Steve Charles, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Steve Charles

English former association footballer

Date of Birth: 10-May-1960

Place of Birth: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Steve Charles

  • Stephen Charles (born 10 May 1960) is a former professional footballer who played in The Football League as a midfielder for five different clubs, and was until recently manager of Conference North side Gainsborough Trinity.
  • He is also a graduate of Sheffield University, where he gained a degree in mathematics, and a Master's degree in sports science.Charles attended Columbia University in the United States where he was the 1979 Ivy League MVP and a 1979 First Team All American.an English former schoolboy international, Sheffield-born Steve Charles began his football career at Sheffield United while still a university student.
  • He signed a professional contract with the Blades in January 1980, and went on to make over a hundred appearances for the Blades, helping the team gain promotion from Division Four in 1982.
  • In November 1984, he moved to Wrexham where he spent two-and-a-half years and lifted the Welsh Cup in 1986. In the summer of 1987, Charles moved to Mansfield Town for a £15,000 transfer fee, making his debut on 15 August 1987 against Bristol City.
  • In his first season at Field Mill, he was ever-present in the side and scored 12 goals, many of them from free kicks.
  • He spent six seasons at Mansfield, playing 278 games for the club in all competitions, scoring 47 goals.
  • He is a member of the Mansfield Town Hall of Fame.
  • He left to join Scarborough in February 1993, and also had a short loan spell at Scunthorpe United near the end of his time in Mansfield. Charles played nearly 150 games for Scarborough during a three-year spell, and then continued his career in the non-league game, where he played for Stalybridge Celtic and Boston United until he was 40 years old.
  • From 2007 until August 2009, he was manager of Gainsborough Trinity.

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