William Charlton (4 January 1912 – 18 February 1998) was an English

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who played at centre-forward in the Football League for various clubs in the 1930s, including Southampton, Hull City and Queens Park Rangers. He also played for the Corinthians and the England national amateur football team.

Football career

Charlton was born in Eastleigh and was educated at

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before going up to

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at the University of Oxford where he represented Oxford University at football and won his blue. While still at university, he joined Southampton of the Football League Second Division as an

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, making two appearances at centre-forward; on 16 January 1932 in a 3–3 draw with

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and on 13 February 1932 when he scored a consolation goal in a 5–1 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Between 1933 and 1936, Charlton was a member of the Corinthian amateur club, for whom he made 20 appearances, scoring 16 goals, including two against

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in Paris in April 1934. In November 1934, he joined Hull City scoring once in three league appearances, before a spell with

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. In May 1936, he signed his first professional contract with Queens Park Rangers and played 20 matches, scoring ten goals, in the Football League Third Division South. He earned his first England amateur cap in 1936, making four appearances in total and scoring three goals, a hat-trick against Ireland.

Later career

During Second World War, William Charlton was in Royal Navy-Lt.Commander. After the war, Charlton worked for various Oil companies including Shell Mex before retiring to

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, He died in 1998.

References

External links

Career details on www.11v11.com
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