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Charlton Athletic F.C. Seasons
Charlton Athletic F.C., Charlton Athletic Football Club was founded in 1905 and turned professional in 1920. They joined the English Football League in 1921. The club won their only FA Cup in 1947 FA Cup Final, 1947, having finished as runners-up 12 months earlier. The table details the club's achievements in all national and European first team (association football), first team competitions for each completed season. Seasons Overall *Seasons spent at Level 1 of the English football league system, football league system: 27 *Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 46 *Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 25 *Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0 Key *P – Played *W – Games won *D – Games drawn *L – Games lost *F – Goals for *A – Goals against *Pts – Points *Pos – Final position *Prem – Premier League *Champ – EFL Championship *Lge 1 – EFL League One *Div 1 – Football League First Division *Div 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Thomson
Robert Thomson (29 December 1890 – 1971) was an English footballer who played during the early 20th century, mainly prior to World War I. Playing as a forward, Thomson carved out a career in the game despite having only one eye, resulting from a childhood accident with a firework. When asked how he dealt with a ball coming to him on his blind side, Bob would answer: 'I just shut my other eye and play from memory.' He started out with his local side Croydon Common before joining west Londoners Chelsea in September 1911. His most successful season with Chelsea came in 1914-15, when his six goals in eight FA Cup games helped his team reach the final, where they lost to Sheffield United. When competitive football was abandoned in Britain in 1915, Thomson continued to turn out for Chelsea in unofficial wartime matches, scoring 100 goals in three seasons 1915–17. He played twice more for the club in FA cup when hostilities ended. He made a total of 95 appearances and scored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dai Astley
David John Astley (11 October 1909 – 7 November 1989) was a Welsh international footballer who played as an inside forward in The Football League in the 1920s and 1930s. Club career Dowlais-born Astley played for Merthyr Town, Charlton, Aston Villa, Derby County, Blackpool and Metz. He scored 92 goals for Aston Villa in 165 matches. Astley made his league debut on 19 November 1927 against Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. When Albert Lindon was appointed player-manager at Charlton Athletic in January 1928, he signed Astley for £100. Astley made his debut for Blackpool, then under the managership of Joe Smith, two-thirds of the way through the 1938–39 campaign, in a 1–1 draw with Sunderland at Bloomfield Road on 25 January 1939. He went on to make a further sixteen League appearances before the season's end, scoring six goals. In 1939–40, he appeared in the three League games that occurred prior to the competition being abandoned as a result of the outbreak of World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930–31 In English Football
The 1930–31 season was the 56th season of competitive football in England. Overview Aston Villa scored 128 league goals, a First Division record, and the number of goals scored per match, at just under four, was the highest in any season since 1900. Manchester United lost fourteen consecutive matches, including twelve at the start of this season, to create a long-time record for most consecutive losses in top-flight English football. The record was beaten by Sunderland who lost the last fifteen matches of the 2002–03 Premier League season. scored in 47 consecutive games between December 1929 and December 1930 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football League Second Division
The Football League Second Division was the second level division in the English football league system between 1892 and 1992. Following the foundation of the FA Premier League, the Football League divisions were renumbered and the third tier became known as the Football League Second Division. After the rebranding of the Football League in 2003–04, it became known as Football League One. Early history In 1888, Scotsman William McGregor a director of Aston Villa, was the main force between meetings held in London and Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ... involving 12 football clubs, with an eye to a league competition. These 12 clubs would later become the Football League's 12 founder members. The meetings were held in London on 22 March 1888. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929–30 In English Football
The 1929–30 season was the 55th season of competitive football in England. Events The Wednesday officially changed their name to ''Sheffield Wednesday'' prior to the start of this season. Blackpool claimed their only championship to date on the final day of the Division Two season, 3 May, with a goalless draw at Nottingham Forest. Runners-up Chelsea could have won the title themselves the same afternoon if they had won and Blackpool had lost, but the Londoners were defeated at Bury by a single goal. Blackpool forward, Jimmy Hampson, finished the season as the top goal scorer in England, with 46 goals in all competitions. Deaths *29 September, Joe Schofield—manager of Port Vale and former England international Honours Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition Football League First Division Second Division Third Division North Third Division South Top goalscorers First Division *Vic Watson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Whitlow
Frederick William James Whitlow (3 September 1904 – 6 January 1978) was an English professional Association football, footballer, who played in the Football League for Charlton Athletic and Exeter City. Early career in Barry Born in Bristol on 3 September 1904, Frederick William James Whitlow's family eventually moved to Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Barry and made a home on Barry Island. Whitlow initially played for Whitmore Albions (one of the junior teams on Barry Island at the time), and was part of the Albions side that defeated the Barry Brooklands on 12 May 1922. Appropriately enough, Whitlow scored in the 2–1 win. Whitmore Albions had also been crowned the winners of the Barry & District League Division 2, and had made it to the Barry Cup Final, but were defeated by the powerful Division 1 side Cadoxton, Vale of Glamorgan, Cadoxton AFC. The 1922–23 season saw Southern Football League, Southern League outfit Barry Town take a chance on the 17-year-old, and Whitlow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928–29 In English Football
The 1928–29 season was the 54th season of competitive football in England. Honours Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition Football League First Division Second Division Third Division North Third Division South Top goalscorers First Division *Dave Halliday (Sunderland) – 43 goals Second Division *Jimmy Hampson (Blackpool) – 40 goals Third Division North * Jimmy McConnell (Carlisle United) – 42 goals Third Division South * Andy Rennie (Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...) – 43 goals References {{DEFAULTSORT:1928-29 in English football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927–28 In English Football
The 1927–28 season was the 53rd season of competitive football in England. Events This was the season in which Dixie Dean scored 60 goals in 39 league appearances for Everton – more than half of their total for the season (102). Honours Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition Football League First Division Second Division Third Division North Third Division South Top goalscorers First Division * Dixie Dean ( Everton) – 60 goals Second Division *Jimmy Cookson (West Bromwich Albion) – 38 goals Third Division North * Joe Smith (Stockport County) – 38 goals Third Division South * Harry Morris (Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at ...) – 38 goals References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Sherlaw
David Drummond Sherlaw was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Charlton Athletic, Brentford and Bristol City. He also played in the Scottish League for Bathgate, Montrose, St Johnstone, St Bernard's and Leith Athletic. Career A forward, Sherlaw began his career at Scottish League Second Division club Bathgate, before moving to England to sign for Third Division South high-flyers Bristol City in May 1925. Six goals and 21 appearances later, he moved to struggling divisional rivals Charlton Athletic in January 1926. Sherlaw again moved within the Third Division South to join Brentford in 1928 and scored 8 goals in 29 appearances during the 1928–29 season. He fell out of first team contention and returned to Scotland to sign for Second Division club St Johnstone in 1932, before finishing his career with Montrose and Leith Athletic. Personal life Sherlaw's great-grandson, Andrew Montgomery, won the Crieff Crieff (; gd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926–27 In English Football
The 1926–27 season was the 52nd season of competitive football in England. Overview This was the season in which George Camsell scored an astounding 59 goals in 37 league appearances for Middlesbrough Honours Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition Football League First Division Second Division Third Division North Third Division South Top goalscorers First Division *Jimmy Trotter (The Wednesday) – 37 goals Second Division *George Camsell (Middlesbrough) – 59 goals Third Division North *Albert Whitehurst (Rochdale) – 44 goals Third Division South * Harry Morris (Swindon Town) – 47 goals FA Cup The 1927 FA Cup Final was won by Cardiff City, who beat Arsenal 1–0. National team The England national football team had a successful season, drawing first place in the 1927 British Home Championship with Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reg Tricker
Reginald William Tricker (5 October 1904 – 1990) was an English footballer who played as an Inside forward. He made 188 appearances scoring 82 goals in the Football League for Luton Town, Charlton Athletic, Arsenal and Clapton Orient. Playing career Though born in Karachi, then part of British India, now in Pakistan, Tricker's family moved back to England in 1908 when he was four and he grew up in Suffolk. He started his career at non-league club Beccles Town who played in the Norfolk & Suffolk League. In 1924 he moved to London to study to become a schoolteacher and joined Luton Town as an amateur player. He made his debut for "The Hatters" in a Third Division South match on Christmas Day in 1924 and made a further three league appearances before leaving Luton at the season's end. In autumn 1925 Tricker was selected for both the Suffolk County and the Amateur Football Association representative teams – the latter was one of several selections by the Association. For the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
