Bobby Charlton is of the most deeply-respected, celebrated and influential footballer ambassadors in the history of the beautiful game and arguably the most naturally gifted English football player ever. The knight commander of the British Empire notched up a whopping 49 goals for the English national team, becoming England's record goalscorer and broke the 100-cap barrier while sealing his majestic reputation as a righteous trailblazer and spellbinding soccer royalty. A FIFA 100 inductee, Sir Bobby Charlton won the prestigious European Footballer of the Year in 1966 and the first-ever PFA Merit Award, along with Cliff Lloyd in 1974.
Birth: 1937
Country: England
Position: Midfielder/forward
Manchester United (1956–1973)
Preston North End (1974–1975)
Waterford United (1976)
Club football: 745 matches, 247 goals
National team: 106 matches, 49 goals
Bobby Charlton (to the right) and Jimmy Greaves in 1964.
A short biographical expose tells that Bobby was born on October 11th, 1937 in the mining village of Ashington, Northumberland, son of a miner, but surprisingly, he got the right genetic baggage from his mother, Cissie Charlton, who was a football fanatic that was born into the Milburn family of professional footballers. The nephew of the legendary Newcastle striker Jackie “Wor” Milburn, the young Bobby idolized Newcastle United, yet he greatly admired key players from other English football clubs, especially Stanley Matthews who taught Bobby things like put defenders off balance and find space on the pitch. His innate determination, athletic abilities and constant training paid off as later in his professional playing career, there was no one that could surpass him over the first 10 yards.
While still a schoolboy, aged only 15, Bobby Charlton joined the youth team at Manchester United managed by the brilliant Matt Busby.
He made his league debut against Charlton Athletic club, scoring two goals despite a sprained ankle. Throughout his impressive 17-year playing career with Manchester United, affectionately referred to as the Busby Babes, the mega-popular forward remained devoted to the club that propelled him to stardom, playing a record of 745 games and scoring a total of 247 goals for his team (a goal record that still holds, but can be beaten by Wayne Rooney).
Advertisement
In the 1956/57 season, his team won a first title and in January 1958, a perfect hat-trick secured Charlton a regular first-team place. A month later, the Busby Babes sealed a spot in the European Cup semi-finals, but tragedy struck on their return to home soil. Twenty one people, including eight United regulars lost their lives in the airplane crash near Munich in February 1958, but Bobby Charlton, aged 20 survived and recovered from his injuries and traumatic experience to write history for both his club and England.
With his instantly recognizable thunderbolt shot that inspired fear to the opponents even 30 yards from goal and his signature agility, body swerve and powerful tackling, Charlton was the epitome of speed and grace. His unmatched modesty, sense of fair play and gentlemanliness made him the ultimate sporting hero, admired and respected by both his team and his rivals. His lifelong friend, mentor and manager Matt Busby later said of Sir Bobby: “There has never been a more popular footballer. He was as near perfection as man and player as it is possible to be."
Initially playing in the inside forward position, he then switched to a rewarding deep-lying forward role that made the difference for his team, as Manchester United won the First Division league championships in 1965 and 1967. The best at club-level was yet to come. As captain of the United, he scored twice in a 4-1 triumph over SL Benfica Lisbon at Wembley stadium, leading his team to win the European Cup (now the Champions League).
Manchested United became the first English club to win this title.
Sir Bobby Charlton made his international debut as a defensive midfielder (right-half) in the 1958 match against Scotland that ended in a 4-0 victory (one goal scored by him). In 1962, he notched his first FIFA World Cup goal against Argentina, leading England to the quarter-finals. His annus mirabilis on the international level came in 1966, when his inspired and dedicated play won the English national team the coveted World Cup. Despite a bad start, Alf Ramsey's side triumphed on home soil thanks to Charlton scoring two memorable, acrobatic goals in the semi-final win over Portugal. The second goal, an awe-inspiring first-shot cannoned into the top corner was signature Bobby Charlton.
Soon after his retirement in 1973, Sir Bobby Charlton managed the Preston North End team until 1975 and later he was appointed director of the Wigan Athletic club.
In 1984, the mega-popular figurehead became a member of the Manchester United board of directors and over the years, he played a key role in numerous English World Cup and Olympic Games bids, including the London 2012 Olympic Games campaign. His name is unequivocally etched in the hearts of soccer fans worldwide.
By Rosa Nelson
Gordon Banks
References
http://www.ifhof.com/hof/charlton.asp
http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=43993/profile.html
http://www.manutd.com/en/Players-And-Staff/Legends/Sir-Bobby-Charlton.aspx
Image sources:
1. Jac. de Nijs
2. Unknown
Create
Link
👍 Approve
👎 Reject & ban
❌ Delete
Log in
ABOUT
LATEST NEWS
ABOUTSir Robert Charlton is regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time is a former English footballer/ who was born on 11th October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland, England.
Renowned for his attacking instincts and passing abilities from midfield and his ferocious long-range shots, he won the World Cup for England in the year 1966, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or.
Background
Charlton was spotted playing for East Northumberland schools by Manchester United chief scout and the 15-year-old signed with United on 1st January 1953.
In 1956, Charlton made his debut for the Manchester United first-team, and over the next two seasons, Charlton gained a regular place in the team and helped United to win the Football League in 1965 and another Football League title with United the following year.
Debut
Charlton's emergence as England’s leading young football talent was completed when he got a national call-up on 19th April 1958, to join the England national squad for a British Home Championship game against Scotland at Hampden Park, just over two months after he had survived the Munich air disaster.
Charlton made his international debut as England romped home 4-0, with the new player gaining even more admirers after scoring a magnificent thumping volley dispatched with authority.
Rise to Glory
Charlton's role was developing from traditional inside-forward to an attacking midfield player. He was expected to become one of the stars at the start of his legendary career and galvanise his established reputation as one of the world's best footballers.
Club Career
He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, playing 606 games and scoring 199 goals.
In 1974, he was signed by Preston North End where he scored 8 goals in just 38 appearances.
Bobby has also represented clubs like Waterford, Newcastle United, Perth Azzurri and Blacktown City for a single season.
Captaincy
In 1968, Booby was appointed as the captain of the Manchester United team that won the European Cup under his captainship.
Apart from leading the team, he scored two goals in the final to help his team be the first English side to win the competition.
Records
There's an endless list of records of the legendary player. Charlton is United's second all-time leading goal scorer with 249 goals in his bag. Charlton held the record for second most appearances for Manchester United by wearing 758 caps.
In 1969, Charlton was appointed an OBE for services to football. On 21st April 1970, he won his 100th England cap against Northern Ireland, and was made captain by Ramsey for the occasion.
He is only England player to feature in four World Cup squads. Charlton currently lies seventh in the all-time England appearances. He was honored with FWA Footballer of the Year in 1965-66 season. He also lifted the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball in 1966 and FIFA World Cup All-Star Team twice in 1966 and 1970.
He was presented Ballon d'Or in 1966. His legendary career had several milestones as he achieved PFA Merit Award in 1974, FWA Tribute Award in 1989, FIFA World Cup All-Time Team, in 1994, Football League 100 Legends in 1998, English Football Hall of Fame in 2002, FIFA 100 in 2004, BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008, UEFA President's Award in 2008, Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 and FIFA Player of the Century.
Low Points
Shortly before the World Cup Charlton was involved in the Bogota Bracelet incident in which he and Bobby Moore were accused of stealing a bracelet from a jewellery store.
Retirement
At the age of 32, after a record 106 caps and 49 goals, Charlton decided to end his international career.
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.
Post retirement, he has managed Preston North End for 2 years and also played a role of caretaker manager for Wigan Athletic.
GIF
Cancel
WWE legend JBL cheekily compares himself to England football legend ahead of FIFA World Cup 2022
Top 5 Manchester United goalscorers of all time
A brief history of Manchester United’s Holy Trinity
Ranking England's 4 Ballon d'Or winners
Top 5 Ballon d'Or winners with the least points difference
Sir Stanley Matthews: Remembering the man who won the inaugural Ballon d'Or aged 41
Manchester United's 5 greatest players of all-time
England's 5 greatest footballers of all time
4 Greatest English footballers in each of the playing positions
Top 5 players who played under Sir Matt Busby
6 footballers who received knighthood
3 Manchester United stars apart from Cristiano Ronaldo who have won the Ballon d’Or
3 Air disasters that shook the football world
FIFA world cup: 6 teams who won on home soil
5 former Manchester United players who have won the World Cup
The Busby Babes: Remembering the Flowers of Manchester
5 reasons why Manchester United is one of the most famous clubs in the world
Wayne Rooney's top 10 goals for Manchester United
10 greatest football captains of all time
The all-time greatest Manchester United XI
Fetching more content.
..
Born October 11, 1937 in Ashington (Northumberland County, England) in the family of Robert Charlton and Elizabeth Ellen Milburn. His father was a miner, his mother was a housewife. Four brothers of Bobby's mother were professional football players, and her cousin Jackie Milburn in the 1950s. played for England.
Thanks to his relatives, Bobby Charlton played football from an early age. In early 1953, he took part in a school football match in East Northumberland. After the match, the representative of the club of the first (highest) division of the championship of England "Manchester United" (MU) who watched the game, suggested that he start a professional career in this team. However, at the urging of his mother, Charlton studied for a year to become an electrical engineer.
Signed with Manchester United in October 1954. Played as a striker. He made his debut in the main team on October 6, 1956 in a match with the London club Charlton Athletic.
He scored two goals, the result of the game was the victory of Manchester United with a score of 4:2. In parallel with performances for Manchester United in the mid-1950s. did military service. With the assistance of coach Matt Busby, he was assigned to the artillery and technical unit of the ground forces in the mountains. Shrewsbury (Shropshire), located at 90 km from Manchester. On weekends he had the right to play for the club.
At the end of the 1956/1957 season. won the English championship with Manchester United.
On February 6, 1958, a plane with Manchester United players and coaches on board crashed at Munich-Rome Airport (FRG). The team was returning to Manchester from Belgrade, in Munich the aircraft stopped for refueling. As a result of the disaster, 23 of the 44 people on board were killed. Bobby Charlton suffered a head injury and spent a week in the hospital.
Having recovered, on April 19, 1958, he made his debut in the England national team in a match with the Scottish team in the British Home Championship (the tournament was held in 1884-1984).
In the same meeting, he scored the first goal for the national team, the meeting ended with a score of 4:0 in favor of the British.
Through the efforts of Bobby Charlton and six other players who were not seriously injured in the plane crash and formed the backbone of a rebuilt team, Manchester United was able to maintain their position in English football. At 1963, playing for Manchester United, Charlton won the FA Cup, following the results of the 1964/1965 season. became the champion of England.
Bobby Charlton gained worldwide fame in 1966, when he scored three goals for the England team at the World Cup. In the semi-final meeting with the Portuguese, which ended with a score of 2: 1, he was the author of both goals for the British. In the final of the tournament, held at London's Wembley Stadium, the British defeated the West Germans with a score of 4:2. This victory at the world championship remains the only one for the founders of football.
In the 1966/1967 season.
Charlton won the Premier League for the third time in their career with Manchester United.
May 29, 1968 won the European Cup. In the final of the tournament, held at London's Wembley Stadium, Manchester United defeated Benfica (Lisbon, Portugal) with a score of 4:1. Bobby Charlton hit the opponent's goal twice.
June 8, 1968 won the bronze medal of the European Championship. In the match for third place, held at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, the British won against the USSR national team with a score of 2:0. The first goal was scored by Bobby Charlton.
In 1970 he retired from England. In total, he played 106 games for her, scored 49 goals. He is the second most successful player in the history of the team (in 2015, Charlton's achievement was surpassed by forward Wayne Rooney).
At the end of the 1972/1973 season. left Manchester United. He is the second player in club history in terms of appearances (758; in 2008, Charlton's achievement was surpassed by midfielder Ryan Giggs) and goals scored (249; in 2017, Charlton's achievement was surpassed by Wayne Rooney).
In the 1973/1974 season. Bobby Charlton was the coach of the second division club Preston North End (Preston, Lancashire). As a result, the team dropped to the third division. The following season, Charlton was the club's player-manager and the team finished ninth. In 1975, he left Preston North End due to disagreement with the transfer policy of the club's management.
In 1976 he played several matches in various tournaments for the Irish team "Waterford".
In 1983 he served as director of the third division club Wigan Athletic (Wigan, Greater Manchester).
1984 to mid-2010s served on the board of directors of Manchester United.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1974). He has the title of Knight Bachelor (1994).
Knight of the Order of the Rising Sun (2012, Japan).
Winner of the "Golden Ball" - awards for the best football player of the year in Europe (1966).
Football Writers' Association of England Player of the Year 1966.
Member of the English Football Hall of Fame (2002).
Awarded the President's Award of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA; 2008) and the UEFA Diamond Order of Merit (2016).
Freeman of Manchester (2009).
Honorary President of the National Football Museum of England (located in Manchester).
Published memoirs My Years at Manchester United (2007), My Years at England (2008) and 1966. My history of the World Cup "(2016).
Married. Wife - Norma Ball. Daughters Susanna (b. 1962; meteorologist) and Andrea (b. 1964; physiotherapist). Brother - Jack Charlton (b. 1935) - former football player of the club Leeds United and England, World Cup 1966 y. Harets
50 best engravings in the history of England
Top, richly engraved in the past.
Yesterday at 20:42
Yesterday at 20:13
Kane scored his 52nd goal for England, before Rooney's record of 1
2November 29 at 21:57
Rashford - the first player MU since 1966, who scored 3 goals for England at a large tournament
3Blog - Binance
Author - Kostiantyn STEPANIUK
Tsikavі izhali, a dineta vidmizhita via a goal of Angliz, Kaplizhin for a steal for the day before the tournament
The third issue.
Special project
October 24, 20:33
June 8, 10:33 Kane is on another spot in the list of scorers in the chosen England. New has 50 heads, Runya has 53
May 5, 16:56
Evra posting a meme, as if together with Charlton whispering to name "Man City" for the Champions League Cup , 19:40 Manchester United to play Middlesbrough in memory of the victims of the Munich air crash wearing special headbands
15 November 2021, 21:30
Kane has 48 goals for England after the San Marino poker, he caught up with Lineker. Only Charlton and Rooney have more than
4October 24, 2021, 14:43 Manchester United are planning the reconstruction of Old Trafford. Capacity may exceed 80 thousand
8 October 2021 09:27 Rashford is awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Manchester for philanthropy
5 September 2021 18:18
Kane, with 40 goals, is tied with Owen in 5th place in the scorers list for England
2 November 9000 2020, 20:56 Bobby Charlton was diagnosed with dementia.
The ex-player of Manchester United and the world champion is 83 years old Blog - Anabiosis
Author - Sacha79
Brothers-football, they played in the same team
Blog "Anabioz" pronounces guessing, as if the brothers-football players played together in one team.
15 October 2020, 08:54
12 October 2020, 19:05
Pelé, Maradona, Zidane, Iniesta, Baggio, Platini, Totti are among the nominees for the title of the best attacking midfielder in history (France Football)
10 Blog — Yves Gandon (1899 - 1975)Author — Nikolai Terelev
The most unfortunate world champion in 1966. Was a super scorer, got injured, missed the final, ended up in a madhouse
The Sad Story of Jimmy Greaves
September 16, 2020, 09:58
July 15, 2020, 08:15
Rashford will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Manchester.
Before him, Ferguson and Charlton received degrees
Blog - Football Digest
Author - Tribuna.com
The Berlin Wall cut off the fan from the club. The special services broke his life, but he remained loyal to Hertha
May 22, 2020, 18:57
Author — Dmitry Shapetko
Manchester United's legendary goalkeeper has died at the age of 87. He saved several people during the Munich disaster
Harry Gregg pulled several teammates and the diplomat's pregnant wife out of the wreckage of the plane.
February 17, 2020, 19:17
November 17, 2019, 20:28 Rashford is the 7th Manchester United player to score 10 goals for England
, Shilton, Charlton eating sandwiches and smashing lovers 8:0: the best Carlsberg ad in the world
The legends are in perfect order.
May 21, 2019, 19:10
July 12, 2018, 14:23 Bobby Charleton: “Proud of Soutegite and the England national team”
February 6, 2018, 13:21
today marks the 60 years since the Munekhn plane crash
2July 21, 2017, 09:10
Manchester United presented the third kit for the 2017/18 season
5March 16, 2017, 20:02 Charlton and Ferguson will attend the Manchester United - Rostov match
January 25, 2017, 09 :06 Alex Ferguson: “I don't think anyone can beat Rooney's record.
But never say never"0003
Blog — Photoblog
Author — Tribuna.com
The goal that made Rooney the top scorer in Manchester United history
Wayne Rooney Manchester United from defeat in a difficult and strange match against Stoke (1: 1) - Mourinho's team pressed the whole game, and scored only in the 94th minute. But it was a special moment: Wayne Rooney scored his 250th goal for Manchester United and became the club's all-time leading scorer.
January 21, 2017, 21:02
January 21, 2017, 17:05
Rooney became the top scorer in the history of Manchester United
6Blog - Sports in social networks
Author - Dmitry Klymenko
Who is the most famous agent of Ukraine photographed with
Ferguson, Messi, Mourinho and other football stars who were lucky enough to be photographed with Vadim Chabliem.
12 January 2017, 15:47
9 January 2017, 15:31 José Mourinho: "If Rashford plays for Manchester United all his career, he can beat the record of Rooney and Charlton"
Blog - Vitse Bachili?
Author — Yaroslav Maryanko
Ferguson and Charlton's reaction to Rooney's 249th goal
Rooney scored his 249th goal in the FA Cup match against Reading and caught up with Charlton in the list of top scorers of Manchester United.
8 January 2017, 10:02 am
7 January 2017, 16:57 Paul Scholes: I hope Rooney breaks Charlton's record against Liverpool
7 January 2017, 15:14 Wayne Rooney: "I imagine being equal to Sir Bobby”
January 7, 2017, 13:55
Rooney scored the 249th goal and caught up with Charlton in the list of Manchester United top scorers
3May 26, 2016, 11:35 Pelé: "Messi is my favorite player"
April 2, 2016, 15:17 Ryan Giggs: " Charlton represents Manchester United
February 15, 2016, 11:47
Old Trafford South Stand will be renamed in honor of Bobby Charlton
6times
Class of '66, blood, sweat, tears, tragedy, an icon and a misunderstood genius - Marina Mosina is the England team of all time.
February 9, 2016, 08:25
Blog - Black Bookstore
Author - Dmitry Litvinov
“Three years of excuses, and still shit.
