Charlie Vaughan (footballer)

Charles John Vaughan (23 April 1921 – 16 March 1989) was an English footballer who played for Charlton Athletic and Portsmouth as a centre forward during the 1940s and 1950s.[2]

Charlie Vaughan
Personal information
Full name Charles John Vaughan[1]
Date of birth (1921-04-23)23 April 1921[1]
Place of birth Bermondsey,[1] England
Date of death 16 March 1989(1989-03-16) (aged 67)[1]
Place of death Sutton, London,[1] England
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1941–1946 Sutton United
1946–1953 Charlton Athletic 227 (91)
1953–1954 Portsmouth 26 (14)
1954–19?? Bexleyheath & Welling
National team
1952 England B 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Vaughan started his career with Sutton United. He helped them win numerous wartime honours, scored 42 league goals in the 1945–46 season to win the Athenian League,[3] and finished his Sutton United career with 248 goals in all competitions. He was inducted into the club's Hall of Fame.[4]

In 1950, Vaughan toured Canada with a Football Association party,[5] and in March 1952, he appeared in an England B international against the Netherlands.[6]

References
  1. "Charlie Vaughan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. "Charlie Vaughan". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. "History". Sutton United F.C. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. "Hall of Fame". Sutton United F.C. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  5. Morrison, Neil (25 August 2016). "British "FA XI" Tours: 1950 tour of Canada and USA by the (English) FA". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  6. Courtney, Barrie (22 May 2014). "England – International Results B-Team – Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 November 2017.


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