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.[2] He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1975 New Year Honours.[3]
.jpg) Callaghan in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Robert Callaghan | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Toxteth, Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | |||
Playing career
Liverpool
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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 4–0 victory over Bristol Rovers. He was a regular member of the first team by the time Liverpool won promotion to the First Division in 1962, and went on to 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 UEFA Cup Final and 1976 UEFA Cup Final, and the European Cup in 1977 and (as a substitute) in 1978. He was voted FWA Footballer of the Year in 1974.[2] He was booked only once in his career, in the 1978 League Cup Final replay at Old Trafford, which Liverpool lost to Nottingham Forest.[4]
Callaghan played in the 1977 European Cup Final, when Liverpool beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1, but in the 1978 season, which proved 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 FC Brugge in 1978.
Later club career
He 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 US, Australia and Ireland towards the end of his career. He spent the final season of his career in the English Fourth Division with Crewe Alexandra, making 15 appearances in the 1981–82 season and retiring as a player in his 40th year.[5]
England
Callaghan played four times at senior level for England.[6] Although he was in the squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup, he did not play in the final and so did not receive a medal. He did play in the group-stage match versus France on 20 July 1966, one of three wingers tried before manager Alf Ramsey decided to go with a team with no wingers. Following a 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.[5]
After that 1966 match against France, Callaghan's next England appearance, his third, came against Switzerland on 7 September 1977, aged 35.[6] This gap of 11 years 49 days between appearances is the longest such interval for any England player.[7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool[8] | 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 | — | — | — | 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
Honours
Liverpool
- Football League First Division: 1963–64,[9] 1965–66,[10] 1972–73,[11] 1975–76,[12] 1976–77[13]
- Football League Second Division: 1961–62[14]
- FA Cup: 1964–65,[15] 1973–74[16]
- FA Charity Shield: 1964 (shared),[17] 1965 (shared),[18] 1966,[19] 1974,[20] 1976,[21] 1977[22]
- European Cup: 1976–77,[23] 1977–78[24]
- UEFA Cup: 1972–73,[25][26] 1975–76[27][28]
- European Super Cup: 1977[29][30]
England
See also
References
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ian Callaghan (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b "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 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ a b "World Cup 1966 winners honoured". BBC Sport. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ a b "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 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "League table for the 1963–1964 season – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "League table for the 1965–1966 season – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "League table for the 1972–1973 season – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "League table for the 1975–1976 season – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "League table for the 1976–1977 season – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "League table for the 1961–1962 season – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool – Leeds United played on 1 May 1965 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool – Newcastle United played on 4 May 1974 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "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 – Liverpool played on 13 August 1966 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool – Leeds United played on 10 August 1974 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool – Southampton played on 14 August 1976 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool – Manchester United played on 13 August 1977 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool – Borussia Moenchengladbach played on 25 May 1977 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool – Bruges played on 10 May 1978 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool – Borussia Moenchengladbach played on 10 May 1973 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Borussia Moenchengladbach – Liverpool played on 23 May 1973 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool – Bruges played on 28 April 1976 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Bruges – Liverpool played on 19 May 1976 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Hamburg SV – Liverpool played on 22 November 1977 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool – Hamburg SV played on 6 December 1977 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
External links
- Official profile at Liverpoolfc.tv
- 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