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Charlton vs Matthews
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CharltonWinner
89.9Charlton wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Matthews
88.8Matthews wins: Longevity
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 Bobby Charlton
89.9
Charlton leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Bobby Charlton
2. Stanley Matthews
Category breakdown
Season form · Goals per season
Career timeline · Goals per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Goals per season1. 🏴 Bobby Charlton5 seasons played · career day 1,826298 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴 Stanley Matthews5 seasons played · career day 1,826249 goals
-16.4% vs Charlton at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Charlton | 0 | 0 | 50 | 105 | 229 | 623 |
| 🏴 Matthews | 0 | 0 | 45 | 92 | 194 | 492 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Charlton89.9
Matthews88.8
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