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Charlie Freeman
Personal information
Full name Charles Redfearn Freeman[1]
Date of birth 22 August 1887
Place of birth Overseal, Derbyshire, England
Date of death 17 March 1956(1956-03-17) (aged 68)[2]
Place of death Fulham, London, England
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1906 Overseal Swifts
1906–1907 Burton United 31 (3)
1907 Overseal Swifts
1907–1908 Fulham 0 (0)
1908–1921 Chelsea 95 (21)
1921–1923 Gillingham 82 (21)
Maidstone United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1911Derbyshire
Only FC1 July 1911 Derbyshire v Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 7
Batting average 3.50
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 4
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricInfo

Charles Redfearn Freeman (22 August 1887 – 17 March 1956) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Chelsea, Gillingham and Burton United as an inside forward.[1][3][4] After his retirement, he served Chelsea as trainer and groundsman.[5] Freeman was also a cricketer and played one first-class cricket match for Derbyshire in July 1911.[6]

Personal life

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Freeman served as a corporal in the Royal Air Force during the First World War and worked at the Royal Aircraft Factory.[2]

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
Burton United 1906–07[2] Second Division 31 3 3 0 34 3
Chelsea 1908–09[2] First Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
1909–10[2] 9 2 0 0 9 2
1910–11[2] Second Division 18 2 5 1 23 3
1911–12[2] 15 7 0 0 15 7
1912–13[2] First Division 11 3 0 0 11 3
1913–14[2] 21 5 1 0 22 5
1914–15[2] 15 2 1 0 16 2
1919–20[2] 2 0 1 0 3 0
Total 96 21 8 1 104 22
Gillingham 1921–22[2] Third Division South 40 11 4 3 44 14
1922–23[2] 42 10 2 44 10
Total 82 21 6 3 88 24
Career total 208 45 19 4 227 49

Honours

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Chelsea

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0. OCLC 841581272.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Charlie Freeman". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 18. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  4. ^ "Freeman Charlie Gillingham 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ Churchill, Alexandra; Holmes, Andrew (15 July 2015). Over Land and Sea: Chelsea FC in the Great War. The History Press. ISBN 9780750965422.
  6. ^ "Player Profile: Charles Freeman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
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