Charlie Vaughan (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles John Vaughan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1921[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bermondsey,[1] England | ||
| Date of death | 16 March 1989 (aged 67)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Sutton, London,[1] England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1941–1946 | Sutton United | 147 | (248) |
| 1946–1953 | Charlton Athletic | 227 | (91) |
| 1953–1954 | Portsmouth | 26 | (14) |
| 1954–19?? | Bexleyheath & Welling | ||
| International career | |||
| 1952 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Charles John Vaughan (23 April 1921 – 16 March 1989) was an English footballer who played for Charlton Athletic and Portsmouth as a centre forward during the 1940s and 1950s.[2]
Vaughan started his career with Sutton United. He helped them win numerous wartime honours, scored 42 league goals in the 1945–46 season to win the Athenian League,[3] and finished his Sutton United career with 248 goals in 147 competitive appearances.[4] He was inducted into the club's Hall of Fame.[5]
In 1950, Vaughan toured Canada with a Football Association party,[6] and in March 1952, he appeared in an England B international against the Netherlands.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Charlie Vaughan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Charlie Vaughan". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "History". Sutton United F.C. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Lawless, Will (22 February 2023). "Charlie Vaughan: Sutton United's war-time legend with a venomous shot and incredible goalscoring record • London Football Scene". London Football Scene. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Sutton United F.C. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Morrison, Neil (25 August 2016). "British "FA XI" Tours: 1950 tour of Canada and USA by the (English) FA". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie (22 May 2014). "England – International Results B-Team – Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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- Men's association football forwards
- English men's footballers
- England men's B international footballers
- Sutton United F.C. players
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