Charlie Handley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Harold James Handley | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, England | ||
| Date of death | 1957 (aged 57–58) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Edmonton Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1929 | Tottenham Hotspur | 121 | (26) |
| 1929–1930 | Swansea Town | 19 | (4) |
| 1930 | Sittingbourne | ||
| 1930–1931 | Sheppey United | ||
| 1931–1932 | Thames | 29 | (3) |
| 1932 | Sittingbourne | ||
| 1932 | Norwich City | ||
| 1932–19?? | Berne | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Charles Harold James Handley (12 March 1899 – 1957) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur, Swansea Town and Thames.[1]
History
Handley was born in Edmonton, North London and, as a youngster, trained with his father in their back garden. After trying out at local team, Edmonton Juniors, Handley went on to play for other minor clubs but finally after enrolling in the Spurs Youth, Handley was called up by the current manager Peter McWilliam. From 1922 - 1928, Charlie "Tich" Handley played for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. He scored a goal almost every time and if he wasn't scoring, he was setting them up. He and Jimmy Dimmock another well known player were Tottenham's best strikers in that decade.