- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- Jackie
- Height6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
- Jack Charlton is an English former footballer and manager who played as a defender. He was part of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup. He spent his entire club career with Leeds United A.F.C. from 1950 to 1973, helping the club to the Second Division title (1963-64), First Division title (1968-69), FA Cup (1972), League Cup (1968), Charity Shield (1969), Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1968 and 1971), as well as one other promotion from the Second Division (1955-56) and five second-place finishes in the First Division, two FA Cup final defeats and one Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final defeat. His 629 league and 762 total competitive appearances are club records. He is the elder brother of former Manchester United forward Bobby Charlton, who was also a teammate in England's World Cup final victory.
Called up to the England team days before his 30th birthday, Charlton went on to score six goals in 35 international games and to appear in two World Cups and one European Championship. He played in the World Cup final victory over West Germany in 1966, and also helped England to finish third in Euro 1968 and to win four British Home Championship tournaments. He was named FWA Footballer of the Year in 1967.
After retiring as a player he worked as a manager, and led Middlesbrough F.C. to the Second Division title in 1973-74, winning the Manager of the Year award in his first season as a manager. He kept Boro as a stable top-flight club before he resigned in April 1977. He took charge of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. in October 1977, and led the club to promotion out of the Third Division in 1979-80. He left the Owls in May 1983, and went on to serve Middlesbrough as caretaker-manager at the end of the 1983-84 season. He worked as Newcastle United F.C. manager for the 1984-85 season. He took charge of the Republic of Ireland National Football Team in February 1986, and led them to their first ever World Cup in 1990, where they reached the quarter-finals. He also led the nation to successful qualification to Euro 1988 and the 1994 World Cup. He resigned in January 1996 and went into retirement.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tango Papa
- SpousePat Charlton(January 6, 1958 - July 10, 2020) (his death, 3 children)
- Children
- RelativesBobby Charlton(Sibling)Suzanne Charlton(Niece or Nephew)Emma Wilkinson(Grandchild)Tommy Charlton(Sibling)
- He was a former England international football defender (1965-1970), making 35 appearances and scoring six goals.
- He was a FIFA World Cup winner with England in 1966, along with his brother Bobby Charlton.
- He was the manager of the Republic of Ireland football team (1986 - 1994).
- As the manager of the Republic of Ireland team, he was granted an audience with the Pope at the 1990 tournament in Italy.
- He worked as a miner before taking up football.
- [on Terry Venables] I've known Terry a very long time . . . he's worked abroad and he's worked in England - he's been out of the game for a little bit of time now which has always surprised me, but he's a very knowledgeable lad.
- [on football management] All I had to do was put a team together and give them a way of playing and let them get on with it, which we did.
- The Germans are so resilient. They keep at their pattern, they keep playing the way they play, you've really got to grind them down. The Germans work so hard at you across midfield and don't give you the time to see your last pass and they make you settle on the ball and play one-twos.
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