Charlie Handley
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charles Harold James Handley | ||
Date of birth | 12 March 1899 | ||
Place of birth | Edmonton, England | ||
Date of death | 1957 | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Edmonton Juniors | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1921–1929 | Tottenham Hotspur | 121 | (26) |
1929–1930 | Swansea Town | 19 | (4) |
1930 | Sittingbourne | ||
1930–1931 | Sheppey United | ||
1931–1932 | Thames | 29 | (3) |
1932 | Sittingbourne | ||
1932 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
1932–???? | Berne | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Charles Harold James Handley (12 March 1899 - 1957) was an English professional footballer who played most of his career with Tottenham Hotspur as a winger in the 1920s.
History
Handley was born in Edmonton, North London and, as a youngster, trained with his father in their back garden. After trying out at local team, Edmonton Juniors, Handley went onto play for other minor clubs but finally after enrolling in the Spurs Youth, Handley was called up by the current manager Peter McWilliam. From 1922 - 1928, Charlie "Tich" Handley played for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. He scored a goal almost every time and if he wasn't scoring, he was setting them up. He and Jimmy Dimmock another well known player were Tottenham's best strikers in that decade.