Editing Bobby Charlton (section)

==Early life==
Robert Charlton was born on 11 October 1937 in [[Ashington]], Northumberland, England,<ref>{{Hugman|3396|access-date=29 October 2023}}</ref> to coal miner Robert "Bob" Charlton (24 May 1909 – April 1982)<ref>England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007</ref><ref>1939 England and Wales Register</ref> and Elizabeth Ellen "Cissie" Charlton (''née'' Milburn; 11 November 1912 – 25 March 1996). He was related to several professional footballers on his mother's side of the family: his uncles were [[Jack Milburn (footballer born 1908)|Jack Milburn]] (Leeds United and Bradford City), [[George Milburn]] (Leeds United and Chesterfield), [[Jim Milburn]] (Leeds United and Bradford Park Avenue) and [[Stanley Milburn|Stan Milburn]] (Chesterfield, Leicester City and Rochdale), and legendary Newcastle United and England footballer [[Jackie Milburn]] was his mother's cousin. However, Charlton credited much of the early development of his career to his grandfather Tanner and his mother Cissie.<ref>{{harvnb|Charlton|2007|p=19}}</ref> His elder brother, [[Jack Charlton|Jack]], initially worked as a miner<ref>{{harvnb|Charlton|1996|p=23}}</ref> before applying to the police,<ref>{{harvnb|Charlton|1996|p=27}}</ref> only to also become a professional footballer with Leeds United.<ref>{{harvnb|Charlton|1996|p=28}}</ref>