Chris Charsley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Christopher Charsley | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1864 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 January 1945 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Weston-super-Mare, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1881–188? | Stafford Town | ||
| 1883–1886 | Stafford Rangers | ||
| 1886 | Aston Villa (guest) | 0 | (0) |
| 1886–1891 | Small Heath Alliance / Small Heath | 36 | (0) |
| 1891 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | (0) |
| 1891–1894 | Small Heath | 19 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1893 | England | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Charles Christopher Charsley (7 November 1864 – 10 January 1945) was an English
Chief Constable
.
Career
Born in
test match against Darwen which won them promotion to the First Division. He also played for Aston Villa as a guest in 1886. Charsley had a brief spell with West Bromwich Albion, whom he joined in August 1891. He made his only appearance for Albion in a 2–1 defeat to Preston North End in November of the same year, before re-joining Small Heath the following month.[1]
On 25 February 1893, he became the first Birmingham City player – and the only player who had played for the club in its Small Heath Alliance days – to represent
Ireland. England won 6–1 in the game which was played at Wellington Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, with Walter Gilliat
scoring three goals in his solitary England appearance.
In 1899, Charsley held the rank of
deputy Mayor and served on the town council
until his death at the age of 80.
His brother Walter also played a few times for Small Heath.
Honours
Small Heath
- Football League Second Division: 1892–93
References
General
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
Specific
External links
- Chris Charsley at Englandstats.com
