Ian Callaghan
English footballer (born 1942)
Ian Robert Callaghan MBE (born 10 April 1942) is a retired English footballer. He played between 1959 and 1982 as a midfielder. He is best known as a Liverpool player. He holds the record for most times played for Liverpool, at 857 appearances. He won 17 honours with Liverpool, including two European Cups, in 1977 and 1978. He also played four times for the England national football team.
.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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1966–1977 | England | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics change
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool[2] | 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 change
Liverpool
- Football League First Division: 1963–64,[3] 1965–66,[4] 1972–73,[5] 1975–76,[6] 1976–77[7]
- Football League Second Division: 1961–62[8]
- FA Cup: 1964–65,[9] 1973–74[10]
- FA Charity Shield: 1964 (shared),[11] 1965 (shared),[12] 1966,[13] 1974,[14] 1976,[15] 1977[16]
- European Cup: 1976–77,[17] 1977–78[18]
- UEFA Cup: 1972–73,[19][20] 1975–76[21][22]
- European Super Cup: 1977[23][24]
England
Other websites change
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ian Callaghan.
- Ian Callaghan at LiverpoolFC.com
References change
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ian Callaghan (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ↑ "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.