Full Name:
William Charles Athersmith Harper
Born:
10th May 1872, Bloxwich, Staffordshire
Died: 18th September 1910, Shifnal, Shropshire aged 38 England Career:
1892 - 1900
Positions:
Outside Right
Clubs (and caps):
Aston Villa (12) FA Legacy Number:
195
Career Summary:
Charlie Athersmith (10th May 1872 - 18th September 1910) was an international footballer who represented England 12 times scoring 3 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 5th March 1892 at 19 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 7th April 1900 aged 27. Athersmith Harper, born on 10th May 1872, in Bloxwich, Staffordshire, has a FA Legacy Number of 195 and played as a Outside Right for his country.
Notes:
Harper was his real surname but he seemed to have dropped it in the 1880s.
England Career Statistics
Debut: v 5th March 1892 aged 19 years, 9 months, 26 days Last Cap: v 7th April 1900 aged 27 years, 10 months, 28 days First Goal: v 20th February 1897 aged 24 years, 9 months, 10 days Career Length: 8 years, 32 days Starts: 12
Substitute: Withdrawn: Full Games: 12
England Match Statistics
British Home Championship HC 12
3
0
0
0
Competitive
12
3
0
0
0
Away
6
1
0
0
0
Home
6
2
0
0
0
Won
9
3
0
0
0
Lost
2
0
0
0
0
Drawn
1
0
0
0
0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
Sources
An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990) England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013) 19 sources from 12 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
Aston Villa, Cap: 12. Aston Villa, Cap: 11. Aston Villa, Cap: 10. Aston Villa, Cap: 9. Aston Villa, Cap: 8. Aston Villa, Cap: 7. Aston Villa, Cap: 6. Aston Villa, Cap: 5. Aston Villa, Cap: 4. Aston Villa, Cap: 3. Aston Villa, Cap: 2. Aston Villa, Cap: 1. * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.
Ireland (HC) on 5th March 1892 aged 19 years, 9 months, 26 days
Scotland (HC) on 7th April 1900 aged 27 years, 10 months, 28 days
0
0
WAL, 1 - 1, 26th Mar 1900 (HC) 