Charlie Marks
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography Charles William Alfred Marks (21 December 1919 – 19 January 2005) was an English professional footballer. He played for Gillingham for fifteen years, making him one of the longest-serving players in the Kent club's history. He was born in Eccles, near Aylesford, Kent.[1]
Career
As well as playing for various youth and works teams, Marks had spells with Maidstone United and Tooting & Mitcham United before joining Gillingham in 1943. He played 187 matches for the team during their spell in non-league football and, after the team's return to the Football League in 1950, made 265 further league appearances.[2] In 1958, aged nearly 40, he left to join non-league Tonbridge, his final club.[3]
Marks was famous for his fierce shot and once broke the net with a penalty kick.[3] After leaving football Marks worked as a stock controller in a paper mill. In later life, he lived in Larkfield, near Maidstone.[3] He died in January 2005 and was survived by his wife Gladys.[4]
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