Charley Chenery was an international footballer who represented England 3 times scoring 1 goal. His first cap was against Scotland on 30th November 1872 at 22 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 7th March 1874 aged 24. Chenery, born on 1st January 1850, in Lambourn, Berkshire, has a FA Legacy Number of 10 and played as a Forward for his country.
Charley Chenery - 3 caps (1 goal)
- Full Name: Charles John Chenery
- Born: 1st January 1850, Lambourn, Berkshire
- Died: 17th April 1928, Mansfield, Victoria, Australia aged 78
- England Career: 1872 - 1874
- Positions whilst with England: Forward
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Crystal Palace (Amateurs) (3)
- FA Legacy Number: 10
- Charles John Chenery was born in Berkshire but had an affinity to Victoria, Australia all his life, his parents - although English - were married there. During 1859/60 the family returned to Mansfield, Victoria where two of his siblings were born. Five or so years later he is back in England attending Marlborough Grammar School. He represented Crystal Palace (Amateurs), Barnes and Wanderers who he was the secretary for in 1871. He appeared in an Alcock International in 1872 and played twelve times for Surrey at cricket (1872-73). He emigrated back to Australia in 1878 where he married.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v Scotland (FR) on 30th November 1872 aged 22 years, 10 months, 29 days
- Last Cap: v Scotland (FR) on 7th March 1874 aged 24 years, 2 months, 6 days
- First Goal: v Scotland (FR) on 8th March 1873 aged 23 years, 2 months, 7 days
- Career Length: 1 year, 97 days
- Starts: 3
- Substitute: 0
- Withdrawn: 0
- Full Games: 3
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Drawn
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Won
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Forward
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Committee
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Ernest Harwood Greenhalgh
- 2 Matches
- Cuthbert Ottaway
- 2 Matches
- Reginald Courtenay Welch
- 2 Matches
- Hubert Heron
- 2 Matches
- Robert Barker
- 1 Match
- John Brockbank
- 1 Match
- Charlie Clegg
- 1 Match
- Frederick Chappell
- 1 Match
- William Maynard
- 1 Match
- Charles Morice
- 1 Match
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- Association Football in Victorian England by Philip Gibbons (Minerva Press 2001)
- Birth Registration Mar 1850 Hungerford 6 228
- Death Registration Melbourne Argus 19th April 1928
- ESPN cricinfo.com Charles Chenery
- England: Player by Player by Graham Betts (Green Umbrella Publishing 2006)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- wikitrees.com
- 23 sources from 3 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- SCO, 1 - 2, 7th Mar 1874 (FR) Crystal Palace (Amateurs), Cap: 3.
Age: 24 years, 2 months, 6 days. - SCO, 4 - 2, 8th Mar 1873 (FR) Crystal Palace (Amateurs), Cap: 2.
Age: 23 years, 2 months, 7 days. - SCO, 0 - 0, 30th Nov 1872 (FR) Crystal Palace (Amateurs), Cap: 1.
Age: 22 years, 10 months, 29 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.