Charlie Birch

Last updated

Charlie Birch
Personal information
Full name Charlie Mark Birch [1]
Date of birth (2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Carlisle, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Appalachian FC
Youth career
0000–2019 Carlisle United
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 Chowan Hawks
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Carlisle United 1 (0)
2020 → Kendal Town (loan) 11 (1)
2021–2022 Annan Athletic 7 (0)
2022 Penrith
2022–2023 Workington 30 (0)
2024– Appalachian FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:41, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Charlie Mark Birch (born 23 October 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Appalachian FC.

Contents

Early and personal life

Birch was born in Carlisle, [3] as the son of former professional footballer Mark Birch. [4]

Career

Birch started his career at Carlisle United and made his debut for the club on 21 December 2019 as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat away to Colchester United. [5] In February 2020, he was offered a professional contract with the club, signing a one-year contract with the club. [6] [7] Birch was very excited to be offered a professional contract, stating that he was 'over the moon'. [8] In September 2020, Birch joined Northern Premier League Division One North West side Kendal Town on a season-long loan deal. [9] He scored once in 13 appearances for the club before his loan was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10] [4] He was released by the club at the end of his contract in summer 2021. [11]

On 10 July 2021, Birch signed for Scottish League Two side Annan Athletic; Birch made his debut for the club that same day in a 1–1 Scottish League Cup draw against Airdrieonians, with Birch scoring Annan's third penalty in a 5–4 shoot-out win. [4]

On 7 January 2022, Birch signed for Northern League Division One side Penrith. [12] In July 2022, he joined Workington. [13]

In April 2024, Birch joined National Premier Soccer League SouthEast Conference club Appalachian FC. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 November 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carlisle United 2019–20 [15] League Two 1000000010
2020–21 [16] League Two0000000000
Total1000000010
Kendal Town (loan) 2020–21 [10] Northern Premier League Division One North West11110—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0131
Annan Athletic 2021–22 [17] Scottish League Two 7020401 [lower-alpha 2] 0140
Career total191304020281
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luke Joyce</span> English footballer

Luke James Joyce is an English former professional footballer who is now the Lead North Scout at Premier League club Brentford. He made 700 league and cup appearances in a 19-year professional playing career.

Adam James Collin is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Mark Cullen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Bamber Bridge. A player with excellent finishing skills, he has scored in the top five divisions of the English football league system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ryan Bowman</span> English association football player

Ryan Michael Bowman is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Cheltenham Town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mark Beck</span> Association football player (born 1994)

Mark Andrew Beck is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gateshead, on loan from fellow National League club Solihull Moors. He played in the Football League for Carlisle United, Yeovil Town and Harrogate Town, and in the Scottish Championship for Falkirk, as well as spending several years in non-league football. Beck was born in England, and represented Scotland at under-19 level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hallam Hope</span> Barbadian footballer

Hallam Robert Hope is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Morecambe. Born in England, Hope represents Barbados internationally after representing England up to under-19 level.

Steven James Rigg is an English footballer who last played as a striker for Workington. Rigg has previously played for Keswick, Penrith, Barrow, Queen of the South and Carlisle United in two spells with the club.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Miller (footballer, born 1990)</span> English footballer

Thomas Patrick Miller is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Stalybridge Celtic.

Owen James Moxon is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Portsmouth.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Callum Guy</span> English footballer (born 1996)

Callum Anthony Guy is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Carlisle United, where he is also club captain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cameron Salkeld</span> English footballer (born 1998)

Cameron John Salkeld is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Darlington.

The 2018–19 season was Carlisle United's 114th season in their history and their fifth consecutive season in League Two. Along with League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Jordan Holt is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lowland League club Gretna 2008.

Liam James McCarron is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger or left wing-back for EFL League One club Northampton Town. Born in England, McCarron has represented Scotland at under-19 level.

Jon James Alexander Mellish is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Carlisle United, as a defender and midfielder.

Jarrad Paul Branthwaite is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Everton and the England national team.

Connor Malley is an English professional footballer who plays for League of Ireland Premier Division side Sligo Rovers.

Taylor Ryan Charters is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Carlisle United.

Joshua James Dixon is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Annan Athletic.

The 2021–22 season was Carlisle United's 117th season in their existence and eighth consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Carlisle United" (PDF). English Football League. 7 February 2020. p. 19. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Charlie Birch at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Charlie Birch – Defender – Carlisle United". Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 Colman, Jon (10 July 2021). "Ex-Carlisle United duo Charlie Barnes and Charlie Birch help Annan Athletic to cup win at Airdrie". News and Star . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Colman, Jon (21 December 2019). "Carlisle Utd slump to dismal 3–0 defeat at Colchester as Beech suffers first loss". News and Star . Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Colman, Jon (6 February 2020). "Carlisle Utd offer professional deals to four home-grown teenagers". News and Star . Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Hall, Andy (6 February 2020). "YOUTH: Four local lads make it through". Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  8. ↑ Hall, Andy (9 June 2020). "INTERVIEW: It's what I've worked so hard for all these years". Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  9. ↑ Colman, Jon (12 September 2020). "Young Carlisle Utd player makes loan move". News and Star . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  10. 1 2 "Kendal Town – Appearances – Charlie Birch". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  11. ↑ Colman, Jon (14 May 2021). "Carlisle United offer deals to Paul Farman, Nick Anderton, Rhys Bennett, Morgan Feeney, Offrande Zanzala and Omari Patrick". News and Star . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Charlie Birch moves to Penrith". Annan Athletic FC. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  13. ↑ @WorkingtonAFC (6 July 2022). "📝 Two more commit to the cause. Defender Charlie Birch joined midfielder Bobby Carroll in signing a deal with the club yesterday evening. 🤝 Welcome aboard Charlie. https://workingtonafc.com/2022/07/06/two-more-commit-to-the-cause/" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 April 2024– via Twitter.
  14. ↑ @AppalachianFC (5 April 2024). "More Chowan lads! They were a big part of the success Chowan MENS Soccer had in the fall, now they're bringing that hard working, winning mentality to Boone for the summer!Welcome to Boone fellas!! 👣⚽️👣⚽️💛🖤👣⚽️👣⚽️" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 April 2024– via Twitter.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Charlie Birch in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Charlie Birch in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Charlie Birch in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

Charlie Birch at WorldFootball.net

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.