MAM UNITED

Woman who inspired Red Devil Bobby

- JEREMY ARMSTRONG

THIS treasured family photograph shows a young Bobby Charlton playing footie with his mum, long before he became a global superstar.

Cissie can be seen passing the ball to Bobby then aged around 13 as his brothers Tommy and Gordon look on.

The picture was taken in the back yard of the family home at 114 Beatrice Street, Ashington. The line of terraced houses in Northumberland produced no fewer than three Footballers of the Year: Bobby, his brother Jack and Burnley star Jimmy Adamson.

The Charltons lived in Beatrice Street for 18 years until 1966, when Jack bought his parents - Cissie and Bob Snr a new house in the town's College Road.