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)
International career
1953 England Schoolboys 4 (5)
1954 England Youth 1 (1)
1958–1960 England U23 6 (5)
1958–1970 England 106 (49)
Managerial career
1973–1975 Preston North End
1983 Wigan Athletic (caretaker)
Medal record
Representing  England
FIFA World Cup
Winner1966 England
UEFA European Championship
Third place1968 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United 1956–57 First Division 141021—11001712
1957–58 First Division 21875—23003016
1958–59 First Division 382910———3929
1959–60 First Division 371833———4021
1960–61 First Division 39213000——4221
1961–62 First Division 37862———4310
1962–63 First Division 28762———349
1963–64 First Division 40972—64105415
1964–65 First Division 411070—118—5918
1965–66 First Division 381670—82105418
1966–67 First Division 42122000——4412
1967–68 First Division 411521—92125320
1968–69 First Division 32560—8220487
1969–70 First Division 40129181——5714
1970–71 First Division 4252063——508
1971–72 First Division 4087262——5312
1972–73 First Division 3661041——417
Total 6061997819247452252758249
Preston North End 1974–75 Third Division 3884131——4510
Waterford United 1975–76 League of Ireland 311000——41
Newcastle KB United 1978 National Soccer League 100000——10
Perth Azzurri 1979 West Australian Football League 320000——32
Blacktown City 1980 National Soccer League 110000——11
Career total 6522118320278452252812263

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England[6] 1958 67
1959 75
1960 86
1961 96
1962 81
1963 106
1964 82
1965 52
1966 156
1967 42
1968 83
1969 91
1970 92
Total 10649

Honours

Manchester United Youth[7]

  • FA Youth Cup: 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56

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. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  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.

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