Simon Charlton

Simon Charlton
Personal information
Full name Simon Thomas Charlton[1]
Date of birth (1971-10-25) 25 October 1971 (age 53)[1]
Place of birth Huddersfield,[1] England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1993 Huddersfield Town 124 (1)
1993–1998 Southampton 114 (2)
1997–1998 → Birmingham City (loan) 5 (0)
1998–2000 Birmingham City 67 (0)
2000–2004 Bolton Wanderers 120 (0)
2004–2006 Norwich City 45 (2)
2006–2007 Oldham Athletic 34 (1)
2009–2010 Mildenhall Town 2 (0)
Total 512 (6)
Managerial career
2009–2010 Mildenhall Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Simon Thomas Charlton (born 25 October 1971) is an English football coach, former player and radio summariser.

As a player, he was a full-back who notably played in the Premier League for Southampton, Bolton Wanderers and Norwich City. He also played in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Birmingham City and Oldham Athletic. Over his career he made more than 500 league appearances combined.[3][4] Although primarily a left back he could also play as a left-sided central defender or occasionally in midfield. During 2012 he earned an international cap for Sealand national football team, a micronation who are not recognised by FIFA.

Following retirement he returned to Norwich City as a youth team coach before managing Eastern Counties League club Mildenhall Town. He has since appeared as a co-commentator and summariser on Bolton Wanderers games for BBC Radio Manchester.

  1. ^ a b c "Simon Charlton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. ^ Rollin, Glenda, ed. (1998). Playfair Football Annual 1998–99. Headline. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-7472-5917-6.
  3. ^ "Simon Charlton". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  4. ^ "Simon Charlton". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2009.