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Born in Ashington, Northumberland, Charlton made his debut for the Manchester United first-team in 1956, and over the next two seasons gained a regular place in the team, during which time he survived the Munich air disaster of 1958 after being rescued by Harry Gregg.
Charlton held the record for most appearances for Manchester United ( 758 ), but this was surpassed by Ryan Giggs on 21 May 2008 ( the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final ).
Charlton also held the club record for most league appearances ( 606 ) until this too was overtaken by Giggs on 6 March 2011.
On 9 February 1953, Bedlington Grammar School pupil Charlton was spotted playing for East Northumberland schools by Manchester United chief scout Joe Armstrong.
Charlton went on to play for England schoolboys, and despite offers that followed from several other clubs, the 15-year-old signed with United on 1 January 1953, along with Wilf McGuinness, also aged 15.
He worked his way through the pecking order of teams, scoring regularly for the youth and reserve sides before he was handed his first team debut against Charlton Athletic in October 1956.
Charlton played 14 times for United in that first season, scoring twice on his debut and managing a total of 12 goals in all competitions, and including a hat-trick in a 5 – 1 away win over Charlton Athletic in the February.
Charlton, still only 19, was selected for the game, which saw United goalkeeper Ray Wood carried off with a broken cheekbone after a clash with Villa centre forward Peter McParland.
Charlton suffered cuts to his head and severe shock and was in hospital for a week.
In between, there was the pressing matter for Charlton of the 1966 World Cup for which England, as hosts, had not needed to qualify.
Luckily for Charlton, he had all three.
In 1969, Charlton was awarded the OBE for services to football.
Moore was later arrested and detained for four days before being granted a conditional release, while Charlton was not arrested.
Charlton played in all three, though was substituted for Alan Ball in the final game of the group against Czechoslovakia.
Beckenbauer pulled a goal back for the Germans and Ramsey replaced the ageing and tired Charlton with Colin Bell who further tested the German keeper Maier and also provided a great cross for Geoff Hurst who uncharacteristically squandered the chance.
His last game was against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 28 April 1973, and before the game the BBC cameras for Match of the Day captured the Chelsea chairman handing Charlton a commemorative cigarette case.
Charlton finished second bottom in the Football League in 1926 and were forced to apply for re-election which was successful.
The club began to groundshare with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park and this arrangement looked to be for the long-term, as Charlton did not have enough funds to revamp the Valley to meet safety requirements.
Despite the move away from the Valley, Charlton were promoted to the First Division as Second Division runners-up at the end of 1985 – 86, and remained at this level for four years ( achieving a highest league finish of 14th ) often with late escapes, most notably against Leeds in 1987, where the Addicks triumphed in extra-time of the play-off final replay to secure their top flight place.
In 1987 Charlton also returned to Wembley for the first time since the 1947 FA Cup final for the Full Members Cup final against Blackburn.

Charlton and future
In 1951, when Al Fago began as an in-house editor, Charlton hired a staff of artists that included its future managing editor, Dick Giordano.
He was nonetheless left on the bench for six consecutive league matches, and though he then returned to the starting line-up and scored match-winners against West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers, fresh doubt spread over Van Nistelrooy's future when he was benched for United's season finale win over Charlton Athletic.
With his future at the Blades still in doubt, Beattie was given a straight red card for violent conduct at Charlton Athletic, after only coming on as a substitute a few minutes earlier.
Later, while en route to his future bride Doña Jimena ( Sophia Loren ), Don Rodrigo ( Charlton Heston ) becomes involved in a battle against a Moorish army.
They still reached the final of the Coupe de France soccer 2001-02, with a certain Michael Essien in midfield, future player for Lyon and then Chelsea, and Alex Song as defender, then play for Arsenal, on loan for Charlton has played, and now play for Barcelona.
He attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois ( as did Rock Hudson, Charlton Heston, Ann-Margret, and many other future stars ), and later Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri.
His final Charlton story, " The Second Trojan War " in Son of Vulcan # 50 ( Jan. 1966, the last issue ), was the first professional work of writer and future Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Roy Thomas, with the previous issue having seen the character being given a new and more ornate costume designed by a young, cover-credited Dave Cockrum.

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Charlton became one of the famed Busby Babes, the collection of precociously talented footballers who emerged through the system at Old Trafford in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s as Matt Busby set about a long-term plan of rebuilding the club after the Second World War.
Charlton and teammate Dennis Viollet swapped places with Tommy Taylor and David Pegg, who had decided they would be safer at the back of the plane.
Further success with Manchester United came at last when they beat Leicester City 3 – 1 in the FA Cup final of 1963, with Charlton finally earning a winners ' medal in his third final.
On a highly emotional night at Wembley, Charlton scored twice in a 4 – 1 win after extra time against Benfica and, as United captain, lifted the trophy.
England were out and, after a record 106 caps and 49 goals, Charlton decided to end his international career at the age of 32.
Charlton left Manchester United at the end of the 1972 – 73 season, having scored 249 goals and set a club record of 758 appearances, a record which Ryan Giggs broke in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final.
The club play at The Valley in Charlton, where they have played since 1919, apart from one year in Catford, during 1923 – 24, and seven years at Crystal Palace and West Ham United between 1985 – 1992.
In the 1923 – 24 season Charlton played in Catford at The Mount stadium and wore the colours of " The Enders ", light and dark blue vertical stripes.
Charlton finally secured promotion to the First Division by beating local rivals West Ham in front of 41, 254 fans at the Valley, with their valiant centre-half John Oakes playing on despite concussion and a broken nose.
An insight into life at the football club in this period is provided by Left Foot Forward: A Year in the Life of a Journeyman Footballer, a highly-praised account of the 1994 – 95 season written in diary form by Charlton forward Garry Nelson.
On 22 November 2008 Charlton suffered a 2 – 5 loss to Sheffield United at home, which meant that the club had gone eight successive games without a win and had slipped into the relegation zone — particularly disastrous considering they were among the pre-season favourites for promotion.
Another Charlton legend, Chris Powell was appointed manager of the club in January, winning his first game in charge 2 – 0 over Plymouth at the Valley, Charlton's first win since November.
In a busy summer, Powell brought in 19 new players and after a successful season, on 14 April 2012, Charlton Athletic won promotion back to the Championship with a 1 – 0 away win at Carlisle United.
Charlton stayed at The Valley until 1923, when the club moved to The Mount stadium in Catford as part of a proposed merger with Catford Southend Football Club.
In September 1985, Charlton made the controversial move to ground-share with South London neighbours Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Francis Scott Key was born to Ann Phoebe Penn Dagworthy ( Charlton ) and Captain John Ross Key at the family plantation Terra Rubra in what was Frederick County, Maryland ( now Carroll County, Maryland ).
Opened by Charlton Heston and introduced by Frank Sinatra, the ceremony was attended by so many Hollywood stars — said to be more than for any event in history — that one columnist wrote at the time that a bomb in the dining room would have brought about the end of the movie industry.
In one case, The Who were due to perform at The Valley, the London ( home of Charlton Athletic F. C .).
These huge kits became well known, notably the amber set in the films, Tommy and Stardust, and in footage shot by the BBC at Charlton in 1974.
* The love letters of Bismarck ; being letters to his fiancée and wife, 1846 – 1889 ; authorized by Prince Herbert von Bismarck and translated from the German under the supervision of Charlton T. Lewis at archive. org

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