Ray Charnley
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| Ray Charnley | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Charnley | |
| Date of birth | May 29, 1935 (age 71) | |
| Place of birth | Lancaster, England | |
| Playing position | Centre forward (retired) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1957-1967 1967-1968 1968-1969 1968-1970 |
Blackpool Preston North End Wrexham Bradford Park Avenue |
363 (193) 23 (4) 20 (5) 59 (15) |
| National team | ||
| 1962-1963 | England | 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Raymond Charnley (born May 29, 1935 in Lancaster, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer.
After beginning his career with non-league Morecambe, Charnley moved to nearby Blackpool in May 1957 for £1,000, bought by Joe Smith. The 22-year-old made his debut in September, in a defeat at Luton Town. A month later, he scored two goals in Blackpool's record home victory, 7-0 against Sunderland, before going off with a serious injury to the head.
Charnley eventually teamed up with Scot Jackie Mudie, a move inspired by the aforementioned Smith and later used to good effect by his successor, Ron Suart.
Charnley was the Seasiders' top scorer for seven seasons, and he scored his 100th league goal in only his 156th game - a record only marginally beaten by Harry Bedford - playing his best football alongside Alan Ball.
In 1962 he received a belated call-up to the national team for a game against France.
In October 1967, after a bad home defeat at the hands of Millwall, 'Pool manager Stan Mortensen made the unpopular decision to cut Charnley from the line-up. In December, the forward was on his way out of Bloomfield Road, to arch-rivals Preston North End. He returned to face Blackpool nine days later, and scored, though the Tangerines won 4-1.
Charnley ended his career with Wrexham and Bradford Park Avenue.
[edit] References
- Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
