Jack Charlton - (Player Details)

Jack Charlton: #9 MOT 100 Greatest LUFC Players Ever

Jack Charlton (1952-1973)

The Giraffe of Revie's Leeds team and one of the most talented and respected centre halves in football history, Big Jack spent his entire football career at Leeds, making an astounding 733 appearances over 21 years and scoring 96 goals. His height was used to great advantage at Leeds corner kicks and his surprisingly agile defensive ability kept out even the greatest strikers of his day. He earned the first of his 35 England caps at the age of 30 and was an important part of the 1966 World Cup winning team. Jack retired from playing in 1973 and had mixed fortunes as a manager at several clubs, but his best known managerial success was with The Republic of Ireland.