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Sir Robert Charlton (11 October 1937 – 21 October 2023) was an English professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, left winger or centre-forward. Widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, he was a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or. He finished second in the Ballon d'Or voting in 1967 and 1968. He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts, passing abilities from midfield, ferocious long-range shooting from both left and right foot, fitness, and stamina. He was cautioned only twice in his career; once against Argentina in the 1966 World Cup, and once in a league match against Chelsea. With success at club and international level, he was one of nine players to have won the FIFA World Cup, the European Cup and the Ballon d'Or. His elder brother Jack, who was also in the World Cup–winning team, was a former defender for Leeds United and also for ten years was the manager of the Republic of Ireland.
Born in Ashington, Northumberland, Charlton made his debut for the Manchester United first-team in 1956, aged 18, and soon gained a regular place in the team, during which time he became a Football League First Division champion in 1957 then survived the Munich air disaster of February 1958 after being rescued by teammate Harry Gregg; Charlton was the last survivor of the plane crash from the club. After helping United to win the FA Cup in 1963 and the Football League in 1965 and 1967, he captained the team that won the European Cup in 1968, scoring two goals in the final to help them become the first English club to win the competition. Charlton left Manchester United to become manager of Preston North End for the 1973–74 season. He changed to player-manager the following season. He next accepted a post as a director with Wigan Athletic, then became a member of Manchester United's board of directors in 1984.
At international level, Charlton was named in the England squad for four World Cups (1958, 1962, 1966, and 1970), though he did not play in the first. At the time of his retirement from the England team in 1970, he was the nation's most capped player, having turned out 106 times at the highest level; Bobby Moore overtook this in 1973. Charlton was the long-time record goalscorer for both Manchester United and England, and United's long-time record appearance maker – his total of 758 matches for United took until 2008 to be beaten, when Ryan Giggs did so in that year's Champions League final. With 249 goals, he was the club's highest all-time goalscorer for more than 40 years, until his record was surpassed by Wayne Rooney in 2017. He is also the third-highest goalscorer for England; his record of 49 goals was beaten in 2015 by Rooney, and again by Harry Kane in 2022.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Bobby Charlton (Sir Bobby Charlton signed Manchester United & England shirt display) was sold in May 2025 for £2,478.99 while the cheapest item (SIR BOBBY CHARLTON HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH - PHOTO CARD - MANCHESTER UNITED) found a new owner for £0.01 in August 2018. The month with the most items sold (116) was June 2025 with an average selling price of £64.87 for an autographed item of Bobby Charlton. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2025 with £80.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £2.25 was April 2014. In average, an autographed item from Bobby Charlton is worth £22.00.
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West Ham have a glorious past to cherish, writes IAN HERBERT - So why IS the fam (21/01/2025): In times of loss at Manchester United these past few years, the bronze sculpture of the club's 'Holy Trinity' - George Best, Bobby Charlton and Denis Law - has become a place of pilgrimage. 
Denis Law hailed as 'the King of the Stretford End' as tributes flood in for Man (17/01/2025): Law was one of the fames United Trinity alongside, George Best and England World Cup winner Sir Bobby Charlton, who passed away in 2005 and 2023 respectively. We never thought we'd go down, but if it happened to us it can happen to this Ma (03/01/2025): CHRIS WHEELER: Law and Bobby Charlton had left United the previous year. George Best, the last of the Holy Trinity that inspired Matt Busby's European Cup-winning side, was gone by January. From a humble upbringing in Stockport to Footballer of the Year: The rise of Phi (03/05/2024): Foden has been crowned men's Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers' Association for the first time, an honour steeped in the prestige of Thierry Henry, Ronaldo, and Bobby Charlton. Man United icon Sir Bobby Charlton saved his hometown club Ashington once... now (14/11/2023): IAN HERBERT: The 139-year-old club was at risk of going out of business in 1989, a year after Ashington's colliery was closed, when Sir Bobby offered to bring a Man United team up to play.
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THE NOTEBOOK: Man City fans show appreciation for United legend Sir Bobby Charlt (10/2023): There was some concern over how the tributes to Sir Bobby Charlton would be respected after Man City banned two young fans in the week over a sick chant, but we need not have worried. What does Rose, 68, have in common with Bobby Charlton and Geoff Hurst? She's on (07/2023): Meet Rose Reilly. Had she been a man, you would doubtless know the name, but outside her native Scotland (and sometimes even in it), she is barely known. Bobby Charlton and Duncan Edwards make top three in list of best Man United yout (06/2023): Manchester United's FA Cup final clash with rivals Manchester City on Saturday will be their 4,208th successive match featuring a youth product - and below Oliver Holt lists his top 10 of all time. Man United wanted to sign Pele in 1968, but the Brazilian icon rejected them to (12/2022): In the same year that they won their first European Cup, beating Benfica 4-1 in the final, United made an audacious bid to bring Pele to Old Trafford to team up with George Best and Sir Bobby Charlton. The surreal day George Best and Bobby Charlton lost to Man City… at CRICKET! (09/2022): It was July 21, 1968 when the reigning champions of Europe and England swapped their famous red and blue jerseys for cricket whites just three weeks before the start of the new season. England: Harry Kane to be rested for game vs Italy with Tammy Abraham set for st (06/2022): The captain, 28, scored his 50th international goal in Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Germany, moving him one clear of Sir Bobby Charlton into second place on England's all-time list. Luke Shaw claims Harry Kane is the BEST striker in the world after closing in on (03/2022): Harry Kane's match-winning penalty in Saturday's 2-1 friendly victory over Switzerland saw him draw level with Sir Bobby Charlton on 49 England goals. Roger Hunt death leaves just three surviving members of England 1966 World Cup f (09/2021): Sir Bobby Charlton, Sir Geoff Hurst and George Cohen are now the only living players from the team that famously and thrillingly defeated West Germany 4-2 after extra time at Wembley. Euro 2020: Sir Geoff Hurst to represent England's World Cup-winning heroes from (07/2021): MATT HUGHES: The FA have invited all the surviving Boys of '66 to the game at Wembley, but health and logistical issues may prevent Sir Bobby Charlton, George Cohen and Roger Hunt attending. Man Utd's hero Albert Quixall spent 20 years in a home suffering from dementia b (12/2020): Quixall won the FA Cup in 1963 with Bobby Charlton, Tony Dunne, Bill Foulkes and Maurice Setters, who also died last month six years after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Joe Cole believes football is NOT doing enough and demands FA look into preventi (11/2020): The former Chelsea, Liverpool and West Ham star has pleaded with the FA to do more to prevent dementia among footballers following Sir Bobby Charlton's shock diagnosis last week. IAN LADYMAN: We have more reason than ever to cherish Sir Bobby Charlton (02/2020): IAN LADYMAN: Lamenting this week of the passing of Harry Gregg, I found myself thinking about Sir Bobby Charlton and, in turn, the 1966 World Cup final. Wayne Rooney focused beyond Bobby Charlton's England record of 49 goals (03/2015): A year ago Wayne Rooney and those close to him fretted about his England place. Passing 100 caps and scoring his 47th goal, two short of Bobby Charlton's record, has brought some perspective. Munich air disaster anniversary: Sir Bobby Charlton to attend Busby Babes crash (02/2015): Former Busby Babe - who survived the 1958 air disaster - travels to Munich to mark its 57th anniversaryManchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton shows kids he can still kick it as f (01/2015): Sir Bobby, the Reds’ and England’s all-time top goalscorer, visited the school on Wednesday afternoon with his wife Lady Norma, who is from Middleton Sir Bobby Charlton, Kevin Keegan, Roy Keane - Golden Years hairstyles special (12/2014): Sportsmail's nostalgic picture series Golden Years focuses this week on some rather wonderful hairstyles. We have famous comb-overs, an afro, a 'pineapple' and plenty more besides. So, is Wayne Rooney now an England great? As he closes in on Sir Bobby Charlton' (11/2014): Wayne Rooney is now only three short of Sir Bobby Charlton’s record after his double in England's 3-1 victory over Scotland. We asked our team of reporters for their verdict on the captain. Manchester United new boys are inspired by visits from Sir Bobby Charlton, revea (10/2014): New Manchester United signing Daley Blind has revealed how Old Trafford legend Sir Bobby Charlton still visits Louis van Gaal’s team in the dressing room after every single game. Sir Bobby Charlton backs fund to honour former Ashington footballer Patrick O'Co (09/2014): Cruyff, Beckenbauer and Sir Bobby Charlton have put their names forward for a campaign to honour former Ashington star Paddy O'Connell Bobby Charlton: Van Gaal is sorting the problems at Old Trafford (08/2014): Sir Bobby Charlton is sure Louis van Gaal is the perfect man to right the wrongs of last year's woeful season for Manchester United. Sir Bobby Charlton: (07/2014): Sir Bobby Charlton and Alfredo Di Stefano at a charity match. Credit: Duncan Raban/Duncan Raban/EMPICS Entertainment Sir Bobby Charlton has paid tribute to Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano who passed away today, calling him "an extremely intelligent footballer."Sir Bobby Charlton's message to England's World Cup Young Lions... the most beau (06/2014): Can Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard and Roy Hodgson rise above the national scepticism to claim England’s second World Cup glory, in Brazil, the way Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moo Sir Bobby Charlton believes Man United will finish above Man City next season (05/2014): Sir Bobby Charlton is certain Manchester United will finish above their bitter rivals City next year. City's 4-0 win over Aston Villa means they need just one point from their final game of the season to win the Barclays Premier League. Bayern Munich v Manchester United: Sir Bobby Charlton pays emotional visit to me (04/2014): David Moyes and current United team also paid own respects to those who died in 1958 crash ahead of tonight's tieSir Bobby Charlton 'absolutely certain' David Moyes is the right man for Man Uni (03/2014): Sir Bobby Charlton maintains that Manchester United have definitely picked the right man in David Moyes, despite the club's turbulent campaign. David Moyes and Sir Bobby Charlton join football legends to honour Sir Tom Finne (02/2014): Thousands of people lined the streets to see the funeral cortege as it travelled from Deepdale stadium to Preston Minster Eusebio Hailed As A 'True Sportsman' By Sir Bobby Charlton (01/2014): Sir Bobby Charlton has hailed Eusebio as a "true sportsman" and one of the finest players he ever played against following the former Portugal forward's death at the age of 71 on Sunday. Nicknamed the Black Panther, Eusebio was regarded as one of the best players of all time and helped Portugal to t David Coleman hailed as legend of broadcasting by Bobby Charlton as stars pay tr (12/2013): Broadcaster David Coleman is remembered by prominent sports people including Kevin Keegan, after dying aged 87 on Saturday . Bobby Charlton salutes Manchester United legend Bill Foulkes (11/2013): To send a link to this page to a friend, you must be logged in.Sir Bobby Charlton's boots sell for £1.3k (10/2013): THE BOOTS Sir Bobby Charlton wore in his last Manchester United season have been sold – 40 years after being won by a Daily Express reader. Edgar Davids, George Best, Sir Bobby Charlton, Socrates, Sol Campbell and other (09/2013): Edgar Davids played in the Football Conference for Barnet on Tuesday but the eccentric midfielder is not the only brilliant player to pull on the shirt of a much smaller club towards the end of their career... We're not silly enough to lose Wayne Rooney, says Man United legend Bobby Charlt (07/2013): Sir Bobby Charlton still hopes Wayne Rooney eclipses his Manchester United goalscoring record despite the striker again hankering after a move away from Old Trafford.
