[1] Charlton made his Darlington debut in a 6–2 Third Division North defeat away to local rivals Hartlepools United on 23 September 1933, and did not appear again until the return fixture in February 1934,[2] when the "local product" filled the vacancy left by the transfer of Harry Brown to Chesterfield.
[3] This time, he played what the Yorkshire Post described as a "very satisfactory game", scored as his team won 5–3, and played in four of the next five league matches before losing his place to Billy Eden.
[1] In his first season, he scored the winning goal in the Northern League Challenge Cup final, and was a regular in the team that won the 1934–35 Northern League title and reached the first round proper of the FA Cup.
[7] Charlton also played cricket as a batsman for Darlington Railway Athletic.
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