Jack Charlton

Jack Charlton
OBE DL

Charlton in 1969
Personal information
Full name	John Charlton[1]
Date of birth	(1935-05-08)8 May 1935[1]
Place of birth	Ashington, Northumberland, England
Date of death	10 July 2020(2020-07-10) (aged 85)
Place of death	Ashington, Northumberland, England[2]
Height	6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m)[3]
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1950–1952	Leeds United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1952–1973	Leeds United	629	(70)
International career
1965–1970	England	35	(6)
Managerial career
1973–1977	Middlesbrough
1977–1983	Sheffield Wednesday
1984	Middlesbrough (caretaker)
1984–1985	Newcastle United
1986–1996	Republic of Ireland
Medal record Representing  England FIFA World Cup Winner 1966 England UEFA European Championship 1968 Italy
Military career Allegiance  United Kingdom Branch British Army Years 1953–1955 (National Service) Unit Household Cavalry
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Charlton OBE DL (8 May 1935 – 10 July 2020) was an English professional footballer and manager who played as a centre-back. He was part of the England national team that won the 1966 World Cup and managed the Republic of Ireland national team from 1986 to 1996, taking them to two World Cups and one European Championship. He was the elder brother of Manchester United forward Bobby Charlton and one of his teammates in England's World Cup final victory.

Charlton spent his entire club career with Leeds United from 1950 to 1973, helping the club to the Second Division title (1963–64), First Division title (1968–69), FA Cup (1972), League Cup (1968), Charity Shield (1969), Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1968 and 1971), as well as one other promotion from the Second Division (1955–56) and five second-place finishes in the First Division, two FA Cup final defeats and one Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final defeat. His 629 league and 762 total competitive appearances are club records. In 2006, Leeds United supporters voted Charlton into the club's greatest XI.^[4]

Called up to the England team days before his 30th birthday, Charlton went on to score six goals in 35 international games and to appear in two World Cups and one European Championship. He played in the World Cup final victory over West Germany in 1966 and helped England finish third in Euro 1968 and win four British Home Championship tournaments. He was named FWA Footballer of the Year in 1967.

After retiring as a player, Charlton worked as a manager. He led Middlesbrough to the Second Division title in 1973–74, winning the Manager of the Year award in his first season as a manager. He kept Boro as a stable top-flight club before he resigned in April 1977. He took charge of Sheffield Wednesday in October 1977 and led the club to promotion out of the Third Division in 1979–80. He left the Owls in May 1983 and served Middlesbrough as caretaker-manager at the end of the 1983–84 season. He worked as Newcastle United manager for the 1984–85 season. He took charge of the Republic of Ireland national team in February 1986 and led them to their first World Cup in 1990, where they reached the quarter-finals. He also led the nation to successful qualification to Euro 1988 and the 1994 World Cup. He resigned in January 1996 and retired. He was married to Pat Kemp, and they had three children.