Charlie Marks

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Charles William Alfred Marks (21 December 1919 – 19 January 2005) was an English professional footballer. He played for Gillingham for fifteen years, making him one of the longest-serving players in the Kent club's history. He was born in Eccles, near Aylesford, Kent.^[1]

Charlie Marks

Personal information
Full name	Charles William Alfred Marks
Date of birth	(1919-12-21)21 December 1919
Place of birth	Eccles, Kent, England
Date of death	19 January 2005(2005-01-19) (aged 85)
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Maidstone United
	Lloyds
	Tooting & Mitcham United
1943–1958	Gillingham	392	(8)
	Tonbridge
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

As well as playing for various youth and works teams, Marks had spells with Maidstone United and Tooting & Mitcham United before joining Gillingham in 1943. He played 187 matches for the team during their spell in non-league football and, after the team's return to the Football League in 1950, made 265 further league appearances.^[2] In 1958, aged nearly 40, he left to join non-league Tonbridge, his final club.^[3]

Marks was famous for his fierce shot and once broke the net with a penalty kick.^[3] After leaving football Marks worked as a stock controller in a paper mill. In later life, he lived in Larkfield, near Maidstone.^[3] He died in January 2005 and was survived by his wife Gladys.^[4]

References

1. Elligate, David (2009). Gillingham FC On This Day. Pitch Publishing. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-905411-45-0.
2. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
3. Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 208. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
4. "Sad News". Gillingham F.C. 28 January 2005. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2009.