Charlie Watkins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charlie Watkins

Scottish footballer

Date of Birth: 14-Jan-1921

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1998

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Charles "Charlie" Watkins (14 January 1921 – 1998) was a Scottish professional football player and manager.
After starting out with Glasgow non-league club St Anthony's, he joined Rangers in 1942.
Moving south with English Second Division club Luton Town in 1948, he made 239 appearances for the Bedfordshire club before retiring.
Re-joining Luton in the early 1960s as part of the coaching staff, Watkins spent a short spell during the 1964–65 season as caretaker manager. On leaving football, Charlie Watkins went on to run a newsagents for many years, with his family, in the Warden Hills area of Luton.