Charles Randall (footballer)

Charles Edward Randall (1884 – 27 September 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Woolwich Arsenal and Newcastle United as an inside left.[1][5]

Charles Randall
Personal information
Full name Charles Edward Randall[1]
Date of birth 1884
Place of birth Bearpark, England[2]
Date of death (aged 32)[3]
Place of death Somme, France[3]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[4]
Position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hobson Wanderers
1908–1911 Newcastle United 18 (6)
1908–1909Huddersfield Town (loan) 9 (3)
1909–1910Huddersfield Town (loan) 7 (2)
Castleford Town (loan)
1911–1914 Woolwich Arsenal 43 (12)
North Shields Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Randall was married and had one son, who died in infancy.[4] In March 1915, during the second year of the First World War, Randall enlisted as a private in the Coldstream Guards.[4] He arrived on the Western Front in November 1915 and was killed on the Somme on 27 September 1916.[4][6] He was buried in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery near Mametz.[3]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 1908–09[7] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1909–10[7] 2 1 0 0 2 1
1910–11[7] 15 5 1 0 16 5
Total 18 6 1 0 19 6
Huddersfield Town (loan) 1908–09[8] North Eastern League 9 3 9 3
Huddersfield Town (loan) 1909–10[8] Midland League 7 2 3 1 10 3
Total 16 5 3 1 19 6
Woolwich Arsenal 1911–12[7] First Division 27 8 1 0 28 8
1912–13[7] 15 4 0 0 15 4
1913–14[7] Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 43 12 1 0 44 12
Career total 77 23 5 1 82 24

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 239. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Charles Randall on Lives of the First World War
  3. ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d "Charles Edward Randall (1884–1916)". www.durhamatwar.org.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Charles Randall". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Charles Edward Randall | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Charles Randall". 11v11.com. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Player Profile – Randall, Charles". Huddersfield Town AFC Archive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.