Simon Charlton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Thomas Charlton | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Huddersfield, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Fullback | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Huddersfield Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1993 | Huddersfield Town | 124 | (1) |
| 1993–1998 | Southampton | 114 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Birmingham City | 67 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | Bolton Wanderers | 120 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Norwich City | 45 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Oldham Athletic | 34 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Mildenhall Town | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 512 | (6) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2010 | Mildenhall Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Simon Thomas Charlton (born 25 October 1971) is an English former footballer who made more than 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League playing for Huddersfield Town, Southampton, Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Norwich City and Oldham Athletic. He played most frequently as a left back, but could also play as a left-sided central defender or occasionally in midfield. Between April 2009 and June 2010 he managed Eastern Counties League club Mildenhall Town.
Charlton was born in Huddersfield and began his career at his home-town club Huddersfield Town where he played over a hundred games for the Terriers before moving to Premiership club Southampton for £250,000 in 1993.
From Southampton he was initially loaned to Birmingham City, before making his move permanent in 1998. In 2000, Charlton was transferred to Bolton Wanderers, where he was chosen Player of the Year for the 2001–02 season, and subsequently moved to Norwich City in July 2004.
At the end of the 2005–06 season, Charlton was released by Norwich City. He left the club under something of a cloud, stating his belief that manager Nigel Worthington had made a scapegoat and an easy target out of him.
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