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Also known as John Charlton, Jackie Charlton

English footballer and manager (1935-2020)

Person · Open Library

Works
15

Top works

  • World Cup Diary
  • Jack Charlton's American World Cup Diary
  • Jack Charltons Soccer Quiz Book
  • Jack Charlton's American World Cup diary
  • Green Is the Colour

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Active from
1982

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
92
Total plays
254

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Key facts

1984
Middlesbrough (caretaker)
Full name
John Charlton
Date of birth
( 1935-05-08 ) 8 May 1935
Place of birth
Ashington , Northumberland , England
Date of death
10 July 2020 (2020-07-10) (aged 85)
Place of death
Ashington , Northumberland , England
Height
6 ft 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1.87 m)
Position
Centre back
1950 1952
Leeds United
Years
Team
1952 1973
Leeds United
1965 1970
England
1973 1977
Middlesbrough
1977 1983
Sheffield Wednesday
1984 1985
Newcastle United
1986 1996
Republic of Ireland

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
_Deceased Soccer
Position
Centre-Back
Nationality
England

via TheSportsDB

~40 min read

Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Charlton (8 May 1935 – 10 July 2020) was an English professional footballer and manager who played as a centre-back for Leeds United. He was part of the England national team that won the 1966 World Cup and managed the Republic of Ireland national team from 1986 to 1996, taking them to two World Cups and one European Championship. He was given Irish citizenship in 1996. He was the elder brother of Manchester United forward Bobby Charlton and one of his teammates in England's World Cup final victory.

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