Charles S. Amery (16 September 1910 – 1979) was an English
footballer
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who played as a
left back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
He moved from
New Brighton New Brighton is the name of several places, sports teams etc.:
Australia
* New Brighton, New South Wales, a town near Ocean Shores
Canada
* New Brighton, Calgary, Alberta, a neighborhood
* New Brighton (Gambier Island), a settlement in British ...
to
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they adop ...
in 1935, making 47 appearances for Rovers.
Amery subsequently made one appearance in
the Football League
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for
Stockport County
Stockport County Football Club are a professional football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they were renamed Stockport Co ...
.
He also played for
Blackpool
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during his career.
References
New Brighton A.F.C. players
Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
Stockport County F.C. players
1910 births
Blackpool F.C. wartime guest players
1979 deaths
English footballers
People from Wallasey
Association football fullbacks
English Football League players
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