Charlie Sillett
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Thomas Sillett | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Plumstead, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 February 1945 (aged 38) | ||
| Place of death | Off the coast of Cornwall, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1931 | Barking Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931–1938 | Southampton | 175 | (9) |
| 1938 | Guildford City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Charles Thomas "Charlie" Sillett (29 October 1906 – 27 February 1945) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back for Southampton in the 1930s. He was the father of John Sillett and Peter Sillett, both of whom became professional footballers.
Charlie Sillett was killed in a U-boat attack on an allied convoy while serving with the Royal Navy in 1945.
Sillett was born in Plumstead in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, the son of Sidney and Mary Sillett. He joined the Army in 1926 and was enlisted in the 60th King's Royal Rifle Corps, based at Tidworth Camp on Salisbury Plain, where he rose to the rank of Sergeant, becoming a physical training instructor. His skills on the football field won him a variety of Army representative honours.
In 1931, his Army career came to an end, and after a short period playing with Barking Town in the Athenian League he joined Second Division Southampton in October 1931.
He played two matches with Southampton's reserves, before being drafted into the first team as an emergency centre forward, where the "Saints" were suffering with an injury crisis with Bill Fraser, Arthur Haddleton and Johnny McIlwaine all unavailable. Sillett scored twice on his debut, in a 3–1 victory at Burnley on 2 January 1932, and retained his place in the first team, playing up front until Ted Drake was promoted from the reserves in March. Sillett was recalled, this time at left-back, replacing Reg Thomas for the final three matches of the season.
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