Sam Charnley

Samuel Charnley (18 November 1902 – 1977) was a Scottish footballer who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Football League.

Sam Charnley

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Charnley[1]
Date of birth	(1902-11-18)18 November 1902
Place of birth	Wishaw, Scotland
Date of death	1977
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
?–1925	Burnbank Athletic
1925–1928	Wolverhampton Wanderers	52	(1)
1928–1929	York City	48	(4)
1929	Dartford
1929–1931	Kettering Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Craigneuk, a suburb of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Charnley played for Burnbank Athletic before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Football League Second Division in January 1925.^[2] He made his debut on 12 September 1925 in a 4–1 win against Portsmouth.^[3] After making 55 appearances in total, scoring once, he joined Midland League team York City in August 1928.^[2]

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.^[2] He left after making 55 appearances and scoring five goals to join Dartford in June 1929.^[2] He joined Kettering Town in September, before returning to Scottish football in May 1931.^[2]

Personal life

When Charnley joined Dartford, he secured jobs locally for family members who also moved to Kent; these included his brother and his wife, who were the parents of boxer Dave Charnley, born in the town in 1935. Sam later ran a pub in Dartford.^[4]