Arthur Charlton

Arthur Herbert Charlton, Esq (29 December 1876 – 24 October 1956) was a Scottish amateur football half back who played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest.[2][3][4] He is best remembered for his six years in amateur football with Brentford during the 1890s,[4] captaining the team and being described as "probably the club's first great player".[5][6] He was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in 2015.[7]

Arthur Charlton
Charlton while with Brentford in 1894.
Personal information
Full name Arthur Herbert Charlton[1]
Date of birth 29 December 1876
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Date of death 24 October 1956(1956-10-24) (aged 79)
Place of death Ealing, England[2]
Playing position(s) Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1892–1898 Brentford 19 (1)
1898 Nottingham Forest 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Charlton left Brentford to complete an apprenticeship in soap making.[5] He later returned to West London served as head of the Brentford Chamber of Commerce from 1932 to 1933 and as mayor of Brentford & Chiswick in 1951.[1][5] He was also a county councillor, an alderman and chairman and managing director of the Brentford Soap Company.[1] He was made a freeman of the borough in 1954.[1]

Honours

Brentford

Individual

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1896–97[4] London League Second Division 7 1 — 9[lower-alpha 1] 6 16 7
1897–98[4] London League First Division 9 0 2 0 10[lower-alpha 2] 1 21 1
1898–99[4] Southern League Second Division 3 0 — 0 0 3 0
Total 19 1 2 0 19 7 40 8
Nottingham Forest 1898–99[8] First Division 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Career total 22120 19 7438
  1. 5 appearances and 4 goals in London Senior Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in Middlesex Senior Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in West Middlesex Cup
  2. 6 appearances and 1 goal in Middlesex Senior Cup, 4 appearances in London Senior Cup

References
  1. Commerce, Brentford. "Former Presidents". www.brentfordchamber.org. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. "England & Wales deaths 1837–2007 Transcription". search.livesofthefirstworldwar.org. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  3. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 56. ISBN 190589161X.
  4. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 352–355. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. Wickham, Chris. "BRENTFORD FC TREASURE TROVE". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  6. White 1989, p. 68.
  7. Wickham, Chris. "Kevin O'Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  8. "The City Ground". www.thecityground.com. Retrieved 14 July 2019.


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