Ian Callaghan
English footballer

Ian Callaghan

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10 April 1942(Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West England)
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Introduction

Ian Robert Callaghan MBE (born 10 April 1942 in Toxteth, Liverpool) is a retired English footballer who holds the record for most appearances for Liverpool.

Playing career

Callaghan with Liverpool in 1966.

Callaghan played 857 times for Liverpool. He was booked only once, in the 1978 League Cup Final replay at Old Trafford, which Liverpool lost to Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest.

Callaghan played in 1977 European Cup Final, when Liverpool beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-1. But in 1978, 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 cup against FC Brugge in 1978.

Callaghan also played 4 times for England. 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. 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.

Honours

Liverpool
  • Football League First Division (5): 1963–64, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77
  • Football League Second Division (1): 1961–62
  • FA Cup (2): 1964–65, 1973–74
  • FA Charity Shield (4): 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977
  • European Cup (2): 1976–77, 1977–78
  • UEFA Cup (2): 1972–73, 1975–76
  • UEFA Super Cup (1): 1977
England
  • FIFA World Cup: 1966

    Career statistics

    Club performance League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
    Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
    1959–60 Liverpool Second Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
    1960–61 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
    1961–62 23 1 5 0 0 0 28 1
    1962–63 First Division 37 2 6 0 0 0 43 2
    1963–64 42 8 5 0 0 0 47 8
    1964–65 37 6 8 1 0 0 9 1 55* 8
    1965–66 42 5 1 0 0 0 9 0 53* 5
    1966–67 40 3 4 0 0 0 5 1 48* 4
    1967–68 41 3 9 0 2 1 6 3 58 7
    1968–69 42 8 4 1 3 1 2 0 51 10
    1969–70 41 3 6 0 2 0 4 2 53 5
    1970–71 23 0 5 0 1 0 5 0 34 0
    1971–72 41 2 3 0 3 0 4 0 52* 2
    1972–73 42 3 4 0 8 0 12 1 66 4
    1973–74 42 0 9 0 6 3 4 0 61 3
    1974–75 41 1 2 0 3 0 4 1 51* 2
    1975–76 40 3 2 0 3 0 12 1 57 4
    1976–77 33 1 5 0 2 1 7 0 48* 2
    1977–78 26 0 1 0 7 0 6 1 41* 1
    USA League Open Cup - North America Total
    1978 Fort Lauderdale Strikers NASL 20 0 - 20 0
    England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
    1978–79 Swansea City Third Division 40 0 - - - - 40 0
    Australia League - - - Total
    1979 Canberra City (loan) NSL 9 0 9 0
    England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
    1979–80 Swansea City Second Division 36 1 - - - - 36 1
    Ireland League FAI Cup League Cup Europe Total
    1980-81 Cork United LOI 2 0 2 0
    England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
    1981–82 Crewe Fourth Division 15 0 - - - - 15 0
    Total England 731 50 79 2 42 7 89 10 948 69
    USA 20 0 - 20 0
    Australia 9 0 - 9 0
    Ireland 2 0 2 0
    Career total 762 50 79 2 42 7 89 10 979 69

    * Includes one appearance in the FA Charity Shield

    ^ Includes one goal in the FA Charity Shield