Charlie Bicknell (footballer)

Charlie Bicknell
Personal information
Date of birth16 November 1905
Place of birthChesterfield, England
Date of death6 September 1994 (aged 88)
Place of deathCambridgeshire, England
Playing positionLeft back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
New Tupton Ivanhoe?(?)
1927–1930Chesterfield79(0)
1930–1936Bradford City240(2)
1936–1947West Ham United149(0)
Total468(2)
Teams managed
1947Bedford Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Charles "Charlie" Bicknell (6 November 1905 – 6 September 1994) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back. Active between 1928 and 1947, Bicknell made over 450 appearances in the Football League.

Career

Bicknell began his early career in non-league football, playing for teams such as New Tupton Ivanhoe, among others. He began his Football League career in October 1927 with Chesterfield, where he made 79 appearances between 1928 and 1930.[1] He went onto play for Bradford City and West Ham United.[2]

Bicknell left West Ham in 1947 to become manager of Bedford Town.[3]

References

  1. "Chesterfield FC: Football League players, 1921 to 2009". Chesterfield Football Club. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  2. "Charlie Bicknell". West Ham Stats. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  3. "Charles Bicknell". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 3 September 2009.