Charles Rackstraw (born 23 April 1938) is an English former professional
footballer
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. Born in
Sheffield
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, his clubs included
Chesterfield
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Places Canada
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,
Bradford City
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes.
Th ...
and
Gillingham.
He made 370 appearances in
the Football League
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and scored 100 goals.
References
1938 births
Living people
English men's footballers
Footballers from Sheffield
Gillingham F.C. players
Chesterfield F.C. players
Bradford City A.F.C. players
Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
Altrincham F.C. players
Men's association football forwards
English Football League players
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