His goal in the 3—1 group win over was his 25th for England in just 38 appearances, and he was still only 24 years old; but his individual success could not be replicated by that of the team, which was eliminated in the quarter-final by , who went on to win the tournament | As of November 2019, this record had been surpassed by six players |
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It had been cut in half | In extra-time, Geoff Hurst had a goal mysteriously ruled out after which 's goal won the match 3—2 |
On accepting his award, he commented: "I'm really proud to be included in the 's Hall of Fame.
This was his 48th goal for his country — his 49th and final goal followed a month later in a 4—0 win over during a warm-up tour for the , designed to get the players adapted to altitude conditions | 31 December 2015 at the Retrieved on 28 November 2015• [ ] In 2007, while publicising his forthcoming autobiography, Charlton revealed that he had a long-running feud with his brother, |
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David Smith 27 August 2007 | Charlton left Manchester United at the end of the season, having scored 249 goals and set a club record of 758 appearances, a record which broke in the |
During the match Charlton struck a Yugoslav post.