
1961–62 First Division 37 8 6 2 — — — 43 10
1962–63 First Division 28 7 6 2 — — — 34 9
1963–64 First Division 40 9 7 2 — 6 4 1 0 54 15
1964–65 First Division 41 10 7 0 — 11 8 — 59 18
1965–66 First Division 38 16 7 0 — 8 2 1 0 54 18
1966–67 First Division 42 12 2 0 0 0 — — 44 12
1967–68 First Division 41 15 2 1 — 9 2 1 2 53 20
1968–69 First Division 32 5 6 0 — 8 2 2 0 48 7
1969–70 First Division 40 12 9 1 8 1 — — 57 14
1970–71 First Division 42 5 2 0 6 3 — — 50 8
1971–72 First Division 40 8 7 2 6 2 — — 53 12
1972–73 First Division 36 6 1 0 4 1 — — 41 7
Total 606 199 78 19 24 7 45 22 5 2 758 249
Preston North End 1974–75 Third Division 38 8 4 1 3 1 — — 45 10
Waterford United 1975–76 League of Ireland 3 1 1 0 0 0 — — 4 1
Newcastle KB United 1978 National Soccer League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Perth Azzurri 1979 West Australian Football League 3 2 0 0 0 0 — — 3 2
Blacktown City 1980 National Soccer League 1 1 0 0 0 0 — — 1 1
Career total 652 211 83 20 27 8 45 22 5 2 812 263

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England[6] 1958 6 7
1959 7 5
1960 8 6
1961 9 6
1962 8 1
1963 10 6
1964 8 2
1965 5 2
1966 15 6
1967 4 2
1968 8 3
1969 9 1
1970 9 2
Total 106 49

Honours

Manchester United Youth[7]

Manchester United[7]

England[7]

Individual[7]

Orders and special awards

References

  1. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Bobby Charlton (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  2. ↑ "Sir Bobby Charlton Hall of Fame profile".
  3. ↑ "Sir Bobby Charlton the legendary footballer".
  4. ↑ "Sir Bobby Charlton, giant of English football, dies at 86". The Times. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sir Bobby Charlton: England World Cup winner and Manchester United legend dies". BBC Sport. 21 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Robert "Bobby" Charlton - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Knight who led the charge for Ramsey's England". FIFA. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "England Boys of '66 dominate your Team of the Century: 1907-1976". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 28 August 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2016. {{cite news}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
  9. ↑ "Your overall Team of the Century: the world's greatest-ever XI revealed!". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 6 September 2007. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "UEFA President's Award". UEFA. 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  11. ↑ World Soccer: The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time Archived 31 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 28 November 2015
  12. ↑ "IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players". IFFHS. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "Sir Bobby Charlton awarded Japanese Order". Japan Football Association. 29 April 2012. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.