Stan Charlton, Sr.

Stanley Charlton
Personal information
Date of birth (1900-11-16)16 November 1900
Place of birth Little Hulton, England
Date of death 1971 (aged 70–71)
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1928 Exeter City ? (?)
1928–1932 Crystal Palace 121 (7)
1932–? Newport County ? (?)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Stanley "Stan" Charlton (1900 – 1971) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Exeter City, Crystal Palace and Newport County. He was the father of Stan Charlton who also had a career as a professional footballer.

Playing career

Charlton was born on 16 November 1900, in Little Hulton,[1] then within Lancashire, but subsequently part of Greater Manchester.

In May 1928,[1] Charlton was signed for Crystal Palace by Fred Mavin, previously his manager at Exeter City, who immediately made him captain.[2] Palace finished runners-up in Division Three South in 1928–9 missing out on the single promotion place on goal difference.[2] Charlton missed only one game and scored four times.[3][4] in the following three seasons Charlton made 25 appearances (two goals), 33 appearances (without scoring) and 22 appearances (one goal) respectively.[5] On 8 October 1932, Charlton moved on to Newport County.[1]

Whilst with Exeter City, Charlton toured Australia in 1925 with an official Football Association XI.[6][7]

Later career

Stan Charlton died in 1971 aged 70 or 71.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 320. ISBN 0907969542.
  2. 1 2 King, Ian (2011). Crystal Palace The Complete record: 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 200. ISBN 9781780910468.
  3. ↑ King, Ian (2011). Crystal Palace The Complete record: 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 275. ISBN 9781780910468.
  4. ↑ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 151. ISBN 0907969542.
  5. ↑ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 152–7. ISBN 0907969542.
  6. ↑ "The Grecian archive: No. 10: internationals.". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "British "FA XI" Tours". rsssf.com. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  8. ↑ King, Ian (2011). Crystal Palace The Complete record: 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 534. ISBN 9781780910468.


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