Charlie Wilson (footballer born 1895)
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Charles "Charlie" Wilson born 30 March 1895 in Atherstone
, Warwickshire
) was a former professional
footballer, who played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur
, Huddersfield Town
and Stoke City
.
before joining Tottenham Hotspur
in 1919, he scored 48 goals for the London
club with 27 coming in the Football League. Herbert Chapman
signed Wilson for Huddlesfield in 1922. He helped the Terriers to two First Division
title wins. He joined Stoke in 1925 and became one of the best forwards that Stoke City
have ever had. He scored almost 120 goals in less than 170 appearances for the club over a period of five years and was top scores in four seasons running. He scored 26 goals in 1926-27 as he helped Stoke to the Third Division North Title. He later played for Stafford Rangers
, Wrexham and Shrewsbury Town
. He became landlord of a pub in Stafford
before his death in 1971.
Atherstone
Atherstone is a town in Warwickshire, England. The town is located near the northernmost tip of Warwickshire, close to the border with Staffordshire and Leicestershire and is the administrative headquarters of the borough of North Warwickshire.-History:...
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
) was a former professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
footballer, who played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
, Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
and Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
.
Career
Wilson was a reserve player with Coventry CityCoventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
before joining Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
in 1919, he scored 48 goals for the London
London
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club with 27 coming in the Football League. Herbert Chapman
Herbert Chapman
Herbert Chapman was an English association football player and manager. Though he had an undistinguished playing career, he went on to become one of the most successful and influential managers in early 20th century English football, before his sudden death in 1934.As a player, Chapman played for...
signed Wilson for Huddlesfield in 1922. He helped the Terriers to two First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
title wins. He joined Stoke in 1925 and became one of the best forwards that Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
have ever had. He scored almost 120 goals in less than 170 appearances for the club over a period of five years and was top scores in four seasons running. He scored 26 goals in 1926-27 as he helped Stoke to the Third Division North Title. He later played for Stafford Rangers
Stafford Rangers F.C.
Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts...
, Wrexham and Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town F.C.
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...
. He became landlord of a pub in Stafford
Stafford
Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies approximately north of Wolverhampton and south of Stoke-on-Trent, adjacent to the M6 motorway Junction 13 to Junction 14...
before his death in 1971.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
1919–20 | | | |||||
| 1920–21 | | | ||||||
| 1921–22 | | | ||||||
| Total | 55 | 27 | 55 | 27 | |||
| Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
1922–23 | | | |||||
| 1923–24 | | | ||||||
| 1924–25 | | | ||||||
| Total | 99 | 57 | 99 | 57 | |||
| Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
1925–26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 1926–27 | 39 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 26 | |
| 1927–28 | 40 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 38 | |
| 1928–29 | 31 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 22 | |
| 1929–30 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 20 | |
| 1930–31 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | |
| Total | 164 | 112 | 11 | 8 | 175 | 120 | |
| Career Total | 318 | 196 | 11 | 8 | 329 | 204 | |
Honours
with Stoke City- Football League Third Division NorthFootball League Third Division NorthThe Third Division North of The Football League was a tier in the English association football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran parallel to Third Division South with clubs elected to the League or relegated from a higher division allocated to one or the other according to geographical position...
Champions: 1926–27