- Charlie Williams (footballer)
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Charlie Williams Personal information Full name Charles Albert Williams Date of birth 19 November 1873 Place of birth Welling, Kent, England Date of death 1952 (aged 78–79) Playing position Goalkeeper Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1891–1894 Arsenal 19 (0) 1894–1902 Manchester City 232 (1) 1902–1905 Tottenham Hotspur Norwich City Brentford Teams managed 1908–1910 Denmark 1911-1912 Fluminense B 93 Lille OSC 1924-1926 Fluminense Corinthians 1930-1931 Flamengo * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Charles Albert "Charlie" Williams (19 November 1873 – 1952) was an English football goalkeeper and manager, who was the first goalkeeper known to have scored a goal in a first-class match.[1]
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Playing career
Williams started his career as a youth with minor clubs Phoenix and Erith before joining Royal Arsenal in 1891. He spent his first two seasons in and out of the first team, and started the 1893-94 season, Arsenal's first in the Football League, as regular goalkeeper, being in goal for Arsenal's very first game against Newcastle United on 2 September 1893.
However, Williams was in goal for some of Arsenal's most heavy defeats that season, including a 0-6 defeat to Newcastle United and a 0-5 loss to Liverpool. Arsenal signed Harry Storer in the 1894 close season and duly sold Williams on to Manchester City; he had played 23 first-class matches in total for Arsenal.[2]
At City, he was regular goalkeeper for eight seasons, and while there he won a Second Division winners' medal in 1898-99, and became the first goalkeeper in League history to score a goal, with a long clearance against Sunderland at Roker Park on 14 April 1900.
He later had spells with Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City and Brentford.
Coaching career
After retiring as a player, he became a manager, taking charge of the Danish national team, whom he led to a second place at the 1908 Olympics. He also later managed the Danish club B 93 and French side Lille OSC. According to the Arsenal F.C. official magazine, he then moved to Brazil to manage Fluminense, where he managed the team in the first ever Fla-Flu derby, which Fluminense won 3 - 2.
Personal life
He died in 1952 in South America, aged 78. Reports say he had a son, also named Charlie, who was a referee in the 1950s.
Seth Burkett, a Lincolnshire born youngster, is his great-great nephew, and after being spotted by Brazilian football agents while his local team Stamford A.F.C. were on tour in the country, he signed for Brazilian 5th division side Sorriso E.C.. Burkett has received plenty of media attention as he is the only Englishman to be playing professionally in Brazil at the moment.
References
- ^ "Cometh the hour, cometh the keeper". FIFA. 2007-04-13. http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=123704.html. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
- ^ Harris, Jeff & Hogg, Tony (ed.) (1995). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.
External links
Denmark national football team – managers Williams (1908–10) · Byrval (1913–15) · Byrval (1917–18) · Carr (1920) · Magner (1939) · S. Nielsen (1940) · Butler (1946) · Bjerregaard & Bøje (1948) · Mountford (1948) · Bjerregaard (1952) · Young (1956) · Szendrődi (1956) · Sørensen (1956–61) · Petersen (1962–66) · E. Hansen & Netuka (1967) · E. Hansen & From (1968–69) · J. Hansen & From (1969) · Strittich (1970–75) · K. Nielsen (1976–79) · Piontek (1979–90) · R. Nielsen (1990–96) · Johansson (1996–2000) · Olsen (2000–2012)
Denmark squad – 1908 Olympic Silver Medalists 
Flamengo – managers Ground Committee (1912–1920) · Platero (1921) · Telefone (1921–1922) · Ground Committe (1923) · J. Guimarães (1924) · J. Seabra (1924–1925) · J. C. Bertoni (1925) · J. Guimarães & J. C. Bertoni (1926–1928) · J. Guimarães & R. Candiota (1929) · Williams (1930–1931) · J. Guimarães (1931–1932) · M. Caldas (1932) · A. Gonçalves (1933) · Baldassini & Matarazzo (1933) · L. Gama & M. Caldas (1933–1934) · Flávio Costa (1934–1937) · Dori Kürschner (1937–1938) · H. Santos (1938) · Flávio Costa (1938–1945) · J. de Almeida (a.i.) (1946) · Flávio Costa (1946) · E. Santos (1947) · J. de Almeida (1947) · Juca da Praia (1948) · Kanela (1948–1949) · G. Cardoso (1949–1950) · J. de Almeida (1950) · C. de Oliveira (1950) · J. de Almeida (1950–1951) · Flávio Costa (1951–1952) · J. de Almeida (1953) · Fleitas (1953–1957) · J. de Almeida (1958) · Fleitas (1958–1959) · J. de Almeida (1959) · Bria (1959–1960) · Fleitas (1960–1962) · Flávio Costa (1962–1965) · Canegal (a.i.) (1965) · Renganeschi (1965–1967) · Bria (1967) · Aymoré (1967–1968) · W. Miraglia (1968) · Tim (1969) · Joubert (1969) · Yustrich (1970–1971) · Bria & Canegal (a.i.) (1971) · Fleitas (1971) · Zagallo (1972) · Joubert (1972) · Zagallo (1972–1973) · Joubert (1973) · Zagallo (1973) · Joubert (1974–1975) · Froner (1975–1976) · Coutinho (1976–1977) · J. Valente (1977–1978) · Joubert (1978) · Coutinho (1978–1980) · Bria (1981) · Dino Sani (1981) · Carpegiani (1981–1983) · Carlinhos (1983) · Torres (1983) · Francalacci (a.i.) (1983) · C. Garcia (1983–1984) · Zagallo (1984–1985) · Lazaroni (a.i.) (1985) · Joubert (1985) · Lazaroni (1985–1987) · Carlinhos (1987) · A. Lopes (1987) · Carlinhos (1987–1988) · Candinho (1988) · J. C. Costa (a.i.) (1988) · Telê (1988–1989) · J. C. Costa (a.i.) (1989) · Espinosa (1989–1990) · J. Pereira (1990) · Luxemburgo (1991) · Carlinhos (1991–1993) · J. Pereira (1993) · Evaristo (1993) · Júnior (1993–1994) · Carlinhos (1994) · Edinho (1994) · Luxemburgo (1995) · Edinho (1995) · W. Rodrigues (1995) · J. Santana (1996) · Júnior (1997) · S. Rocha (1997) · Autuori (1997–1998) · J. Santana (1998) · T. Barroso (a.i.) (1998) · Evaristo (1998–1999) · Carlinhos (1999) · Carpegiani (2000) · C. César (a.i.) (2000) · Carlinhos (2000) · Zagallo (2000–2001) · Torres (2001–2002) · J. C. Costa (2002) · C. César (a.i.) (2002) · Lula (2002) · Evaristo (2002–2003) · Nelsinho (2003) · O. de Oliveira (2003) · W. Lemos (2003) · A. Braga (2004) · Andrade (a.i.) (2004) · P. C. Gusmão (2004) · Andrade (a.i.) (2004) · R. Gomes (2004) · Andrade (a.i.) (2004) · J. C. Leal (2005) · Cuca (2005) · C. Roth (2005) · Andrade (a.i.) (2005) · J. Santana (2005) · Espinosa (2006) · W. Lemos (2006) · N. Franco (2006–2007) · J. Santana (2007–2008) · Caio Júnior (2008) · Cuca (2009) · Andrade (2009–2010) · R. Lourenço (2010) · T. Barroso (a.i.) (2010) · Silas (2010) · Luxemburgo (2010–) ·
Categories:- 1873 births
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- British expatriates in Brazil
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