Bobby Charlton

Bobby Charlton
CBE
	Bobby Charlton; CBE
Personal information
Full name:	Sir Robert Charlton CBE
Date of birth:	11 October 1937
Place of birth:	Ashington, England
Date of death:	21 October 2023 (aged 86)
Place of death:	England
Height:	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position:	Midfielder/Forward
Youth clubs
0000–0000; 1953–1954	East Northumberland Schools; Manchester United
Senior clubs
National team
Teams managed
1973–1975; 1983	Preston North End (player-manager); Wigan Athletic (caretaker manager)

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Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton CBE (11 October 1937 – 21 October 2023) was an English former football player, regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, and an essential member of the England team who won the World Cup in 1966, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or. He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts and passing abilities from midfield and his ferocious long-range shot. He was also well known for his fitness and stamina. He was cautioned only twice in his career; once against Argentina in the 1966 World Cup, and once in a league match against Chelsea. His elder brother Jack, who was also in the World Cup-winning team, is a former defender for Leeds United and international manager.

Born in Ashington, Northumberland, Charlton made his debut for the Manchester United first-team in 1956, and over the next two seasons gained a regular place in the team, during which time he survived the Munich air disaster of 1958 after being rescued by Harry Gregg. After helping United to win the Football League in 1965, he won a World Cup medal with England in 1966 and another Football League title with United the following year. In 1968, he captained the Manchester United team that won the European Cup, scoring two goals in the final to help his team be the first English side to win the competition. He has scored more goals for United (249) than any other player and held the distinction of being England's all-time top goal scorer (49) from May 1968 to September 2015, when Wayne Rooney beat his England goal scoring record. Charlton held the record for most appearances for Manchester United (758), before being surpassed by Ryan Giggs.

He was selected for four World Cups (1958, 1962, 1966, and 1970), and helped England to win the competition in 1966. At the time of his retirement from the England team in 1970, he was the nation's most capped player, having turned out 106 times at the highest level. This record has since been held by Bobby Moore and Peter Shilton.

He left Manchester United to become manager of Preston North End for the 1973–74 season. He changed to player-manager the following season. He next accepted a post as a director with Wigan Athletic, then became a member of Manchester United's board of directors in 1984 and remains one as of the 2015/16 season.

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Preston North End Football Club - Managers
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England – 1958 FIFA World Cup
1. McDonald 2. Howe 3. Banks 4. Clamp 5. Wright 6. Slater 7. Douglas 8. Robson 9. Kevan 10. Haynes 11. Finney 12. Hopkinson 13. Hodgkinson 14. Sillett 15. Clayton 16. Norman 17. Brabrook 18. Broadbent 19. Smith 20. Charlton 21. A'Court 22. Setters Manager: Winterbottom

England – 1962 FIFA World Cup
1. Springett 2. Armfield 3. Wilson 4. Robson 5. Swan 6. Flowers 7. Connelly 8. Greaves 9. Hitchens 10. Haynes 11. Charlton 12. Hodgkinson 13. Kevan 14. Anderson 15. Norman 16. Moore 17. Douglas 18. Hunt 19. Peacock 20. Eastham 21. Howe 22. Banks Manager: Winterbottom

England – 1966 FIFA World Cup – Winners
1. Banks 2. Cohen 3. Wilson 4. Stiles 5. J. Charlton 6. Moore 7. Ball 8. Greaves 9. B. Charlton 10. Hurst 11. Connelly 12. Springett 13. Bonetti 14. Armfield 15. Byrne 16. Peters 17. Flowers 18. Hunter 19. Paine 20. Callaghan 21. Hunt 22. Eastham Manager: Ramsey

England – UEFA Euro 1968
1. Banks 2. Newton 3. Wilson 4. Mullery 5. Labone 6. Moore 7. Ball 8. Hunt 9. B. Charlton 10. Hurst 11. Peters 12. Stepney 13. West 14. Knowles 15. J. Charlton 16. Wright 17. Stiles 18. Summerbee 19. Hunter 20. Bell 21. Greaves 22. Thompson Manager: Ramsey

England – 1970 FIFA World Cup
1. Banks 2. Newton 3. Cooper 4. Mullery 5. Labone 6. Moore 7. Lee 8. Ball 9. B. Charlton 10. Hurst 11. Peters 12. Bonetti 13. Stepney 14. Wright 15. Stiles 16. Hughes 17. J. Charlton 18. Hunter 19. Bell 20. Osgood 21. Clarke 22. Astle Manager: Ramsey

Personal information
Bobby Charlton CBE

Full name:	Sir Robert Charlton CBE
Date of birth:	11 October 1937(1937-10-11)
Place of birth:	Ashington, England
Date of death:	21 October 2023(2023-10-21) (aged 86)
Place of death:	England
Height:	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position:	Midfielder/Forward
Youth clubs
0000–0000 1953–1954	East Northumberland Schools Manchester United
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
1954–1973 1973–1975 1976 1976 1978 1978 1980 1980 Total	Manchester United Preston North End Waterford Arcadia Shepherds Bangor City Newcastle KB United Perth Azzurri Blacktown City	606 (199) 038 00(8) 004 00(1) 001 00(0) 001 00(1) 001 00(0) 003 00(2) 001 00(1) 649 (211)
National team
1958–1960 1958–1970	England U-23 England	006 00(5) 106 0(49)
Teams managed
1973–1975 1983	Preston North End (player-manager) Wigan Athletic (caretaker manager)