Charlie Handley | |
Fullname: | Charles Harold James Handley |
Birth Date: | 15 April 1899[1] |
Birth Place: | Edmonton, England |
Height: | [2] |
Position: | Winger |
Youthclubs1: | Edmonton Juniors |
Years1: | 1921–1929 |
Caps1: | 121 |
Goals1: | 26 |
Years2: | 1929–1930 |
Caps2: | 19 |
Goals2: | 4 |
Years3: | 1930 |
Years4: | 1930–1931 |
Years5: | 1931–1932 |
Caps5: | 29 |
Goals5: | 3 |
Years6: | 1932 |
Years7: | 1932 |
Years8: | 1932–19?? |
Clubs8: | Berne |
Charles Harold James Handley (15 April 1899 – 1957) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur, Swansea Town and Thames.[3]
Handley was born in Edmonton, North London and, as a youngster, trained with his father in their back garden. After trying out at local team, Edmonton Juniors, Handley went on to play for other minor clubs but finally after enrolling in the Spurs youth before being called up by then current manager Peter McWilliam. From 1921 to 1929, Charlie "Tich" Handley played for Tottenham Hotspur. He and Jimmy Dimmock another well known player were Tottenham's best strikers in that decade.