Full name Charles Watkins Years Team Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland Name Charlie Watkins | Date of death 1998 (aged 76–77) Role Audio engineer Playing position | |
Date of birth (1921-01-14)14 January 1921 Died October 28, 2014, London, United Kingdom | ||
Charles "Charlie" Watkins (14 January 1921 – 1998) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. After starting out with Glasgow non-league club St Anthony's, he joined Rangers in 1942. Moving south with English Second Division club Luton Town in 1948, he made 239 appearances for the Bedfordshire club before retiring. Re-joining Luton in the early 1960s as part of the coaching staff, Watkins spent a short spell during the 1964–65 season as caretaker manager. On leaving football, Charlie Watkins went on to run a newsagents for many years, with his family, in the Warden Hills area of Luton.
Paddy mcguinness pays tribute to charlie watkins as his take me out date airs
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