Calvin Plummer

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Calvin Plummer (born 14 February 1963) is an English former professional footballer born in Nottingham who played as a winger in the Football League for Nottingham Forest, Chesterfield, Derby County, Barnsley and Plymouth Argyle. [1] He also played on loan for Derry City in the League of Ireland playing in the 1988 FAI Cup Final and for Lahden Reipas in Finland, [1] and for English non-league clubs Gainsborough Trinity, Shepshed Albion, Corby Town, Nuneaton Borough, Birstall United, Grantham Town, Arnold Town, Shepshed Dynamo and Kirby Muxloe. [2] He was manager of Bilborough and joint manager of Arnold Town, [3] before taking becoming assistant manager at Gedling Miners Welfare. [4]

Plummer also caused controversy in 1982, when he agreed to play on an unofficial tour of South Africa. The tour, organised by Jimmy Hill and sponsored by South African Breweries, was largely made up of players heading toward the end of their careers. Plummer's presence as the only younger player, as well as the only black player in the initial squad, gave rise to accusations of tokenism. The tour itself was both a footballing and public relations disaster and caused great damage to Plummer's career. Brian Clough, his Nottingham Forest manager at the time, was publicly critical of Plummer's naivety and relations did sour between them. Despite this, Clough re-signed Plummer later in his career.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Calvin Plummer". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  2. ↑ "Calvin Plummer". Grantham Town FC Stats. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  3. ↑ Arnold Town have signed two players and more could be on their way NCEL
  4. ↑ Gedling Miners Welfare East Midlands Counties League


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