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Place of birth
  
Little Hulton, England

Playing position
  
Defender

Team
  
Apps

Position
  
Defender

Date of death
  
1971 (aged 70–71)

Years
  
Team

Died
  
1971

Children
  
Stan Charlton

Date of birth
  
(1900-11-16)16 November 1900

Stanley "Stan" Charlton (1900 – 1971) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Exeter City, Crystal Palace and Newport County. He was the father of Stan Charlton who also had a career as a professional footballer.

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Playing career

Charlton was born on 16 November 1900, in Little Hulton, then within Lancashire, but subsequently part of Greater Manchester.

In May 1928, Charlton was signed for Crystal Palace by Fred Mavin, previously his manager at Exeter City, who immediately made him captain. Palace finished runners-up in Division Three South in 1928–9 missing out on the single promotion place on goal difference. Charlton missed only one game and scored four times. in the following three seasons Charlton made 25 appearances (two goals), 33 appearances (without scoring) and 22 appearances (one goal) respectively. On 8 October 1932, Charlton moved on to Newport County.

Whilst with Exeter City, Charlton toured Australia in 1925 with an official Football Association XI.

Later career

Stan Charlton died in 1971 aged 70 or 71.

References

Stan Charlton, Sr. Wikipedia