Market value
—
Right-Back Defender
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Aston Villa
top club · 104 apps
Career highs
—
peak value
€1.45m
top transfer fee · 94/95
3
best season · 98/99
6 / 0
int'l caps / goals
199Appearances
7Goals
11Assists
5Yellow cards
1Red cards
98Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Gary Charles |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Gary Andrew Charles |
| Date of birth | 1970-04-13 (56 yrs) |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Defender - Right-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 175.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2002-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2002
Transfer: West Ham → Retired
02/03 · Transfer
Oct 2000
Transfer: Birmingham → West Ham
00/01 · Return from loan
Sep 2000
Transfer: West Ham → Birmingham
00/01 · Loan
Jul 2000
00/01 — Birmingham City, West Ham United
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 1999
Transfer: Benfica → West Ham
99/00 · Transfer · €1.20m
Jul 1999
99/00 — West Ham United
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1999
Transfer: Aston Villa → Benfica
98/99 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jul 1998
98/99 — Aston Villa, SL Benfica
21 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Aston Villa
25 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1995
95/96 — Aston Villa
46 matches · 1 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 1995
Transfer: Derby → Aston Villa
94/95 · Transfer · €1.45m
Jul 1994
94/95 — Derby County, Aston Villa
18 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1993
Transfer: Forest → Derby
93/94 · Transfer · €750k
Jul 1993
93/94 — Derby County
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1992
92/93 — Nottingham Forest
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1991
91/92 — Nottingham Forest
39 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1990
90/91 — Nottingham Forest
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1989
89/90 — Nottingham Forest
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 1989
Transfer: Leicester → Forest
88/89 · Return from loan
Mar 1989
Transfer: Forest → Leicester
88/89 · Loan
Jul 1988
88/89 — Nottingham Forest, Leicester City
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 1987
Transfer: Clapton FC → Forest
87/88 · Transfer
Minutes played by club
West Ham United
0.0%
SL Benfica
3.6%
Aston Villa
60.7%
Derby County
0.0%
Nottingham Forest
35.7%
Leicester City
0.0%
Birmingham City
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham United | 2 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SL Benfica | 1 | 98/99 | 98/99 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 315 |
| Aston Villa | 4 | 94/95 | 98/99 | 104 | 4 | 10 | 5,378 |
| Derby County | 2 | 93/94 | 94/95 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nottingham Forest | 5 | 88/89 | 92/93 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 3,165 |
| Leicester City | 1 | 88/89 | 88/89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birmingham City | 1 | 00/01 | 00/01 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | League Cup | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Premier League | West Ham United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 846 |
| 98/99 | Primeira Divisão | SL Benfica | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 315 |
| 98/99 | UEFA Cup | Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 |
| 97/98 | FA Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1,256 |
| 97/98 | UEFA Cup | Aston Villa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | FA Cup | Aston Villa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 34 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3,000 |
| 94/95 | First Division | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | League Cup | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | First Division | Derby County | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | League Cup | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | League Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 91/92 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/92 | First Division (- 91/92) | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,565 |
| 91/92 | League Cup | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90/91 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 600 |
| 90/91 | First Division (- 91/92) | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89/90 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89/90 | First Division (- 91/92) | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88/89 | First Division (- 91/92) | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88/89 | League Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88/89 | Second Division | Leicester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Birmingham City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | League Cup | West Ham United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Premier League | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87/88 | 1987-11-07 | Clapton FC | Forest | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 88/89 | 1989-03-16 | Forest | Leicester | Loan | 0 | — |
| 88/89 | 1989-05-31 | Leicester | Forest | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 93/94 | 1993-07-29 | Forest | Derby | Transfer | 0 | €750k |
| 94/95 | 1995-01-01 | Derby | Aston Villa | Transfer | 0 | €1.45m |
| 98/99 | 1999-01-01 | Aston Villa | Benfica | Transfer | 0 | €1.00m |
| 99/00 | 1999-10-05 | Benfica | West Ham | Transfer | 0 | €1.20m |
| 00/01 | 2000-09-15 | West Ham | Birmingham | Loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-10-17 | Birmingham | West Ham | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | West Ham | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
No market value history.
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #9565 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3299 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95/96 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 1 | 34 |
| 91/92 | First Division (- 91/92) | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 30 |
| 90/91 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 6 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95/96 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 6 | 34 |
| 95/96 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 8 |
| 94/95 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 1 | 16 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | 2000-10-17 | Birmingham | West Ham | Return from loan | — | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-09-15 | West Ham | Birmingham | Loan | — | — |
| 88/89 | 1989-05-31 | Leicester | Forest | Return from loan | — | — |
| 88/89 | 1989-03-16 | Forest | Leicester | Loan | — | — |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 90/91 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | 21 | 1,437 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 97/98 | 25 | 1,256 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 95/96 | 46 | 3,000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 92/93 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premier League
98 apps
3 G
8 A
Primeira Divisão
4 apps
1 G
1 A
UEFA Cup
9 apps
1 G
1 A
FA Cup
15 apps
1 G
0 A
First Division (- 91/92)
42 apps
1 G
0 A
League Cup
21 apps
0 G
1 A
Second Division
10 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Gary Charles?
Gary Charles is an England professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Retired.
How old is Gary Charles?
Gary Charles is 56 years old. He was born on April 13, 1970 in London.
What position does Gary Charles play?
Gary Charles plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).
What club does Gary Charles play for?
Gary Charles currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Gary Charles scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Gary Charles has scored 7 goals in 199 appearances.