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Ian Callaghan

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Ian Callaghan
MBE
Callaghan in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ian Robert Callaghan
Date of birth (1942-04-10) 10 April 1942 (age 82)
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)
1978Ft Lauderdale Strikers (loan) 20 (0)
1978–1981 Swansea City 76 (1)
1979Canberra 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

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.

Callaghan was born in Toxteth, Liverpool.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

Liverpool

England

Other websites

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References

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