Charlie Wilson (footballer, born 1895)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Wilson | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Atherstone, England | ||
| Date of death | May 1971 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Stafford, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1913–1914 | Atherstone Town | ||
| 1914–1918 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
| 1919–1922 | Tottenham Hotspur | 55 | (27) |
| 1922–1925 | Huddersfield Town | 99 | (57) |
| 1925–1930 | Stoke City | 156 | (112) |
| 1930–1932 | Stafford Rangers | ||
| 1933 | Wrexham | 0 | (0) |
| 1934 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| 1935 | Alfreton United | ||
| Total | 310 | (196) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Charles "Charlie" Wilson (30 March 1895 in – May 1971) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur, Huddersfield Town and Stoke City.
Wilson was born in Atherstone, Warwickshire and began his career with local non-league side Atherstone Town before joining Southern League side Coventry City just before the outbreak of World War I. After being demobbed he played six times for Tottenham Hotspur in the 1918–19 season, although for reasons unknown he decided to hide his identity. In four of these games he played under the name of "C. Williams" being described as a "clot from the Midlands" and in the other under the pseudonym of "C. Forshaw". Only in the sixth did he finally take to the field as Charlie Wilson. With the war over the Football League returned and Wilson scored 11 goals for Spurs in the 1919–20 season helping them claim the Second Division title.
He scored 9 goals in 1920–21 and 11 in 1921–22 witch prompted Huddersfield Town manager Herbert Chapman to bring Wilson to Leeds Road. He soon became a key member of Towns all conquering 1920s side as he scored 16 goals in 1922–23 as Huddersfield finished in 3rd position. He then scored 20 goals in 1923–24 and 24 in 1924–25 as Huddersfield claimed the First Division title. However, with Huddersfield on their way to a third straight title Wilson picked up an injury early in the 1925–26 season and so decided to put him up for sale.
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