Jack Charlton: ‘Big Jack’ will remain one of football’s great characters

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1966 World Cup winner who died on Friday night at the aged of 85 enjoyed a hugely successful playing career with Leeds United and England before going on to transform Ireland into a force to be reckoned with

Not the most naturally gifted of players, he nevertheless collected a World Cup winners’ medal alongside his younger and more celebrated brother Bobby as England triumphed in 1966, and was a key member of the Leeds side which threatened to take both the domestic and European game by storm during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

 

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