Birth of Robert Bobby Charlton11 October 1939
Birth of Robert "Bobby" Charlton
Historical person
Bobby Charlton Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Bobby Charlton, based on 10 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
10 records1939–20089 events5 places
Chronological biography
1939
1958
Munich Air Disaster30 July 1958
Survivor of the Munich air disaster
1966
European Footballer of the Year1966
Winner of European Footballer of the Year
World Cup30 July 1966
Member of England World Cup winning team.
1968
European Cup1968
Captains the Manchester United team that wins the European Cup, scoring two goals in the final to help his team be the first English side to win the competition
Retirement1968
Leaves Manchester United to become player-manager of Preston North End but decides management is not for him and leaves after one season
1973
Manager1973
Appointed Manager of Preston North End
1983
Manager1983
Appointed Manager of Wigan Athletic
1994
Knighthood1994
Bobby Charlton is knighted
2008
100 Caps1 June 2008
Beckham wis honored by receiving an honorary gold cap representing his 100th cap from Sir Bobby Charlton, and is given a standing ovation from the crowd
Titles and roles
Manager of Preston · Manager of Wigan
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.