These photos were taken at Charlton's funeral today as hundreds turned out in Ashington to pay their respects:
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Well-wishers threw flowers on the hearse as it passed slowly through the former mining community where he and his younger brother Sir Bobby honed their football skills.
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Charlton, a stalwart of Leeds Uniteds most successful period, an England stopper who reached the pinnacle of the game and later a successful manager most notably with the Republic of Ireland, died earlier this month aged 85.
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Fans wearing Leeds shirts, Newcastle United tops, Ireland strips and replica kits from his local side Ashington mingled together, waiting for their chance to pay their final respects.
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And when the cortege passed, spontaneous applause and cheers broke out in tribute to the towns famous son, who never forgot his roots.
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Well-wishers threw flowers on the hearse as it passed slowly through the former mining community where he and his younger brother Sir Bobby honed their football skills.
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Charlton, a stalwart of Leeds Uniteds most successful period, an England stopper who reached the pinnacle of the game and later a successful manager most notably with the Republic of Ireland, died earlier this month aged 85.
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Fans wearing Leeds shirts, Newcastle United tops, Ireland strips and replica kits from his local side Ashington mingled together, waiting for their chance to pay their final respects.
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And when the cortege passed, spontaneous applause and cheers broke out in tribute to the towns famous son, who never forgot his roots.
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Floral tributes in the hearse included a football and a red England shirt with Jackie 5 on it.
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Charlton was the eldest son of miner Bob and his wife Cissie, who went on to have three more boys. He followed his father at the pit for a brief spell before leaving Northumberland to join the Leeds United ground staff aged 15. Charlton stayed there for a remarkable 23 years, a spell broken only by National Service, playing a major part in the club turning from also-rans into a major European force.