Arthur Charlton
Arthur Herbert Charlton, Esq (29 December 1876 – 24 October 1956) was a Scottish amateur football half back who played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest.[2][3][4] He is best remembered for his six years in amateur football with Brentford during the 1890s,[4] captaining the team and being described as "probably the club's first great player".[5][6] He was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in 2015.[7]
 Charlton while with Brentford in 1894. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Herbert Charlton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 24 October 1956 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Ealing, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1892–1898 | Brentford | 19 | (1) |
| 1898 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Charlton left Brentford to complete an apprenticeship in soap making.[5] He later returned to West London served as head of the Brentford Chamber of Commerce from 1932 to 1933 and as mayor of Brentford & Chiswick in 1951.[1][5] He was also a county councillor, an alderman and chairman and managing director of the Brentford Soap Company.[1] He was made a freeman of the borough in 1954.[1]
Honours
Brentford
- West London Alliance: 1892–93[4]
- West Middlesex Cup: 1894–95[4]
- London League Second Division second-place promotion: 1896–97[4]
- London League First Division second-place promotion: 1897–98[4]
- London Senior Cup: 1897–98[4]
- Middlesex Senior Cup: 1897–98[4]
Individual
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1896–97[4] | London League Second Division | 7 | 1 | — | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 6 | 16 | 7 | |
| 1897–98[4] | London League First Division | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 21 | 1 | |
| 1898–99[4] | Southern League Second Division | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 40 | 8 | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 1898–99[8] | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 43 | 8 | ||
- 5 appearances and 4 goals in London Senior Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in Middlesex Senior Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in West Middlesex Cup
- 6 appearances and 1 goal in Middlesex Senior Cup, 4 appearances in London Senior Cup
References
- Commerce, Brentford. "Former Presidents". www.brentfordchamber.org. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- "England & Wales deaths 1837–2007 Transcription". search.livesofthefirstworldwar.org. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 56. ISBN 190589161X.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 352–355. ISBN 0951526200.
- Wickham, Chris. "BRENTFORD FC TREASURE TROVE". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- White 1989, p. 68.
- Wickham, Chris. "Kevin O'Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- "The City Ground". www.thecityground.com. Retrieved 14 July 2019.