Retro

CHEEKY CHARLIE

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
11 April 2024

TOM GREEN LOOKS AT THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CHARLIE MITTEN, WHO WENT FROM BURMA TO BOGOTA VIA OLD TRAFFORD

MANCHESTER United have had their fair share of famous double acts and trinities over the years but, after the resumption of the Football League following World War II, Matt Busby had put together a quintet of attacking brilliance.
Busby created an exceptional front-line that included Jimmy Delaney on the right wing, Johnny Morris in the inside right position, Stan Pearson at inside left, Charlie Mitten on the left wing and the goal-getting expert Jack ‘Gunner’ Rowley....

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