Mel Charles

Date of birth14 May 1935
Place of birthSwansea
NationalityWelsh
PositionCentre forward

Wales International

A succession of knee injuries denied Mel the chance to emulate the feats of his famous brother John. Similarly genial, he remained a fine performer.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Swansea City 01 May 1952 01 Apr 1959
Arsenal 01 Apr 1959 01 Feb 1962
Cardiff City 01 Feb 1962 01 Feb 1967

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1959-60 Arsenal FA Cup 1
1959-60 Arsenal League Division One 20
8
1960-61 Arsenal FA Cup 1
1960-61 Arsenal League Division One 19
3
1961-62 Arsenal FA Cup 2
2
1961-62 Arsenal League Division One 21
15


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
22 Aug 1959 Arsenal v Sheffield Wednesday L 0-1 League Division One
26 Aug 1959 Nottingham Forest v Arsenal W 0-3 League Division One
29 Aug 1959 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal D 3-3 League Division One
01 Sep 1959 Arsenal v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League Division One
05 Sep 1959 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 League Division One
09 Sep 1959 Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
12 Sep 1959 Arsenal v Manchester City W 3-1 League Division One
14 Nov 1959 Arsenal v West Ham United L 1-3 League Division One
05 Dec 1959 Newcastle United v Arsenal L 4-1 League Division One
02 Jan 1960 Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 4-4 League Division One
18 Jan 1960 Rotherham United v Arsenal L 2-0 FA Cup 3rd round 2nd replay
23 Jan 1960 Manchester City v Arsenal W 1-2 League Division One
06 Feb 1960 Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers W 5-2 League Division One
13 Feb 1960 Blackpool v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
20 Feb 1960 Arsenal v Everton W 2-1 League Division One
27 Feb 1960 Arsenal v Newcastle United W 1-0 League Division One
05 Mar 1960 Preston North End v Arsenal W 0-3 League Division One
15 Mar 1960 Arsenal v Leicester City D 1-1 League Division One
26 Mar 1960 Arsenal v Leeds United D 1-1 League Division One
02 Apr 1960 West Ham United v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
18 Apr 1960 Fulham v Arsenal L 3-0 League Division One
22 Oct 1960 Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal W 2-4 League Division One
29 Oct 1960 Arsenal v Manchester United W 2-1 League Division One
05 Nov 1960 West Ham United v Arsenal L 6-0 League Division One
12 Nov 1960 Arsenal v Chelsea L 1-4 League Division One
31 Dec 1960 Nottingham Forest v Arsenal W 3-5 League Division One
07 Jan 1961 Sunderland v Arsenal L 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round
14 Jan 1961 Arsenal v Manchester City W 5-4 League Division One
11 Feb 1961 Arsenal v Cardiff City L 2-3 League Division One
18 Feb 1961 West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal W 2-3 League Division One
25 Feb 1961 Arsenal v Leicester City L 1-3 League Division One
04 Mar 1961 Aston Villa v Arsenal D 2-2 League Division One
11 Mar 1961 Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers D 0-0 League Division One
18 Mar 1961 Manchester United v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
25 Mar 1961 Arsenal v West Ham United D 0-0 League Division One
31 Mar 1961 Fulham v Arsenal D 2-2 League Division One
01 Apr 1961 Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
08 Apr 1961 Arsenal v Blackpool W 1-0 League Division One
15 Apr 1961 Chelsea v Arsenal L 3-1 League Division One
22 Apr 1961 Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 1-5 League Division One
29 Apr 1961 Everton v Arsenal L 4-1 League Division One
19 Aug 1961 Arsenal v Burnley D 2-2 League Division One
23 Aug 1961 Leicester City v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
26 Aug 1961 Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal L 4-3 League Division One
29 Aug 1961 Arsenal v Leicester City D 4-4 League Division One
02 Sep 1961 Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
16 Sep 1961 West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal L 4-0 League Division One
20 Sep 1961 Sheffield Wednesday v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
23 Sep 1961 Arsenal v Birmingham City D 1-1 League Division One
30 Sep 1961 Everton v Arsenal L 4-1 League Division One
07 Oct 1961 Arsenal v Blackpool W 3-0 League Division One
21 Oct 1961 Arsenal v Manchester United W 5-1 League Division One
28 Oct 1961 Cardiff City v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
04 Nov 1961 Arsenal v Chelsea L 0-3 League Division One
11 Nov 1961 Aston Villa v Arsenal L 3-1 League Division One
16 Dec 1961 Burnley v Arsenal W 0-2 League Division One
23 Dec 1961 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1961 Arsenal v Fulham W 1-0 League Division One
06 Jan 1962 Arsenal v Bradford City W 3-0 FA Cup 3rd round
13 Jan 1962 Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers L 1-2 League Division One
20 Jan 1962 Manchester City v Arsenal L 3-2 League Division One
31 Jan 1962 Manchester United v Arsenal L 1-0 FA Cup 4th round
03 Feb 1962 Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion L 0-1 League Division One
10 Feb 1962 Birmingham City v Arsenal L 1-0 League Division One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.