CLUB STATISTICS

Compiled by Jack Rollin

BOBBY CHARLTON

11 October 1937

Born Ashington, Northumberland

6 June 1953

Joined Manchester United groundstaff

4 October 1954

Turned professional

6 October 1956

League debut v Charlton Athletic (scoring twice)

May 1966

FWA Footballer of the Year

June 1966

European Footballer of the Year

1969

Awarded OBE

May 1973

Appointed manager Preston North End

1974

Awarded CBE; PFA Merit Award

May 1974

Player-manager of Preston North End

1975–76

Waterford United player (played 31, scored 18)

1982

Wigan Athletic director and caretaker manager

1984

Director of Manchester United

1994

Knighted

Bobby Charlton played in 759 first-class matches for Manchester United and 45 with Preston North End.

His United figures break down as follows: 606 League, 79 FA Cup, 24 League Cup, 45 European, 3 Charity Shield, 2 World Club Championship.

At Preston, it was 38 League, 4 FA Cup and 3 League Cup.

His goals at United were 199 League, 19 FA Cup, 7 League Cup, 22 European and 2 Charity Shield.

At Preston, it was 8 League, 1 FA Cup and 1 League Cup for a grand total of 259.

HONOURS WITH MANCHESTER UNITED

First Division champions: 1957, 1965, 1967

FA Cup winners: 1963

European Cup winners: 1968

FA Youth Cup winners: 1954, 1955, 1956

MANCHESTER UNITED

INDEX

Note: ‘BC’ denotes Bobby Charlton, ‘MU’ Manchester United. Page numbers in italics denote entries in the Statistics section, and consecutive page references in this section are concatenated. References to countries, cities, etc. are to teams unless otherwise indicated.

Aberdeen FC here

AC Milan here, here, here

Adolfo (Benfica player) here

Aldershot FC here, here

Allison, Malcolm here, here, here, here, here, here

Altrincham Junior League here

Amancio, Amaro Varela here, here

Anderlecht here, here, here, here

Anglo-Italian Cup here, here, here

Angus, John here, here, here

Argentina (country) here

Armstrong, Joe here, here, here

Arsenal FC here, here, here, here, here

Ashington AFC here, here

Aston, John here, here, here, here

Aston Villa

Charity Shield

here

FA Cup

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

league

here

,

here

,

here

League Cup

here

Athletic Bilbao here

Atkinson, Ron here, here

Augusto, Jose here

Bailey, Tommy (uncle of BC) here

Balderston, Andrea (née Charlton) here, here, here, here

Balderston, Emma here

Balderston, William here

Ball, Alan here, here

Ball, Nora here

Ball, Norma see Charlton, Norma

Ball, Tommy here

Banks, Gordon here

Banks, Ralph here

Banks, Tommy here, here, here

Barcelona here

Barnsley FC here

Bastin, Cliff here

Baxter, Jimmy here

Bayern Munich here, here

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) here, here

Becerril, Jose (Minguela) here

Beckenbauer, Franz here

Beckham, David here, here, here, here, here, here

Beckham, Victoria here

Bedlington Grammar School here, here

Bell, Colin here

Benfica here, here, here, here, here, here

Benson, George here

Bent, Geoff here

Bentley, Roy here

Bernabeu, Santiago here

Berry, Johnny here, here, here, here, here

Best, Dickie here

Best, George here, here, here, here

in BC’s personal best MU team

here

,

here

death

here

,

here

debut

here

drinking and indiscipline

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

European Cup

here

,

here

,

here

1967-68

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

European Cup Winners’ Cup

here

FA Cup

here

interest in domesticity

here

league

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

World Club Championship

here

,

here

youth team

here

Betancort, Antonio Rodrigo (Barrera) here

Bilardo, Carlos here

Bird, John here

Birmingham City

FA Cup

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

league

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

Bishop Auckland FC here, here

Blackburn Rovers here, here

Blackpool FC here, here, here, here, here, here

Blanchflower, Danny here, here

Blanchflower, Jackie here, here, here

Blatter, Sepp here, here

Bloomfield, Jimmy here, here

Blyth Spartans here

Bobby Charlton Soccer School here

Boca Juniors here

Bolton Wanderers here, here, here

Bond, John here

Borussia Dortmund here, here

Bournemouth FC here

Bradley, Warren here

Brennan, Shay here, here, here, here, here, here

European Cup

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

FA Cup

here

,

here

Brighton & Hove Albion here

Bristol Rovers here, here, here

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) here, here

Broadbent, Peter here

Brown, Alan here, here, here

Brown, Laurie here

Brown, Mary here

Brown, Robert here

Brown, Suzanne (née Charlton) here, here, here

Bruce, Alex here

Bruce, Steve here

Buchan, Martin here

Burgess, Ronnie here

Burnley FC here

FA Cup

here

league

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

League Cup

here

,

here

Burns, Francis here, here, here

Bury FC here

Busby Babes here

see also

individual Babes; Manchester United

Munich air crash

here

,

here

Busby, Jean here

Busby, Sir Matt (‘the Old Man’) here, here, here, here

see also

Manchester United

and BC

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

Busby Babes

here

death

here

European Cup 1956-57

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

1957-58

here

1965-66

here

1967-68

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

  final

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

1968-69

here

,

here

enthusiasm for European competition

here

FA Cup

here

,

here

,

here

and George Best

here

,

here

,

here

league

here

lingering influence at MU

here

Munich air crash

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

emotional scars

here

,

here

,

here

FA Cup final after

here

offers from other clubs and countries

here

rebuilds MU

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

retirement

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

returns to full management of MU

here

and Roger Byrne

here

,

here

team selection

here

,

here

,

here

transfer market

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

and wage levels at MU

here

,

here

,

here

World Club Championship

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

youth team

here

,

here

Butt, Nicky here

Byrne, Joy here

Byrne, Roger here, here

England

here

European Cup

here

league

here

,

here

Munich air crash

here

,

here

premonitions and life-threatening experiences

here

Callaghan, Ian here, here

Cantona, Eric here, here, here, here, here, here, here

Cantwell, Noel here, here

Cardiff City here

Carey, Johnny here, here

Carlisle United here

Carter, Raich here

Cavanagh, Tommy here

Celtic FC here

Chamberlain, Tosh here

Champions League see European Cup

Chapman, Herbert here

Charity Shield here, here, here, here, here, here

Charles, John here, here

Charlton, Andrea (married name Balderston, daughter of BC) here, here, here, here

Charlton Athletic here, here, here, here

Charlton, Sir Bobby

alternative careers

here

,

here

,

here

approaches from other clubs (before joining MU)

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

BBC work

here

,

here

Bobby Charlton Soccer School

here

and brother Jack

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

coaching qualifications, lack of

here

Cold War experiences

here

early passion for football

here

education

here

,

here

England

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

England Schoolboys

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

family background

here

father’s influence

here

,

here

,

here

grandfather Tanner’s influence

here

honours and awards

here

,

here

Laureus Sport for Good Foundation

here

,

here

Manchester, attachment to city

here

Mathere United

here

mother, strained relationship with

here

,

here

,

here

mother’s influence

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

mother’s refusal to accept Norma

here

,

here

,

here

National Service

here

,

here

,

here

Norma, courtship and marriage

here

,

here

,

here

Olympics 2012 bid

here

Preston North End manager

here

,

here

,

here

player

here

,

here

,

here

schools football (early life)

here

,

here

,

here

South African league

here

Switchgear and Cowans job

here

travel business director

here

Waterford United

here

,

here

Wigan Athletic

here

,

here

Charlton, Sir Bobby, Manchester United

see also

Manchester United

and Alex Ferguson

here

aloofness, reputation for

here

Anglo-Italian Cup

here

,

here

approach from MU

here

,

here

arrival at MU

here

captain

here

career statistics

here

director

here

dropped by Wilf McGuinness

here

early enthusiasm for club

here

European Cup

here

1956-57

here

,

here

1957-58

here

,

here

,

here

1967-68

here

  final

here

,

here

  semi-final

here

,

here

1968-69

here

FA Cup

here

1956-57

here

,

here

1957-58

here

,

here

,

here

1963-64

here

first team promotion

here

and Glazer takeover

here

goals

here

Anglo-Italian Cup

here

,

here

Charity Shield

here

,

here

,

here

European Cup

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

European Cup Winners’ Cup

here

,

here

FA Cup

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

Inter Cities Fairs Cup

here

league

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

League Cup

here

,

here

,

here

Watney Cup

here

injury

here

interest from other clubs

here

left wing

here

,

here

Munich air crash

here

,

here

dedication to helping MU’s recovery

here

,

here

at first game after

here

trauma of

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

personal best MU team

here

reserve team

here

,

here

retirement

here

,

here

Scotland trip with Matt Busby

here

testimonial match

here

wages

here

World Club Championship

here

,

here

,

here

youth team

here

coached by Jimmy Murphy

here

,

here

,

here

cross-field pass

here

digs

here

,

here

FA Youth Cup

here

,

here

shooting

here

Swiss tournament

here

tackling

here

Charlton, Cissie (née Milburn, mother of BC) here, here

and alternative careers for BC

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

influence on BC

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

strained relationship with BC

here

,

here

,

here

strained relationship with BC’s wife Norma

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

Charlton, Dave (uncle of BC) here

Charlton, Gordon (brother of BC) here

Charlton, Jack (brother of BC) here, here, here

blames BC’s wife Norma for division in Charlton family

here

,

here

,

here

early football

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

miner

here

relationship with BC

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

Charlton, Norma (née Ball, wife of BC) here, here, here, here, here, here, here

character

here

courtship and marriage to BC

here

,

here

,

here

strained relationship with BC’s mother

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

Charlton, Pat (wife of Jack) here

Charlton, Robert (father of BC) here, here, here, here

influence on sons

here

,

here

,

here

Charlton, Stan (Arsenal player) here

Charlton, Suzanne (married name Brown, daughter of BC) here, here, here

Charlton, Tommy (brother of BC) here, here

cheating see foul play and cheating

Chelsea FC here

FA Cup

here

league

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

League Cup

here

youth team

here

Chester City here, here

Chesterfield FC here, here

Chilton, Allenby here

China (youth team) here

Chisnall, Phil here

Clayton, Gordon here

Clough, Brian here, here

Cohen, George here, here, here, here

Colchester United here

Cold War here

Colman, Billy here

Colman, Dick here

Colman, Eddie here, here, here, here, here, here, here

Coluna, Mario here, here

Compton, Denis here

Compton, Leslie here

Connelly, John here, here

Cooke, Charlie here

Coventry City here, here, here

Crerand, Patrick (‘Paddy’) here, here, here

European Cup

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

,

here

league

here

,

here

World Club Championship

here

,

here

Crossan, Johnny here, here

Crowther, Stan here, here, here

Cruyff, Johan here

Cruz, Fernando da Conceicao here

Crystal