Charlie Bicknell

Charlie Bicknell

Personal information
Full name	Charles Bicknell
Date of birth	16 November 1905(1905-11-16)
Place of birth	Chesterfield, England
Date of death	6 September 1994(1994-09-06) (aged 88)
Place of death	Cambridgeshire, England
Playing position	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
–	New Tupton Ivanhoe	?	(?)
1927–1930	Chesterfield	79	(0)
1930–1936	Bradford City	240	(2)
1936–1947	West Ham United	149	(0)
Total		468	(2)
Teams managed
1947	Bedford Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Charles "Charlie" Bicknell (6 November 1905 – 6 September 1994) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back. Active between 1928 and 1947, Bicknell made over 450 appearances in the Football League.

Career

Bicknell began his early career in non-league football, playing for teams such as New Tupton Ivanhoe, among others. He began his Football League career in October 1927 with Chesterfield, where he made 79 appearances between 1928 and 1930.^[1] He went onto play for Bradford City and West Ham United.^[2]

Bicknell left West Ham in 1947 to become manager of Bedford Town.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Chesterfield FC: Football League players, 1921 to 2009". Chesterfield Football Club. http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/staticFiles/38/39/0,,10435~145720,00.xls. Retrieved 3 September 2009. 
2. ^ "Charlie Bicknell". West Ham Stats. http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=45&united=Charlie_Bicknell. Retrieved 3 September 2009. 
3. ^ "Charles Bicknell". Spartacus Educational. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WHbicknellC.html. Retrieved 3 September 2009. ^{[dead link]}

Persondata
Name	Bicknell, Charles
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	16 November 1905
Place of birth	Chesterfield, England
Date of death	6 September 1994
Place of death	Cambridgeshire, England