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Ben there's a reason you are doing this right now.
Your great grandfather is telepathically contacting you and telling you your true team is the hoops not the swans.
He is trying to save you great heartache by pushing you towards the Rs!!
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the way our pre season has gone, I think you may very well be right mate lol!
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Very much appreciated, thank you everyone for your help, glad I’ve been able to finally put a face to him and I’m immensely proud to know he’s just a small part of the history of a fantastic football club. Take care, and hopefully I’ll be able to make the trip to Loftus Road this December!Comment
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Just a quick update, my great grandfather was signed by QPR from North End FC, a former Swansea league side, they were the best team in Swansea for the majority of the 20th century, before being dissolved some time ago. My grandfather (Charlie’s son who was also Charlie) actually played for them in the 50’s and 60’s. Quite mad really how he went from playing local league football to QPR. I could have understood if he signed for Swansea first then signed for the R’s but to go straight from Swansea to QPR is a bit of a mad transition.Comment
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Hi Ben,
Going to contradict you and there is another new avenue to explore. I overlooked sending along with the rest of the bundle the fact that the R's according to the official records signed him from Southend United in 1932. I was trying to look up the friendlies and FA games to see if this was how he was discovered or if he made more appearances.. Found this news instead. Maybe North End FC played Southend Utd in a FA game as it was fairly wide open even then, perhaps more.Comment
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Oh and something even better, he wore the clubs most treasured number...........................10!! Now how good is that!Comment
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A bit of a jump, but R's lost twice to SUFC 30/31 and won 1 draw 1 31/32. Is this where he was seen and tapped up due to his performance ? Next trip SUFC message boards?Comment
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I have extracted what is my last discoverable fact. In addition to the Bournemouth programme to hunt down, there is his debut game 10th September 1932 at Loftus road against Crystal Palace. R's running out 2-1 winners but Charlie not on the scoreboard.Comment
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I’ve been on the Southend boards, and done as much as I could myself, although there were Jones’s playing for Southend around that time, there was even a charlie Jones but unfortunately, it wasn’t the one I was hoping for. A Southend fan managed to find him on the English National Football Archives website and it only lists North End and QPR as his clubs! Can’t find any proof at all that he played for Southend or anyone else after leaving QPR.Comment
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