Neville Charlton

Neville Charlton nicknamed "Boxhead" (1928-2014) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He played for Canterbury-Bankstown, Western Suburbs and Eastern Suburbs as a prop.[2][3]

Neville Charlton

Personal information
Full name	Neville Charlton
Born	1928
Died	13 June 2014 Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1948–53 Canterbury-Bankstown 61 22 2 0 70 1954–61 Western Suburbs 143 27 2 0 85 1962–63 Eastern Suburbs 24 1 0 0 3 Total 228 50 4 0 158 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1959–61 New South Wales 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

Charlton began his career with Canterbury in 1948 and spent 6 seasons with the club playing a total of 61 games. In 1954, Charlton moved to Western Suburbs and played 143 games for the club. Charlton was a member of the 1958 and 1961 sides which made the grand final but were on the losing side against St George on both occasions the latter playing as captain. In 1962, Charlton joined Eastern Suburbs and spent two seasons there before retiring. Charlton also played for New Souths Wales on 3 occasions between 1959 and 1961.[4][5]

Post playing

In retirement, Charlton was a committee member of the league of men foundation. He was later voted in the Western Suburbs team of the century and was inducted into the clubs hall of fame. He died on 13 June 2014.

References

1. "Neville Charlton - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
2. Staff. "Australia Day Honours awarded to eight Central Coast residents". Daily Telegraph. com.au. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
3. "Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies.
4. "Vale Neville Charlton OAM". 17 June 2014.
5. "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters.