
When the whistle went at Wembley on 30 July 1966, the lanky Leeds stopper they called the Giraffe sank to his knees and was folded into his brother Bobby's arms. He won the World Cup that afternoon, then the First Division title with Leeds in 1969, the FA Cup in 1972, two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups and the 1967 Footballer of the Year award, across 773 games for a single club. Career record: 35 caps and 6 goals for England; club career at Leeds United; honours include Hall of Fame.
| 1952–1973 | Leeds United |
| England | 35 caps, 6 goals |
England legends whose careers overlapped Charlton's
One rank above: Duncan Edwards at #22.
One rank below: Michael Owen at #24.
England's editorial top five: Bobby Charlton · Bobby Moore · Gordon Banks · Harry Kane · Stanley Matthews.