Charlie Fleming

Charlie Fleming

Personal information
Full name	Charles Fleming
Date of birth	(1927-07-12)12 July 1927
Place of birth	Blairhall, Scotland
Date of death	14 August 1997(1997-08-14) (aged 70)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1955	East Fife	173	(117)
1955–1958	Sunderland	107	(62)
1958–1965	Bath City	300	(216)
Total		580	(395)
International career
1953	Scotland	1	(2)
1951	Rest of the UK	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles "Charlie" Fleming (12 July 1927 – 15 August 1997) was a Scottish footballer who played for Blairhall Colliery, East Fife, Sunderland and the Scotland national team. Fleming was nicknamed ’Cannonball Charlie’ for his shooting ability.

Fleming was born in Blairhall, Fife 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 1949 and 1953 and was part of the side that reached the 1950 Scottish Cup Final. During his time with East Fife he won his only international cap, and scored twice in a 3-1 win over Northern Ireland on 3 October 1953, in a World Cup Qualifier at Windsor Park, Belfast. That year the British Home Championship was used as a World Cup Qualifying Group in which Scotland finished second, behind England.

He moved to English club Sunderland in January 1955 for £20,000 (plus Tommy Wright in exchange) where he remained for three seasons.

After his playing career he had managerial spells at Bath City in 1958 and Trowbridge Town in 1965. At Bath City he signed his ex East Fife team mate, Bobby Black.

External links

• Charlie Fleming at the Scottish Football Association
• Newcastle Fans profile