Jeremy Charles

Jeremy Charles
Personal information
Full name Jeremy Melvyn Charles
Date of birth (1959-09-26) 26 September 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1983 Swansea City 247 (53)
1983–1985 Queens Park Rangers 12 (5)
1985–1987 Oxford United 46 (13)
Total 305 (71)
International career
1980–1986 Wales 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jeremy Melvyn Charles (born 26 September 1959) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international. Normally a centre-forward, he was equally adept as a centre-half. He played for Oxford United, Swansea City and Queens Park Rangers. He is the son of ex-footballer Mel Charles and nephew of Wales striker John Charles.[2]

  1. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ^ "Mel Charles reveals amazing fate of Pele's World Cup shirt". Western Mail. 28 June 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2010.