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
File:Jack Charlton.jpg
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]
Height6 ft 1+12 in (1.87 m)[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 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  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. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  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. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  9. Jack Charlton management career statistics at Soccerbase
  10. Charlton 1996, p. 318
  11. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  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.