| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 April 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Wylam, England | ||
| Date of death | 22 May 2001(2001-05-22) (aged 78) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1958 | Gateshead | 471 | (42) |
| 1958 | Consett | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John W. "Jack" Callender (2 April 1923 – 22 May 2001) was an English professional football wing half of the 1940s and 1950s.
Career
Born in Wylam, Callender began his career before World War II, in 1938 with Gateshead, who would be his sole Football League club. He went on to establish the club record for most appearances for the club in the Football League during his long stay; Callender is the record appearance holder for Gateshead with 511 (league and FA Cup). He made 471 Football League appearances, scoring 42 goals and 40 appearances in the FA Cup, scoring 7 goals.
At Gateshead, Callender and his brother Tom made 910 league appearances, a record for two brothers at the same club. After his departure from Gateshead Callender played for Consett for a while.
Callender died on 22 May 2001, aged 78.
References
- "Gateshead v Bolton Wanderers - 28 February 1953". Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- Since 1888... The Searchable Premiership and Football League Player Database
- B.J. Hugman, Rothmans Football League Players Records The Complete A-Z 1946-1981, 1981, p. 9
- "Gateshead v Bolton Wanderers - 28 February 1953". Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- Jack Callender at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database