Charlie Billington

Charles Roy Billington (8 November 1927 – 19 November 1985) was an English professional footballer who made 249 appearances in the Football League playing as a defender for Aldershot (226 appearances in all competitions[2]), Norwich City, Watford and Mansfield Town.[1] He was on the books of hometown club Chesterfield as an amateur, but never played for their first team, and played non-league football for Parkhouse Colliery and Burton Albion.[3][4]

Charlie Billington
Personal information
Full name Charles Roy Billington[1]
Date of birth (1927-11-08)8 November 1927[1]
Place of birth Chesterfield,[1] England
Date of death 19 November 1985(1985-11-19) (aged 58)[1]
Place of death Chesterfield,[1] England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Parkhouse Colliery
1944–1946 Chesterfield 0 (0)
1946–1956 Aldershot 212 (11)
1956–1957 Norwich City 22 (0)
1957–1958 Watford 14 (0)
1958–1959 Mansfield Town 1 (0)
1959–19?? Burton Albion
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References
  1. "Charlie Billington". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. "On this day 15–21 January". Aldershot Town F.C. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. "Battocchio to Bolton" (PDF). The Watford FC Archive. Trefor Jones. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  4. "No first team" (XLSX). cfchistory.com. Stuart Basson. 16 June 2019.


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