Charles Randall (footballer)

Charles Randall
Personal information
Full name Charles Edward Randall[1]
Date of birth 1884
Place of birth Bearpark, England[2]
Date of death 27 September 1916 (aged 3132)[3]
Place of death Somme, France[3]
Playing position Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hobson Wanderers
1908–1911 Newcastle United 18 (6)
1908–1909Huddersfield Town (loan)
1909–1910Huddersfield Town (loan)
Castleford Town (loan)
1911–1914 Woolwich Arsenal 43 (12)
North Shields Athletic

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Charles Edward Randall (1884–27 September 1916) was an English professional football inside left who played in the Football League for Woolwich Arsenal and Newcastle United.[1]

Personal life

Randall served as a private in the Coldstream Guards during the First World War and was killed on the Somme on 27 September 1916.[4] He was buried in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 239. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  4. "Charles Edward Randall | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2016-01-16.


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