How tall is Bobby Charlton?

Bobby Charlton's listed height was 173 cm (5'8"). He was taller than about 46% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 173 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 46% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1937 (average 173.7 cm).

Charlton next to his teammates

Jimmy Greaves is the same height than Bobby Charlton (173 cm), teammate at England men's national association football team from 1959 to 1967.

About Bobby Charlton

Sir Robert Charlton, known as Bobby Charlton, was an English footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, left winger or centre-forward. He was born on 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland, and his elder brother Jack was a defender for Leeds United and also managed the Republic of Ireland.

Charlton made his debut for the Manchester United first team in 1956 at the age of 18, and played almost all of his club football there. He became a Football League First Division champion in 1957 and survived the Munich air disaster of February 1958. He was a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or, and he finished second in the voting in 1967 and 1968. He was one of eleven players to have won the FIFA World Cup, the European Cup and the Ballon d'Or.

At a listed 173 cm (5'8"), Charlton stood the same height as Jimmy Greaves, also listed at 173 cm (5'8"), his teammate with the England men's national association football team from 1959 to 1967. Charlton died on 21 October 2023.

Frequently asked

How tall is Bobby Charlton in feet and inches? Bobby Charlton was 5'8" tall, which is 173 cm, 68.1 inches or 1.73 m.

How tall is Bobby Charlton compared to Jimmy Greaves? Jimmy Greaves is the same height than Bobby Charlton: 173 cm (5'8") vs 173 cm (5'8").

Is Bobby Charlton tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 173 cm he was taller than about 46% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1937, whose average height is 173.7 cm.

Sources

• Bobby Charlton on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Bobby Charlton on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 173 cm.
• Bobby Charlton on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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