Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton
John "Jack" Charlton, OBE, DLis an English former footballer and manager. He was part of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup. He is the elder brother of former Manchester United forward Bobby Charlton, who was also a teammate in England's World Cup final victory. He spent his entire club career with Leeds United from 1950 to 1973, helping the club to the Second Division title, First Division title, FA Cup, League Cup, Charity Shield, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup,...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth8 May 1935
Soccer is a man's game, not an outing for mamby-pambies.
Nineteen years old, your first trip, do you have any idea how long we have been waiting?
The Irish job was something that had to be sorted out.
If in winning we only draw we would be fine.
It was a game we should have won. We lost it because we thought we were going to win it. But then again, I thought that there was no way we were going to get a result there.
Eusebio was a truly great player, strong, beautifully balanced, and very quick, as good as Pele in my view and an exciting player to watch.
I've seen them on television on a Sunday morning most days of the week.
We never had a huge squad and we never had a great deal of choice. But in many ways that helps because you've got to make do with what you've got. You don't have too many problems about picking the team you just hope that everyone turns up on the day.