Charlie Fleming
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Fleming[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Blairhall,Fife,Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 14 August 1997(aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Edinburgh,Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blairhall Colliery | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1955 | East Fife | 173 | (117) |
| 1955–1958 | Sunderland | 107 | (62) |
| 1958–1965 | Bath City | 300 | (216) |
| 1964 | →Toronto City(loan) | ||
| Total | 580 | (395) | |
| International career | |||
| 1953 | Scotland | 1 | (2) |
| 1951 | Rest of the UK[2] | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Charles Fleming(12 July 1927 – 14 August 1997) was a Scottishfootballerwho played for Blairhall Colliery,East Fife,Sunderlandand theScotland national team.Fleming was nicknamed 'Cannonball Charlie' for his shooting ability and isBath City Football Club'sall-time top goal scorer.
Fleming was born inBlairhall,Fifeand joined East Fife from Blairhall Colliery and became an integral part of East Fife's success in the 1940s and 1950s. Fleming won theLeague Cupwith East Fife in1949and1953and was part of the side that reached the1950 Scottish Cup Final.[3]
During his time with East Fife he won his onlyinternational cap,scoring twice for Scotland in a 3–1 win againstNorthern Irelandon 3 October 1953 atWindsor Park.[4]The match counted for both the1953–54 British Home Championshipand1954 FIFA World Cup qualification.[4]
He moved to English clubSunderlandin January 1955 for £20,000 (plus Tommy Wright in exchange) where he remained for three seasons. He moved toBath Cityin 1958 and scored 206 goals for Bath until his departure in 1966, making him the club's all-time record goal scorer. At Bath City he signed his ex-East Fife teammate,Bobby Black.[3]In 1964, he played in theEastern Canada Professional Soccer LeaguewithToronto City.[5]
External links
[edit]- Charlie Flemingat theScottish Football Association
- Charlie Flemingat Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
References
[edit]- ^"Charlie Fleming".Barry Hugman's Footballers.Retrieved13 May2017.
- ^England Player Honours - International Representative Teamsenglandfootballonline.com Retrieved 27 Jun 2010
- ^abBobby Black interviewArchivedFebruary 26, 2009, at theWayback Machine
- ^abBrown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (11 April 2019)."Scotland - International Matches 1951-1955".RSSSF.Retrieved27 February2020.
- ^Jose, Colin (2001).On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario.Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 202.
- 1927 births
- 1997 deaths
- Men's association football forwards
- Bath City F.C. managers
- Bath City F.C. players
- East Fife F.C. players
- Toronto City players
- People from Culross
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish football managers
- Scottish men's footballers
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Scottish league football top scorers
- Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Footballers from Fife
- Blairhall Colliery F.C. players