Wilf Carter (footballer)

Wilf Carter
Personal information
Full name Wilfred Carter
Date of birth (1933-10-04)4 October 1933
Place of birth Wednesbury, England
Date of death 4 August 2013(2013-08-04) (aged 79)
Place of death Bath, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1957 West Bromwich Albion 57 (12)
1957–1964 Plymouth Argyle 254 (134)
1964–1966 Exeter City 48 (6)
1966–1970 Bath City
Managerial career
1972–1974 Salisbury
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilfred Carter (4 October 1933 – 4 August 2013) was an English footballer who played as a forward. He played in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion, Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City. Carter could play at inside and centre forward.

Carter was a prolific goalscorer and scored 5 goals in one match on 27 December 1960 for Plymouth Argyle against Charlton Athletic. Carter is second on the all-time list of goalscorers for Plymouth Argyle, scoring 134 goals in league matches and 148 goals in all matches.

After the end of his playing career, he managed Salisbury in the Southern League between 1972 and 1974.

Carter died of cancer on 4 August 2013.