Charles Richard Atkinson-Grimshaw (17 December 1877 – 14 October 1933) was an English

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 ...

who played for Belgian club

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as a forward. He was topscorer in the Belgian First Division in the 1899–1900 season. He was the son of Charles William Atkinson-Grimshaw, a retired soldier who died in

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in 1892, and Charlotte Honoria Louise Digby Wright.''West Flanders, Belgium, Civil Registration, 1797-1900'' Atkinson-Grimshaw died in

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, Italy, where he worked at the British Consulate.

Honours

Club

;

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champions: 1899–1900, 1900–01

Individual

* Belgian First Division top scorer: 1899–1900

References

1877 births 1933 deaths Footballers from Plymouth, Devon English men's footballers Men's association football forwards K.F.C. Rhodienne-De Hoek players Belgian Pro League players English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium English expatriates in Italy {{England-footy-forward-1870s-stub