Stanley Charlton (16 November 1900 – 1971) was an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a full back in the

Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

for Exeter City, Crystal Palace and Newport County. He was the father of

Stan Charlton Stanley Charlton (28 June 1929 – 20 December 2012) was an English footballer and manager. Charlton featured as a right back with clubs Bromley, Leyton Orient and Arsenal. As a manager he was one of the longest serving at Weymouth. Career Bro ...

who also had a career as a professional footballer.

Playing career

Charlton was born on 16 November 1900, in Little Hulton, then within Lancashire, but subsequently part of Greater Manchester. In May 1928, Charlton was signed for Crystal Palace by

Fred Mavin Frederick J. Mavin (listed in some sources as Fred Maven, 1884–1957) was an English professional footballer and manager. He began his career at Newcastle United, but did not make a first team appearance. In 1905 he signed for New Brompton. He ...

, previously his manager at Exeter City, who immediately made him

captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

. Palace finished runners-up in

Division Three South The Third Division South of The Football League was a tier in the English football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran in parallel with the Third Division North with clubs elected to the League or relegated from Division Two allocated to o ...

in 1928–29 missing out on the single promotion place on goal difference. Charlton missed only one game and scored four times. in the following three seasons Charlton made 25 appearances (two goals), 33 appearances (without scoring) and 22 appearances (one goal) respectively. On 8 October 1932, Charlton moved on to Newport County. Whilst with Exeter City, Charlton toured Australia, in 1925 with an official Football Association XI.

Later career

Stan Charlton died in 1971 aged 70 or 71.

References

External links

Stan Charlton at holmesdale.net
1900 births 1971 deaths Date of death missing English men's footballers Exeter City F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football fullbacks People from Little Hulton Footballers from Greater Manchester Sportspeople from the City of Salford {{England-footy-defender-1900s-stub