John Charles

Welsh association football player (1931-2004)

John Charles (27 December 1931 - 21 February 2004) was a Welsh football player. He has played for Wales national team.

John Charles
CBE
Charles with Wales in 1954
Personal information
Full name William John Charles
Date of birth (1931-12-27)27 December 1931[1]
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Date of death 21 February 2004(2004-02-21) (aged 72)
Place of death Wakefield, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Centre-forward, centre-back
Youth career
1946–1948 Swansea Town
1948–1949 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1957 Leeds United 297 (157)
1957–1962 Juventus 155 (108)
1962 Leeds United 11 (3)
1962–1963 Roma 10 (4)
1963–1966 Cardiff City 69 (18)
1966–1971 Hereford United 173 (80)
1972–1974 Merthyr Tydfil
Total 715 (370)
National team
1950–1965 Wales 38 (15)
Teams managed
1967–1971 Hereford United (player-manager)
1972–1974 Merthyr Tydfil (player-manager)
1987 Hamilton Steelers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2][3]
Club Season League National Cup[a] European Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leeds United 1948-49 Second Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
1949–50 42 1 5 0 47 1
1950–51 34 3 2 0 36 3
1951–52 18 0 5 0 23 0
1952–53 40 26 1 1 41 27
1953–54 39 42 2 1 41 43
1954–55 40 11 2 1 42 12
1955–56 42 29 1 0 43 29
1956–57 First Division 40 38 1 1 41 39
Total 298 150 19 4 317 154
Juventus 1957–58 Serie A 34 28 4 1 38 29
1958–59 30 19 4 5 2 0 36 24
1959–60 34 23 3 3 37 26
1960–61 32 15 3 1 2 0 37 16
1961–62 21 8 4 2 6 0 31 10
Total 151 93 18 12 10 0 179 105
Leeds United 1962–63 Second Division 11 3 0 0 11 3
Roma 1962–63 Serie A 10 4 3 0 13 4
Cardiff City 1963–64 Second Division 33 11 1 0 34 11
1964–65 28 3 1 0 29 3
1965–66 7 4 2 0 9 4
Total 68 18 4 0 72 18
Career total 538 268 44 16 10 0 592 284
a. ^ Includes FA Cup and Coppa Italia

Honours

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Leeds United

Juventus

Cardiff City

Wales

Individual

References

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  1. Charles 2009, p. 26
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "John Charles". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  3. "Leeds United F.C. History". www.ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  4. "William John Charles – "The Gentle Giant"". soccermond.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  5. Roberto Di Maggio; Igor Kramarsic; Alberto Novello (11 June 2015). "Italy – Serie A Top Scorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.