Charles Partridge (footballer)

Charles Partridge
Personal information
Full name	Charles Partridge
Date of birth	1867
Place of birth	Wednesbury, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–1890	Wednesbury Old Athletic
1890–1896	Small Heath
1896–189?	Willenhall
189?–1897	Sparkhill
1897	Park Mills
1897	Redditch Town
1898–1???	Headless Cross
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Partridge (1867 – after 1898) was an English professional footballer who made 29 appearances in the Football League for Small Heath.^[1] He played as a goalkeeper.

Partridge was born in Wednesbury, Staffordshire. He played football for Wednesbury Old Athletic before joining Small Heath in 1890.^[2] He played two games in Small Heath's second season in the Football Alliance, as a replacement for Chris Charsley and once in their second season in the Football League, replacing George Hollis.^[3] In the 1894–95 season, the club's first in the First Division, Partridge was first-choice goalkeeper, and had the dubious honour of being in goal for the club's record defeat, 9–1, away to Blackburn Rovers in January 1895.^[2]^[4] He lost his place the following season to Jim Roach, and went on to play for a variety of clubs in the Black Country, Birmingham and north Worcestershire.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 203. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
^ Matthews, pp. 141–43.
^ Matthews, p. 143.

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