- Charlie Handley
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Charlie Handley Personal information Full name Charles Harold James Handley Date of birth 12 March 1899 Place of birth Edmonton, England Date of death 1957 Playing position Winger Youth career Edmonton Juniors Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1921–1929 Tottenham Hotspur 121 (26) 1929–1930 Swansea Town 19 (4) 1930 Sittingbourne 1930–1931 Sheppey United 1931–1932 Thames 29 (3) 1932 Sittingbourne 1932 Norwich City 0 (0) 1932–???? Berne * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Charles Harold James Handley (12 March 1899 - 1957) was an English professional footballer who played most of his career with Tottenham Hotspur as a winger in the 1920s.
History
Handley was born in Edmonton, North London and, as a youngster, trained with his father in their back garden. After trying out at local team, Edmonton Juniors, Handley went onto play for other minor clubs but finally after enrolling in the Spurs Youth, Handley was called up by the current manager Peter McWilliam. From 1922 - 1928, Charlie "Tich" Handley played for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. He scored a goal almost every time and if he wasn't scoring, he was setting them up. He and Jimmy Dimmock another well known player were Tottenham's best strikers in that decade.
Categories:- 1899 births
- 1957 deaths
- English footballers
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- BSC Young Boys players
- Sittingbourne F.C. players
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