Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton CBE was a former association footballer who made 106 appearances for England between 1958 and 1970.
[2] He is generally regarded as one of the best midfielders of all time,[3] and was named the Ballon d'Or winner as European football's player of the year in 1966.
[4] Charlton made his international debut for England in April 1958,[5] scoring a goal against Scotland that was described by The Times's football correspondent Geoffrey Green as "surely one of the finest ever seen at Hampden".
[6] He was a prolific goalscorer for England in his first thirteen months, scoring at a rate of a-goal-a-game, culminating with his first hat-trick in international football, against the United States in May 1959.
[7] He scored his 31st international goal in October 1963 during a 4–0 victory over Wales, and in doing so, became England's top goalscorer, passing the previous record jointly held by Tom Finney and Nat Lofthouse.