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{{Short description|English footballer (1935–2009)}}
{{use British English|date=June 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ray Charnley
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Raymond Ogden Charnley
| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|5|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]], England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|11|15|1935|5|29|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Rossall]], England
| height =
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Centre forward|Centre forward]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1954–1957
| clubs1 = [[Morecambe F.C.|Morecambe]]
| caps1 = ?
| goals1 = ?
| years2 = 1957–1967
| clubs2 = [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
| caps2 = 363
| goals2 = 193
| years3 = 1967–1968
| clubs3 = [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
| caps3 = 23
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 1968–1969
| clubs4 = [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]]
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 1969–1970
| clubs5 = [[Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]]
| caps5 = 59
| goals5 = 15
| years6 = 1970–1972
| clubs6 = [[Morecambe F.C.|Morecambe]]
| caps6 = ?
| goals6 = ?
| totalcaps = 605 
| totalgoals = 293 
| nationalyears1 = 1962
| nationalteam1 = [[England national football team|England]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}

'''Raymond Ogden Charnley''' (29 May 1935 – 15 November 2009) was an English professional [[association football|footballer]]. He was a [[Forward (association football)#Centre forward|centre forward]] and was one of the most prolific scorers for [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]], with whom he spent ten years, including all but one season in the [[Football League First Division|top flight]] of English football.

With 193 goals in 363 league games, Charnley is the third-highest scorer in Blackpool's history, behind [[Jimmy Hampson]] and [[Stan Mortensen]].<ref name="gazette5826974">{{cite news|url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Pool-mourn-scoring-sensation.5826974.jp|title=Pool mourn scoring sensation|last=Simpson|first=Steve|date=16 November 2009|newspaper=[[Blackpool Gazette]]|access-date=16 November 2009}}</ref>

In a playing career spanning eighteen years, Charnley also played for [[Morecambe F.C.|Morecambe]] (with whom he began and ended his career), [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]], [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]] and [[Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]]. He scored a total of 293 career league goals in 605 games.

He won one [[England national football team|England]] [[Cap (sport)|cap]], in 1962.

{{blockquote|There have been Blackpool footballers who have played more games for the club than Ray Charnley; and there have been men who have contributed more league goals to the Bloomfield Road cause than the tall, rangy Lancastrian centre-forward. But on both counts, from faithful fans of the Seasiders whose memories stretch back half a century and beyond, there would have to come the heartfelt and grateful rider: not many|From Ray Charnley's obituary in ''[[The Independent]]''<ref name="independent1824973"/>}}

==Club career==

===Early career===
Born in [[Lancaster, Lancashire]], Charnley started out as a teenager in the [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] B team. When the team was disbanded, he joined North Lancashire and District Football League side [[Bolton-le-Sands]]. He later signed as a part-time professional with [[Non-League football|non-League]] [[Morecambe F.C.|Morecambe]], in the [[Lancashire Combination]], joining them from Bolton-le-Sands for £15 in September 1954, whilst also working as a [[House painter and decorator|painter and decorator]] apprentice.<ref name="bfc1877901">{{cite news |url=http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1877901,00.html |title=Ray Charnley 1935–2009 |date=17 November 2009 |publisher=[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] |access-date=17 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124015349/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10432~1877901%2C00.html |archive-date=24 November 2009 }}</ref>

He made his Morecambe debut on 29 September, in a 5–2 defeat at [[Lancaster City F.C.|Lancaster City]] in the Lancashire Combination Cup. In his three seasons at [[Christie Park (Morecambe, England)|Christie Park]] he was a regular scorer. In the 1956–57 season he scored 31 goals in 37 league games and 12 goals in 15 cup games.<ref name="mfc1876268"/>

===Blackpool===
On 27 May 1957, Charnley moved to nearby [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]], who were then in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]], the top flight of English football, for £750.<ref name="bbc8362005"/> He was bought by then-manager [[Joe Smith (football manager)|Joe Smith]]. After being injured in pre-season training, the 22-year-old first played three reserve-team games before making his first-team debut in September, a 2–0 defeat at [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]. A month later, he scored two goals in Blackpool's record home victory, 7–0 against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]],<ref name="bfc1877901"/> before being forced to leave the game with a severely gashed head.<ref name="independent1824973">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ray-charnley-footballer-who-was-blackpools-leading-scorer-for-nine-consecutive-seasons-in-the-first-division.1824973.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505014743/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ray-charnley-footballer-who-was-blackpools-leading-scorer-for-nine-consecutive-seasons-in-the-first-division.1824973.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 May 2013|title=Ray Charnley: Footballer who was Blackpool's leading scorer for nine consecutive seasons in the First Division|last=Ponting|first=Ivan|date=21 November 2009|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|access-date=25 November 2009}}</ref> He ended the [[Blackpool F.C. season 1957–58|1957–58]] season as the club's third-highest scorer, with 12 goals in 20 games, behind [[Jackie Mudie]] and [[Bill Perry (footballer)|Bill Perry]], who both netted 18. At the end of the season he was voted as the club's "most promising player".<ref name="bfc1877901"/>

Charnley eventually teamed up with Jackie Mudie, a move inspired by Joe Smith and later used to good effect by his successor as Blackpool manager, [[Ron Suart]]. Charnley was ''the Seasiders''<nowiki>'</nowiki> top scorer for nine seasons., including five consecutive seasons starting in [[Blackpool F.C. season 1958–59|1958–59]], when he scored a total of 26 goals (20 in 35 league games and six in six games in the [[FA Cup]]). He had started that season by scoring three goals in the first two games. Then, after scoring against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] in a 1–1 draw on 20 September 1958, he collided with ''Villa'' goalkeeper [[Nigel Sims]] and suffered a broken [[clavicle]], which caused him to miss the next seven games. On 4 April 1959, he scored his first league [[hat-trick]], in a 3–0 win over [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]].<ref name="bfc1877901"/>

He again scored three goals in his first two games in [[Blackpool F.C. season 1959–60|1959–60]]; however, he then went five games without scoring and was relegated to the reserve team. After eight games in the second string, he returned to the first team, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–2 win over Leeds United on 5 March 1960. He finished the season on 18 goals. In [[Blackpool F.C. season 1960–61|1960–61]], Blackpool struggled against relegation. On 15 April 1961, he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] at [[Bloomfield Road]], a result that secured safety for Blackpool. He finished the season on 27 goals.<ref name="bfc1877901"/>
{{rquote|right|''He was my room-mate for 10 years and one of my closest friends. The money Blackpool paid to Morecambe must go down as their best-ever signing – apart from [[Stanley Matthews]], of course. [[Jack Charlton]] once told me that he hated playing against Ray.''|Former teammate at Blackpool, [[Jimmy Armfield]] on Charnley<ref name="gazette5826974"/>}}
His most goals came in [[Blackpool F.C. season 1961–62|1961–62]]: 36 goals (30 in the league and six in the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]]).<ref name="bsa60">{{cite web|url=http://www.bsaweb.info/HOF60.aspx|title=The Hall of Fame – 1960's|publisher=Blackpool Supporters Association|access-date=16 November 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612154323/http://www.bsaweb.info/HOF60.aspx|archive-date=12 June 2010}}</ref> He had started the season with eight goals in eight games. On 20 January 1962 he scored four goals in a 7–2 victory over [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]. Then on 3 February, against [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] he scored his 100th league goal in only his 156th game<ref name="bfc1877901"/> – a record only marginally beaten by [[Harry Bedford (footballer)|Harry Bedford]] – playing his best football alongside [[Alan Ball, Jr.|Alan Ball]].<ref name="independent1824973"/>

He scored Blackpool's opening goal of the [[Blackpool F.C. season 1962–63|1962–63]] season, in a 2–1 victory over [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] at [[Anfield]]. He scored two hat-tricks that season – firstly, in a 4–0 win over Aston Villa on 29 March 1963, and then in a 6–3 victory over [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] on 20 April. The [[Blackpool F.C. season 1963–64|following season]] was the first time he did not score in his first game, but he then scored one in each of the next two games. After a run of eight goals in 24 games, he was left out of the side. In March 1964, he was placed on the transfer list, before being removed when no other club came in for him. Alan Ball finished the season as the leading scorer in the league, with 13 goals to Charnley's ten. However, Charnley was overall top scorer as he also scored five in cup games. The [[Blackpool F.C. season 1964–65|1964–65]] season saw Charnley score eight goals in the opening nine games. This occurred while he was on a month-to-month contract because he could not agree the new terms that the club had offered. On 1 October 1964, he signed a new deal, earning £24 a week, with an extra £5 when he played in the first team. That season, he only missed four games through injury and finished with 21 goals.<ref name="bfc1877901"/>

In May and June 1965, Charnley was a member of the Blackpool squad that played in New Zealand for the [[B.O.A.C.]] Trophy against [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]. A total of eleven games were played, and Charnley was Blackpool's top scorer, with five goals.<ref name="rsssf65">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/blackpool-blades-nz65.html|title=Blackpool FC v Sheffield United B.O.A.C. Trophy Series (in New Zealand) 1965|date=29 November 2007|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|access-date=16 November 2009}}</ref>

Charnley, once again, began the [[Blackpool F.C. season 1965–66|1965–66]] season by scoring in the opening game, a 2–2 draw with [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]. He missed just one game all season and lead, jointly with Alan Ball, the scoring in the league, with 16 goals, although he was again overall top scorer with another three cup goals. The [[Blackpool F.C. season 1966–67|1966–67]] saw Blackpool finish bottom of the First Division and relegated to the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]], although Charnley was again top scorer on 14 goals. He also scored six goals in the League Cup as Blackpool reached the fifth round, including a hat-trick in a second-round 5–1 win over [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref name="bfc1877901"/>

He started the [[Blackpool F.C. season 1967–68|1967–68]] season, with Blackpool then in the Second Division, in typical fashion: scoring in his first game, a 2–0 victory over [[West Lancashire derby|arch-rivals]] [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]; however, after two more league games, and after a home defeat at the hands of [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]], '''Pool'' manager [[Stan Mortensen]] made the unpopular decision and dropped Charnley into the reserve team, with [[Gerry Ingram]] being moved to centre forward. After eight goals in nine reserve games, Charnley made one more first-team appearance, scoring in a 2–0 win over [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]].<ref name="bfc1877901"/> On 7 December, after a total of 222 goals in 407 games in all competitions,<ref name="bfc1876178">{{cite news|url=http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1876178,00.html |title=Sad News |date=15 November 2009 |publisher=[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] |access-date=16 November 2009 }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> the forward was on his way out of Bloomfield Road, to Preston North End for a transfer fee of £12,500.<ref name="legends-55"/>

===Move to Preston North End, then Wrexham and Bradford Park Avenue===
After signing for Preston North End, Charnley returned to face Blackpool nine days later, and scored, though ''the Tangerines'' won 4–1. He scored four goals in 23 league games for Preston, who just avoided relegation at the end of the [[1967–68 in English football|1967–68 season]], finishing third-bottom, while former club Blackpool just missed out on promotion back to the First Division on goal average.

In 1968, Charnley signed for [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] side [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]], scoring a total of seven goals in 24 games in all competitions before moving to [[Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]] in January 1969.<ref name="wfc1876705">{{cite news |url=http://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10311~1876705,00.html |title=Former Player Charnley Passes Away |date=16 November 2009 |publisher=[[Wrexham A.F.C.]] |access-date=16 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003184428/http://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10311~1876705%2C00.html |archive-date=3 October 2011 }}</ref>

They finished bottom of the Fourth Division in the [[1968–69 in English football|1968–69 season]]. The [[1969–70 in English football|following season]] they again finished bottom, but this time lost their application for re-election and were voted out of the [[English Football League|Football League]] and dropped into the [[Northern Premier League]]. He scored fifteen goals in 59 league games for ''the Avenue'' that season.

===Return to Morecambe===
At the end of the season, Charnley re-signed for former club Morecambe, who were by then playing in the [[1970–71 Northern Premier League|Northern Premier League]]. He made 24 league starts in 1970–71, finishing the season as top scorer with 13 goals. After 14 games in the 1971–72 season, he was released. His last game came on [[Good Friday]] 1972, when he scored in a 3–0 home win over [[Chorley F.C.|Chorley]]. In his two stints with Morecambe, Charnley scored a total of 98 goals in 177 appearances in all competitions. After his release, Charnley retired from football, at the age of 37.<ref name="mfc1876268">{{cite news |url=http://www.morecambefc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10866~1876268,00.html |title=Ray Charnley RIP 1935–2009 |date=15 November 2009 |publisher=[[Wrexham A.F.C.]] |access-date=16 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613214217/http://www.morecambefc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10866~1876268%2C00.html |archive-date=13 June 2011 }}</ref>

==International career==
Despite his goalscoring record, Charnley won just one [[England national football team|England]] cap, in 1962, when he received a call-up for a [[1964 European Nations' Cup]] Preliminary round game against [[France national football team|France]] on 3 October at [[Hillsborough Stadium|Hillsborough]].<ref name="stats216">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandstats.com/playereport.php?pid=216|title=Ray Charnley|publisher=englandstats.com|access-date=16 November 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> When asked in later years if he felt bitter about not being picked more for England, Charnley said: ''"No, I thought I might have been given another chance. But I was not surprised when I was dropped. I just could not get into the match. I think four of the five forwards were making their first, and last, appearances."''<ref name="bfc1877901"/>

==English FA World Tour==
In May and June 1961, Charnley was a member of the squad for [[The Football Association|The English FA]] World Tour. He played in seven games, scoring a total of eleven goals.<ref name="rsssf61">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/englishfaxi-tour61.html|title=English FA XI 1961 World Tour|date=3 January 2008|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|access-date=16 November 2009}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"
|+
! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! goals
|-
| 13 May 1961 || Merdeka Stadium, [[Kuala Lumpur]] || {{fb|Malaysia}} || 4–2 || 3
|-
| 17 May 1961 || [[Jalan Besar Stadium]], Singapore || {{fb|Singapore}} || 9–0 || 2
|-
| 21 May 1961 || [[Hong Kong Stadium|Government Stadium]], Hong Kong || {{fb|Hong Kong}} || 4–2 || 2
|-
| 23 May 1961 || [[Hong Kong Stadium|Government Stadium]], Hong Kong || Combined Chinese XI || 3–0 || 1
|-
| 3 June 1961 || [[English Park]], [[Canterbury, New Zealand|Canterbury]], New Zealand || Canterbury || 11–1 || 1
|-
| 10 June 1961 || [[Epsom, New Zealand#Notable features|Epsom Showgrounds]], [[Epsom, New Zealand|Epsom]] || {{fb|New Zealand}} || 6–1 || 1
|-
| 19 June 1961 || San Francisco, United States || San Francisco || 2–1 || 1
|-
|}

==Blackpool F.C. Hall of Fame==
Charnley was inducted into the [[Blackpool F.C.#Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player [[Jimmy Armfield]] in April 2006.<ref name="legends-55">{{cite book|title=Legends: The great players of Blackpool FC|editor=Singleton, Steve|work=[[Blackpool Gazette]]|location=[[Blackpool]]|year=2007|pages=55|edition=1|isbn=978-1-84547-182-8}}</ref> Organised by the Blackpool Supporters Association, Blackpool fans around the world voted on their all-time heroes. Five players from each decade are inducted; Charnley is in the 1960s.<ref name="bsa60"/>

==Personal life==
After he retired, Charnley moved back to [[Blackpool]], where he set up his own [[painting and decorating]] company.<ref name="wfc1876705"/> He had married his wife Edna in 1958. They had one son, Wayne.<ref name="gazette5854600">{{cite news|url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Farewell-to-Pool-legend.5854600.jp|title=Farewell to Pool legend|last=Fielding|first=Paul|date=24 November 2009|newspaper=[[Blackpool Gazette]]|access-date=24 November 2009}}</ref>

After a short illness, Charnley died on 15 November 2009 at [[Rossall]] Hospital, aged 74.<ref name="gazette5826974"/><ref name="bbc8362005">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackpool/8362005.stm|title=Lancashire legend Charnley dies|date=16 November 2009|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=16 November 2009}}</ref> His funeral took place on 24 November at [[Holy Trinity Church, Blackpool|Holy Trinity Church]], [[South Shore, Blackpool]].<ref name="bfc1877352">{{cite news |url=http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1877352,00.html |title=The Latest From Bloomfield Road – Tuesday |date=17 November 2009 |publisher=[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] |access-date=17 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121020447/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10432~1877352%2C00.html |archive-date=21 November 2009 }}</ref> Jimmy Armfield told the packed church: "As you get older you learn to face upset, but I still have problems saying goodbye to friends, especially one of 52 years. He hadn't been well for a while, nevertheless losing him is hard to take. Somehow, this planet we share is less attractive when people like Ray Charnley leave."<ref name="gazette5854600"/> His son, Wayne, paid tribute to his father, saying he was proud of the tributes which had remembered his father as a gentleman, as that was what he was, adding, "Not many people can drop into a conversation that their dad played for England. I could, and I was very proud to do so."<ref name="gazette241109">{{cite news|title=FC legends gather for a final farewell|last=Fielding|first=Paul|date=24 November 2009|newspaper=[[Blackpool Gazette]]}}</ref>

There was a [[Moment of silence|minute's applause]] before the first [[West Lancashire derby]] of the [[Blackpool F.C. season 2009–10|2009–10 season]] between Blackpool and Preston North End at Bloomfield Road on 30 November.<ref name="gazette241109"/>

==Career statistics==
===Club statistics===
<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season
! rowspan="2" |Division
! colspan="2" |League
! colspan="2" |FA Cup
! colspan="2" |League Cup
! colspan="2" |Other
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="12" |[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
|[[1957–58 Blackpool F.C. season|1957–58]]
| rowspan="10" |[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|20||12||1||0||0||0||0||0||21||12
|-
|[[1958–59 Blackpool F.C. season|1958–59]]
|35||20||6||6||0||0||0||0||41||26
|-
|[[1959–60 Blackpool F.C. season|1959–60]]
|34||18||3||0||0||0||0||0||37||18
|-
|[[1960–61 Blackpool F.C. season|1960–61]]
|41||27||1||1||0||0||0||0||42||28
|-
|[[1961–62 Blackpool F.C. season|1961–62]]
|41||30||2||0||7||6||0||0||50||36
|-
|[[1962–63 Blackpool F.C. season|1962–63]]
|41||22||2||0||3||0||0||0||46||22
|-
|[[1963–64 Blackpool F.C. season|1963–64]]
|28||10||2||1||2||4||0||0||32||15
|-
|[[1964–65 Blackpool F.C. season|1964–65]]
|38||21||1||0||2||1||0||0||41||22
|-
|[[1965–66 Blackpool F.C. season|1965–66]]
|41||16||2||1||2||2||0||0||45||19
|-
|[[1966–67 Blackpool F.C. season|1966–67]]
|40||14||1||1||5||6||0||0||46||21
|-
|[[1967–68 Blackpool F.C. season|1967–68]]
| rowspan="1" |[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|4||3||0||0||2||0||0||0||6||3
|-
! colspan="2" |Blackpool total
!363!!193!!21!!10!!23!!19!!0!!0!!407!!222
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
|[[1967–68 Football League|1967–68]]
| rowspan="1" |[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|23||4||2||3||0||0||0||0||25||7
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]]
|[[1968–69 Football League|1968–69]]
| rowspan="1" |[[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]]
|20||5||1||1||3||1||0||0||24||7
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Bradford Park Avenue F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]]
|[[1968–69 Football League|1968–69]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]]
|19||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||19||3
|-
|[[1969–70 Football League|1969–70]]
|40||12||1||0||1||0||0||0||42||12
|-
! colspan="2" |Bradford Park Avenue total
!59!!15!!1!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!61!!15
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!465!!217!!25!!14!!27!!19!!0!!0!!517!!250
|}

{{notelist}}

===International statistics===
<ref name=NFT>{{NFT player |id=24819 |name=Charnley, Ray|accessdate=14 September 2020}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=1|[[England national football team|England]]
|1962||1||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total||1||0
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book | first=Roy | last=Calley| title=[[Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992]]| publisher=Breedon Books Sport | year=1992 | isbn=1-873626-07-X}}

==External links==
* {{NeilBrownPlayers|player/raycharnley}}
* [https://archive.today/20130505014743/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ray-charnley-footballer-who-was-blackpools-leading-scorer-for-nine-consecutive-seasons-in-the-first-division.1824973.html Ray Charnley obituary] in ''[[The Independent]]''
* [http://announce.jpress.co.uk/3150765 Death Notice] in the ''[[Blackpool Gazette]]''

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[[Category:20th-century English sportsmen]]

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