Eddie Charlton
Born	October 31, 1929(1929-10-31), Merewether, New South Wales, Australia
Died	November 7, 2004 (aged 75), Palmerston North, New Zealand[clarify]
Nationality	Australian
Nickname(s)	Steady Eddie
Professional	1963–1995
Highest ranking	#3 (4 years)
Highest break	124 (1984 Irish Masters) [1]
Tournament wins
Non-ranking	4[clarify]

Edward Francis ("Eddie") Charlton AM (31 October 1929 – 7 November 2004) was a top-class Australian snooker and billiards player. is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... NSW redirects here. ... is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Palmerston North (Māori: ) is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The snooker world rankings are a system of ranking professional snooker players. ... In snooker, a break is the total score achieved by a player in a single visit to the table. ... The Irish Masters is a professional snooker tournament. ... Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. ... A snooker table English Billiards is a form of billiards played on a 6 × 12 rectangular table with pockets in the four corners and in the middle of the long sides (see Snooker for markings and a diagram). ...

Charlton was born in Merewether, New South Wales, Australia and came from a sporting family. His brother Jim was also a professional snooker player but never joined the world ranks. Eddie himself was a senior grade footballer, a champion surfer, a good cricketer and boxer. One of this proudest moments was when he carried the Olympic torch on part of its journey to the 1956 Games in Melbourne. Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... NSW redirects here. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central...

Having been a coal miner, he turned professional in 1963 at the age of 34 and the following season he won the Australian Professional Championship, a title which he went on to win, with one exception, every year for the next 20. Charlton was the most successful snooker player ever to come out of Australia. He was ranked number three in the world for five consecutive seasons from 1976/77, the first year of the rankings, though surprisingly he never won a ranking tournament (in those first few seasons only the World Championship counted). The popular Australian reached the world final in 1968, 1973 and 1975, losing agonisingly 31-30 to Ray Reardon on the last occasion. Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the mining of coal. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... The snooker world rankings are a system of ranking professional snooker players. ... The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, is the climax of snookers annual calendar and the most important snooker event of the year in terms of prestige, prize money and world ranking points. ... Ray Reardon is a retired Welsh snooker player. ...

In 1972, 1973, and 1980, he was victorious in the BBC's Pot Black competition, giving him a high profile with television viewers. He also recorded the first century break (110) in that tournament, quite an achievement in a one-frame per match format. Also highly proficient at billiards, he twice, unsuccessfully, challenged Rex Williams for the world title in 1974 and 1976, and reached a third final only to lose by a handful of points to Mark Wildman in 1984. Four years later he made the final again but found Norman Dagley too strong. Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Pot Black was a UK television snooker tournament that played a large part in the popularisation of the modern game. ... Rex Williams (born 20 July 1933) is a retired English snooker player. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mark Wildman (born January 25, 1936) is a retired English professional snooker player. ... This article is about the year. ...

Charlton was well known for playing with a very straight cue action and rarely hit the cue-ball with side. Yet his contribution to cue sports was immense and he is the only player to have been world championship runner-up in both snooker and billiards without winning either title. Billiards redirects here. ...

Always active in the organisation and promotion of the game, Charlton was awarded the Order of Australia in 1980. He formed the Australian Professional Players Association and was responsible for bringing many of the top players to play in Australia. He stopped competing in 1995 and died in Palmerston North, New Zealand on 7 November 2004 following an operation.^[1] Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Palmerston North (Māori: ) is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. ... is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Tournament wins

Non-ranking wins

• Pot Black - 1972, 1973, 1980
• World Matchplay - 1976

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References