Wilf Charlton
Normal Position: Left Half
Height: 5' 9.5
Weight: 12 St. 0 lbs
Born: 12/09/1933 (Blyth)
Died: 25/11/2016 (Kirkburton, Huddersfield)
A relative of the famous Milburn/Charlton footballing family, Wilf began at Huddersfield Town as an outside right in the central League side but was switched to wing half. He was recommended to Southport by Alfie young, a former Huddersfield Town centre half, and, after making his debut the day after his 21st birthday, went on to complete 109 appearances in 3 seasons.
His most successful term was 1956-57 when he turned out in 41 League matches – more than any other player and also converted 7 penalties out of 8. He was then transferred to Tranmere Rovers for a small fee and gave them four years good service.
Wilf was also a useful cricketer, assisting Southport and Birkdale Cricket Club as a wicket keeper batsman, once scoring a century against the Southport and District League.
He had a newsagent shop in Southport for a number of years before going back to Yorkshire. His son Simon followed in his father’s footsteps appearing for Huddersfield Town and Southampton at full back.
Career: Portsmouth, cs 1949, cancelled 24 Nov 1949; Huddersfield Town, amr 29 Dec 1949, pro 11 Nov 1950; Southport, 8 July 1954; Tranmere Rovers, 22 June 1957; Sankeys (Welington), cs 1961; Burscough, cs 1962
Transfers
Season | Date | From | To | Value |
1956/1957 | 21/06/1957 | Southport | TRANMERE ROVERS | Small Fee |
Player Match Stats
Cambrian Cup, Conference League Cup, English Jubilee Fund, FA Cup , FA Trophy , Football League Cup, Lancashire Floodlit Trophy, Lancashire Junior Cup, Lancashire League Medal Competition, Lancashire Senior Cup, League, Liverpool Challenge Cup, Liverpool Senior Cup, Northern Premier League Cup, Northern Premier League Shield, PLAY OFFS , President's Cup, President's Inter League, Third Division (North) Cup, Welsh Cup,
Season | Apps | Subs | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1954/1955 | 34 | 0 | 1 |
1955/1956 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
1956/1957 | 48 | 0 | 7 |
Total | 122 | 0 | 8 |
Appearances & Goals
Games where player was named on the team sheet
Date | Competition | Venue | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
11/05/1957 | Liverpool Senior Cup | N | EVERTON | 1 - 2 |
29/04/1957 | League | A | MANSFIELD TOWN | 2 - 1 |
27/04/1957 | League | A | DERBY COUNTY | 0 - 2 |
24/04/1957 | League | H | CREWE ALEXANDRA | 0 - 1 |
22/04/1957 | League | A | CHESTER (1885) | 0 - 2 |
20/04/1957 | League | H | DERBY COUNTY | 3 - 2 |
19/04/1957 | League | H | CHESTER (1885) | 1 - 1 |
15/04/1957 | Liverpool Senior Cup | H | LIVERPOOL | 3 - 2 |
13/04/1957 | League | A | WORKINGTON | 0 - 2 |
06/04/1957 | League | H | GATESHEAD | 2 - 3 |
30/03/1957 | League | A | BRADFORD PA | 3 - 2 |
26/03/1957 | League | H | CHESTERFIELD | 0 - 0 |
23/03/1957 | League | H | DARLINGTON | 1 - 0 |
16/03/1957 | League | A | BARROW | 1 - 1 |
09/03/1957 | League | H | HULL CITY | 1 - 0 |
02/03/1957 | League | A | WREXHAM | 1 - 1 |
23/02/1957 | League | H | HALIFAX TOWN | 1 - 1 |
16/02/1957 | League | A | ROCHDALE | 1 - 6 |
02/02/1957 | League | A | YORK CITY | 1 - 9 |
26/01/1957 | League | A | CHESTERFIELD | 0 - 6 |
19/01/1957 | League | H | TRANMERE ROVERS | 1 - 0 |
12/01/1957 | League | A | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 2 - 4 |
05/01/1957 | Lancashire Senior Cup / 2 | H | EVERTON RESERVES | 3 - 1 |
01/01/1957 | League | H | BRADFORD PA | 5 - 1 |
29/12/1956 | League | H | CARLISLE UNITED | 4 - 1 |
25/12/1956 | League | A | CREWE ALEXANDRA | 0 - 0 |
22/12/1956 | League | A | STOCKPORT COUNTY | 0 - 2 |
15/12/1956 | League | H | BRADFORD CITY | 1 - 5 |
01/12/1956 | League | H | WORKINGTON | 0 - 1 |
24/11/1956 | League | A | GATESHEAD | 1 - 3 |
21/11/1956 | FA Cup / 1R | A | YORK CITY | 1 - 2 |
17/11/1956 | FA Cup / 1 | H | YORK CITY | 0 - 0 |
10/11/1956 | League | A | DARLINGTON | 0 - 1 |
03/11/1956 | League | H | BARROW | 0 - 0 |
27/10/1956 | League | A | HULL CITY | 1 - 2 |
23/10/1956 | Lancashire Senior Cup / 1 R | H | PRESTON NORTH END | 2 - 1 |
20/10/1956 | League | H | WREXHAM | 1 - 1 |
13/10/1956 | League | A | HALIFAX TOWN | 1 - 3 |
08/10/1956 | Lancashire Senior Cup / 1 | A | PRESTON NORTH END | 2 - 2 |
22/09/1956 | League | H | YORK CITY | 1 - 1 |
10/09/1956 | League | A | HARTLEPOOL | 2 - 5 |
08/09/1956 | League | H | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 3 - 5 |
04/09/1956 | League | H | HARTLEPOOL | 1 - 6 |
01/09/1956 | League | A | CARLISLE UNITED | 2 - 1 |
30/08/1956 | League | A | SCUNTHORPE UNITED | 0 - 1 |
25/08/1956 | League | H | STOCKPORT COUNTY | 0 - 1 |
21/08/1956 | League | H | SCUNTHORPE UNITED | 2 - 2 |
18/08/1956 | League | A | BRADFORD CITY | 1 - 3 |
30/04/1956 | League | A | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 2 - 4 |
28/04/1956 | League | A | DARLINGTON | 1 - 0 |
25/04/1956 | League | A | GRIMSBY TOWN | 0 - 2 |
23/04/1956 | Liverpool Senior Cup | A | EVERTON | 1 - 3 |
21/04/1956 | League | A | STOCKPORT COUNTY | 0 - 4 |
18/04/1956 | League | A | SCUNTHORPE UNITED | 1 - 0 |
14/04/1956 | League | H | WORKINGTON | 0 - 0 |
07/04/1956 | League | A | OLDHAM ATHLETIC | 1 - 1 |
02/04/1956 | League | H | CREWE ALEXANDRA | 5 - 0 |
31/03/1956 | League | H | HALIFAX TOWN | 2 - 0 |
30/03/1956 | League | A | CREWE ALEXANDRA | 1 - 1 |
24/03/1956 | League | A | BRADFORD CITY | 0 - 2 |
17/03/1956 | League | H | SCUNTHORPE UNITED | 2 - 2 |
10/03/1956 | League | A | WREXHAM | 1 - 2 |
03/03/1956 | League | H | MANSFIELD TOWN | 1 - 1 |
25/02/1956 | League | A | YORK CITY | 1 - 0 |
18/02/1956 | League | H | HARTLEPOOL | 0 - 0 |
11/02/1956 | League | H | CHESTERFIELD | 1 - 0 |
04/02/1956 | League | A | ROCHDALE | 3 - 1 |
28/01/1956 | League | H | STOCKPORT COUNTY | 1 - 1 |
21/01/1956 | League | H | BRADFORD PA | 3 - 0 |
02/01/1956 | League | A | TRANMERE ROVERS | 2 - 1 |
31/12/1955 | League | H | CARLISLE UNITED | 3 - 0 |
26/12/1955 | League | H | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 1 - 1 |
24/12/1955 | League | A | CHESTER (1885) | 3 - 1 |
17/12/1955 | League | H | BARROW | 2 - 1 |
14/12/1955 | FA Cup / 2R | A | GRIMSBY TOWN | 2 - 3 |
10/12/1955 | FA Cup / 2 | H | GRIMSBY TOWN | 0 - 0 |
03/12/1955 | League | A | WORKINGTON | 3 - 2 |
26/11/1955 | League | H | OLDHAM ATHLETIC | 1 - 1 |
19/11/1955 | FA Cup / 1 | H | ASHTON UNITED | 6 - 1 |
12/11/1955 | League | H | BRADFORD CITY | 3 - 1 |
05/11/1955 | League | A | HALIFAX TOWN | 1 - 0 |
29/10/1955 | League | H | WREXHAM | 1 - 1 |
22/10/1955 | League | A | MANSFIELD TOWN | 1 - 0 |
18/10/1955 | Lancashire Senior Cup / 1 | H | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 1 - 4 |
01/10/1955 | League | A | CHESTERFIELD | 1 - 5 |
20/09/1955 | League | H | DARLINGTON | 0 - 1 |
17/09/1955 | League | A | BRADFORD PA | 3 - 0 |
12/09/1955 | League | A | GATESHEAD | 0 - 2 |
11/05/1955 | Liverpool Senior Cup | A | TRANMERE ROVERS | 0 - 2 |
07/05/1955 | League | H | SCUNTHORPE UNITED | 1 - 1 |
02/05/1955 | League | H | HARTLEPOOL | 1 - 0 |
30/04/1955 | League | A | STOCKPORT COUNTY | 2 - 0 |
27/04/1955 | League | A | BARNSLEY | 0 - 0 |
25/04/1955 | League | A | BRADFORD PA | 0 - 1 |
23/04/1955 | League | H | TRANMERE ROVERS | 0 - 0 |
20/04/1955 | League | A | CHESTER (1885) | 0 - 0 |
16/04/1955 | League | A | ROCHDALE | 0 - 0 |
13/04/1955 | Liverpool Senior Cup | A | LIVERPOOL | 3 - 2 |
11/04/1955 | League | A | MANSFIELD TOWN | 0 - 3 |
09/04/1955 | League | H | BRADFORD PA | 1 - 0 |
08/04/1955 | League | H | MANSFIELD TOWN | 1 - 0 |
02/04/1955 | League | A | GRIMSBY TOWN | 1 - 0 |
30/03/1955 | League | A | HARTLEPOOL | 1 - 2 |
26/03/1955 | League | H | CHESTER (1885) | 1 - 1 |
19/03/1955 | League | A | CARLISLE UNITED | 1 - 2 |
12/03/1955 | League | H | CREWE ALEXANDRA | 1 - 0 |
05/03/1955 | League | A | CHESTERFIELD | 1 - 2 |
26/02/1955 | League | H | DARLINGTON | 0 - 0 |
19/02/1955 | League | H | HALIFAX TOWN | 4 - 0 |
12/02/1955 | League | A | OLDHAM ATHLETIC | 0 - 1 |
05/02/1955 | League | H | BRADFORD CITY | 1 - 0 |
01/01/1955 | League | A | WREXHAM | 2 - 2 |
27/12/1954 | League | H | WORKINGTON | 1 - 2 |
25/12/1954 | League | A | WORKINGTON | 1 - 0 |
18/12/1954 | League | H | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 1 - 1 |
11/12/1954 | League | H | STOCKPORT COUNTY | 1 - 1 |
04/12/1954 | League | A | TRANMERE ROVERS | 2 - 2 |
28/09/1954 | League | H | YORK CITY | 2 - 2 |
25/09/1954 | League | H | OLDHAM ATHLETIC | 1 - 0 |
20/09/1954 | League | A | YORK CITY | 1 - 1 |
18/09/1954 | League | A | BRADFORD CITY | 1 - 0 |
13/09/1954 | League | A | BARROW | 1 - 2 |
Games where player has scored
Date | Competition | Venue | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
16/02/1957 | League | A | ROCHDALE | 1 - 6 |
02/02/1957 | League | A | YORK CITY | 1 - 9 |
19/01/1957 | League | H | TRANMERE ROVERS | 1 - 0 |
29/12/1956 | League | H | CARLISLE UNITED | 4 - 1 |
22/09/1956 | League | H | YORK CITY | 1 - 1 |
10/09/1956 | League | A | HARTLEPOOL | 2 - 5 |
04/09/1956 | League | H | HARTLEPOOL | 1 - 6 |
19/02/1955 | League | H | HALIFAX TOWN | 4 - 0 |