| Charlie Freeman | |
| Fullname: | Charles Redfearn Freeman[1] |
| Birth Date: | 22 August 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Overseal, Derbyshire, England |
| Death Place: | Fulham, London, England |
| Position: | Inside forward |
| Years1: | –1906 |
| Years2: | 1906–1907 |
| Years3: | 1907 |
| Years4: | 1907–1908 |
| Years5: | 1908–1921 |
| Years6: | 1921–1923 |
| Clubs1: | Overseal Swifts |
| Clubs2: | Burton United |
| Clubs3: | Overseal Swifts |
| Clubs4: | Fulham |
| Clubs5: | Chelsea |
| Clubs6: | Gillingham |
| Clubs7: | Maidstone United |
| Caps2: | 31 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Caps5: | 95 |
| Goals5: | 21 |
| Caps6: | 82 |
| Goals6: | 21 |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Year1: | 1911 |
| Type1: | FC |
| Debutdate1: | 1 July |
| Debutyear1: | 1911 |
| Debutfor1: | Derbyshire |
| Debutagainst1: | Northamptonshire |
| Onetype1: | true |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 7 |
| Bat Avg1: | 3.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 4 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/charles-freeman-13199 CricInfo |
Charles Redfearn Freeman (22 August 1887 – 17 March 1956) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Chelsea, Gillingham and Burton United as an inside forward.[2] [3] After his retirement, he served Chelsea as trainer and groundsman.[4] Freeman was also a cricketer and played one first-class cricket match for Derbyshire in July 1911.[5]
Freeman served as a corporal in the Royal Air Force during the First World War and worked at the Royal Aircraft Factory.[6]
| Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burton United | 1906–07 | Second Division | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| Chelsea | 1908–09 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1909–10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 1910–11 | Second Division | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 3 | ||
| 1911–12 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | |||
| 1912–13 | First Division | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
| 1913–14 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | |||
| 1914–15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |||
| 1919–20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 96 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 104 | 22 | |||
| Gillingham | 1921–22 | Third Division South | 40 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 14 | |
| 1922–23 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 44 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 82 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 88 | 24 | |||
| Career total | 208 | 45 | 19 | 4 | 227 | 49 | |||
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