Charlie Billington
Charles Roy Billington (8 November 1927 – 19 November 1985) was an English professional footballer who made 249 appearances in the Football League playing as a defender for Aldershot (226 appearances in all competitions[2]), Norwich City, Watford and Mansfield Town.[1] He was on the books of hometown club Chesterfield as an amateur, but never played for their first team, and played non-league football for Parkhouse Colliery and Burton Albion.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Roy Billington[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1927[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Chesterfield,[1] England | ||
| Date of death | 19 November 1985 (aged 58)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Chesterfield,[1] England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Parkhouse Colliery | |||
| 1944–1946 | Chesterfield | 0 | (0) |
| 1946–1956 | Aldershot | 212 | (11) |
| 1956–1957 | Norwich City | 22 | (0) |
| 1957–1958 | Watford | 14 | (0) |
| 1958–1959 | Mansfield Town | 1 | (0) |
| 1959–19?? | Burton Albion | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
References
- "Charlie Billington". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "On this day 15–21 January". Aldershot Town F.C. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "Battocchio to Bolton" (PDF). The Watford FC Archive. Trefor Jones. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "No first team" (XLSX). cfchistory.com. Stuart Basson. 16 June 2019.
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