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Jack Charlton

(1935–2020) Association Football Player

11 quotes in 81 categories

Jack Charlton was an association football player, best known for Jack Charlton.

Quick Facts About Jack Charlton

Born: May 8, 1935
Died: July 10, 2020
Profession: Association Football Player
Notable works: Jack Charlton

About Jack Charlton

John Charlton was an English professional footballer and manager who played as a centre-back for Leeds United. He was part of the England national team that won the 1966 World Cup and managed the Republic of Ireland national team from 1986 to 1996, taking them to two World Cups and one European Championship. He was given Irish citizenship in 1996. He was the elder brother of Manchester United forward Bobby Charlton and one of his teammates in England's World Cup final victory.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Jack Charlton

I've seen them on television on a Sunday morning most days of the week.

Days of the week

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I'm always suspicious of games where you're the only ones that play it.

Games

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It was a game we should have won. We lost it because we thought we were going to win it. But then…

Games

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We never had a huge squad and we never had a great deal of choice. But in many ways that helps because…

About

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Nothing is given to you. You've got to work for it.

Funny

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Man United have shops all round the world. It's a big money spinner plus the fact that they change their strip every…

Bigs

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Soccer is a man's game, not an outing for mamby-pambies.

Games

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We probably got on better with the likes of Holland, Belgium, Norway and Sweden, some of whom are not even European.

Belgium

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Of course it was a method of play you had to change because people get the idea once they have played against…

Change

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If in winning we only draw we would be fine.

Draws

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The Irish job was something that had to be sorted out.

Had

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