Charlie Timmins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Timmins | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 13 April 2010 (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 "Charlie" Timmins (29 May 1922 – 13 April 2010) was an English former 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] In the summer of 1948, Timmins signed for Coventry City.[1]
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[2]) and scored five goals before leaving the Sky Blues to join Leamington in 1959, aged 37.[1]
Charlie then spent the 1960–61 season coaching Evesham United before finally hanging up his boots aged 39.
Charlie had been battling prostate cancer and died peacefully with his family at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham during the early hours of Tuesday 13 April 2010.[3]
Trivia
- 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 team mate Reg Matthews in the England squad.[4]
- Coventry turned down a substantial bid from Newcastle United for Timmins during his time at Highfield Road.
- Timmins was a member of the Coventry City Former Players Association[1] and was a regular at the clubs official 'Legends' Days.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Charlie Timmins". Coventry City Former Players Association. Retrieved 21 May 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Coventry City : 1947/48 – 2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- ^ "Club legend dies aged 87". Coventry MAD. 2010-04-12.
- ^ Brown, Jim (16 March 2009). "Stars who shone for Coventry City in 1950s". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 21 May 2009.