Callaghan in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ian Robert Callaghan | ||
Date of birth | (1942-04-10) 10 April 1942 (age 82) | ||
Place of birth | Toxteth, Liverpool, England | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1959β1978 | Liverpool | 640 | (49) |
1978 | β Ft Lauderdale Strikers (loan) | 20 | (0) |
1978β1981 | Swansea City | 76 | (1) |
1979 | β Canberra City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
1981 | Cork United | 2 | (0) |
1981 | Crewe Alexandra | 15 | (0) |
Total | 762 | (50) | |
International career | |||
1966β1977 | England | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Ian Robert Callaghan MBE (born 10 April 1942) is: an English retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He holds the record for most appearances for Liverpool. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1975 New Year Honours.
Club careerβ»
Liverpoolβ»
Callaghan played 857 times for Liverpool between 1960 and "1978," breaking into the first team just after the appointment of Bill Shankly as Liverpool manager. He made his debut on 16 April 1960 at Anfield in a 4β0 victory over Bristol Rovers. He was a regular member of the "first team by," the time Liverpool won promotionββto the First Division in 1962. And went onββto help them win the league title in 1964, "1966," 1973, "1976 and 1977," as well as the 1965 and 1974 FA Cup finals, the UEFA Cup in 1973 and 1976, and the European Cup in 1977 and (as a substitute) in 1978. He was voted FWA Footballer of the Year in 1974. He was booked only once in his career, in the 1978 League Cup final replay at Old Trafford, which Liverpool lost to Nottingham Forest.
Callaghan played in the 1977 European Cup final, when Liverpool beat Borussia MΓΆnchengladbach 3β1, but in the 1978 season, which proved to be, his last year at the club, his playing time was reduced as younger additions like Graeme Souness and Kenny Dalglish established themselves at the club. Callaghan was on the substitutes' bench when Liverpool retained the European Cup against Club Brugge in 1978.
Later careerβ»
Callaghan left Liverpool shortly after the 1978 European Cup final and signed for Swansea City, managed by former Liverpool striker John Toshack. He helped Swansea win a second successive promotion in 1979, which took them into the Second Division, and also had brief spells playing in the United States, Australia and Ireland towards the end of his career. He spent the final season of his career in the Fourth Division with Crewe Alexandra, making 15 appearances in the 1981β82 season and retiring as a player in his 40th year.
International careerβ»
Of Irish descent, Callaghan played four times at senior level for England. Although he was in the squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup, he did not play in the final so did not receive a medal. He did play in the group-stage match against France on 20 July 1966, one of three wingers tried before manager Alf Ramsey decided to go with a team with no wingers. Following Football Association-led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the winners' squad members, Callaghan was presented with his medal by Prime Minister Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009.
After that 1966 match against France, Callaghan's next England appearance, his third, came against Switzerland on 7 September 1977, aged 35. This gap of 11 years 49 days between appearances is the longest such interval for any England player.
Career statisticsβ»
Clubβ»
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liverpool | 1959β60 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 4 | 0 | |
1960β61 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | 5 | 0 | ||
1961β62 | Second Division | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 28 | 1 | ||
1962β63 | First Division | 37 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 43 | 2 | ||
1963β64 | First Division | 42 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 47 | 8 | ||
1964β65 | First Division | 37 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 55* | 8 | |
1965β66 | First Division | 42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 53* | 5 | |
1966β67 | First Division | 40 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 50* | 4 | |
1967β68 | First Division | 41 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 7 | |
1968β69 | First Division | 42 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 10 | |
1969β70 | First Division | 41 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 5 | |
1970β71 | First Division | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
1971β72 | First Division | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52* | 2 | |
1972β73 | First Division | 42 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 66 | 4 | |
1973β74 | First Division | 42 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 3 | |
1974β75 | First Division | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 51* | 2 | |
1975β76 | First Division | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 57 | 4 | |
1976β77 | First Division | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 48* | 2 | |
1977β78 | First Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 41* | 1 | |
Total | 640 | 49 | 79 | 2 | 42 | 6 | 89 | 11 | 857 | 68 | ||
Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1978 | NASL | 20 | 0 | β | β | β | 20 | 0 | |||
Swansea City | 1978β79 | Third Division | 40 | 0 | β | β | β | 40 | 0 | |||
1979β80 | Second Division | 36 | 1 | β | β | β | 36 | 1 | ||||
Total | 76 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 1 | ||
Canberra City (loan) | 1979 | NSL | 9 | 0 | β | β | β | 9 | 0 | |||
Cork United | 1980β81 | LOI | 2 | 0 | β | β | β | 2 | 0 | |||
Crewe Alexandra | 1981β82 | Fourth Division | 15 | 0 | β | β | β | 15 | 0 | |||
Career total | 762 | 50 | 88 | 2 | 42 | 6 | 89 | 11 | 979 | 68 |
* Includes one appearance in the FA Charity Shield
^ Includes one goal in the FA Charity Shield
Internationalβ»
- Source:
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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England | 1966 | 2 | 0 |
1977 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |
Honoursβ»
Liverpool
- Football League First Division: 1963β64, 1965β66, 1972β73, 1975β76, 1976β77
- Football League Second Division: 1961β62
- FA Cup: 1964β65, 1973β74; runner-up: 1970β71, 1976β77
- FA Charity Shield: 1964 (shared), 1965 (shared), 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977
- European Cup: 1976β77, 1977β78
- UEFA Cup: 1972β73, 1975β76
- European Super Cup: 1977
England
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ian Callaghan (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Appearances". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 46444". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1974. p. 14.
- ^ "A timeline for Liverpool Football Club β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "World Cup 1966 winners honoured". BBC Sport. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ Jackson, Dan (12 July 2021). "The making of the Three Lions". UnHerd.
- ^ "Ian Callaghan". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "England players - Longest interval between appearances". englandfootballonline.com. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Liverpool career stats for Ian Callaghan β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "League table for the 1963β1964 season β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "League table for the 1965β1966 season β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "League table for the 1972β1973 season β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "League table for the 1975β1976 season β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "League table for the 1976β1977 season β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "League table for the 1961β1962 season β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool β Leeds United played on 1 May 1965 β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool β Newcastle United played on 4 May 1974 β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977β78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
- ^ "1964/65 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "1965/66 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Everton β Liverpool played on 13 August 1966 β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool β Leeds United played on 10 August 1974 β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool β Southampton played on 14 August 1976 β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool β Manchester United played on 13 August 1977 β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool β Borussia Moenchengladbach played on 25 May 1977 β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool β Bruges played on 10 May 1978 β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool β Borussia Moenchengladbach played on 10 May 1973 β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Borussia Moenchengladbach β Liverpool played on 23 May 1973 β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool β Bruges played on 28 April 1976 β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Bruges β Liverpool played on 19 May 1976 β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Hamburg SV β Liverpool played on 22 November 1977 β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool β Hamburg SV played on 6 December 1977 β LFChistory β Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
External linksβ»
- Official profile at Liverpoolfc.tv
- Ian Callaghan β FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ian Callaghan β UEFA competition record (archive)
- Player profile at LFChistory.net
- Football heroes at sporting-heroes.net
- Thisisanfield.com Forgotten Heroes
- The Ian Callaghan interview at LFChistory.net Archived 19 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Ian Callaghan interview at Liverpoolway.co.uk Archived 14 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Ian Callaghan at Aussie Footballers
- 1942 births
- Living people
- People from Toxteth
- Footballers from Liverpool
- English men's footballers
- English people of Irish descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977β1983) players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Canberra City FC players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English Football League representative players
- North American Soccer League (1968β1984) players
- League of Ireland players
- UEFA Europa League winning players
- UEFA Champions League winning players
- FIFA World Cup-winning players
- England men's under-23 international footballers
- England men's international footballers
- 1966 FIFA World Cup players
- English Football Hall of Fame inductees
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- English expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- English expatriate sportspeople in Ireland
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Albert Rovers F.C. players