Charlie Handley

Charlie Handley
Personal information
Full nameCharles Harold James Handley
Date of birth12 March 1899
Place of birthEdmonton, England
Date of death1957
Playing positionWinger
Youth career
Edmonton Juniors
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1921–1929Tottenham Hotspur121(26)
1929–1930Swansea Town19(4)
1930Sittingbourne
1930–1931Sheppey United
1931–1932Thames29(3)
1932Sittingbourne
1932Norwich City0(0)
1932–????Berne
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Charles Harold James Handley (12 March 1899 - 1957) was an English professional footballer who played most of his career with Tottenham Hotspur as a winger in the 1920s.

History

Handley was born in Edmonton, North London and, as a youngster, trained with his father in their back garden. After trying out at local team, Edmonton Juniors, Handley went onto play for other minor clubs but finally after enrolling in the Spurs Youth, Handley was called up by the current manager Peter McWilliam. From 1922 - 1928, Charlie "Tich" Handley played for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. He scored a goal almost every time and if he wasn't scoring, he was setting them up. He and Jimmy Dimmock another well known player were Tottenham's best strikers in that decade.