Charlie Comyn-Platt (born 2 October 1985) is an English former professional

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who played as a defender and midfielder. Comyn-Platt attended

Parrs Wood High School Parrs Wood High School is a coeducational secondary school in East Didsbury, Manchester, England, located off Wilmslow Road behind Parrs Wood Entertainment Complex. It educates pupils from the age of 11 to 18 years. A-Levels are taught at the P ...

in East Didsbury along with fellow footballers

Danny Webber Daniel Vaughn Webber (born 28 December 1981) is an English former professional football striker. He represented England under-20s in 2002. Born in Manchester, Webber began his career as a trainee with Manchester United but failed to cement a f ...

, Carlos Roca and

Lewis Montrose Lewis Robert Egerton Montrose (born 17 November 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder. He last played for club Kidderminster Harriers. He has played in the English Football League for Cheltenham Town, Ch ...

. He started his career at

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( ) is a professional association football, football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the Englis ...

under

Sam Allardyce Samuel Allardyce (born 19 October 1954) is an English football manager and former professional player. Allardyce made 578 league and cup appearances in a 21-year career spent mostly in the Football League, as well as brief spells in the North ...

, and made his debut on 24 September 2003 as a late substitute in a 3–1 League Cup win over

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. Later in the 2003–04 season he started twice against

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ...

in the

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. Comyn-Platt was in the match day squad for numerous Premier League games and also the 2004 League Cup Final, but in total, appeared for the Wanderers four times. In the 2004–05 season he was loaned to

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 188 ...

for one month, playing five times for

Tony Adams Tony Alexander Adams (born 10 October 1966) is an English former football manager and player. Adams played for Arsenal and England, captaining both teams. Known as Mr. Arsenal, he spent his entire playing career of 19 years as a centre-back t ...

' side. He was released by

at the end of the season and signed by

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for

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team, known as the "Robins", currently compete in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded as Swindon A ...

along with fellow Bolton youngster Ricky Shakes. Comyn-Platt did not play much under King, but after his dismissal he found himself a regular player in the team under

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. Though Swindon were relegated at the end of the 2005–06 season, Comyn-Platt signed a new one-year contract. In 2006–07, Comyn-Platt was a consistent member of the first team under

Dennis Wise Dennis Frank Wise (born 16 December 1966) is an English former professional football player and manager who played as a central midfielder. He spent the majority of his career at Chelsea, from 1990 to 2001. Beginning his career at Wimbledon, ...

's reign, but then found himself out of favour under

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. In total, Comyn-Platt appeared 42 times for Swindon. On 23 November 2006 he joined

Grays Athletic Grays Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Grays, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at Chadfields in nearby Tilbury. History The club was established as Grays Juniors in 1890, before merging with former ...

on loan until January 2007, playing five times in the league for the club. On 31 January 2007, Comyn-Platt joined

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the United Kingdom 2021 Census, 2021 Census, the town had a population of 111,261, compared to 223,773 for the wid ...

just a few minutes before the

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closed at midnight. He signed an 18-month contract, but didn't play in his first half-season, and his contract was terminated by mutual consent in July 2007. In November 2007 he signed for and captained

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side

Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the North Somerset unitary district, in the county of Somerset, England. It lies by the Bristol Channel south-west of Bristol between Worlebury Hill and Bleadon Hill. Its population ...

. In early 2009 he moved to Australian club

ECU Joondalup Perth RedStar Football Club is an Australian association football, soccer club from Joondalup, Western Australia currently playing in the National Premier Leagues Western Australia and National Premier Leagues WA Women.They are often a very tale ...

. In June 2011, he went on trial with

A-League A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the ...

club

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Perth, Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under Professional sports league organi ...

and after failing to secure a deal with Perth he returned to England and spent time with

Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. Formed in October 188 ...

. In October 2011, Comyn-Platt signed for

Cirencester Town Cirencester Town Football Club is a football club based in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. Affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA, the club are currently members of the and play at the Corinium Stadium. History The club was estab ...

. He left the club shortly after however to return to Australia and play for

. He returned to England in 2015 to pursue a career in coaching. He worked in

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2025–26 EFL League Two, 2025–26 season, the team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the Eng ...

's Academy and now works for

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International Academy. As of December 2023, Comyn-Platt lives in

Liminka Liminka () is a municipality in the Northern Ostrobothnia region in Finland. Liminka is located about south of Oulu. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The neighbour ...

, Finland.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Comyn-Platt, Charlie 1985 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Sportspeople from Withington Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. players Cirencester Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players People educated at Parrs Wood High School 21st-century English sportsmen