John Charles

John Charles
CBE
	Charles with Wales in 1954
Personal information
Full name	William John Charles
Date of birth	27 December 1931
Place of birth	Swansea, Wales
Date of death	21 February 2004 (aged 72)
Place of death	Wakefield, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Centre-forward, centre-back
Youth career
1946–1948	Swansea Town
1948–1949	Leeds United
Senior career*
Years	Team
1949–1957	Leeds United
1957–1962	Juventus
1962	Leeds United
1962–1963	Roma
1963–1966	Cardiff City
1966–1971	Hereford United
1972–1974	Merthyr Tydfil
Total
International career
1950–1965	Wales
Managerial career
1967–1971	Hereford United (player-manager)
1972–1974	Merthyr Tydfil (player-manager)
1987	Hamilton Steelers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Charles (27 December 1931 - 21 February 2004) was a Welsh football player. He has played for Wales national team.

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Club	Season	League			National Cup^[a]		European Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leeds United	1948-49	Second Division	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	1949–50		42	1	5	0	—		47	1
	1950–51		34	3	2	0	—		36	3
	1951–52		18	0	5	0	—		23	0
	1952–53		40	26	1	1	—		41	27
	1953–54		39	42	2	1	—		41	43
	1954–55		40	11	2	1	—		42	12
	1955–56		42	29	1	0	—		43	29
	1956–57	First Division	40	38	1	1	—		41	39
	Total		298	150	19	4	—		317	154
Juventus	1957–58	Serie A	34	28	4	1	—		38	29
	1958–59		30	19	4	5	2	0	36	24
	1959–60		34	23	3	3	—		37	26
	1960–61		32	15	3	1	2	0	37	16
	1961–62		21	8	4	2	6	0	31	10
	Total		151	93	18	12	10	0	179	105
Leeds United	1962–63	Second Division	11	3	0	0	—		11	3
Roma	1962–63	Serie A	10	4	3	0	—		13	4
Cardiff City	1963–64	Second Division	33	11	1	0	—		34	11
	1964–65		28	3	1	0	—		29	3
	1965–66		7	4	2	0	—		9	4
	Total		68	18	4	0	—		72	18
Career total			538	268	44	16	10	0	592	284

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