Charlie Watts (footballer)

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Charlie Watts
Personal information
Full name Charles Watts[1]
Date of birth 1870[1]
Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees, England[1]
Date of death 23 November 1924(1924-11-23) (aged 53–54)[1]
Place of death Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1892–1893 Middlesbrough Ironopolis
1893–1894 Blackburn Rovers 9 (0)
1894–1896 Burton Wanderers 51 (0)
1896–1906 Newcastle United 89 (0)
Total 149 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Watts (1870 – 23 November 1924) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Burton Wanderers and Newcastle United.[1][2] In 1924, Watts stabbed his son before killing himself with a knife.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Charlie Watts at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ "Footballer's Suicide". Evening Post. 25 November 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 10 December 2023.