SOCCER PLAYER

Mel Charles

1935 - 2016

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Melvyn Charles (14 May 1935 – 24 September 2016) was a Welsh international footballer. Charles played as both a centre-half and centre-forward, with his preferred position being at right-half. After a short stint on the Leeds United ground staff, he turned professional with his local club, Swansea Town, in 1952. He spent seven years in the Second Division with the club before he won a £42,750 move to First Division Arsenal in March 1959. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Mel Charles is the 8,025th most popular soccer player (down from 7,199th in 2024), the 6,417th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,085th in 2019) and the 456th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Mel Charles ranks 8,025 out of 21,273. Before him are Lee Seung-woo, Patrice Garande, Masayuki Nakagomi, Archie Thompson, Frederico Rosa, and Kento Kato. After him are Sándor Schwartz, Pascal Nouma, Çağlar Söyüncü, Fumiyuki Kanda, Carlos Ruiz, and Shinnosuke Honda.

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Among people born in 1935, Mel Charles ranks 541. Before him are Bobby Bare, John Cordts, Bill Brack, Anne Reid, Gail Fisher, and Harry B. Gray. After him are John Inman, Lyle Waggoner, Ruth Ann Minner, Edward Schreyer, Herb Kohl, and Ron Delany. Among people deceased in 2016, Mel Charles ranks 577. Before him are P. A. Sangma, Christina Grimmie, Viktor Gavrikov, Theresa Saldana, Aleš Debeljak, and Susan Lindquist. After him are Mike Oxley, Rob Ford, Janet Waldo, Dale Bumpers, Filipe Machado, and Guy Clark.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mel Charles ranks 6,419 out of 8,785. Before him are Bill Forsyth (1946), Elkie Brooks (1945), Alistair Darling (1953), Paul Lambert (1969), Syd Owen (1922), and Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster (1991). After him are Paddy Pimblett (1995), Charlie Brooker (1971), Dominic Raab (1974), Peter Safran (1965), Lalla Ward (1951), and Andy Lonergan (1983).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Mel Charles ranks 456. Before him are Eddie Baily (1925), Tom Ince (1992), Stan Bowles (1948), Peter Reid (1956), Paul Lambert (1969), and Syd Owen (1922). After him are Andy Lonergan (1983), Danny Drinkwater (1990), Wilf Mannion (1918), Jack Kelsey (1929), Adam Smith (1991), and Gerry Peyton (1956).

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