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'''Ian Robert Callaghan''' [[Member of the Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (born 10 April 1942) is an English retired professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. He holds the record for most appearances for [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref name="appearances">{{cite web |title=Appearances |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/records/appearances |url-status=dead |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |access-date=27 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813224749/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/records/appearances |archive-date=13 August 2012}}</ref>
== Playing career ==
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=== England ===
Callaghan played four times at senior level for [[England national football team|England]].<ref name=England>{{cite web |title=Ian Callaghan |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersC/BioCallaghanIR.html |website=englandfootballonline.com |access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> Although he was in the squad for the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]], he did not play in the [[1966 FIFA World Cup Final|final]] and so did not receive a medal. He did play in the group-stage match versus [[France national football team|France]]
After that 1966 match against France, Callaghan's next England appearance, his third, came against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] on 7 September 1977, aged 35.<ref name=England/> This gap of 11 years 49 days between appearances is the longest such interval for any England player.<ref>{{cite web |title=England players - Longest interval between appearances |url=http://englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrs/PlyrsGaps.html |website=englandfootballonline.com |access-date=16 January 2021 |date=11 October 2017}}</ref>
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