{{short description|England international rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Use British English|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Charlie Armitt |fullname = Charles Armitt |image = |imagesize = |caption = |birth_date = 10 January 1926 |birth_place = Salford, England |death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2004|4|17|1926|1|10}} |death_place = |height = |weight = |position = {{rlp|SR}} |club1 = Swinton |year1start = 1947 |year1end = 53 |appearances1 = 145 |tries1 = 33 |goals1 = 2 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 103 |club2 = Huddersfield |year2start = 1953 |year2end = 54 |appearances2 = |tries2 = |goals2 = |fieldgoals2 = |points2 = |club3 = Blackpool Borough |year3start = 1954 |year3end = 57 |appearances3 = 97 |tries3 = 11 |goals3 = 0 |fieldgoals3 = 0 |points3 = 33 |teamA = Lancashire |yearAstart = 1949 |yearAend = |appearancesA = 1 |triesA = 0 |goalsA = 0 |fieldgoalsA = 0 |pointsA = 0 |teamB = England |yearBstart = 1949 |yearBend = |appearancesB = 1 |triesB = 0 |goalsB = 0 |fieldgoalsB = 0 |pointsB = 0 |retired = yes |source = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/c-armitt/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Rugby league records |id=10227 |title=Charlie Armitt |access-date=3 November 2024}}</ref> | module = {{infobox person | embed = yes | father = Tommy Armitt | mother = | spouse = | education = | alma_mater = | relatives = }} }}
'''Charles Armitt''' (10 January 1926 – 17 April 2004) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for England and Lancashire, and at club level for Swinton, Huddersfield and Blackpool Borough as a {{rlp|sr}}.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>
==Background== Charlie Armitt's birth was registered in Salford district, England. He died from cancer in 2004, aged 78.<ref>{{cite web |title=Farewell to a Lion-hearted gentle giant |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/farewell-to-a-lion-hearted-gentle-giant-1106315 |website=Manchester Evening News |access-date=3 March 2024 | date=29 April 2004}}</ref>
==Playing career== ===Club career=== Armitt debuted for Swinton in 1947.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Heritage Numbers - Part 3 |url=http://www.swintonlionsrlfc.com/news/158 |website=Swinton Lions |access-date=18 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621210314/http://www.swintonlionsrlfc.com/news/158 |archive-date=21 June 2017 |url-status=usurped |date=1 June 2016}}</ref> He was transferred from Swinton to Huddersfield in July 1953.<ref name="1953fartownyearbook">{{cite book|title=1953 Fartown Rugby League Yearbook|publisher=H.C. & A.C. Supporters Club|page=39|url=http://www.huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk/Documents/Year_Books/1953%20Fartown%20Yearbook.pdf}}</ref> A year later he transferred to Blackpool Borough.<ref name="1955fartownyearbook">{{cite book|title=1955 Fartown Rugby League Yearbook|publisher=H.C. & A.C. Supporters Club|page=21|url=http://www.huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk/Documents/Year_Books/1955%20Fartown%20Yearbook.pdf}}</ref>
===Representative honours=== Armitt won a cap for England while at Swinton in 1949 against Other Nationalities. He also played for Lancashire.<ref name="1953fartownyearbook" />
==Personal life== Charlie Armitt was the son of the rugby league footballer; Tommy Armitt.<ref name="1953fartownyearbook" />
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