John Charles (English footballer) FA Cup second-round tie at Southampton on 2 February. "The Seasiders" lost 3–1. John Charles (English footballer) John W. Charles was an English professional footballer. He spent his entire professional career at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over 200 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a midfielder. Crook-born Charles made his debut for Blackpool in the opening game of the 1912–13 season — a 1–1 draw at Grimsby Town. He went on to be ever-present in the club's 38 league games and two FA Cup ties against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. He scored four
Sunshine Football Club (VFA) had actively sought admission to the Victorian Football Association; and it was admitted at short notice just before the 1959 VFA season, as a direct result of the sudden expulsion of the Prahran Football Club. It abandoned its blue and white hooped guernsey (which clashed with Moorabbin), and adopted a navy blue guernsey with a white yoke. Concentrating on the VFA, the club withdrew its teams from the FDFL. Upon its admission to the VFA, the club played its home games at Selwyn Park, before moving to Skinner Reserve, Braybrook, in 1966. In 1962, the club adopted "Panthers" as its