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Jack Charlton

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Jack Charlton
OBE DL
A black-and-white photo of Charlton in a long coat
Charlton in 1969
Personal information
Full name John Charlton[1]
Date of birth (1935-05-08)8 May 1935[1]
Place of birth Ashington, Northumberland, England
Date of death 10 July 2020(2020-07-10) (aged 85)
Place of death Ashington, Northumberland, England[2]
Height 6 ft 1+12 in (1.87 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1950–1952 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1973 Leeds United 629 (70)
International career
1965–1970 England 35 (6)
Managerial career
1973–1977 Middlesbrough
1977–1983 Sheffield Wednesday
1984 Middlesbrough (caretaker)
1984–1985 Newcastle United
1986–1996 Republic of Ireland
Medal record
Representing  England
FIFA World Cup
Winner1966 England
UEFA European Championship
Third place1968 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6]
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds United1952–53Second Division10000010
1953–54Second Division00000000
1954–55Second Division10000010
1955–56Second Division3400000340
1956–57First Division2101000220
1957–58First Division4001000410
1958–59First Division3911000401
1959–60First Division4131000423
1960–61Second Division4174100458
1961–62Second Division34953003912
1962–63Second Division3824200424
1963–64Second Division2532000273
1964–65First Division399101004910
1965–66First Division40630112548
1966–67First Division28510270457
1967–68First Division34592111548
1968–69First Division4134074527
1969–70First Division323112103538
1970–71First Division4165000466
1971–72First Division4159100506
1972–73First Division1835120254
Career total 629708515481076295

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 196590
1966163
196721
196810
196952
197020
Total356
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
126 June 1966Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland Finland3–03–0Friendly
23 July 1966Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark1–02–0Friendly
316 November 1966Wembley Stadium, London, England Wales5–15–11966–67 British Home Championship
415 April 1967Wembley Stadium, London, England Scotland1–22–31966–67 British Home Championship
515 January 1969Wembley Stadium, London, England Romania1–01–1Friendly
610 December 1969Wembley Stadium, London, England Portugal1–01–0Friendly

As a manager

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Jack Charlton managing statistics
Team From To Record
Games Wins Draws Losses Win percentage
Middlesbrough 7 May 1973 21 April 1977 193884956045.60
Sheffield Wednesday 8 October 1977 27 May 1983 3031229487040.26
Middlesbrough (caretaker) 28 March 1984 2 June 1984 9333033.33
Newcastle United 14 June 1984 13 August 1985 48151518031.25
Republic of Ireland 7 February 1986 21 January 1996 93463017049.46
Total[9][10] 646274191181042.41

Leeds United

England

Individual

Middlesbrough

Sheffield Wednesday

Republic of Ireland

Individual

References

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  1. 1 2 "Jack Charlton". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. Mee, Emily (11 July 2020). "England 1966 World Cup hero Jack Charlton dies at 85". Sky News. 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. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  5. "Football great Jack Charlton dies aged 85". BBC Sport.
  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. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  13. "Micheál Donoghue crowned Philips Manager of the Year". The Irish Times. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2020.