18ct. gold pocket watch presented to Charlie Wilson of Huddersfield Town FC commemorating the 1923-24 Football League Division One Championship season

18ct. gold pocket watch presented to Charlie Wilson of Huddersfield Town FC commemorating the 1923-24 Football League Division One Championship season, hallmarked, Birmingham,1924, of typical form with white dial, black roman hours, subsidiary seconds, FILLANS & SONS LTD, HUDDERSFIELD retail name, interior case engraved HUDDERSFIELD TOWN F.C. FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION I 1923-24 PRESENTED TO C. WILSON, outer case engraved with CW initials entwined, case diameter 50mm., total weight 105gr., bears wear to case, movement running Charlie Wilson Collection (Lots 20 to 25) Charlie Wilson (1895-1971) was born in Atherstone, Warwickshire. He began his career at Atherstone Town and Coventry City before signing for Spurs after the First World War. He was the signed by Herbert Chapman for his all-conquering Huddersfield Town FC in November 1922 and finished top goal scorer in each of his first three seasons at the club. His goals gave Huddersfield successive League Championships in 1924 and 1925. Wilson missed out on the club's historic three-in-a-row Championship title in 1925-26, picking up an injury early in the campaign. The forward was the sold to Stoke City where he continued to be a prolific goal-scorer.