Bobby Charlton: English association football player and manager (1937–2023)
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.
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| Full name | Robert Charlton | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1937 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ashington, Northumberland, England | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 October 2023 (aged 86) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||||||
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. His death leaves Geoff Hurst as the last surviving English player of the 1966 World Cup final.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| 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
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 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
- FA Youth Cup: 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56
Manchester United
- Football League First Division: 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67
- FA Cup: 1962–63; runner-up 1956–57, 1957–58
- FA Charity Shield: 1965, 1967
- European Cup: 1967–68
England
- FIFA World Cup: 1966
- UEFA European Championship third place: 1968
- British Home Championship (outright): 1961, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969
- (shared) 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1970
Individual
- FWA Footballer of the Year: 1965–66
- FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 1966
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1966, 1970
- Ballon d'Or: 1966; runner-up: 1967, 1968
- PFA Merit Award: 1974
- FWA Tribute Award: 1989
- FIFA World Cup All-Time Team: 1994
- Football League 100 Legends: 1998
- English Football Hall of Fame: 2002
- FIFA 100: 2004
- UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll: 14th
- PFA England League Team of the Century (1907 to 2007):
- Team of the Century 1907–1976
- Overall Team of the Century
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award: 2008
- UEFA President's Award: 2008
- Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award: 2012
- FIFA Player of the Century:
- FIFA internet vote: 16th
- IFFHS vote: 10th
- World Soccer The Greatest Players of the 20th century: 12th
- IFFHS Legends
Orders and special awards
References
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