John Charles

**John Charles** (27 December 1931 - 21 February 2004) was a Welsh football player. He has played for Wales national team.

## Career statistics

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|National Cup|colspan="2"|European Cup|colspan="2"|Total||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="10"|Leeds United|1948-49|rowspan="8"|Second Division|3|0|0|0|colspan="2"|—|3|0|
|1949–50|42|1|5|0|colspan="2"|—|47|1|||||
|1950–51|34|3|2|0|colspan="2"|—|36|3|||||
|1951–52|18|0|5|0|colspan="2"|—|23|0|||||
|1952–53|40|26|1|1|colspan="2"|—|41|27|||||
|1953–54|39|42|2|1|colspan="2"|—|41|43|||||
|1954–55|40|11|2|1|colspan="2"|—|42|12|||||
|1955–56|42|29|1|0|colspan="2"|—|43|29|||||
|1956–57|First Division|40|38|1|1|colspan="2"|—|41|39||||
|rowspan="6"|Juventus|1957–58|rowspan="5"|Serie A|34|28|4|1|colspan="2"|—|38|29|
|1958–59|30|19|4|5|2|0|36|24|||||
|1959–60|34|23|3|3|colspan="2"|—|37|26|||||
|1960–61|32|15|3|1|2|0|37|16|||||
|1961–62|21|8|4|2|6|0|31|10|||||
|Leeds United|1962–63|Second Division|11|3|0|0|colspan="2"|—|11|3|||
|Roma|1962–63|Serie A|10|4|3|0|colspan="2"|—|13|4|||
|rowspan="4"|Cardiff City|1963–64|rowspan="3"|Second Division|33|11|1|0|colspan="2"|—|34|11|
|1964–65|28|3|1|0|colspan="2"|—|29|3|||||
|1965–66|7|4|2|0|colspan="2"|—|9|4|||||
    - a.  Includes FA Cup and Coppa Italia

## Honours

**Leeds United**
- Second Division runners-up: 1955–56

**Juventus**
- Serie A: 1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61
- Coppa Italia: 1958–59, 1959–60

**Cardiff City**
- Welsh Cup: 1963–64, 1964–65

**Wales**
- British Home Championship: 1959–60; runners-up: 1960–61, 1961–62
- FIFA World Cup quarter-finalist: 1958

**Individual**
- English First Division Top Scorer: 1956–57
- Serie A Top Goal-scorer: 1957–58
- Ballon d'Or – Third place: 1959
- UEFA Golden Player: Wales

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: John Charles
<small>Order of the British Empire, CBE</small>
- **image**: John Charles, Wales versus Scotland, Ninian Park, 1954.jpg
- **caption**: Charles with Wales national football team, Wales in 1954
- **fullname**: William John Charles
- **birth place**: Swansea, Wales
- **death place**: Wakefield, England
- **position**: Centre-forward, centre-back
- **youthyears1**: 1946–1948
- **youthclubs1**: Swansea City A.F.C. Under-23s, Swansea Town
- **youthyears2**: 1948–1949
- **youthclubs2**: Leeds United F.C. Reserves and Youth Team, Leeds United
- **years1**: 1949–1957
- **clubs1**: Leeds United F.C., Leeds United
- **caps1**: 297
- **goals1**: 157
- **years2**: 1957–1962
- **clubs2**: Juventus FC, Juventus
- **caps2**: 155
- **goals2**: 108
- **years3**: 1962
- **clubs3**: Leeds United F.C., Leeds United
- **caps3**: 11
- **goals3**: 3
- **years4**: 1962–1963
- **clubs4**: A.S. Roma, Roma
- **caps4**: 10
- **goals4**: 4
- **years5**: 1963–1966
- **clubs5**: Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City
- **caps5**: 69
- **goals5**: 18
- **years6**: 1966–1971
- **clubs6**: Hereford United F.C., Hereford United
- **caps6**: 173
- **goals6**: 80
- **years7**: 1972–1974
- **clubs7**: Merthyr Tydfil F.C., Merthyr Tydfil
- **totalcaps**: 715
- **totalgoals**: 370
- **nationalyears1**: 1950–1965
- **nationalteam1**: Wales national football team, Wales
- **nationalcaps1**: 38
- **nationalgoals1**: 15
- **manageryears1**: 1967–1971
- **managerclubs1**: Hereford United F.C., Hereford United (player-manager)
- **manageryears2**: 1972–1974
- **managerclubs2**: Merthyr Tydfil F.C., Merthyr Tydfil (player-manager)
- **manageryears3**: 1987
- **managerclubs3**: Hamilton Steelers (CSL), Hamilton Steelers