John Charles

Born on : December 27, 1931 at Swansea

Date of death : February 21, 2004

Nationality : Wales

Height : 1m88

Weight : 90 kg

Number of international caps : 38 (15 goals)

First cap : vs Northern Ireland 08/03/1950

First international goal : vs Northern Ireland 15/04/1953

Main position
Striker

Manager careerLast updated on 16/04/2024 at 05:24

V D L

Results

Goals

Competition info

Season	Club	League					Continent						International
Season	Club	tier	Games played	V V	D D	L L	Rk.	pts	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA
1974/1975	Merthyr Tydfil
1973/1974	Merthyr Tydfil																	2	50%1		50%1	FA Cup2e t2e tour	1	3								2	50%1		50%1		1	3
1972/1973	Merthyr Tydfil
1971/1972	Merthyr Tydfil
1970/1971	Hereford																	3	33%1	33%1	33%1	FA Cup2e t2e tour	5	5								3	33%1	33%1	33%1		5	5
1969/1970	Hereford																	2	50%1		50%1	FA Cup2e t2e tour	3	3								2	50%1		50%1		3	3
1968/1969	Hereford																	2		50%1	50%1	FA Cup1er 1er tour	2	4								2		50%1	50%1		2	4
1967/1968	Hereford																	2	50%1		50%1	FA Cup2e t2e tour	3	5								2	50%1		50%1		3	5
1966/1967	Hereford																	1			100%1	FA Cup1er 1er tour	1	4								1			100%1		1	4
Total																		12	33%4	17%2	50%6		15	24								12	33%4	17%2	50%6		15	24

Charles's career statisticsLast updated on 16/04/2024 at 05:24

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

V D L

Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

tier

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

1966/1967

Hereford

1965/1966

Cardiff City

1964/1965

Cardiff City

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Wales	British Home Championship	1					2		90	0	100%		33%			100%	0%	0%
Wales	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	1					2		90	0	100%		25%			0%	0%	100%

1963/1964

Cardiff City

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Wales	British Home Championship	1					2		90	0	100%		33%			0%	0%	100%

1962/1963

AS Roma

1962/1963

Leeds United

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Wales	British Home Championship	1	1		90		3		90	0	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%

1961/1962

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Juventus	Serie A	21	8	236	41	4	1890	100%	62%	19%	24%	57%
Juventus	(C1) Ligue des Champions	6			6	2	540	100%	86%	50%	17%	33%
Juventus	Coppa Italia	4	2	180	5	2	360	100%	80%	50%	0%	50%
Wales	British Home Championship	1			1		90	100%	33%	0%	100%	0%
Wales	Friendlies	3	1	270	8		270	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%

1960/1961

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Juventus	(C1) Ligue des Champions	2			4	1	180	100%	100%	50%	0%	50%
Juventus	Serie A	32	15	192	37	11	2880	100%	94%	66%	16%	19%
Juventus	Coppa Italia	3	1	270	4	1	270	100%	75%	67%	0%	33%

1959/1960

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Juventus	Serie A	34	23	133	33	13	3060	100%	100%	74%	15%	12%
Juventus	Coppa Italia	3	3	100	4	1	300	100%	75%	67%	33%	0%
Wales	British Home Championship	1	1	90	1		90	100%	33%	0%	100%	0%

1958/1959

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Juventus	Coppa Italia	2			4		210	100%	67%	50%	0%	50%
Juventus	Serie A	29	19	137	42	9	2610	100%	85%	41%	34%	24%
Juventus	(C1) Ligue des Champions	2			8		180	100%	100%	50%	0%	50%
Juventus	Coppa Italia	4	5	78	5		390	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%

1957/1958

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Juventus	Serie A	34	28	109	44	9	3060	100%	100%	68%	15%	18%
Juventus	Coppa Italia	2	1	180	2		180	100%	33%	100%	0%	0%
Wales	World Cup Qualifying	2				2	180	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%
Wales	World Cup	4	1	360	3	1	360	100%	80%	25%	75%	0%

1956/1957

Leeds United

540

106

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Leeds United	Division 1	40	38	95	61	10	3600	100%	95%	38%	33%	30%
Leeds United	FA Cup	1	1	90	2		90	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%
Wales	British Home Championship	3	1	270	5	1	270	100%	100%	0%	67%	33%
Wales	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	3			4	1	270	100%	100%	33%	0%	67%

1955/1956

Leeds United

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Wales	British Home Championship	3				1	4		270	0	100%		100%			33%	33%	33%
Wales	Friendlies	1					2		90	0	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%

1954/1955

Leeds United

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Wales	Friendlies	1					3		90	0	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%
Wales	British Home Championship	3	5		54		6		270	0	100%		100%			33%	0%	67%

1953/1954

Leeds United

120

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Wales	British Home Championship	3	3		90		9		270	0	100%		100%			0%	33%	67%
Wales	Friendlies	1					2		90	0	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%

1952/1953

Leeds United

135

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Wales	British Home Championship	1	2		45		2		90	0	100%		33%			100%	0%	0%
Wales	Friendlies	2					11		180	0	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%

1951/1952

Leeds United

1950/1951

Leeds United

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Wales	Friendlies	1					2		90	0	100%		50%			100%	0%	0%

1949/1950

Leeds United

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Wales	British Home Championship	1						1	90	0	100%		33%			0%	100%	0%

Total

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Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

Serie A	3	195819601961
Coppa Italia	2	19591960
British Home Championship	2	19561960

Runner-ups

British Home Championship

1962

1965

Transfers

01/07/74 > 21/02/04	Retired	mana.
01/07/71 > 01/07/74	Merthyr Tydfil	mana.
01/07/66 > 01/07/71	Hereford	mana.

01/07/67 > 21/02/04	Retired
01/07/66 > 01/07/67	Hereford
01/07/63 > 01/07/66	Cardiff City
01/11/62 > 01/07/63	AS Roma
01/07/62 > 01/11/62	Leeds United
01/07/57 > 01/07/62	Juventus
01/07/49 > 01/07/57	Leeds United

Suggest a transfer for this player

Manager career by clubLast updated on 07/04/2024 at 14:54

Club	Played matches	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses	GF Goals for	GA Goals against
Hereford	10	30%3	20%2	50%5	14	21
Merthyr Tydfil	2	50%1	0%0	50%1	1	3

Player career by clubLast updated on 07/04/2024 at 14:54

Club	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Minutes played	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Juventus	178	105	153	16110	100%178	58%103	24%43
Leeds United	41	39	95	3690	100%41	37%15	32%13
Wales	38	15	228	3420	100%38	24%9	50%19

Manager's favourite opponents

Club		V
Northampton	2	1	4	3
Barnet	1	1	3	2
Chelmsford	1	1	2	1
Weymouth	1	1	1	0
Torquay	2	0	2	4
Newport	1	0	1	2
Watford	1	0	0	3
Peterborough	1	0	1	4
Brighton	1	0	1	2
Hendon	1	0	0	3

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Udinese	9	7	6
AS Roma	8	5	4
SPAL	10	7	8
Lazio	10	8	9
Sampdoria	10	6	5
Torino	8	5	5
Inter Milan	11	7	7
Fiorentina	11	4	6
AC Milan	10	3	4
Atalanta	8	2	4
Bologna	8	4	9
Vicenza	8	5	5
Napoli	7	2	3
Genoa	7	7	6
Alessandria	7	5	7
N. Ireland	6	2	6
Bari	6	3	2
Israel	2	2	0
WBA	2	0	0
Triestina	2	2	1

Manager's worst opponents

Club		L
Newport	1	1	2
Watford	1	1	3
Peterborough	1	1	4
Brighton	1	1	2
Torquay	2	1	4
Hendon	1	1	3

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
AC Milan	10	5	24
Fiorentina	11	5	17
Scotland	8	4	16
England	5	3	12
Sampdoria	10	3	14
Vicenza	8	3	10
Napoli	7	3	13
Brazil	2	2	6
Real Madrid	3	2	4
Austria	2	2	4
Yugoslavia	2	2	8
Torino	8	2	7
Inter Milan	11	2	17
AS Roma	8	2	8
Lazio	10	2	8
Atalanta	8	2	12
Bologna	8	2	15
Padua	8	2	8
Cardiff City	3	2	6
Man United	2	2	5

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
1966/1967	Hereford	0%	0%	0	0%	100%	1	-
1965/1966	Cardiff City	0%	0%	0	32%	47%	53	-
1964/1965	Cardiff City	0%	0%	0	30%	36%	50	-
1963/1964	Cardiff City	0%	0%	0	30%	43%	46	-
1962/1963	AS Roma	0%	0%	0	43%	23%	35	-
1962/1963	Leeds United	0%	0%	0	35%	35%	17	-
1961/1962	Juventus	29%	52%	31	53%	20%	15	Very negative
1960/1961	Juventus	65%	22%	37	33%	33%	3	-
1959/1960	Juventus	73%	11%	37	100%	0%	1	-
1958/1959	Juventus	49%	24%	37	67%	17%	6	-
1957/1958	Juventus	69%	17%	36	75%	0%	4	-
1956/1957	Leeds United	37%	32%	41	0%	50%	2	-
1955/1956	Leeds United	0%	0%	0	53%	33%	43	-
1954/1955	Leeds United	0%	0%	0	52%	30%	44	-
1953/1954	Leeds United	0%	0%	0	34%	34%	44	-
1952/1953	Leeds United	0%	0%	0	33%	33%	43	-
1951/1952	Leeds United	0%	0%	0	43%	30%	47	-
1950/1951	Leeds United	0%	0%	0	48%	34%	44	-
1949/1950	Leeds United	0%	0%	0	43%	28%	47	-

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Leeds United
18/08/1956	D1	Leeds United - Everton	5 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first victory, first goal
23/08/1956	D1	Charlton - Leeds United	1 - 2	First time scoring 2 goals
25/08/1956	D1	Tottenham - Leeds United	5 - 1	First loss
10/11/1956	D1	Leeds United - S Wednesday	3 - 1	First time scoring 3 goals
Juventus
08/09/1957	SA	Juventus - Hellas Verona	3 - 2	First match with the club, first start, first victory, first goal
27/10/1957	SA	Juventus - Inter Milan	3 - 1	First time scoring 2 goals
03/11/1957	SA	Vicenza - Juventus	2 - 1	First loss
15/12/1957	SA	Juventus - Atalanta	3 - 0	First time scoring 3 goals

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 07/04/2024 at 14:54

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Minutes played	Match starts	Yellow cards	D Draws	L Losses
Serie A	Serie A	150	93	145		13500	100%150	57%85	20%30	23%35
Coppa Italia	Coppa Italia	18	12	143		1710	100%18	72%13	6%1	22%4
Premier League	Premier League	40	38	95		3600	100%40	38%15	33%13	30%12
FA Cup	FA Cup	1	1	90		90	100%1			100%1
Friendlies	Friendlies	9	1	810		810	100%9	11%1		89%8
World Cup	World Cup	4	1	360		360	100%4	25%1	75%3
BHC	British Home Championship	19	13	132	1	1710	100%19	21%4	37%7	42%8
WCQEZ	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	4				360	100%4	25%1		75%3
World Cup Qualifying	World Cup Qualifying	2				180	100%2	100%2
Champions League	Champions League	10				900	100%10	50%5	10%1	40%4

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
1965/1966	Cardiff City	2	20	34	42	12	10	20	71	91
1964/1965	Cardiff City	2	13	40	42	13	14	15	64	57
1963/1964	Cardiff City	2	15	38	42	14	10	18	56	81
1962/1963	AS Roma	1	5	40	34	13	14	7	57	32
1961/1962	Juventus	1	13	29	34	10	9	15	48	56
1960/1961	Juventus	1	1	49	34	22	5	7	80	42
1959/1960	Juventus	1	1	55	34	25	5	4	92	33
1958/1959	Juventus	1	4	42	34	16	10	8	74	51
1957/1958	Juventus	1	1	51	34	23	5	6	77	44
1956/1957	Leeds United	1	8	44	42	15	14	13	72	63
1955/1956	Leeds United	2	2	52	42	23	6	13	80	60
1954/1955	Leeds United	2	4	53	42	23	7	12	70	53
1953/1954	Leeds United	2	10	43	42	15	13	14	89	81
1952/1953	Leeds United	2	10	43	42	14	15	13	71	63
1951/1952	Leeds United	2	6	47	42	18	11	13	59	57
1950/1951	Leeds United	2	5	48	42	20	8	14	63	55
1949/1950	Leeds United	2	5	47	42	17	13	12	54	45

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
April 12, 1967	12/04	BHC	Round 3	N. Ireland	0 - 0	Wales	Absent
November 26, 1966	26/11	FAC	First round	Peterborough	4 - 1	Hereford	No data
November 16, 1966	16/11	BHC	Round 2	England	5 - 1	Wales	Absent
October 23, 1966	23/10	BHC	Round 1	Wales	1 - 1	Scotland	Absent

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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