Charlie Aston

Charlie Aston

Personal information
Full name	Charles Lane Aston
Date of birth	1875
Place of birth	Bilston, England
Date of death	9 January 1931
Place of death	Leytonstone, England
Playing position	Full back
Youth career
	Bilston United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1895–1898	Walsall
1898–1901	Aston Villa
1901–1902	Queens Park Rangers
1902–1903	Burton United
1903–1904	Gresley Rovers
1904–1905	Burton United
1905–1908	Watford	127	(1)
	Leyton
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Charles Lane "Charlie" Aston (1875 – 9 January 1931) was an English association footballer.

Career

Born in Bilston, Staffordshire, Aston started his career at local club Bilston United. He joined Walsall as a professional in December 1895, getting his first experience of playing in the Football League before joining First Division side Aston Villa in 1898.^{[note 1]} During his first full season at the club, Aston played 13 games as Villa won the league.^[1] Villa retained their title in 1899–1900.^[2]

Aston left Villa in 1901.^[1] After one-season spells at Queens Park Rangers, Burton United, Gresley Rovers and Burton United again, Aston joined Watford in 1905. He played 51 games as Watford won the United League but finished 14th in the Southern League. The following season, Watford improved to finish 9th in the Southern League, and Aston scored his only goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Portsmouth on 22 September 1906 at Cassio Road.^[3] After playing in all 41 of Watford's fixtures in 1907–08, Aston left to club to join Leyton, with whom he finished his career. He died in Leytonstone on 9 January 1931.^[1]

Honours

Aston Villa

• Football League First Division:
  • 1898–99, 1899–1900

Watford

• United League:
  • 1905–06

Notes

1. ^ For the avoidance of confusion, in this article "Aston" used alone refers to the article's subject, Charlie Aston. "Villa" used alone refers to Aston Villa F.C.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 27. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1. 
2. ^ "Past winners". The Football League. 5 August 2008. http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/PastWinnersDetail/0,,10794~475363,00.html. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
3. ^ Jones, Trefor (1998). Watford Season by Season. pp. 42–47. ISBN 0-9527458-1-X. 

Persondata
Name	Aston, Charles Lane
Alternative names	Aston, Charlie
Short description	Association football defender
Date of birth	1875
Place of birth	Bilston, Staffordshire, England
Date of death	9 January 1931
Place of death	Leytonstone, Essex, England