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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Robert Callaghan | ||
| Date of birth | (1942-04-10)10 April 1942 (age 83) | ||
| Place of birth | Toxteth, Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1978 | Liverpool | 640 | (49) |
| 1978 | →Ft Lauderdale Strikers (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 1978–1981 | Swansea City | 76 | (1) |
| 1979 | →Canberra City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1981 | Cork United | 2 | (0) |
| 1981 | Crewe Alexandra | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 762 | (50) | |
| International career | |||
| 1966–1977 | England | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ian Robert CallaghanMBE (born 10 April 1942) is an English former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder. He holds the record for most appearances forLiverpool[2] and theFA Cup.[3][4] He was appointed aMember of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the1975 New Year Honours.
Callaghan played 857 times forLiverpool between 1960 and 1978, breaking into the first team just after the appointment ofBill Shankly asLiverpool manager. He made his debut on 16 April 1960 atAnfield in a 4–0 victory overBristol Rovers. He was a regular member of the first team by the time Liverpool won promotion to theFirst Division in 1962, and went on to help them win the league title in 1964, 1966, 1973, 1976 and 1977, as well as the1965 and1974FA Cup finals, theUEFA Cup in1973 and1976, and theEuropean Cup in 1977 (as a substitute) and in 1978. He was votedFWA Footballer of the Year in 1974.[4] He was booked only once in his career, in the1978 League Cup final replay atOld Trafford, which Liverpool lost toNottingham Forest.[5]
Callaghan played in the1977 European Cup final, when Liverpool beatBorussia Mönchengladbach 3–1, but in the 1978 season, which proved to be his last year at the club, his playing time was reduced as younger additions likeGraeme Souness andKenny Dalglish established themselves at the club. Callaghan was on the substitutes' bench when Liverpool retained the European Cup againstClub Brugge in1978.
Callaghan left Liverpool shortly after the 1978 European Cup final and signed forSwansea City, managed by former Liverpool strikerJohn Toshack. He helped Swansea win a second successive promotion in 1979, which took them into theSecond 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 theFourth Division withCrewe Alexandra, making 15 appearances in the 1981–82 season and retiring as a player in his 40th year.[6]
Of Irish descent,[7] Callaghan played four times at senior level forEngland.[8] Although he was in the squad for the1966 FIFA World Cup, he did not play in thefinal so did not receive a medal. He did play in the group-stage match againstFrance, assistingRoger Hunt's second goal in the 2–0 win on 20 July 1966, one of three wingers tried before managerAlf Ramsey decided to go with a team with no wingers. Following aFootball Association-led campaign to persuadeFIFA to award medals to all the winners' squad members, Callaghan was presented with his medal by Prime MinisterGordon Brown at a ceremony at10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009.[6]
After that 1966 match against France, Callaghan's next England appearance, his third, came againstSwitzerland on 7 September 1977, aged 35.[8] This gap of 11 years 49 days between appearances is the longest such interval for any England player.[9]
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| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool[10] | 1959–60 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 1960–61 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1961–62 | Second Division | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | ||
| 1962–63 | First Division | 37 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 43 | 2 | ||
| 1963–64 | First Division | 42 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 47 | 8 | ||
| 1964–65 | First Division | 37 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 55* | 8 | |
| 1965–66 | First Division | 42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 53* | 5 | |
| 1966–67 | First Division | 40 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 50* | 4 | |
| 1967–68 | First Division | 41 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 7 | |
| 1968–69 | First Division | 42 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 10 | |
| 1969–70 | First Division | 41 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 5 | |
| 1970–71 | First Division | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 1971–72 | First Division | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52* | 2 | |
| 1972–73 | First Division | 42 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 66 | 4 | |
| 1973–74 | First Division | 42 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 3 | |
| 1974–75 | First Division | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 51* | 2 | |
| 1975–76 | First Division | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 57 | 4 | |
| 1976–77 | First Division | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 48* | 2 | |
| 1977–78 | 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 | — | – | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Swansea City | 1978–79 | Third Division | 40 | 0 | — | — | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| 1979–80 | Second Division | 36 | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 76 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 1 | ||
| Canberra City (loan) | 1979 | NSL | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Cork United | 1980–81 | LOI | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | 1981–82 | Fourth Division | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 762 | 50 | 89 | 2 | 42 | 6 | 89 | 11 | 979 | 69 | ||
* Includes one appearance in theFA Charity Shield
^ Includes one goal in theFA Charity Shield
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1966 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
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