Harold Paul Charlton (born 6 December 1941) is an English former professional

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footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and

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ed in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for

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, Cumberland and

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, and at club level for Kells ARLFC (in Kells,

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Workington Town Workington Town R.L.F.C. is a semi-professional rugby league club playing in Workington in west Cumbria. Their stadium is Derwent Park, which they share with Workington Comets, a speedway team. They became Rugby League Champions in 1951 and ...

(two spells),

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and Blackpool Borough, as a , and coached at club level for

. He was part of the Great Britain squad which won the 1972 World Cup.

Background

Paul Charlton was born in

, Cumberland, and as of 2017 he is living in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, and now plays

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football.

Playing career

International honours

Charlton won a

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for

while at Salford in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against France, and won

s for

while at Workington in 1965 against New Zealand, while at Salford in the 1970 Rugby League World Cup against New Zealand (sub), in 1972 against France (2 matches), in the 1972 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, France, New Zealand, and Australia, in 1973 against Australia (3 matches), and in 1974 against France (2 matches), Australia (3 matches) and New Zealand (3 matches), during the 1974 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand he also played 11 non-

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es scoring 8-tries and 12-goals for 48-points.

County Cup Final appearances

Paul Charlton played , and scored a

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's 25-11 victory over Swinton in the 1972–73

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Final during the 1972–73 season at

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on Saturday 21 October 1972, played in the 9-19 defeat by

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in the 1973–74

Final during the 1973–74 season at

on Saturday 13 October 1973, played in the 2-6 defeat by

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in the 1974–75

Final during the 1974–75 season at

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on Saturday 2 November 1974, played in

's 11-16 defeat by

in the 1976–77

Final during the 1976–77 season at

on Saturday 30 October 1976, played in the 16-13 victory over

in the 1977–78

Final during the 1977–78 season at

on Saturday 29 October 1977, played in the 13-15 defeat by

in the 1978–79

Final during the 1978–79 season at

on Saturday 7 October 1978, and played in the 0-11 defeat by

in the 1979–80

Final during the 1979–80 season at the

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, Weaste,

, on Saturday 8 December 1979.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances

Paul Charlton played in

's 0-0 draw with

in the 1974 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1974–75 season at

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on Tuesday 17 December 1974, and he did not play (Frank Stead played ) in the 10-5 victory over

in the 1974 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final replay during the 1974–75 season at

on Tuesday 28 January 1975.

Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances

Paul Charlton played in

's 7-12 defeat by

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in the 1972–73 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1972–73 season at Fartown,

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on Saturday 24 March 1973.

Career at Workington Town

In his two spells at Workington Town, Charlton made 415 appearances (Workington Town's "Appearances in a Career" record), scoring 111 tries, and kicking 77 goals, 65 of which came in two seasons, he scored 28 goals in the 1965–66 season, and 37 goals in the 1968–69 season, with Syd Lowdon and Jappie Ferreira being the primary goal-kickers in the early 1960s, followed by

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in the mid to late 1960s, during Charlton's second spell at Workington Town, the primary goal-kicker was Iain MacCorquodale (who scored 775 goals from 1972 to 1980, including over 100 goals in 4 consecutive seasons).

Personal life

Charlton married Lily ( née Wilson) in 1965 in

. They had two children:

footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and coached in the 2000s and 2010s, Gary Paul Charlton (born 1967,

), and Melanie Jayne Charlton (born 1971,

References

External links

*(archived by web.archive.org
» Legends Evening 60'sWhen Great Britain won the World CupPhotograph 'Bill Ramsey forces his way over - Northern prop forward Bill Ramsey forces his way over Salford's try line after playing the ball forward. - Date: 25/04/1974' at rlhp.co.uk 'Ken Kelly makes a break - Ken Kelly makes one of his fine breaks in the Club championship game. - Date: 25/04/1974' at rlhp.co.uk
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