* Professional club caps and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2005. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 2005. Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937) Ashington, Northumberland is a former English professional football player, one of the most famous names in the game and a hero of the 1966 World Cup. He played almost all his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts from midfield and his fero ...

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• Bobby Charlton - Mexico 1970 & A Career Ends
• Bobby Charlton - Management & Soccer Schools
• Bobby Charlton - Miscellaneous & Family Life

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Bobby Charlton - Early Life. One of his uncles, the Newcastle United centre forward Jackie Milburn, was a professional footballer, but it was Charlton's mother Cissie who coached him at first. His elder brother, Jack, went to work as a miner and applied to join the police before also becoming a footballer. On the 9th February 1953, Charlton was spotted playing for East Northumberland schools by Manchester United chief scout Joe Armstrong. Charlton went on to play for England schoolboys, and despite offers ...

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Northern Ireland's best World Cup performance was in their first appearance in the competition, the 1958 World Cup, where they reached the Quarter-finals after beating Czechoslovakia 2-1 in the play-off. They were knocked out by France, losing 4-0. Northern Ireland also qualified for the 1982 World Cup, reaching the second round after beating Spain, the hosts 1-0. In the 1986 World Cup, they reached the first round. Billy Bingham was manager for both of these tournaments. They have not qualified for any other World Cups. ...

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1998 - January. January 1998 - A massive ice storm, caused by El Niño, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting in widespread power failures, severe damage to forests, and a number of deaths. January 1 - Smoking is banned in all California bars and restaurants. January 2 - Russia begins to circulate new rubles to stem inflation and promote confidence. January 2 - Gunman shoots Antario Teodoro Filho, Brazilian politician and radio presenter, during a broadcast.< ...

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The European Cup had been contested since 1955, although no English club took part in the very first tournament on account of Football League rules. Manchester United entered the 1956-57 tournament and reached the semi-finals, being knocked out by eventual winners Real Madrid; they were thus one of the favourites for the 1957-58 tournament. Domestic league matches were played on Saturdays and European matches were played in midweek, so although air travel was risky at the time, it was the only practical choice if United were to fulfil their ...

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Munich air disaster - Music. The English folk band The Spinners released a song about the disaster, titled The Flowers of Manchester, in 1962. The Mancunian singer Morrissey released a song called Munich Air Disaster 1958 (as a b-side to Irish Blood, English Heart) in 2004, and performed it live several times that year. It later appeared on his live album Live at Earls Court in 2005. < ...

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Munich air disaster - Manchester United players. Roger Byrne Mark Jones Duncan Edwards Eddie Colman Tommy Taylor Liam Whelan David Pegg Geoff Bent Munich air disaster - Other victims. Walter Crickmer - Club secretary Bert Whalley - Chief Coach Tom Curry - Trainer Alf Clarke - Journalist, Manchester Evening Chronicle Don Davies - Journalist, Manchester GuardianSee also:

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Northern Ireland national football team - Goalkeepers. Roy Carroll Harry Gregg Pat Jennings Iam McFaul Jim Platt Maik Taylor Tommy Wright (Northern Ireland) Northern Ireland national football team - Defenders. Danny Blanchflower Jackie Blanchflower Johnny Carey Mal Donaghy Aaron Hughes Alan McDonald Terry Neill Sammy Nelson Chris Nicholl Jimmy Nicholl ...

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Munich air disaster - Manchester United players. Johnny Berry Jackie Blanchflower Dennis Viollet Ray Wood Still living: Bobby Charlton Bill Foulkes Harry Gregg Ken Morgans Albert Scanlon Munich air disaster - Other survivors. Matt Busby - Team manager Frank Taylor - Journalist James Thain - Captain ...

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Captain James Thain, the pilot, tried to take off twice, but both attempts were aborted due to a problem with the engines. When a third take off was attempted, at 3:04pm, the plane failed to gain adequate height and crashed into the fence surrounding the airport, then into a house, which was unoccupied at the time. Although the crash was originally blamed on pilot error, it was subsequently found to have been caused by the build-up of slush towards the ends of the runway, causing deceleration of the aircraft and preventing safe flying speed ...

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Northern Ireland national football team - Goalkeepers. Roy Carroll Harry Gregg Pat Jennings Iam McFaul Jim Platt Maik Taylor Tommy Wright Northern Ireland national football team - Defenders. Danny Blanchflower Jackie Blanchflower Johnny Carey Colin Clarke Mal Donaghy Aaron Hughes Alan McDonald Terry Neill Sammy Nelson Chris Nicholl ...

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He became the player manager of Preston North End, taking United and England team-mate Nobby Stiles with him as a player-coach, but Charlton was not suited to management and quit after just one season. He then spent some time playing in South Africa. In later years Charlton has been known for his successful "soccer schools" scheme, which were designed to give footballing youngsters some proper coaching during school holiday periods. In the 1980s, a young David Beckham was among the hopefuls who had his photograph taken with Charlton f ...

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1998 - January-February. January 1 - Helen Wills Moody, American tennis player (b. 1905) January 4 - Mae Questel, American actress (b. 1908) January 5 - Sonny Bono, American singer, actor, and politician (b. 1935) January 7 - Vladimir Prelog, Croatian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906) January 8 - Michael Tippett, English composer (b. 1905) January 9 - Kenichi Fukui, Japanese chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918) January 11 - Klaus Tennstedt, Germ ...

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1998 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Amartya Sen ...

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The Northern Ireland team is the successor to the all-Ireland national football team that existed before the formation of the Irish Free State (now the Republic of Ireland) in 1921. The team selected by the Irish Football Association (based in Belfast, Northern Ireland) continued to claim to represent (and pick players from) all of Ireland even after the partition. A rival Ireland team was set up by the Football Association of Ireland (based in Dublin, Irish Free State) in 1926 which also claimed to represent all of Ireland. It took u ...

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