Charlie Athersmith was an international footballer who represented England 12 times scoring 3 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 5th March 1892 at 19 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 7th April 1900 aged 27. Athersmith Harper, born on 10th May 1872, in Bloxwich, Staffordshire, has a FA Legacy Number of 195 and played as a Outside Right for his country.
Charlie Athersmith - 12 caps (3 goals)
- Full Name: William Charles Athersmith Harper
- Born: 10th May 1872, Bloxwich, Staffordshire
- Died: 18th September 1910, Shifnal, Shropshire aged 38
- England Career: 1892 - 1900
- Positions whilst with England: Outside Right
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Aston Villa (12)
- FA Legacy Number: 195
- Harper was his real surname but he seemed to have dropped it in the 1880s.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Ireland (HC) on 5th March 1892 aged 19 years, 9 months, 26 days - Last Cap: v
Scotland (HC) on 7th April 1900 aged 27 years, 10 months, 28 days - First Goal: v Ireland (HC) on 20th February 1897 aged 24 years, 9 months, 10 days
- Career Length: 8 years, 32 days
- Starts: 12
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 12
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 12
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 12
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 6
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 6
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 9
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Outside Right
- 12
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 12
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 12
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- GO Smith
- 11 Matches
- Jack Robinson
- 9 Matches
- Ernest Needham
- 9 Matches
- William Oakley
- 8 Matches
- Steve Bloomer
- 8 Matches
- Billy Williams
- 6 Matches
- Frank Forman
- 5 Matches
- Jimmy Crabtree
- 5 Matches
- Fred Wheldon
- 4 Matches
- Howard Spencer
- 3 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 19 sources from 12 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- SCO, 1 - 4, 7th Apr 1900 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 12.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 28 days. 
WAL, 1 - 1, 26th Mar 1900 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 11.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 16 days.- SCO, 2 - 1, 8th Apr 1899 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 10.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 29 days. - WAL, 4 - 0, 20th Mar 1899 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 9.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 10 days. - IRE, 13 - 2, 18th Feb 1899 (HC)
Aston Villa, Cap: 8.
Age: 26 years, 9 months, 8 days. - SCO, 3 - 1, 2nd Apr 1898 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 7.
Age: 25 years, 10 months, 23 days. - WAL, 3 - 0, 28th Mar 1898 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 6.
Age: 25 years, 10 months, 18 days. - IRE, 3 - 2, 5th Mar 1898 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 5.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 26 days. - SCO, 1 - 2, 3rd Apr 1897 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 4.
Age: 24 years, 10 months, 24 days. - WAL, 4 - 0, 29th Mar 1897 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 3.
Age: 24 years, 10 months, 19 days. - IRE, 6 - 0, 20th Feb 1897 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 2.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 10 days. - IRE, 2 - 0, 5th Mar 1892 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 1.
Age: 19 years, 9 months, 26 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.