CLUB STATISTICS
Compiled by Jack Rollin
BOBBY CHARLTON
11 October 1937
Born Ashington, Northumberland
6 June 1953
Joined Manchester United groundstaff
4 October 1954
Turned professional
6 October 1956
League debut v Charlton Athletic (scoring twice)
May 1966
FWA Footballer of the Year
June 1966
European Footballer of the Year
1969
Awarded OBE
May 1973
Appointed manager Preston North End
1974
Awarded CBE; PFA Merit Award
May 1974
Player-manager of Preston North End
1975–76
Waterford United player (played 31, scored 18)
1982
Wigan Athletic director and caretaker manager
1984
Director of Manchester United
1994
Knighted
Bobby Charlton played in 759 first-class matches for Manchester United and 45 with Preston North End.
His United figures break down as follows: 606 League, 79 FA Cup, 24 League Cup, 45 European, 3 Charity Shield, 2 World Club Championship.
At Preston, it was 38 League, 4 FA Cup and 3 League Cup.
His goals at United were 199 League, 19 FA Cup, 7 League Cup, 22 European and 2 Charity Shield.
At Preston, it was 8 League, 1 FA Cup and 1 League Cup for a grand total of 259.
HONOURS WITH MANCHESTER UNITED
First Division champions: 1957, 1965, 1967
FA Cup winners: 1963
European Cup winners: 1968
FA Youth Cup winners: 1954, 1955, 1956
MANCHESTER UNITED
INDEX
Note: ‘BC’ denotes Bobby Charlton, ‘MU’ Manchester United. Page numbers in italics denote entries in the Statistics section, and consecutive page references in this section are concatenated. References to countries, cities, etc. are to teams unless otherwise indicated.
Aberdeen FC here
AC Milan here, here, here
Adolfo (Benfica player) here
Aldershot FC here, here
Allison, Malcolm here, here, here, here, here, here
Altrincham Junior League here
Amancio, Amaro Varela here, here
Anderlecht here, here, here, here
Anglo-Italian Cup here, here, here
Angus, John here, here, here
Argentina (country) here
Armstrong, Joe here, here, here
Arsenal FC here, here, here, here, here
Ashington AFC here, here
Aston, John here, here, here, here
Aston Villa
Charity Shield
here
FA Cup
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
league
here
,
here
,
here
League Cup
here
Athletic Bilbao here
Atkinson, Ron here, here
Augusto, Jose here
Bailey, Tommy (uncle of BC) here
Balderston, Andrea (née Charlton) here, here, here, here
Balderston, Emma here
Balderston, William here
Ball, Alan here, here
Ball, Nora here
Ball, Norma see Charlton, Norma
Ball, Tommy here
Banks, Gordon here
Banks, Ralph here
Banks, Tommy here, here, here
Barcelona here
Barnsley FC here
Bastin, Cliff here
Baxter, Jimmy here
Bayern Munich here, here
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) here, here
Becerril, Jose (Minguela) here
Beckenbauer, Franz here
Beckham, David here, here, here, here, here, here
Beckham, Victoria here
Bedlington Grammar School here, here
Bell, Colin here
Benfica here, here, here, here, here, here
Benson, George here
Bent, Geoff here
Bentley, Roy here
Bernabeu, Santiago here
Berry, Johnny here, here, here, here, here
Best, Dickie here
Best, George here, here, here, here
in BC’s personal best MU team
here
,
here
death
here
,
here
debut
here
drinking and indiscipline
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
European Cup
here
,
here
,
here
1967-68
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
European Cup Winners’ Cup
here
FA Cup
here
interest in domesticity
here
league
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
World Club Championship
here
,
here
youth team
here
Betancort, Antonio Rodrigo (Barrera) here
Bilardo, Carlos here
Bird, John here
Birmingham City
FA Cup
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
league
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
Bishop Auckland FC here, here
Blackburn Rovers here, here
Blackpool FC here, here, here, here, here, here
Blanchflower, Danny here, here
Blanchflower, Jackie here, here, here
Blatter, Sepp here, here
Bloomfield, Jimmy here, here
Blyth Spartans here
Bobby Charlton Soccer School here
Boca Juniors here
Bolton Wanderers here, here, here
Bond, John here
Borussia Dortmund here, here
Bournemouth FC here
Bradley, Warren here
Brennan, Shay here, here, here, here, here, here
European Cup
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
FA Cup
here
,
here
Brighton & Hove Albion here
Bristol Rovers here, here, here
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) here, here
Broadbent, Peter here
Brown, Alan here, here, here
Brown, Laurie here
Brown, Mary here
Brown, Robert here
Brown, Suzanne (née Charlton) here, here, here
Bruce, Alex here
Bruce, Steve here
Buchan, Martin here
Burgess, Ronnie here
Burnley FC here
FA Cup
here
league
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
League Cup
here
,
here
Burns, Francis here, here, here
Bury FC here
Busby Babes here
see also
individual Babes; Manchester United
Munich air crash
here
,
here
Busby, Jean here
Busby, Sir Matt (‘the Old Man’) here, here, here, here
see also
Manchester United
and BC
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
Busby Babes
here
death
here
European Cup 1956-57
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
1957-58
here
1965-66
here
1967-68
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
final
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
1968-69
here
,
here
enthusiasm for European competition
here
FA Cup
here
,
here
,
here
and George Best
here
,
here
,
here
league
here
lingering influence at MU
here
Munich air crash
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
emotional scars
here
,
here
,
here
FA Cup final after
here
offers from other clubs and countries
here
rebuilds MU
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
retirement
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
returns to full management of MU
here
and Roger Byrne
here
,
here
team selection
here
,
here
,
here
transfer market
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
and wage levels at MU
here
,
here
,
here
World Club Championship
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
youth team
here
,
here
Butt, Nicky here
Byrne, Joy here
Byrne, Roger here, here
England
here
European Cup
here
league
here
,
here
Munich air crash
here
,
here
premonitions and life-threatening experiences
here
Callaghan, Ian here, here
Cantona, Eric here, here, here, here, here, here, here
Cantwell, Noel here, here
Cardiff City here
Carey, Johnny here, here
Carlisle United here
Carter, Raich here
Cavanagh, Tommy here
Celtic FC here
Chamberlain, Tosh here
Champions League see European Cup
Chapman, Herbert here
Charity Shield here, here, here, here, here, here
Charles, John here, here
Charlton, Andrea (married name Balderston, daughter of BC) here, here, here, here
Charlton Athletic here, here, here, here
Charlton, Sir Bobby
alternative careers
here
,
here
,
here
approaches from other clubs (before joining MU)
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
BBC work
here
,
here
Bobby Charlton Soccer School
here
and brother Jack
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
coaching qualifications, lack of
here
Cold War experiences
here
early passion for football
here
education
here
,
here
England
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
England Schoolboys
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
family background
here
father’s influence
here
,
here
,
here
grandfather Tanner’s influence
here
honours and awards
here
,
here
Laureus Sport for Good Foundation
here
,
here
Manchester, attachment to city
here
Mathere United
here
mother, strained relationship with
here
,
here
,
here
mother’s influence
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
mother’s refusal to accept Norma
here
,
here
,
here
National Service
here
,
here
,
here
Norma, courtship and marriage
here
,
here
,
here
Olympics 2012 bid
here
Preston North End manager
here
,
here
,
here
player
here
,
here
,
here
schools football (early life)
here
,
here
,
here
South African league
here
Switchgear and Cowans job
here
travel business director
here
Waterford United
here
,
here
Wigan Athletic
here
,
here
Charlton, Sir Bobby, Manchester United
see also
Manchester United
and Alex Ferguson
here
aloofness, reputation for
here
Anglo-Italian Cup
here
,
here
approach from MU
here
,
here
arrival at MU
here
captain
here
career statistics
here
director
here
dropped by Wilf McGuinness
here
early enthusiasm for club
here
European Cup
here
1956-57
here
,
here
1957-58
here
,
here
,
here
1967-68
here
final
here
,
here
semi-final
here
,
here
1968-69
here
FA Cup
here
1956-57
here
,
here
1957-58
here
,
here
,
here
1963-64
here
first team promotion
here
and Glazer takeover
here
goals
here
Anglo-Italian Cup
here
,
here
Charity Shield
here
,
here
,
here
European Cup
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
European Cup Winners’ Cup
here
,
here
FA Cup
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
Inter Cities Fairs Cup
here
league
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
League Cup
here
,
here
,
here
Watney Cup
here
injury
here
interest from other clubs
here
left wing
here
,
here
Munich air crash
here
,
here
dedication to helping MU’s recovery
here
,
here
at first game after
here
trauma of
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
personal best MU team
here
reserve team
here
,
here
retirement
here
,
here
Scotland trip with Matt Busby
here
testimonial match
here
wages
here
World Club Championship
here
,
here
,
here
youth team
here
coached by Jimmy Murphy
here
,
here
,
here
cross-field pass
here
digs
here
,
here
FA Youth Cup
here
,
here
shooting
here
Swiss tournament
here
tackling
here
Charlton, Cissie (née Milburn, mother of BC) here, here
and alternative careers for BC
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
influence on BC
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
strained relationship with BC
here
,
here
,
here
strained relationship with BC’s wife Norma
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
Charlton, Dave (uncle of BC) here
Charlton, Gordon (brother of BC) here
Charlton, Jack (brother of BC) here, here, here
blames BC’s wife Norma for division in Charlton family
here
,
here
,
here
early football
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
miner
here
relationship with BC
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
Charlton, Norma (née Ball, wife of BC) here, here, here, here, here, here, here
character
here
courtship and marriage to BC
here
,
here
,
here
strained relationship with BC’s mother
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
Charlton, Pat (wife of Jack) here
Charlton, Robert (father of BC) here, here, here, here
influence on sons
here
,
here
,
here
Charlton, Stan (Arsenal player) here
Charlton, Suzanne (married name Brown, daughter of BC) here, here, here
Charlton, Tommy (brother of BC) here, here
cheating see foul play and cheating
Chelsea FC here
FA Cup
here
league
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
League Cup
here
youth team
here
Chester City here, here
Chesterfield FC here, here
Chilton, Allenby here
China (youth team) here
Chisnall, Phil here
Clayton, Gordon here
Clough, Brian here, here
Cohen, George here, here, here, here
Colchester United here
Cold War here
Colman, Billy here
Colman, Dick here
Colman, Eddie here, here, here, here, here, here, here
Coluna, Mario here, here
Compton, Denis here
Compton, Leslie here
Connelly, John here, here
Cooke, Charlie here
Coventry City here, here, here
Crerand, Patrick (‘Paddy’) here, here, here
European Cup
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
,
here
league
here
,
here
World Club Championship
here
,
here
Crossan, Johnny here, here
Crowther, Stan here, here, here
Cruyff, Johan here
Cruz, Fernando da Conceicao here
Crystal