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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 84)
Place of birth Toxteth, Liverpool, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position 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)
International career
1966–1977 England 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Liverpool F.C. at 1963 with following players, from left standing: Allan Jones, Gordon Milne, Tommy Lawrence, Ron Yeats (captain), Willie Stevenson, Ronnie Moran; front row: Ian Callaghan, Roger Hunt, Ian St John, Jimmy Melia and Kevin Lewis.

Ian Robert Callaghan MBE (born 10 April 1942) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He holds the record for most appearances for Liverpool[2] and the FA Cup.[3][4] In addition, he is one of the few players to have made over 1,000 career appearances.

He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1975 New Year Honours.

Callaghan along with Bobby Charlton are the only English footballers to have won the World Cup, European Cup and been awarded Player of the Year.

Club career

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Liverpool

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Callaghan played 857 times for Liverpool between 1960 and 1978, breaking into the first team just after the appointment of Bill Shankly as Liverpool manager. He made his debut on 16 April 1960 at Anfield in a 4–0 victory over Bristol Rovers. He was a regular member of the first team by the time Liverpool won promotion to the First Division in 1962, and went on to help them win the league title in 1964, 1966, 1973, 1976 and 1977, as well as the 1965 and 1974 FA Cup finals, the UEFA Cup in 1973 and 1976, and the European Cup in 1977 and as an unused substitute in 1978 final. He was voted FWA Footballer of the Year in 1974.[4] He was booked only once in his career, in the 1978 League Cup final replay at Old Trafford, which Liverpool lost to Nottingham Forest.[5]

Callaghan played in the 1977 European Cup final, when Liverpool beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1, but in the 1978 season, which proved to be 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 European Cup against Club Brugge in 1978.

Later career

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Callaghan left Liverpool shortly after the 1978 European Cup final and signed for Swansea City, managed by former Liverpool striker John Toshack. He helped Swansea win a second successive promotion in 1979, which took them into the Second Division, and also had brief spells playing in the United States, Australia and Ireland towards the end of his career. He spent the final season of his career in the Fourth Division with Crewe Alexandra, making 15 appearances in the 1981–82 season and retiring as a player in his 40th year.[6]

International career

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Of Irish descent,[7] Callaghan played four times at senior level for England.[8] Although he was in the squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup, he did not play in the final so did not receive a medal. He did play in the group-stage match against France, assisting Roger Hunt's second goal in the 2–0 win on 20 July 1966, one of three wingers tried before manager Alf Ramsey decided to go with a team with no wingers. 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.[6]

After that 1966 match against France, Callaghan's next England appearance, his third, came against Switzerland on 7 September 1977, aged 35.[8] This gap of 11 years 49 days between appearances is the longest such interval for any England player.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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Callaghan with Liverpool in 1966
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10][11]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool[12] 1959–60 Second Division 400000–40
1960–61 Second Division 3000201060
1961–62 Second Division 231500010291
1962–63 First Division 3726000–432
1963–64 First Division 4285000–478
1964–65 First Division 376810010155*8
1965–66 First Division 425100010053*5
1966–67 First Division 40440006150*5
1967–68 First Division 413902163587
1968–69 First Division 4284131205110
1969–70 First Division 413602042535
1970–71 First Division 230501050340
1971–72 First Division 41230305052*2
1972–73 First Division 4234081120664
1973–74 First Division 420906340613
1974–75 First Division 41120305151*2
1975–76 First Division 4032030121574
1976–77 First Division 33150218048*2
1977–78 First Division 26010707141*1
Total 64050792427981085969
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1978 NASL 200—–—200
Swansea City 1978–79 Third Division 4004010—450
1979–80 Second Division 3613030—421
Total 761704000871
Canberra City (loan) 1979 NSL 90———90
Cork United 1980–81 LOI 20———20
Crewe Alexandra 1981–82 Fourth Division 15020——170
Career total 76251882467981099470

* Includes one appearance in the FA Charity Shield

^ Includes one goal in the FA Charity Shield

International

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Source:[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 196620
196700
196800
196900
197000
197100
197200
197300
197400
197500
197600
197720
Total40

Honours

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Liverpool

England

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ian Callaghan (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  2. ↑ United Kingdom list: "No. 46444". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1974. p. 14.
  3. ↑ https://www.lfchistory.net/articles/article/3056#:~:text=Cally%20holds%20the%20record%20for,Cup%20on%2030th%20September%201969 Archived 19 November 2025 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. 1 2 "Appearances". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "A timeline for Liverpool Football Club – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  6. 1 2 "World Cup 1966 winners honoured". BBC Sport. 10 June 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  7. ↑ Jackson, Dan (12 July 2021). "The making of the Three Lions". UnHerd. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Ian Callaghan". englandfootballonline.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "England players - Longest interval between appearances". englandfootballonline.com. 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  10. ↑ Ian Callaghan at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  11. ↑ "Ian Callaghan". Archives.Football. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool career stats for Ian Callaghan – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "League table for the 1963–1964 season – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "League table for the 1965–1966 season – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "League table for the 1972–1973 season – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "League table for the 1975–1976 season – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "League table for the 1976–1977 season – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  18. ↑ "League table for the 1961–1962 season – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  19. ↑ "Matchdetails from Liverpool – Leeds United played on 1 May 1965 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  20. ↑ "Matchdetails from Liverpool – Newcastle United played on 4 May 1974 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  21. 1 2 Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN 0354-09018-6.
  22. ↑ "1964/65 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  23. ↑ "1965/66 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  24. ↑ "Matchdetails from Everton – Liverpool played on 13 August 1966 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  25. ↑ "Matchdetails from Liverpool – Leeds United played on 10 August 1974 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  26. ↑ "Matchdetails from Liverpool – Southampton played on 14 August 1976 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  27. ↑ "Matchdetails from Liverpool – Manchester United played on 13 August 1977 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  28. ↑ "Matchdetails from Liverpool – Borussia Moenchengladbach played on 25 May 1977 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 3 November 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  29. ↑ "Matchdetails from Liverpool – Bruges played on 10 May 1978 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  30. ↑ "Matchdetails from Liverpool – Borussia Moenchengladbach played on 10 May 1973 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  31. ↑ "Matchdetails from Borussia Moenchengladbach – Liverpool played on 23 May 1973 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  32. ↑ "Matchdetails from Liverpool – Bruges played on 28 April 1976 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  33. ↑ "Matchdetails from Bruges – Liverpool played on 19 May 1976 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  34. ↑ "Matchdetails from Hamburg SV – Liverpool played on 22 November 1977 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 2 November 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  35. ↑ "Matchdetails from Liverpool – Hamburg SV played on 6 December 1977 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
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