Charlie MacDonald
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| Charlie MacDonald | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles MacDonald | |
| Date of birth | February 13, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Southwark, London, England | |
| Height | 5.09 | |
| Position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Gravesend & Northfleet | |
| Number | 10 | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1998-2002 2001 2002 2002 2002 2002-2003 2003-2005 2005- |
Charlton Athletic → Cheltenham Town (loan) → Torquay United (loan) → Colchester United (loan) Margate Stevenage Borough Crawley Town Gravesend & Northfleet |
8 (1) 8 (2) 5 (0) 4 (1) 5 (1) 16 (3) 30 (10) 42 (25) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Charlie MacDonald (born February 13, 1981) is a footballer, currently playing for Gravesend. He is currently the joint top scorer of the Conference National with 13 goals.
MacDonald played for the Millwall youth team before joining Charlton Athletic as a trainee, turning professional in August 1998. He made his Charlton debut on January 3, 2000, as a late substitute for Martin Pringle in a 3-0 win at home to Nottingham Forest. He started the FA Cup tie against Queens Park Rangers the following weekend, scoring the only goal as Charlton progressed to the fourth round. He made two further appearances as substitute that season amd won the Charlton Young Player of the Year Award.
He joined Cheltenham Town on loan in March 2001, scoring twice in seven games. He returned to the Charlton first team squad later that year and scored his first ever Premiership goal when scoring the late equaliser in the 1-1 draw with Newcastle United at The Valley. However, that was his last involvement with the Charlton first team and in February 2002 he joined Torquay United on loan, playing five games without scoring. In March 2002 he joined Colchester United on loan, but made just one appearance as a substitute before returning to The Valley.
He was released by Charlton in May 2002 and joined Conference side Margate in August. The following month he moved to Conference rivals Stevenage Borough. In August 2003 he moved to Crawley Town, scoring 10 times in 30 Conference games. In May 2005 he moved to Gravesend and soon settled in as a regular in the Gravesend team and a regular on the scoresheet.
