George Charlton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Charlton[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933–1934 | Darlington | 6 | (1) |
| 1934–19?? | Shildon | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Charlton (active 1930s) was an English amateur footballer who played as an outside right in the Football League for Darlington and in non-league football for Shildon.[1]
Charlton made his Darlington debut in a 6–2 Third Division North defeat away to local rivals Hartlepools United on 23 September 1933, and did not appear again until the return fixture in February 1934,[2] when the "local product" filled the vacancy left by the transfer of Harry Brown to Chesterfield.[3] This time, he played what the Yorkshire Post described as a "very satisfactory game", scored as his team won 5–3, and played in four of the next five league matches before losing his place to Billy Eden.[4][2] He moved on to Shildon.[1] In his first season, he scored the winning goal in the Northern League Challenge Cup final, and was a regular in the team that won the 1934–35 Northern League title and reached the first round proper of the FA Cup.[5][6] He helped Shildon win the title in each of the next two seasons, and was still with the club in 1939.[7]
Charlton also played cricket as a batsman for Darlington Railway Athletic.[8]
References
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
- ^ M.C. (1 February 1934). "Football Topics". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. p. 7.
- ^ "Exciting local 'derby'". Yorkshire Post. 5 February 1934. p. 3.
- ^ "First round cup-ties". Nottingham Evening Post. 20 November 1934. p. 12.
- ^ Hunt, Brian (1989). Northern Goalfields. Official Centenary History of the Northern League 1889–1989. Skol Northern League Management Committee. pp. 156–57. ISBN 0-9514597-1-6.
- ^ Hunt, Brian. Northern Goalfields. pp. 161, 165, 171.
- ^ Amos, Mike (12 December 2008). "Life of Brian is rewarded". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 11 January 2020.