Arthur Herbert Charlton (29 December 1876 – 24 October 1956) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a half back in the Football League for Nottingham Forest. He is best remembered for his six years in amateur football with Brentford during the 1890s, captaining the team and being described as "probably the club's first great player". He was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in 2015.
Personal life Charlton left Brentford to complete an apprenticeship in soap making. He later returned to West London served as head of the Brentford Chamber of Commerce from 1932 to 1933 and as mayor of Brentford & Chiswick in 1951. He was also a county councillor, an alderman and chairman and managing director of the Brentford Soap Company. He was made a freeman of the borough in 1954.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBrentford1896–97London League Second Division71—95 appearances and 4 goals in London Senior Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in Middlesex Senior Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in West Middlesex Cup61671897–98London League First Division9020106 appearances and 1 goal in Middlesex Senior Cup, 4 appearances in London Senior Cup12111898–99Southern League Second Division30—0030Total19120197408Nottingham Forest1898–99First Division3000—30Career total22120197438
Honours Brentford West London Alliance: 1892–93 West Middlesex Cup: 1894–95 London League Second Division second-place promotion: 1896–97 London League First Division second-place promotion: 1897–98 London Senior Cup: 1897–98
Middlesex Senior Cup: 1897–98
Individual Brentford Hall of Fame
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