Bobby Charlton

Bobby Charlton was an English footballer (11 October 1937 – 21 October 2023). Charlton played as a midfielder for Manchester United and Preston North End. Charlton scored 317 goals in 922 games for club and country and won 21 trophies, including the Ballon d'Or, the World Cup and the Champions League.

Charlton's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions812263
England11054
Total922317

Goals per game: 0.34.

Charlton's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 21
  • League titles: 3
  • Domestic cups: 6
  • Champions League: 1
  • World Cup: 1
  • Trophies with England: 11
  • Ballon d'Or: 1
  • Individual awards: 24

Manchester United Youth

  • FA Youth Cup: 3 (1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56)

Manchester United

  • Football League First Division: 3 (1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67)
  • FA Cup: 1 (1962–63)
  • FA Charity Shield: 2 (1965, 1967)
  • European Cup: 1 (1967–68)

England

  • FIFA World Cup: 1 (1966)
  • British Home Championship (outright): 5 (1961, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969)
  • shared: 5 (1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1970)

Individual

  • FUWO European Team of the Year: 4 (1965, 1966, 1967, 1968)
  • FWA Footballer of the Year: 1 (1965–66)
  • FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 1 (1966)
  • FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2 (1966, 1970)
  • Ballon d'Or: 1 (1966)
  • PFA Merit Award: 1 (1974)
  • FWA Tribute Award: 1 (1989)
  • FIFA World Cup All-Time Team: 1 (1994)
  • Football League 100 Legends: 1 (1998)
  • English Football Hall of Fame: 1 (2002)
  • FIFA 100: 1 (2004)
  • UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll: 1
  • and 8 more

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 1956–1973: Manchester United, 606 games, 199 goals
  2. 1974–1975: Preston North End, 38 games, 8 goals
  3. 1976: Waterford, 3 games, 1 goal
  4. 1978: Newcastle KB United, 1 game, 0 goals
  5. 1980: Perth Azzurri, 3 games, 2 goals
  6. 1980: Blacktown City, 1 game, 1 goal

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