ROBERT CHARLTON Born: 11 October 1937 in Ashington (Northumberland). Nickname: Bobby. Position: Left wing, inside forward. Caps: England 105 (1958-1970) / 49 goals League Games: England 607 (1956-1973) / 197 goals Domestic Cup Games: English Cup, 67 (1957-1973) / 20 goals European Cup Games: 46 (1956-1969) / 22 goals European Footballer of the Year: 1960 (7th), 1961 (10th), 1963 (8th), 1965 (5th), 1966 (winner), 1967 (2nd), 1968 (2nd) English Footballer of the Year: 1966 (Sport Writers “Footballer of the Year”), 1973 (Professional Football Association`s “Footballer of the Year”) Trophies & Tournaments: World Cup winner : 1966 World Cup participation: 1958*, 1962, 1966, 1970 European Championship: 1968 (3rd) European Champions Cup-Winner: 1968 European Champions Cup finalist: - European Cup Winners Cup: - European Cup Winners Cup-finalist: - UEFA/Fairs-Cup Finalist: - World Club Cup winner: - English Champion: 1957, 1965, 1967 English runner-up: 1959, 1964, 1968 English Cup winner: 1963 English Cup finalist: 1957, 1958 Top League Goal Scorer: never *did not play Season - Club - Games – Goals – [Caps / Goals] 1956/57 Manchester United....................14 / 10 1957/58 Manchester United....................21 / 08 [ 3 / 3 ] 1958/59 Manchester United....................38 / 29 [ 8 / 8 ] 1959/60 Manchester United....................37 / 17 [ 6 / 2 ] 1960/61 Manchester United....................39 / 21 [ 9 / 8 ] 1961/62 Manchester United....................37 / 07 [12 / 4 ] 1962/63 Manchester United....................29 / 07 [ 6 / 5 ] 1963/64 Manchester United....................40 / 09 [ 9 / 3 ] 1964/65 Manchester United....................41 / 10 [ 3 / 1 ] 1965/66 Manchester United....................38 / 16 [16 / 6 ] 1966/67 Manchester United....................42 / 12 [ 4 / 1 ] 1967/68 Manchester United....................41 / 15 [ 9 / 5 ] 1968/69 Manchester United....................32 / 05 [ 9 / 1 ] 1969/70 Manchester United....................40 / 12 [11 / 2 ] 1970/71 Manchester United....................42 / 05 1971/72 Manchester United....................40 / 08 1972/73 Manchester United....................36 / 06 1973/74 ......................….....did not play 1974/75 Preston North End......III. Div International Club Games 1956/57 Manchester United......ECI..........01 / 01 1957/58 Manchester United......ECI..........02 / 03 1963/64 Manchester United......ECII.........05 / 04 1964/65 Manchester United......Fairs-Cup..11 / 08 1965/66 Manchester United......ECI..........08 / 02 1967/68 Manchester United......ECI..........11 / 02 1968/69 Manchester United......ECI..........08 / 02
7 times a top 10 World Player of the Year. That is amazing. For seven years, FIFA considered him one of the top 10 players in the world. And he really scored often for a player who wasn't an out-and-out striker; his CL record is amazing (nothing on Ruud's, but hey, Ruud is one of the world's most prolific strikers) and 49 international goals is fantastic. What a player.