Charles Armitt (10 January 1926 – 17 April 2004) was an English professional

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footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for

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and

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, and at club level for Swinton,

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and

Blackpool Borough Blackpool Borough was a rugby league club based in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, that played in the Rugby Football League from 1954 until 1993. The club moved to Wigan in 1987 and was renamed Springfield Borough; to Chorley in 1988 and wa ...

as a .

Background

Charlie Armitt's birth was registered in

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district, England. He died from cancer in 2004, aged 78.

Playing career

Club career

Armitt debuted for Swinton in 1947. He was transferred from Swinton to

in July 1953. A year later he transferred to

Representative honours

Armitt won a

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for

while at Swinton in 1949 against Other Nationalities. He also played for

Personal life

Charlie Armitt was the son of the rugby league footballer; Tommy Armitt.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Armitt, Charles 1926 births 2004 deaths 20th-century English sportsmen Blackpool Borough players England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Huddersfield Giants players Lancashire rugby league team players Place of death missing Rugby league players from Salford Rugby league second-rows Swinton Lions players