Simon Charlton

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Simon Charlton
Personal information
Full name Simon Thomas Charlton[1]
Date of birth (1971-10-25) 25 October 1971 (age 52)[1]
Place of birth Huddersfield,[1] England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s)
Full-back
Youth career
Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1993 Huddersfield Town 124 (1)
1993–1998 Southampton 114 (2)
1997–1998 → Birmingham City (loan) 5 (0)
1998–2000 Birmingham City 67 (0)
2000–2004 Bolton Wanderers 120 (0)
2004–2006 Norwich City 45 (2)
2006–2007 Oldham Athletic 34 (1)
2009–2010 Mildenhall Town 2 (0)
Total 512 (6)
Managerial career
2009–2010 Mildenhall Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Simon Thomas Charlton (born 25 October 1971) is an English football coach, former player and radio summariser.

As a player, he was a

Football League for Huddersfield Town, Birmingham City and Oldham Athletic. Over his career he made more than 500 league appearances combined.[3][4] Although primarily a left back he could also play as a left-sided central defender or occasionally in midfield. During 2012 he earned an international cap for Sealand national football team, a micronation who are not recognised by FIFA
.

Following retirement he returned to Norwich City as a youth team coach before managing Eastern Counties League club Mildenhall Town. He has since appeared as a co-commentator and summariser on Bolton Wanderers games for BBC Radio Manchester.

Club career

Charlton was born in Huddersfield and began his career at his home-town club Huddersfield Town where he played over a hundred games for the Terriers before moving to Premiership club Southampton for £250,000 in 1993.[5]

From Southampton he was initially loaned to Birmingham City, before making his move permanent in 1998.[4] In May 2000, Charlton was released by Birmingham[6] before signing for Bolton Wanderers, where he was chosen Player of the Year for the 2001–02 season,[7] and subsequently moved to Norwich City in July 2004.[8]

At the end of the 2005–06 season, Charlton was released by Norwich City. He left the club under something of a cloud, stating his belief that manager Nigel Worthington had made a scapegoat and an easy target out of him.[9]

He signed a one-year deal with Oldham Athletic in August 2006. On his first appearance he conceded a penalty, which was saved, and provided the cross for the only goal of the game.[10] He scored once for Oldham, scoring a goal from his own half in a 4–1 win over Gillingham.[11] After his contract at Oldham expired in May 2007, he retired as a player and returned to Norwich City as a youth coach.[8]

International career

In May 2012, Charlton appeared for and captained the

Chagos Islands. The match was held at the grounds of Godalming Town.[12]

Coaching and managerial career

Charlton became manager of Eastern Counties League club Mildenhall Town in April 2009.[13] He made his debut for Mildenhall Town as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with Haverhill Rovers. He left his post in June 2010 due to "unforeseen circumstances and opportunities."[14]

As of September 2011, he works as a Football Coach for the Global Soccer Network, an organisation which looks after the interests of several UK-based African players and many new talents within the game.[15]

Personal life

Charlton is a summariser of Bolton Wanderers games for BBC Radio Manchester.[citation needed]

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c "Simon Charlton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. ISBN 978-0-7472-5917-6
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  3. ^ "Simon Charlton". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Simon Charlton". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Simon Charlton Norwich City FC". Football Heroes. Sporting Heroes Collections. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  6. ^ Griffiths, Alex (24 May 2000). "Boss Gets Busy". Birmingham City F.C. Archived from the original on 17 February 2001. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Charlie Scoops Top Honour". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 4 May 2002. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  8. ^ a b "Simon Charlton". Flown from the Nest. Steve Whitlam. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  9. ^ Lakey, Chris (3 May 2006). "Charlton leaves with a parting shot". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  10. ^ "Match Report: Howarth Spot-Kick Stop Seals Win". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 12 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  11. ^ "Oldham 4 – 1 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 24 September 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  12. ^ "Ralf Little gets an international cap for Sealand". BBC Sport. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Charlton in charge". Bury Free Press. 9 April 2009. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  14. ^ "Mildenhall manager Charlton resigns". greenun24.co.uk. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  15. ^ Iles, Marc (16 September 2011). "Charlton: Davies is still the main man for Wanderers". The Bolton News. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  16. ^ "Boro lift Carling Cup". BBC Sport. 29 February 2004. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  17. ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 149.
  18. ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 149.
  19. ^ "Voting now open for Player of the Year award". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

External links

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