Bobby Charlton - 106 Caps (49 Goals)

Full Name: Sir Robert Charlton
Born: 11th October 1937, Ashington, Northumberland
England Career: 1958 - 1970
Positions whilst with England: Centre Forward, Outside Left, Centre Half, Attacking Midfield & Midfield
Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Manchester United (106)
FA Legacy Number: 767
England goalscoring record holder of 49 goals until Wayne Rooney broke the record in 2015
European player of the year 1966
Knighted in 1994.

England Career Statistics

Debut: v Scotland (HC) on 19th April 1958 aged 20 years, 6 months, 8 days
Last Cap: v West Germany (WCF) on 14th June 1970 aged 32 years, 8 months, 2 days
First Goal: v Scotland (HC) on 19th April 1958 aged 20 years, 6 months, 8 days
First Captaincy: v Romania (FR) on 15th January 1969 aged 31 years, 3 months, 3 days
Career Length: 12 years, 55 days
Starts: 105
Substitute: 1
Withdrawn: 5
Full Games: 100

England Match Statistics

Match Type
Caps
Goals
Capt
Mins

British Home ChampionshipHC
26
13
1
2340
0
0

FriendlyFR
49
22
2
4348
0
0

World Cup QualifierWCQ
4
5
0
360
0
0

World Cup FinalsWCF
14
4
0
1215
0
0

European Championship QualifierECQ
9
4
0
810
0
0

Nations' Cup (Taça das Nações)BJT
2
0
0
180
0
0

European Championship FinalsECF
2
1
0
180
0
0

Competitive
57
27
1
5085
0
0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Capt
Mins

Away
49
22
0
4369
0
0

Home
46
25
3
4149
0
0

Neutral
11
2
0
915
0
0

Match Result
Caps
Goals
Capt
Mins

Won
60
41
1
5342
0
0

Lost
22
2
0
1931
0
0

Drawn
24
6
2
2160
0
0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Capt
Mins

Centre Forward
97
46
3
8640
0
0

Centre Half
5
3
0
480
0
0

Attacking Midfield
2
0
0
154
0
0

Outside Left
1
0
0
90
0
0

Midfield
1
0
0
69
0
0

Total
106
49
3
9433
0
0

England Managers

Manager
Caps
Goals
Capt
Mins

England Alf Ramsey
67
24
3
5923
0
0

England Walter Winterbottom
39
25
0
3510
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Bobby Moore
66 Matches

Ray Wilson
53 Matches

Gordon Banks
51 Matches

Jimmy Greaves
47 Matches

Ron Flowers
41 Matches

Jimmy Armfield
40 Matches

Martin Peters
38 Matches

Alan Ball
34 Matches

Johnny Haynes
34 Matches

Geoff Hurst
33 Matches

Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
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Match List

FRG, 2 - 3, 14th Jun 1970 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 106.
Age: 32 years, 8 months, 2 days.
TCH, 1 - 0, 11th Jun 1970 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 105.
Age: 32 years, 7 months, 30 days.
BRA, 0 - 1, 7th Jun 1970 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 104.
Age: 32 years, 7 months, 26 days.
ROU, 1 - 0, 2nd Jun 1970 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 103.
Age: 32 years, 7 months, 21 day.
ECU, 2 - 0, 24th May 1970 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 102.
Age: 32 years, 7 months, 12 days.
COL, 4 - 0, 20th May 1970 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 101.
Age: 32 years, 7 months, 8 days.
NIR, 3 - 1, 21st Apr 1970 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 100.
Age: 32 years, 6 months, 9 days.
WAL, 1 - 1, 18th Apr 1970 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 99.
Age: 32 years, 6 months, 6 days.
NED, 0 - 0, 14th Jan 1970 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 98.
Age: 32 years, 3 months, 2 days.
POR, 1 - 0, 10th Dec 1969 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 97.
Age: 32 years, 1 month, 29 days.
NED, 1 - 0, 5th Nov 1969 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 96.
Age: 32 years, 0 months, 24 days.
BRA, 1 - 2, 12th Jun 1969 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 95.
Age: 31 years, 8 months, 0 days.
MEX, 0 - 0, 1st Jun 1969 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 94.
Age: 31 years, 7 months, 20 days.
SCO, 4 - 1, 10th May 1969 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 93.
Age: 31 years, 6 months, 29 days.
WAL, 2 - 1, 7th May 1969 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 92.
Age: 31 years, 6 months, 26 days.
NIR, 3 - 1, 3rd May 1969 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 91.
Age: 31 years, 6 months, 22 days.
ROU, 1 - 1, 15th Jan 1969 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 90.
Age: 31 years, 3 months, 3 days.
BUL, 1 - 1, 11th Dec 1968 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 89.
Age: 31 years, 1 month, 30 days.
ROU, 0 - 0, 6th Nov 1968 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 88.
Age: 31 years, 0 months, 25 days.
URS, 2 - 0, 8th Jun 1968 (ECF) Manchester United, Cap: 87.
Age: 30 years, 7 months, 28 days.
YUG, 0 - 1, 5th Jun 1968 (ECF) Manchester United, Cap: 86.
Age: 30 years, 7 months, 25 days.
SWE, 3 - 1, 22nd May 1968 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 85.
Age: 30 years, 7 months, 11 day.
ESP, 2 - 1, 8th May 1968 (ECQ) Manchester United, Cap: 84.
Age: 30 years, 6 months, 28 days.
ESP, 1 - 0, 3rd Apr 1968 (ECQ) Manchester United, Cap: 83.
Age: 30 years, 5 months, 23 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 24th Feb 1968 (ECQ) Manchester United, Cap: 82.
Age: 30 years, 4 months, 13 days.
URS, 2 - 2, 6th Dec 1967 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 81.
Age: 30 years, 1 month, 26 days.
NIR, 2 - 0, 22nd Nov 1967 (ECQ) Manchester United, Cap: 80.
Age: 30 years, 1 month, 11 day.
WAL, 3 - 0, 21st Oct 1967 (ECQ) Manchester United, Cap: 79.
Age: 30 years, 0 months, 10 days.
SCO, 2 - 3, 15th Apr 1967 (ECQ) Manchester United, Cap: 78.
Age: 29 years, 6 months, 4 days.
WAL, 5 - 1, 16th Nov 1966 (ECQ) Manchester United, Cap: 77.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 5 days.
TCH, 0 - 0, 2nd Nov 1966 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 76.
Age: 29 years, 0 months, 22 days.
NIR, 2 - 0, 20th Oct 1966 (ECQ) Manchester United, Cap: 75.
Age: 29 years, 0 months, 9 days.
FRG, 4 - 2, 30th Jul 1966 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 74.
Age: 28 years, 9 months, 19 days.
POR, 2 - 1, 26th Jul 1966 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 73.
Age: 28 years, 9 months, 15 days.
ARG, 1 - 0, 23rd Jul 1966 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 72.
Age: 28 years, 9 months, 12 days.
FRA, 2 - 0, 20th Jul 1966 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 71.
Age: 28 years, 9 months, 9 days.
MEX, 2 - 0, 16th Jul 1966 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 70.
Age: 28 years, 9 months, 5 days.
URU, 0 - 0, 11th Jul 1966 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 69.
Age: 28 years, 9 months, 0 days.
POL, 1 - 0, 5th Jul 1966 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 68.
Age: 28 years, 8 months, 25 days.
NOR, 6 - 1, 29th Jun 1966 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 67.
Age: 28 years, 8 months, 18 days.
FIN, 3 - 0, 26th Jun 1966 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 66.
Age: 28 years, 8 months, 15 days.
YUG, 2 - 0, 4th May 1966 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 65.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 24 days.
SCO, 4 - 3, 2nd Apr 1966 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 64.
Age: 28 years, 5 months, 22 days.
FRG, 1 - 0, 23rd Feb 1966 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 63.
Age: 28 years, 4 months, 12 days.
ESP, 2 - 0, 8th Dec 1965 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 62.
Age: 28 years, 1 month, 28 days.
NIR, 2 - 1, 10th Nov 1965 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 61.
Age: 28 years, 0 months, 30 days.
AUT, 2 - 3, 20th Oct 1965 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 60.
Age: 28 years, 0 months, 9 days.
WAL, 0 - 0, 2nd Oct 1965 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 59.
Age: 27 years, 11 month, 22 days.
SCO, 2 - 2, 10th Apr 1965 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 58.
Age: 27 years, 5 months, 30 days.
NED, 1 - 1, 9th Dec 1964 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 57.
Age: 27 years, 1 month, 29 days.
NIR, 4 - 3, 3rd Oct 1964 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 56.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 23 days.
ARG, 0 - 1, 6th Jun 1964 (BJT) Manchester United, Cap: 55.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 26 days.
BRA, 1 - 5, 30th May 1964 (BJT) Manchester United, Cap: 54.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 19 days.
USA, 10 - 0, 27th May 1964 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 53.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 16 days.
IRL, 3 - 1, 24th May 1964 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 52.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 13 days.
POR, 4 - 3, 17th May 1964 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 51.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 6 days.
URU, 2 - 1, 6th May 1964 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 50.
Age: 26 years, 6 months, 26 days.
SCO, 0 - 1, 11th Apr 1964 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 49.
Age: 26 years, 6 months, 0 days.
NIR, 8 - 3, 20th Nov 1963 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 48.
Age: 26 years, 1 month, 9 days.
FIFA, 2 - 1, 23rd Oct 1963 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 47.
Age: 26 years, 0 months, 12 days.
WAL, 4 - 0, 12th Oct 1963 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 46.
Age: 26 years, 0 months, 1 day.
SUI, 8 - 1, 5th Jun 1963 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 45.
Age: 25 years, 7 months, 25 days.
GDR, 2 - 1, 2nd Jun 1963 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 44.
Age: 25 years, 7 months, 22 days.
TCH, 4 - 2, 29th May 1963 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 43.
Age: 25 years, 7 months, 18 days.
BRA, 1 - 1, 8th May 1963 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 42.
Age: 25 years, 6 months, 28 days.
SCO, 1 - 2, 6th Apr 1963 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 41.
Age: 25 years, 5 months, 26 days.
FRA, 2 - 5, 27th Feb 1963 (ECQ) Manchester United, Cap: 40.
Age: 25 years, 4 months, 16 days.
BRA, 1 - 3, 10th Jun 1962 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 39.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 30 days.
BUL, 0 - 0, 7th Jun 1962 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 38.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 27 days.
ARG, 3 - 1, 2nd Jun 1962 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 37.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 22 days.
HUN, 1 - 2, 31st May 1962 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 36.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 20 days.
PER, 4 - 0, 20th May 1962 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 35.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 9 days.
SUI, 3 - 1, 9th May 1962 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 34.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 29 days.
SCO, 0 - 2, 14th Apr 1962 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 33.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 3 days.
AUT, 3 - 1, 4th Apr 1962 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 32.
Age: 24 years, 5 months, 24 days.
NIR, 1 - 1, 22nd Nov 1961 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 31.
Age: 24 years, 1 month, 11 day.
POR, 2 - 0, 25th Oct 1961 (WCQ) Manchester United, Cap: 30.
Age: 24 years, 0 months, 14 days.
WAL, 1 - 1, 14th Oct 1961 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 29.
Age: 24 years, 0 months, 3 days.
LUX, 4 - 1, 28th Sep 1961 (WCQ) Manchester United, Cap: 28.
Age: 23 years, 11 month, 17 days.
AUT, 1 - 3, 27th May 1961 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 27.
Age: 23 years, 7 months, 16 days.
ITA, 3 - 2, 24th May 1961 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 26.
Age: 23 years, 7 months, 13 days.
POR, 1 - 1, 21st May 1961 (WCQ) Manchester United, Cap: 25.
Age: 23 years, 7 months, 10 days.
MEX, 8 - 0, 10th May 1961 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 24.
Age: 23 years, 6 months, 30 days.
SCO, 9 - 3, 15th Apr 1961 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 23.
Age: 23 years, 6 months, 4 days.
WAL, 5 - 1, 23rd Nov 1960 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 22.
Age: 23 years, 1 month, 12 days.
ESP, 4 - 2, 26th Oct 1960 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 21.
Age: 23 years, 0 months, 15 days.
LUX, 9 - 0, 19th Oct 1960 (WCQ) Manchester United, Cap: 20.
Age: 23 years, 0 months, 8 days.
NIR, 5 - 2, 8th Oct 1960 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 19.
Age: 22 years, 11 month, 28 days.
HUN, 0 - 2, 22nd May 1960 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 18.
Age: 22 years, 7 months, 11 day.
ESP, 0 - 3, 15th May 1960 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 17.
Age: 22 years, 7 months, 4 days.
YUG, 3 - 3, 11th May 1960 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 16.
Age: 22 years, 7 months, 0 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 19th Apr 1960 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 15.
Age: 22 years, 6 months, 8 days.
SWE, 2 - 3, 28th Oct 1959 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 14.
Age: 22 years, 0 months, 17 days.
WAL, 1 - 1, 17th Oct 1959 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 13.
Age: 22 years, 0 months, 6 days.
USA, 8 - 1, 28th May 1959 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 12.
Age: 21 years, 7 months, 17 days.
MEX, 1 - 2, 24th May 1959 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 11.
Age: 21 years, 7 months, 13 days.
PER, 1 - 4, 17th May 1959 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 10.
Age: 21 years, 7 months, 6 days.
BRA, 0 - 2, 13th May 1959 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 9.
Age: 21 years, 7 months, 2 days.
ITA, 2 - 2, 6th May 1959 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 8.
Age: 21 years, 6 months, 26 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 11th Apr 1959 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 7.
Age: 21 years, 6 months, 0 days.
WAL, 2 - 2, 26th Nov 1958 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 6.
Age: 21 years, 1 month, 15 days.
URS, 5 - 0, 22nd Oct 1958 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 5.
Age: 21 years, 0 months, 11 day.
NIR, 3 - 3, 4th Oct 1958 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 4.
Age: 20 years, 11 month, 24 days.
YUG, 0 - 5, 11th May 1958 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 3.
Age: 20 years, 7 months, 0 days.
POR, 2 - 1, 7th May 1958 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 2.
Age: 20 years, 6 months, 27 days.
SCO, 4 - 0, 19th Apr 1958 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 1.
Age: 20 years, 6 months, 8 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.