Charlie Whitchurch

Charlie Whitchurch

Personal information
Full name	Charles Henry Whitchurch
Date of birth	October 29, 1920(1920-10-29)
Place of birth	Grays, England
Date of death	1988
Playing position	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
?–?	Portsmouth	?	(?)
1945–1946	West Ham United	0	(0)
1946–1947	Tottenham Hotspur	8	(2)
1947–1948	Southend United	17	(5)
1948–?	Folkestone Town	?	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Charles Henry 'Charlie' Whitchurch (b.29 October 1920 in Grays–d.1988) was an English professional footballer who played for Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Southend United, Folkestone Town and represented England at schoolboy level.^[1]

Playing career

Whitchurch began his career with Portsmouth as an amateur. He joined West Ham in May 1945 and played in 34 wartime matches and scored 11 goals for the Hammers.^[2] The winger signed for Tottenham Hotspur in January 1946 and went on to feature in eight senior matches and netted two goals.^[3] Whitchurch left White Hart Lane in July 1947 to play for Southend United to notch up a further five goals in 17 appearances.^[4] He later had a spell with Folkestone Town in 1948 where he ended his competitive career.

References

1. ^ Hugman, BJ (Ed) The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005 (2005) ISBN 1852916656 p651. Retrieved 19 July 2010
2. ^ West Ham stats Retrieved 19 July 2010
3. ^ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 19 July 2010
4. ^ Southend United stats Retrieved 19 July 2010

Persondata
Name	Whitchurch, Charlie
Alternative names
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Date of birth	29 October 1920
Place of birth	Grays, England
Date of death	1988
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