Charlie Marks
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles William Alfred Marks | ||
| Date of birth | December 21, 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Eccles, Kent, England | ||
| Date of death | January 19, 2005 (aged 85) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| ? | Maidstone United | ? | |
| ? | Lloyds | ? | |
| ? | Tooting & Mitcham United | ? | |
| 1943–1958 | Gillingham | 392 | (8) |
| 1958–? | Tonbridge | ? | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 June 2007. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Charles William Alfred "Charlie" Marks (21 December 1919 – 19 January 2005) was an English professional footballer. He played for Gillingham for fifteen years, making him one of the longest-serving players in the Kent club's history. He was born in Eccles, near Aylesford, Kent.[1]
Career
As well as playing for various youth and works teams, Marks had spells with Maidstone United and Tooting & Mitcham United before joining Gillingham in 1943. He played 187 matches for the team during their spell in non-league football and, after the team's return to the Football League in 1950, made 265 further league appearances.[2] In 1958, aged nearly 40, he left to join non-league Tonbridge, his final club.[3]
Marks was famous for his fierce shot and once broke the net with a penalty kick.[3] After leaving football Marks worked as a stock controller in a paper mill. In later life, he lived in Larkfield, near Maidstone.[3] He died in January 2005 and was survived by his wife Gladys.[4]
References
- ↑ Elligate, David (2009). Gillingham FC On This Day. Pitch Publishing. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-905411-45-0.
- ↑ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 208. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ↑ "Sad News". Gillingham F.C. 28 January 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2009.