Position: Left-back/Central defender
Age: 33
Born: Huddersfield (Oct 25, 1971)
Date signed: July 13, 2004
Signed from: Bolton, £250,000
Contract: June 2006, with further one year option
City debut: v Crystal Palace H (August 14, 2004)
Season 2004/05 Appearances (max 41): 26 Goals: 1
Career appearances: 26 Goals: 1
International honours: England Under-18
Former clubs: Huddersfield, Southampton, Birmingham,
Bolton.

Looked the most impressive of City's summer signings during the early part of the season – whether it be alongside Fleming in the centre of defence or as Drury's replacement at left-back. Was unlucky to lose his place after being played out of position in the 3-0 drubbing at Blackburn and only featured as a substitute after that. It was a shame to see Charlton on the sidelines because he had done a good solid job for the Canaries before disappearing from the scene.

Verdict: An excellent professional, who can fill a number of positions in defence, Charlton would be an asset to the Canaries in Division One. But with a first team place far from guaranteed will he want to hang around? Another difficult one to predict.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS:

Simon Charlton talks about his footballing first steps.

First footballing memory: Watching Huddersfield Town in action when I was a kid.

First match attended: It would have been a Huddersfield match at their old Leeds Road ground.

First footballing hero: At national level it was Kenny Dalglish – he really was the king. At Huddersfield it was Steve Kindon, an old-style centre forward who didn’t take any prisoners.

First team played for: Skelmanthorpe, which is just outside Huddersfield.

First team played for (pro): Huddersfield Town.

League debut: A 0-0 draw at Brentford during the 1989-90 season. I was only 17 at the time and it was a big moment for me when I was brought on as a substitute. The one thing I remember about the game is getting back to clear a goal-bound effort off the line. The manager congratulated me afterwards for saving a point for the side – that meant a lot to a youngster just starting out in the game.

First manager: The man who thanked me that day, Eoin Hand, who is probably best known for managing the Republic of Ireland.

First captain: Peter Jackson, who is now in his second spell as manager at Huddersfield.

First goal: It was a free-kick for Huddersfield that somehow found the back of the net and is one of just three to date. I’m not exactly a prolific scorer! I’d rather talk about the opening goal I scored for Southampton against Manchester United in a game we ended up losing 2-1. My dad was going to have a £5 wager on me being the first scorer at odds of 66-1 but couldn’t find anywhere at Old Trafford to place a bet. He wasn’t best pleased afterwards!

First honour: I represented England at under-18 level and was also part of the FA’s School of Excellence at Lilleshall. I was there with people like Ian Walker, Trevor Sinclair and Andy Cole.