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{{Short description|Charlie Timmins was an English footballer (1922–2010) who was Club Captain of Coventry City}}
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{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
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{{Infobox football biography
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| name = Charlie Timmins
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| fullname = Charles Timmins
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| dateofbirth = {{birth date|1922|5|29|mf=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1922|5|29|df=y}}
| cityofbirth = [[Birmingham]]
| birth_place = [[Birmingham]], England
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|4|13|1922|5|29|df=y}}
| countryofbirth = [[England]]
| death_place = [[Birmingham]], England
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| dateofdeath = {{death date and age|2010|4|12|1922|5|29}}
| cityofdeath = [[Birmingham]]
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
| countryofdeath = [[England]]
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| position = [[Defender (association football)|Full back]]
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Full back]]
| youthyears =
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| youthclubs =
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| years = 1948-1959
| years1 = 1948–1959
| clubs = [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
| clubs1 = [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
| caps(goals) = 161 (5)
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| goals1 = 5
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'''Charles Timmins''' (29 May 1922 – 13 April 2010) was an English [[association football|footballer]].<ref name=CCFPA>{{cite web |url=http://www.ccfpa.co.uk/playersdetail.php?ID=124 |title=Charlie Timmins |publisher=Coventry City Former Players Association |accessdate=21 May 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>


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Born in [[Birmingham]],<ref name=CCFPA/> Timmins signed for [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] before the [[World War II|Second World War]]. However, his registration papers were lost after heavy bombing in the Birmingham area.{{citation needed|date=April 2009}}
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'''Charles''' "'''Charlie'''" '''Timmins''' (29 May 1922 &ndash; 13 April, 2010) was an [[England|English]] former [[association football|footballer]].<ref name=CCFPA>{{cite web |url=http://www.ccfpa.co.uk/playersdetail.php?ID=124 |title=Charlie Timmins |publisher=Coventry City Former Players Association |accessdate=21 May 2009}}</ref>


Timmins served in the British Army throughout the Second World War as a Vehicular Driver in the 4th Field Squadron Royal Engineers before returning home in 1946.
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Born in [[Birmingham]],<ref name=CCFPA/> Timmins signed for [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] before the [[World War II|Second World War]]. However, his registration papers were lost after heavy bombing in the Birmingham area.{{fact|date=April 2009}} In the summer of 1948, Timmins signed for [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]].<ref name=CCFPA/>


In the summer of 1948, Timmins signed for [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]].<ref name="CCFPA" />
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Timmins had given up hope of pursuing a career in top flight football and was playing for non-league Jack Moulds Athletic in Birmingham when Coventry manager Harry Storer turned up unannounced at the Timmins family home and persuaded him to sign for Coventry City. Timmins spent 11 years at Coventry, including three years as club captain. He played a total of 165 games (161 in [[the Football League]]<ref name=NB>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/coventry/coventry.htm |title=Coventry City : 1947/48 – 2007/08 |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=21 May 2009}}</ref>) and scored five goals before leaving the Sky Blues to join [[Leamington F.C.]] in 1959, aged 37.<ref name=CCFPA/>


He had given up hope of pursuing a career in top-flight football and was playing for non-league Jack Moulds Athletic in Birmingham when Coventry manager Harry Storer turned up unannounced at the Timmins family home and persuaded him to sign for Coventry City.
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Charlie had been bravely battling prostrate cancer and passed away peacefully with his family at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham during the early hours of Tuesday 13th April 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/club_legend_dies_aged_87_518705/index.shtml|title=Club legend dies aged 87|publisher=Coventry MAD|date=2010-04-12}}</ref>


Timmins spent 11 years at Coventry, including three years as club captain.


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During the 1955–56 season, Timmins was touted by press as the "best full back outside the top flight"{{citation needed|date=May 2009}} and speculation grew that he would join teammate [[Reg Matthews]] in the England squad.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/coventry-city-fc-players/past-players/2009/03/16/stars-who-shone-for-coventry-city-in-1950s-92746-23156718/ |title=Stars who shone for Coventry City in 1950s |first=Jim |last=Brown |work=[[Coventry Telegraph]] |date=16 March 2009 |accessdate=21 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003143511/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/coventry-city-fc-players/past-players/2009/03/16/stars-who-shone-for-coventry-city-in-1950s-92746-23156718/ |archivedate=3 October 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>
== Trivia ==

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* During the 1955–56 season, Timmins was touted by press as the "best full back outside the top flight"{{fact|date=May 2009}} and speculation grew that he would join team mate [[Reg Matthews]] in the England squad.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/coventry-city-fc-players/past-players/2009/03/16/stars-who-shone-for-coventry-city-in-1950s-92746-23156718/ |title=Stars who shone for Coventry City in 1950s |first=Jim |last=Brown |work=[[Coventry Telegraph]] |date=16 March 2009 |accessdate=21 May 2009}}</ref>
* Coventry turned down a substantial bid from [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] for Timmins during his time at [[Highfield Road (stadium)|Highfield Road]].
Coventry turned down substantial bids from [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] and Celtic for Timmins during his time at [[Highfield Road (stadium)|Highfield Road]].

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* Timmins was a member of the Coventry City Former Players Association<ref name=CCFPA/> and was a regular at the clubs official 'Legends' Days.
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He played a total of 165 games (161 in [[the Football League]]<ref name="NB">{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/coventry/coventry.html |title=Coventry City : 1947/48 – 2007/08 |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=21 May 2009}}</ref>) and scored five goals before leaving Coventry to join [[Leamington F.C.|Leamington]] in 1959, aged 37.<ref name="CCFPA" />
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Timmins then spent the 1960–61 season coaching [[Evesham United F.C.|Evesham United]] before finally retiring aged 39.
[[File:Coventry City Highfield Road.jpg|thumb|397x397px| '''''Charlie Timmins, Alf Wood and Dick Mason of Coventry Cit''y''']]
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Charlie was a member of the Coventry City Former Players Association<ref name="CCFPA" /> and was a regular at the club's official 'Legends' Days.

After retiring from football, he worked for the [[Rover Company|Rover]] service department in [[Solihull]] and captained the works team.<ref>''Rover News'', vol.1, no.3, 30 March 1961</ref>

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Charlie passed away at the [[Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham]], during the early hours of 13 April 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/club_legend_dies_aged_87_518705/index.shtml|title=Club legend dies aged 87|publisher=Coventry MAD|date=2010-04-12}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 05:08, 1 November 2024

Charlie Timmins
Personal information
Date of birth (1922-05-29)29 May 1922
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Date of death 13 April 2010(2010-04-13) (aged 87)
Place of death Birmingham, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1959 Coventry City 161 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Timmins (29 May 1922 – 13 April 2010) was an English footballer.[1]

Born in Birmingham,[1] Timmins signed for Birmingham City before the Second World War. However, his registration papers were lost after heavy bombing in the Birmingham area.[citation needed]

Timmins served in the British Army throughout the Second World War as a Vehicular Driver in the 4th Field Squadron Royal Engineers before returning home in 1946.

In the summer of 1948, Timmins signed for Coventry City.[1]

He had given up hope of pursuing a career in top-flight football and was playing for non-league Jack Moulds Athletic in Birmingham when Coventry manager Harry Storer turned up unannounced at the Timmins family home and persuaded him to sign for Coventry City.

Timmins spent 11 years at Coventry, including three years as club captain.

During the 1955–56 season, Timmins was touted by press as the "best full back outside the top flight"[citation needed] and speculation grew that he would join teammate Reg Matthews in the England squad.[2]

Coventry turned down substantial bids from Newcastle United and Celtic for Timmins during his time at Highfield Road.

He played a total of 165 games (161 in the Football League[3]) and scored five goals before leaving Coventry to join Leamington in 1959, aged 37.[1]

Timmins then spent the 1960–61 season coaching Evesham United before finally retiring aged 39.

Charlie Timmins, Alf Wood and Dick Mason of Coventry City

Charlie was a member of the Coventry City Former Players Association[1] and was a regular at the club's official 'Legends' Days.

After retiring from football, he worked for the Rover service department in Solihull and captained the works team.[4]

Charlie passed away at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, during the early hours of 13 April 2010.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Charlie Timmins". Coventry City Former Players Association. Retrieved 21 May 2009. [dead link‍]
  2. ^ Brown, Jim (16 March 2009). "Stars who shone for Coventry City in 1950s". Coventry Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Coventry City : 1947/48 – 2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  4. ^ Rover News, vol.1, no.3, 30 March 1961
  5. ^ "Club legend dies aged 87". Coventry MAD. 12 April 2010.
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