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English footballer

Billy Callender
Personal information
Date of birth (1903-01-05)5 January 1903
Place of birth Prudhoe, England
Date of death 26 July 1932(1932-07-26) (aged 29)
Place of death London, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
–1923 Prudhoe Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1932 Crystal Palace 202 (0)
International career
1926 The Football League XI
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Billy Callender (5 January 1903 – 26 July 1932) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 202 Football League appearances for Crystal Palace between 1923 and 1932.

Callender was born in Prudhoe, Northumberland and was playing in local football with Prudhoe Town when he was signed by Crystal Palace in 1923. Initially, he was understudy to Jack Alderson and made only two appearances in his first two seasons at the club. He became a regular in the 1925–26 season and was ever-present in 1926–27, when he also played for the Football League representative team. Callender continued to be a regular in the Crystal Palace team until the end of the 1931–32 season.

On 26 July 1932, Callender committed suicide at the club ground, following the death of his fiancée from polio. He was found hanged in the team dressing room after training.

References

  1. ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 67. ISBN 0907969542.
  2. ^ "Eagles fan writes book in memory of long-serving Crystal Palace goalie". croydonguardian.co.uk. Croydon Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  3. Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 320. ISBN 0907969542.

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