Charles John Vaughan (23 April 1921 – 16 March 1989) was an English footballer who played for Charlton Athletic and Portsmouth as a centre forward during the 1940s and 1950s.[2]
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Full name | Charles John Vaughan[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1921-04-23)23 April 1921[1] | ||
Place of birth | Bermondsey,[1] England | ||
Date of death | 16 March 1989(1989-03-16) (aged 67)[1] | ||
Place of death | Sutton, London,[1] England | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
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Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1941–1946 | Sutton United | ||
1946–1953 | Charlton Athletic | 227 | (91) |
1953–1954 | Portsmouth | 26 | (14) |
1954–19?? | Bexleyheath & Welling | ||
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1952 | England B | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Vaughan started his career with Sutton United. He helped them win numerous wartime honours, scored 42 league goals in the 1945–46 season to win the Athenian League,[3] and finished his Sutton United career with 248 goals in all competitions. He was inducted into the club's Hall of Fame.[4]
In 1950, Vaughan toured Canada with a Football Association party,[5] and in March 1952, he appeared in an England B international against the Netherlands.[6]
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