Charles Adcock | |
Fullname: | Charles Norman Adcock |
Birth Date: | 21 February 1923 |
Birth Place: | Boston, England |
Death Place: | Boston, England |
Position: | Striker |
Years1: | 1946–1949 |
Years2: | 1949–1950 |
Years3: | 1950–1951 |
Years4: | 1953-1954 |
Clubs4: | Peterborough United |
Caps1: | 84 |
Goals1: | 33 |
Caps2: | 17 |
Goals2: | 4 |
Caps3: | 9 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Caps4: | 10 |
Goals4: | 5 |
Charles Norman Adcock (21 February 1923 – 9 December 1998) was an English association football striker born in Boston, Lincolnshire.
Adcock was the first Englishman to play professional football in Italy. He joined Serie B club Padova in 1946 after being spotted playing in exhibition matches for the British Army.[1] After winning promotion in his second season, he went on to play 40 matches, scoring 11 goals in the Italian Serie A from 1948 to 1950 with Padova and later Triestina.[2] In 1948, AC Milan had been poised to sign Adcock to lead their attack, but Padova lodged a complaint about Milan's illegal approach and the transfer was blocked.[3]
In 1950, coach Nereo Rocco departed Triestina for Serie B Treviso and took Adcock with him. The 1950/51 season was Adcock's final active season in Italian football. When he returned to the UK in 1953, he played for non-league Peterborough United for a season.[4]
Despite his success in Italy, Adcock never played a professional match in England.