Harry Charlton

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Harry Charlton
Personal information
Full name Harold Charlton [1]
Date of birth(1951-06-22)22 June 1951 [2]
Place of birth Gateshead, [2] England
Height5 ft 7+34 in (1.72 m) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Redheugh B.C.
Middlesbrough
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968–1976 Middlesbrough 10 (0)
1976Hartlepool (loan) 3 (0)
1976–1977 Chesterfield 21 (0)
1977–1978 Frickley Athletic
1978–1979 Buxton
1979–1982 Darlington 72 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold Charlton (born 22 June 1951) is an English former footballer who made 106 appearances in the Football League playing for Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Chesterfield and Darlington in the 1970s and 1980s. A midfielder, he also played non-league football for clubs including Frickley Athletic and Buxton. [2]

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References

  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 105. ISBN   978-1-85291-585-8.
  2. 1 2 3 "Harry Charlton". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81 . London: Queen Anne Press. p.  154. ISBN   0362-02017-5.