George Charlton
English footballer
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George Charlton (active 1930s) was an English amateur footballer who played as an outside right in the Football League for Darlington and in non-league football for Shildon.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Charlton[1] | ||
| Position | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933–1934 | Darlington | 6 | (1) |
| 1934–19?? | Shildon | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Charlton made his Darlington debut in a 6–2 Third Division North defeat away to local rivals Hartlepools United on 23 September 1933, and did not appear again until the return fixture in February 1934,[2] when the "local product" filled the vacancy left by the transfer of Harry Brown to Chesterfield.[3] This time, he played what the Yorkshire Post described as a "very satisfactory game", scored as his team won 5–3, and played in four of the next five league matches before losing his place to Billy Eden.[4][2] He moved on to Shildon.[1] In his first season, he scored the winning goal in the Northern League Challenge Cup final, and was a regular in the team that won the 1934–35 Northern League title and reached the first round proper of the FA Cup.[5][6] He helped Shildon win the title in each of the next two seasons, and was still with the club in 1939.[7]
Charlton also played cricket as a batsman for Darlington Railway Athletic.[8]
