Charlie Hillam

English footballer

Charlie Hillam
Personal information
Full name Charles Emmanuel Hillam[1]
Date of birth Burnley, England
Place of birth 6 October 1908
Date of death 16 June 1958(1958-06-16) (aged 49)[2]
Place of death Southend-on-Sea, England[2]
Height 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1930 Clitheroe
1930– Nelson 3 (0)
0000–1932 Clitheroe
1932–1933 Burnley 19 (0)
1933–1934 Manchester United 8 (0)
1934–1938 Clapton Orient 125 (0)
1938–1941 Southend United 13 (0)
1946 Ekco Sports
1948 Chingford Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Emmanuel Hillam (6 October 1908 – 16 June 1958) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Nelson, Burnley, Clapton Orient, Manchester United and Southend United.[1][3][4]

Personal life

During the early years of his football career, Hillam worked as a miner.[2] After retiring from professional football, he worked as a policeman.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nelson 1930–31[5] Third Division North 3 0 0 0 3 0
Manchester United 1933–34[6] Second Division 8 0 0 0 8 0
Southend United 1938–39[7] Third Division South 13 0 1 0 14 0
Career total 24 0 1 0 25 0

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 138. ISBN 9781905891610. OCLC 841581272.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Charles Hillam – Manchester United Player Profile & Stats". Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Hillam Charlie Clapton Orient 1936". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ^ Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-905891-29-0.
  6. ^ "Charles Hillam". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Charlie Hillam 1938 – 1939". SUFCdb. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2019.


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