1935 May 8th
Birth of John Jack Charlton
Birth of John "Jack" Charlton
Football player and manager history
John "Jack" Charlton
Explore 16 football history records associated with John "Jack" Charlton, arranged by year, month, day and event. Entries may concern different clubs or national teams during the person’s career.
Historical events
1953 April
Debut
Charlton plays in the Leeds senior team for the first time
1965
Debut
With Charlton approaching his 30th birthday, he is called up by Alf Ramsey to play for England against Scotland at Wembley
1967
Footballer of the Year
Voted Footballer of the Year
1968
League Cup
Charlton finally wins domestic honours with Leeds in 1968 with a controversial League Cup victory over Arsenal
1969
League Championship
Leeds finally get their hands on the League championship, with Charlton proving a rock at the back as the team lost just two games all season
1970
Retirement
Charlton plays his 35th and final England game in the 1-0 group win over Czechoslovakia
1971
Fairs Cup
Leeds win the Fairs Cup
1972
FA Cup
Leeds finally win the FA Cup and Charlton completed his set of domestic medals.
1973
Manager
Offered the job as manager of second division Middlesbrough on his 38th birthday in 1973, and he led them to promotion back to the top flight in his first season by such a considerable margin that he was given the Manager Of The Year award
1973
Manager Of The Year
Offered the job as manager of second division Middlesbrough on his 38th birthday in 1973, and he led them to promotion back to the top flight in his first season by such a considerable margin that he was given the Manager Of The Year award
1973
Reirement
Retires from playing aged 38, with 774 club appearances and 96 goals to his name
1977
Manager
Takes over as manager at Sheffield Wednesday and took them to promotion from the 3rd Division
1977
Resignation of Don Revie
Charlton quit Middlesbrough in April 1977, and applied unsuccessfully for the job of England manager, which had been controversially vacated by the resignation of his old Leeds boss Don Revie
1988
Manager
Appointed Manager of the Ireland national team
1994
Manager
Charlton is awarded the freedom of the city of Dublin in 1994 by Lord Mayor Tom s Mac Giolla