Charlie Craven (2 December 1909 – 30 March 1972) was an English footballer who played as an inside left.

Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, Craven started his football career with local teams before joining Grimsby Town, with whom he won the Second Division in 1934. He went on to score 99 goals in 283 appearances in the top two divisions of the Football League for Grimsby, Manchester United, who paid £6,000 for his services in June 1938, and Birmingham, whom he joined only six months later. He was named as reserve for England for the match against Holland in 1935. He moved into non-League football with Tamworth shortly before the Second World War started, guested for Coventry City and Birmingham during the war, and left Tamworth for Sutton Town in 1951. He died in Solihull, Warwickshire at the age of 62.

Charlie Craven

Honours

Grimsby Town

Second Division: 1933–34

References

1909 births

Sportspeople from Boston, Lincolnshire

1972 deaths

English men's footballers

Men's association football inside forwards

Boston Town F.C. (1920s) players

Grimsby Town F.C. players

Manchester United F.C. players

Birmingham City F.C. players

Tamworth F.C. players

Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. players

English Football League players

Footballers from Lincolnshire

Charlie Craven