Charles Fleming (12 July 1927 – 14 August 1997) was a Scottish footballer who played for Blairhall Colliery, East Fife,

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and the Scotland national team. Fleming was nicknamed 'Cannonball Charlie' for his shooting ability and is Bath City's all-time top goal scorer. Fleming was born in Blairhall,

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and joined East Fife from Blairhall Colliery and became an integral part of East Fife's success in the 1940s and 1950s. Fleming won the League Cup with East Fife in

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and

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and was part of the side that reached the 1950 Scottish Cup Final.Bobby Black interview
During his time with East Fife he won his only international cap, scoring twice for Scotland in a 3–1 win against

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on 3 October 1953 at

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. The match counted for both the 1953–54 British Home Championship and

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. He moved to English club

in January 1955 for £20,000 (plus Tommy Wright in exchange) where he remained for three seasons. He moved to Bath City in 1958 and scored 206 goals for Bath until his departure in 1966, making him the club's all-time record goal scorer. At Bath City he signed his ex-East Fife teammate, Bobby Black. In 1964, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto City.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fleming, Charlie 1927 births 1997 deaths Men's association football forwards Bath City F.C. managers Bath City F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Toronto City players People from Culross Scotland men's international footballers Scottish Football League players Scottish football managers Scottish men's footballers Sunderland A.F.C. players English Football League players Scottish league football top scorers Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Footballers from Fife Blairhall Colliery F.C. players 20th-century Scottish sportsmen