Samuel Charnley (18 November 1902 – 1977) was a Scottish

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who played for

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Career

Born in

Craigneuk Craigneuk is a suburb of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The original village of Craigneuk was located in the area where Meadowhead Road meets the A721 at Craigneuk Street. It was originally part of Dalziel parish, along with the other rur ...

, a suburb of

Wishaw Wishaw ( sco, Wishae or Wisha ; gd, Camas Neachdain) is a large town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the edge of the Clyde Valley, south-east of Glasgow city centre. The Burgh of Wishaw was formed in 1855 within Lanarkshire. it formed ...

, North Lanarkshire, Charnley played for Burnbank Athletic before joining

of the

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in January 1925. He made his debut on 12 September 1925 in a 4–1 win against

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. After making 55 appearances in total, scoring once, he joined Midland League team York City in August 1928. He captained York in the 1928–29 season, which was to be their last in the Midland League before being elected to the Football League. He left after making 55 appearances and scoring five goals to join

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in June 1929. He joined

Kettering Town Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at Latimer Park in Burton Latimer. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in ...

in September, before returning to

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in May 1931.

Personal life

When Charnley joined Dartford, he secured jobs locally for family members who also moved to

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; these included his brother and his wife, who were the parents of boxer

Dave Charnley David Fraser Charnley (10 October 1935 – 3 March 2012) was an English lightweight boxer considered to be one of the greatest British fighters in his weight class. Known as "The Dartford Destroyer", the left-handed Charnley had a 10-year caree ...

, born in the town in 1935. Sam later ran a pub in Dartford.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Charnley, Sam 1902 births Footballers from Wishaw 1977 deaths Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players York City F.C. players Dartford F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players English Football League players Midland Football League players Burnbank Athletic F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players