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English footballer (1884–1916)

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

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.

Personal life

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

Career statistics

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 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1909–10 2 1 0 0 2 1
1910–11 15 5 1 0 16 5
Total 18 6 1 0 19 6
Huddersfield Town (loan) 1908–09 North Eastern League 9 3 ― 9 3
Huddersfield Town (loan) 1909–10 Midland League 7 2 3 1 10 3
Total 16 5 3 1 19 6
Woolwich Arsenal 1911–12 First Division 27 8 1 0 28 8
1912–13 15 4 0 0 15 4
1913–14 Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 43 12 1 0 44 12
Career total 77 23 5 1 82 24

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  4. ^ "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. ^ "Charles Randall". 11v11.com. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Player Profile – Randall, Charles". Huddersfield Town AFC Archive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.


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