Ken 'The Tank' Charlton

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Ken James Charlton
Nickname(s)
The Tank
Born
Sunday, 15th July, 1923
Died
2012
Place Of Birth
Auburn, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Brother
Neville Charlton
Son
Tony Charlton
Phil Charlton

Biography

The brother of Nev Charlton, Ken Charlton served with the RAAF in England during the war before commencing a long career with the Canterbury club as both a player and administrator. Following his retirement as a player in 1959, Ken ' The Tank' Charlton was the foundation secretary of Canterbury Leagues Club and was later a vice-president of the NSWRL in 1961.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Served the RAAF in World War II as a Warrant Officer prior to starting his career in Rugby League.

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 147 7 -   - 21 66 74 7 44.90% List
NRL Finals 5 1 -   - 3 2 3 0 40.00% List
Country Carnival 3 - -   - - 3 0 0 100.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Possibles (AU) 1948 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canterbury NSWRFL 1946 16 1 -   - 3 9 6 1 56.25% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1947 21 2 -   - 6 14 6 1 66.67% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1948 14 2 -   - 6 4 9 1 28.57% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1949 18 - -   - - 6 10 2 33.33% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1950 18 - -   - - 9 9 0 50.00% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1951 16 1 -   - 3 7 9 0 43.75% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1952 18 - -   - - 5 12 1 27.78% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1953 13 1 -   - 3 9 3 1 69.23% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1954 13 - -   - - 3 10 0 23.08% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canterbury 1946-54 147 7 -   - 21 66 74 7 44.90% List

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, AJ Lucantonio