Sam Charnley

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography Samuel Charnley (18 November 1902 – 1977) was a Scottish footballer who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Football League.

Career

Born in Craigneuk, a suburb of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Charnley played for Burnbank Athletic before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Football League Second Division in January 1925.[1] He made his debut on 12 September 1925 in a 4–1 win against Portsmouth.[2] After making 55 appearances in total, scoring once, he joined Midland League team York City in August 1928.[1]

He captained York in the 1928–29 season, which was to be their last in the Midland League before being elected to the Football League.[1] He left after making 55 appearances and scoring five goals to join Dartford in June 1929.[1] He joined Kettering Town in September, before returning to Scottish football in May 1931.[1]

Personal life

When Charnley joined Dartford, he secured jobs locally for family members who also moved to Kent; these included his brother and his wife, who were the parents of boxer Dave Charnley, born in the town in 1935. Sam later ran a pub in Dartford.[3]

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