Jack Charlton

Jack Charlton (8 May 1935 – 10 July 2020) was an English former footballer and manager. He played for England national team.

Jack Charlton
A black-and-white photo of Charlton in a long coat
Charlton in 1969
Personal information
Full nameJohn Charlton[1]
Date of birth(1935-05-08)8 May 1935[1]
Place of birthAshington, Northumberland, England
Date of death10 July 2020(2020-07-10) (aged 85)
Place of deathAshington, Northumberland, England[2]
HeightLua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value).[3]
Playing positionCentre back
Youth career
1950–1952Leeds United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1952–1973Leeds United629(70)
National team
1965–1970England35(6)
Teams managed
1973–1977Middlesbrough
1977–1983Sheffield Wednesday
1984Middlesbrough (caretaker)
1984–1985Newcastle United
1986–1996Republic of Ireland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

His younger brother was Bobby Charlton.

He died on 10 July 2020 in Northumberland at the age of 85.[4] He had dementia and lymphoma.[5]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6]
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leeds United 1952–53 Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1953–54 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954–55 Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1955–56 Second Division 34 0 0 0 0 0 34 0
1956–57 First Division 21 0 1 0 0 0 22 0
1957–58 First Division 40 0 1 0 0 0 41 0
1958–59 First Division 39 1 1 0 0 0 40 1
1959–60 First Division 41 3 1 0 0 0 42 3
1960–61 Second Division 41 7 4 1 0 0 45 8
1961–62 Second Division 34 9 5 3 0 0 39 12
1962–63 Second Division 38 2 4 2 0 0 42 4
1963–64 Second Division 25 3 2 0 0 0 27 3
1964–65 First Division 39 9 10 1 0 0 49 10
1965–66 First Division 40 6 3 0 11 2 54 8
1966–67 First Division 28 5 10 2 7 0 45 7
1967–68 First Division 34 5 9 2 11 1 54 8
1968–69 First Division 41 3 4 0 7 4 52 7
1969–70 First Division 32 3 11 2 10 3 53 8
1970–71 First Division 41 6 5 0 0 0 46 6
1971–72 First Division 41 5 9 1 0 0 50 6
1972–73 First Division 18 3 5 1 2 0 25 4
Career total 629 70 85 15 48 10 762 95

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National team Year Apps Goals
England 1965 9 0
1966 16 3
1967 2 1
1968 1 0
1969 5 2
1970 2 0
Total 35 6
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Charlton goal.
List of international goals scored by Jack Charlton[8]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 June 1966 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland   Finland 3–0 3–0 Friendly
2 3 July 1966 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark   Denmark 1–0 2–0 Friendly
3 16 November 1966 Wembley Stadium, London, England   Wales 5–1 5–1 1966–67 British Home Championship
4 15 April 1967 Wembley Stadium, London, England   Scotland 1–2 2–3 1966–67 British Home Championship
5 15 January 1969 Wembley Stadium, London, England Template:Country data RUM 1–0 1–1 Friendly
6 10 December 1969 Wembley Stadium, London, England   Portugal 1–0 1–0 Friendly

As a manager

Jack Charlton managing statistics
Team From To Record
Games Wins Draws Losses Win percentage
Middlesbrough 7 May 1973 21 April 1977 193 88 49 56 45.60
Sheffield Wednesday 8 October 1977 27 May 1983 303 122 94 87 40.26
Middlesbrough (caretaker) 28 March 1984 2 June 1984 9 3 3 3 33.33
Newcastle United 14 June 1984 13 August 1985 48 15 15 18 31.25
Republic of Ireland 7 February 1986 21 January 1996 93 46 30 17 49.46
Total[9][10] 646 274 191 181 42.41

Honours

Player

Leeds United

England

Individual

Manager

Middlesbrough

Sheffield Wednesday

Republic of Ireland

Individual

Jack Charlton Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Jack Charlton". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. Mee, Emily (11 July 2020). "England 1966 World Cup hero Jack Charlton dies at 85". Sky News. https://news.sky.com/story/england-1966-world-cup-hero-jack-charlton-dies-at-85-12026139. Retrieved 11 July 2020. 
  3. "England Players – Jack Charlton". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. "England 1966 World Cup hero Jack Charlton dies at 85". Sky News. 11 July 2020. https://news.sky.com/story/england-1966-world-cup-hero-jack-charlton-dies-at-85-12026139. Retrieved 11 July 2020. 
  5. "Football great Jack Charlton dies aged 85". BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53373542. 
  6. Charlton 1996, p. 315
  7. Charlton 1996, p. 316
  8. "England - International Results 1960-1969". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  9. Jack Charlton management career statistics at Soccerbase
  10. Charlton 1996, p. 318
  11. "British Home Championship Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  12. "England Boys of '66 dominate your Team of the Century: 1907-1976". GiveMeFootball.com (Give Me Football). 28 August 2007. http://www.givemefootball.com/pfa-legends/teams-of-the-century/team-of-the-century-1907-1976. Retrieved 18 May 2016. 
  13. Micheál Donoghue crowned Philips Manager of the Year. 13 December 2017. https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/miche%C3%A1l-donoghue-crowned-philips-manager-of-the-year-1.3326260. Retrieved 11 July 2020.