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Charlie Austin: I was just having a blast – and it took me from Poole to the Premier League

The Football League Paper catches up with former EFL sharp-shooter Charlie Austin.

Charlie Austin celebrates another goal for QPR

From early starts to late night ferries, Charlie Austin’s formative years in the Wessex League were a world away from the glamour of his Premier League days at QPR and Southampton.

Rejected by Reading as a teenager, Austin worked as a bricklayer whilst playing part-time for the likes of Kintbury Rangers, Hungerford and Poole.
“There’s one day I’ll always remember,” laughs the 37-year-old, who retired in May after a prolific career that yielded 317 goals in 692 games.
Life back then
“We were working in Basingstoke. I lived in Bournemouth. I left home at half six, started carrying the hod by ...

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