Mel Charles
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melvyn Charles | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 24 September 2016 (aged 81) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-half / Right-half / Centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leeds United | |||
| Swansea Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1959 | Swansea Town | 233 | (69) |
| 1959–1962 | Arsenal | 60 | (26) |
| 1962–1965 | Cardiff City | 79 | (25) |
| 1965–1966 | Porthmadog | ||
| 1966–1967 | Port Vale | 7 | (0) |
| 1967 | Oswestry Town | ||
| 1967–1972 | Haverfordwest | ||
| Total | 379 | (117) | |
| National team | |||
| 1958 | Wales U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1955–1962 | Wales | 31 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Melvyn Charles (14 May 1935 – 24 September 2016) was a Welsh international footballer. He was the brother of all-round player John Charles and father of former Wales international Jeremy Charles. Like his brother, he could play as both a centre-half and centre-forward, though his preferred position was at right-half.
After a short stint on the Leeds United ground staff, he turned professional with his local club, Swansea Town, in 1952. He spent seven years in the Second Division with the club, before he won a £42,750 move to First Division Arsenal in March 1959. His three seasons at the club were plagued by injury, and in February 1962 he was sold on to Cardiff City for a £28,500 fee. He spent three years with Cardiff, winning the Welsh Cup in 1964, his only domestic honour, before he joined Porthmadog in the Welsh League in 1965. He spent a brief period in the Fourth Division with Port Vale in the 1966–67 season, before he returned to Welsh football with Oswestry Town. He joined Haverfordwest in 1967, where he spent five years before he retired from the game. He scored a total of 122 goals in 401 league and cup games in the Football League.
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