Charlie Wilson (footballer born 1895)

Charlie Wilson (footballer born 1895)
Charlie Wilson
Personal information
Full name Charles Wilson
Date of birth 30 March 1895
Place of birth Atherstone, England
Date of death May 1971
Place of death Stafford, England
Playing position Centre Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
– Coventry City
1919–1922 Tottenham Hotspur 55 (27)
1922–1925 Huddersfield Town 99 (57)
1925–1930 Stoke City 164 (112)
– Stafford Rangers
1933 Wrexham 0 (0)
– Shrewsbury Town
Total 318 (196)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Charles "Charlie" Wilson born 30 March 1895 in Atherstone, Warwickshire) was a former professional footballer, who played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur, Huddersfield Town[1] and Stoke City.

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Career

Wilson was a reserve player with Coventry City before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1919, he scored 48 goals for the London club with 27 coming in the Football League. Herbert Chapman signed Wilson for Huddlesfield in 1922. He helped the Terriers to two First Division title wins. He joined Stoke in 1925 and became one of the best forwards that Stoke City have ever had. He scored almost 120 goals in less than 170 appearances for the club over a period of five years and was top scores in four seasons running. He scored 26 goals in 1926-27 as he helped Stoke to the Third Division North Title. He later played for Stafford Rangers, Wrexham and Shrewsbury Town. He became landlord of a pub in Stafford before his death in 1971.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 1919–20
1920–21
1921–22
Total 55 27 55 27
Huddersfield Town 1922–23
1923–24
1924–25
Total 99 57 99 57
Stoke City 1925–26 11 3 0 0 11 3
1926–27 39 25 3 1 42 26
1927–28 40 32 4 6 44 38
1928–29 31 22 0 0 31 22
1929–30 27 20 1 0 28 20
1930–31 16 10 3 1 19 11
Total 164 112 11 8 175 120
Career Total 318 196 11 8 329 204

Honours

with Stoke City

References

  1. ^ *99 Years & Counting - Stats & Stories - Huddersfield Town History
  2. ^ Matthews, Tony: "The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City " (Lion Press, 1994, ISBN 1-85983-100-1)


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