Chris Charsley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Christopher Charsley | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1864 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 January 1945 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Weston-super-Mare, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1881–188? | Stafford Town | ||
| 1883–1886 | Stafford Rangers | ||
| 1886 | Aston Villa (guest) | 0 | (0) |
| 1886–1891 | Small Heath Alliance / Small Heath | 36 | (0) |
| 1891 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | (0) |
| 1891–1894 | Small Heath | 19 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1893 | England | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Charles Christopher "Chris" Charsley (7 November 1864 – 10 January 1945) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Small Heath and England, and a police officer who rose to the rank of Chief Constable.
Born in Leicester, he joined the Birmingham City Police in 1884. Between 1886 and 1894 he made 80 appearances in the FA Cup, Football Alliance and the Football League for Small Heath (later to become Birmingham City) as an amateur. He helped the club to the inaugural Football League Second Division championship in 1892–93, and played a few games the following season, including the test match against Darwen which won them promotion to the First Division. He also played for Aston Villa as a guest in 1886. Charsley had a brief spell with West Bromwich Albion, whom he joined in August 1891. He made his only appearance for Albion in a 2–1 defeat to Preston North End in November of the same year, before re-joining Small Heath the following month.
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