{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use British English|date=May 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography |name= Charlie Whitchurch |image= |fullname= Charles Henry Whitchurch |birth_date ={{Birth date|df=y|1920|10|29}} |birth_place= Grays, England |death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1988|07||1920|10|29}} |death_place= Michigan, United States | height = |position=Winger | years1 =| years2 = 1945–1946 | years3 = 1946–1947 | years4 = 1947–1948 | years5 =1948–? | clubs1 = Portsmouth | clubs2 = West Ham United | clubs3 = Tottenham Hotspur | clubs4 = Southend United | clubs5 =Folkestone Town | caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 2 | caps4 = 18 | goals4 = 5 | caps5 = | goals5 = }}
'''Charles Henry Whitchurch''' (29 October 1920 – July 1988) was an English professional footballer who played for Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Southend United, Folkestone Town and represented England at schoolboy level.<ref>Hugman, BJ (Ed) ''The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005'' (2005) {{ISBN|1-85291-665-6}} p651. Retrieved 19 July 2010</ref>
==Playing career== Whitchurch began his career with Portsmouth as an amateur. He joined West Ham United in May 1945 and played in 34 wartime matches and scored 11 goals for the Hammers.<ref>[http://www.lalamy.demon.co.uk/whulist.htm#vs West Ham stats] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725033414/http://www.lalamy.demon.co.uk/whulist.htm#vs |date=25 July 2010 }} Retrieved 19 July 2010</ref> The winger signed for Tottenham Hotspur in January 1946 and went on to feature in eight senior matches and netted two goals.<ref>[http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/history/history_azofplayers.html Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415215517/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/history/history_azofplayers.html |date=15 April 2009 }} Retrieved 19 July 2010</ref> Whitchurch left White Hart Lane in July 1947 to play for Southend United to notch up a further five goals in 18 appearances.<ref>{{cite web|title=Charlie Whitchurch 1947-1948|url=http://www.sufcdb.co.uk/profile.php?p=299|website=Southend United F.C. database|accessdate=22 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122222321/http://www.sufcdb.co.uk/profile.php?p=299|archive-date=22 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He later had a spell with Folkestone Town in 1948 where he ended his competitive career.
==Later life== In July 1988, Whitchurch died in Michigan, United States.<ref>{{Hugman|20897|accessdate=22 November 2016}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitchurch, Charlie}} Category:1920 births Category:1988 deaths Category:Footballers from Grays, Essex Category:English men's footballers Category:English Football League players Category:Portsmouth F.C. players Category:West Ham United F.C. players Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Category:Southend United F.C. players Category:Folkestone F.C. players Category:Men's association football wingers Category:20th-century English sportsmen