Simon Charlton
| Simon Charlton | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Thomas Charlton | |
| Date of birth | October 25, 1971 | |
| Place of birth | Huddersfield, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Playing position | Fullback | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Norwich City (Coach) | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1989-1993 1993-1997 1997-2000 2000-2004 2004-2006 2006-2007 |
Huddersfield Town Southampton Birmingham City Bolton Wanderers Norwich City Oldham Athletic |
124 (1) 115 (2) 72 (0) 120 (0) 45 (2) 25 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Simon Thomas Charlton (born October 25, 1971 in Huddersfield) is an English former footballer, who is currently a coach at Norwich City. He was a left-back who could also play as a left-sided central defender or occasionally in midfield.
Charlton began his career at his home-town club Huddersfield Town where he became a firm fans' favourite and played over a hundred games for the Terriers before moving to Premiership side Southampton for £250,000.
From Southampton he was initially loaned to Birmingham City, before making his move permanent in 1998. In 2000, Charlton was transferred to Bolton Wanderers, where he was voted the fans` player of the year for the 2003-04 season, and subsequently moved to Norwich City at the end of the 2004-05 season.
At the end of the 2005-06 season, Charlton was released by Norwich City. He left the club under something of a cloud, criticising manager Nigel Worthington in the local newspaper, and stating that he believed Worthington had made a scapegoat and an easy target out of him.
His career was revived, however, when he signed a one year deal with Oldham Athletic on August 8, 2006. Although on his first appearance he conceded a penalty, which was saved, he also provided a cross for the only goal of the game and was named man of the match. After his contract at Oldham expired in May 2007, he retired as a player, and moved into coaching with Norwich City.
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