Melvyn Charles (14 May 1935 – 24 September 2016) was a Welsh international footballer. Charles played as both a centre-half and centre-forward, with his preferred position being at right-half. More about Mel Charles
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After a short stint on the Leeds United ground staff, he turned professional with his local club, Swansea Town, in 1952. He spent seven years in the Second Division with the club, before he won a £42,750 move to First Division Arsenal in March 1959. His three seasons at the club were plagued by injury, and in February 1962 he was sold on to Cardiff City for a £28,500 fee. He spent three years with Cardiff, winning the Welsh Cup in 1964, his only domestic honour, before he joined Porthmadog in the Welsh League in 1965. He spent a brief period in the Fourth Division with Port Vale in the 1966–67 season, before he returned to Welsh football with Oswestry Town. He joined Haverfordwest in 1967, where he spent five years before he retired from the game. He scored a total of 122 goals in 401 league and cup games in the Football League.In total, we tracked 63 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Mel Charles (Signed Mel Charles In The Shadow Of A Legend Book Swansea Arsenal Cardiff Wales) was sold in January 2023 for £44.99 while the cheapest item (Mel Charles Arsenal F.C., Swansea F.C., Cardiff City F.C. & Wales Signed Photo) found a new owner for £0.99 in February 2021. The month with the most items sold (4) was October 2018 with an average selling price of £4.25 for an autographed item of Mel Charles. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2023 with £44.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was July 2018. In average, an autographed item from Mel Charles is worth £4.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Mel Charles were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1935-2016 MEL CHARLES (Swansea), colour photograph, ORIGINALLY SIGNED! | £1.99 | ||
JOHN & MEL CHARLES ( Wales ) Signed Magazine Picture. | £2.70 | ||
MEL CHARLES HAND-SIGNED ORIGINAL B/W PHOTO - 1950's SWANSEA, ARSENAL, WALES etc | £14.51 | ||
Mel Charles signed 1959 / 1960 A&BC Footballer card #31 Arsenal Wales | £5.00 | ||
Mel Charles Swansea, Arsenal, Cardiff City, Port Vale, Wales signed book picture | £7.99 | ||
Signed 1950s Mel Charles Arsenal FC Swansea Town Wales Football Autograph | £2.99 | ||
Signed Mel Charles In The Shadow Of A Legend Book Swansea Arsenal Cardiff Wales | £44.99 | ||
Signed Mel Charles Swansea Town Arsenal FC 1950s Football Autograph Book Wales | £3.99 | ||
Signed Mel Charles Wales Swansea Town, Arsenal & Cardiff City | £1.99 | ||
WALES TEAM FOOTBALL Photo 1958 Signed Mel Charles, Ect Last Time Wales in WCup | £9.99 |