Charles Alton

Charles Alton
	Alton while with Brentford in 1922.
Personal information
Full name	Charles Alton
Date of birth	24 December 1891
Place of birth	Brampton, England
Date of death	22 September 1969 (aged 77)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Spital Olympic
1912–1914	Chesterfield Town
1914–1915	Castleford Town
1915	Stalybridge Celtic
1915–1916	Doncaster Rovers
1918–1921	Rotherham County
1921–1925	Brentford
1925–1926	Northfleet United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Alton (24 December 1891 – 22 September 1969) was an English footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Rotherham County and Brentford.

Career[edit]

A full back, Alton began his career with spells at Spital Olympic, Chesterfield Town, Castleford Town, Doncaster Rovers and Stalybridge Celtic prior to the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.^[1]^[2] He signed for Second Division club Rotherham County in 1919 and made 55 appearances, scoring one goal during two seasons with the club.^[1] Alton joined Third Division South club Brentford in 1921 and he was a virtual ever-present during his time at Griffin Park,^[3] making 133 appearances and scoring six goals (all from penalties) before being given a free transfer in August 1925.^[3]^[4] He ended his career with a spell at Southern League club Northfleet United.^[3]

Personal life[edit]

Alton served as a corporal in the Royal Engineers during the First World War.^[5]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chesterfield Town	1912–13^[6]	Midland League	4	0	0	0	4	0
Brentford	1921–22^[7]	Third Division South	36	0	3	0	39	0
	1922–23^[7]	Third Division South	42	3	3	1	45	4
	1923–24^[7]	Third Division South	31	2	0	0	31	2
	1924–25^[7]	Third Division South	17	0	1	0	18	0
	Total		126	5	7	1	133	6
Career total			130	5	7	1	137	6

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 8. ISBN 978-1905891610.
^ ^a ^b "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information – 1909–1917". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 10. ISBN 978-0955294914.
^ "Sports Items". Chiswick Times. 28 August 1925.
^ Charles Alton on Lives of the First World War
^ "Chesterfield Town FC, 1912–13". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 366–368. ISBN 0951526200.

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[Joyce-1] Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 8. ISBN 978-1905891610.

[cfchistory-2] "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information – 1909–1917". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 19 December 2016.

[Timeless-3] Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 10. ISBN 978-0955294914.

[4] "Sports Items". Chiswick Times. 28 August 1925.

[5] Charles Alton on Lives of the First World War

[6] "Chesterfield Town FC, 1912–13". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[White-7] White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 366–368. ISBN 0951526200.

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