Charlie Atkinson (footballer)

Charles Atkinson (17 December 1932 – 25 November 2010) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.

Charlie Atkinson
Personal information
Full name Charles Atkinson[1]
Date of birth (1932-12-17)17 December 1932
Place of birth Hull, England
Date of death 25 November 2010(2010-11-25) (aged 77)
Place of death Pudsey, England
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Marist Old Boys
1950–1953 Hull City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1956 Hull City 37 (2)
1956–1964 Bradford Park Avenue 339 (50)
1964–1965 Bradford City 16 (1)
Real Santos
Total 392 (53)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Hull, Atkinson played for Marist Old Boys, Hull City, Bradford Park Avenue and Bradford City.[2] He was a wing-half. Atkinson played for his hometown club before he joined Bradford Park Avenue's where he became their record Football League appearance holder. He finished his professional playing career with their wool city rivals Bradford City,[3] before playing for Real Santos in Bradford.[4]

Atkinson became president of Park Avenue before he retired due to ill-health in 2007.[3]

Personal life

Atkinson also had trials for Yorkshire at cricket.[3]

He lived in Pudsey. He died on 25 November 2010 at the age of 77 from ill-health following a previous fall when he cracked his skull and had to have a brain operation.[3]

References
  1. "Charlie Atkinson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  2. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  3. Mike Crowther (25 November 2010). "Bradford Park Avenue record-holder Atkinson dies". Telegraph & Argus.
  4. Charlie Atkinson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)


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