EnglandCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Sir Robert Charlton was an English footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, left winger or centre-forward. Widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, he was a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or. He finished second in the Ballon d'Or voting in 1967 and 1968. He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts, passing abilities from midfield, ferocious long-range shooting from both left and right foot, fitness, and stamina. He was cautioned only twice in his career: once against Argentina in the 1966 World Cup, and once in a league match against Chelsea. With success at club and international level, he was one of eleven players to have won the FIFA World Cup, the European Cup and the Ballon d'Or. His elder brother Jack, who was also in the World Cup–winning team, was a defender for Leeds United and also for ten years was the manager of the Republic of Ireland. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
16 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1962–1970The archive holds 16 team sheets naming Bobby Charlton in England's starting line-up, from 1962-05-31 to 1970-06-14.
16 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
14 goals across 10 scoring matches · 5 tournaments · 1960–1968| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-06-08 |  Russiaplayed as Soviet Union | W2–0(n) | 39' | UEFA Euro | Rome |
| 1968-04-03 |  Spain | W1–0(h) | 84' | UEFA Euro qualification | London |
| 1967-11-22 |  Northern Ireland | W2–0(h) | 62' | British Home Championship | London |
| 1967-10-21 |  Wales | W3–0(a) | 87' | British Home Championship | Cardiff |
| 1966-11-16 | Wales | W5–1(h) | 43' | British Home Championship | London |
| 1966-07-26 |  Portugal | W2–1(h) | 30' 80' | FIFA World Cup | London |
| 1966-07-16 |  Mexico | W2–0(h) | 37' | FIFA World Cup | London |
| 1962-06-02 |  Argentina | W3–1(n) | 42' | FIFA World Cup | Rancagua |
| 1961-09-28 |  Luxembourg | W4–1(h) | 44' 80' | FIFA World Cup qualification | London |
| 1960-10-19 | Luxembourg | W9–0(a) | 3' 7' 65'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup qualification | Luxembourg |
Honours
19 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours19 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup | ×1 | 1966 | England | |
| European Cup | ×1 | 1967–68 | Manchester United | |
| British Home Championship (outright) | ×5 | 1961, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 | England | |
| FA Youth Cup | ×3 | 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56 | Manchester United Youth | |
| Football League First Division | ×3 | 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67 | Manchester United | |
| FA Charity Shield | ×2 | 1965, 1967 | Manchester United | |
| Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) | ×1 | 1969, 1974 | ||
| FA Cup | ×1 | 1962–63 | Manchester United | |
| Knight Bachelor | ×1 | 1994 | ||
| Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class | ×1 | 2012 | ||
| Individual honours23 | ||||
| Player of the year · 3 | ||||
| Ballon d'Or | 1966 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Golden Ball | 1966 | |||
| FWA Footballer of the Year | 1965–66 | |||
| Teams of the season · 6 | ||||
| FUWO European Team of the Year | ×4 | 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 | ||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | ×2 | 1966, 1970 | ||
| More honours · 14 | ||||
| BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award | 2008 | |||
| British Sports Book Awards | ||||
| English Football Hall of Fame | 2002 | |||
| FIFA 100 | 2004 | |||
| FIFA World Cup All-Time Team | 1994 | |||
| Football League 100 Legends | 1998 | |||
| FWA Tribute Award | 1989 | |||
| IFFHS Legends | ||||
| Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award | 2012 | |||
| PFA Merit Award | 1974 | |||
| UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll | ||||
| UEFA President's Award | 2008 | |||
| Walther Bensemann award | 2011 | |||
| World Soccer The Greatest Players of the 20th century | ||||
| Orders & distinctions1 | ||||
| Commander of the Order of the British Empire | 1974 | |||