Charlie Vaughan (footballer) explained

Charlie Vaughan
Fullname:Charles John Vaughan
Birth Date:23 April 1921
Birth Place:Bermondsey, England
Death Place:Sutton, London, England
Position:Centre forward
Years1:1941–1946
Clubs1:Sutton United
Caps1:147
Goals1:248
Years2:1946–1953
Clubs2:Charlton Athletic
Caps2:227
Goals2:91
Years3:1953–1954
Clubs3:Portsmouth
Caps3:26
Goals3:14
Years4:1954–19??
Clubs4:Bexleyheath & Welling
Nationalyears1:1952
Nationalteam1:England B
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Charles John Vaughan (23 April 1921 – 16 March 1989) was an English footballer who played for Charlton Athletic and Portsmouth as a centre forward during the 1940s and 1950s.[1]

Vaughan started his career with Sutton United. He helped them win numerous wartime honours, scored 42 league goals in the 1945–46 season to win the Athenian League,[2] and finished his Sutton United career with 248 goals in 147 competitive appearances.[3] He was inducted into the club's Hall of Fame.[4]

In 1950, Vaughan toured Canada with a Football Association party,[5] and in March 1952, he appeared in an England B international against the Netherlands.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charlie Vaughan . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 28 November 2017.
  2. Web site: History . Sutton United F.C. . 28 November 2017.
  3. Web site: Lawless . Will . 2023-02-22 . Charlie Vaughan: Sutton United's war-time legend with a venomous shot and incredible goalscoring record • London Football Scene . 2023-02-22 . London Football Scene . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Hall of Fame . Sutton United F.C. . 28 November 2017.
  5. Web site: British "FA XI" Tours: 1950 tour of Canada and USA by the (English) FA . Neil . Morrison . 25 August 2016 . . 28 November 2017.
  6. Web site: England – International Results B-Team – Details . Barrie . Courtney . 22 May 2014 . . 28 November 2017.