Matt Calland

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Matt Calland
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Hugh Calland [1]
Born (1971-08-20) 20 August 1971 (age 53)
Widnes, Cheshire, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight15 st 6 lb (98 kg)
Position Wing, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1990–93 Rochdale Hornets 603000120
1993–95 Featherstone Rovers 452700108
1995–98 Bradford Bulls 52240096
1999 Hull FC 10000
2001–03 Rochdale Hornets 603000120
2003 Huddersfield Giants 30000
2003(loan)→Rochdale Hornets 41004
2004 Hull Kingston Rovers 30000
Total22811200448
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1996 England 10000
Coaching information
Club
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
2008–11 Halifax
2019–22 Rochdale Hornets 362111458
Total362111458
Source: [2] [3] [4]

Matthew Hugh Calland (born 20 August 1971) is an English former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, and coached in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for the Rochdale Hornets (two spells), Featherstone Rovers, the Bradford Bulls, Hull FC and the Huddersfield Giants, as a wing or centre, and coached at club level for Halifax.

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Background

Matt Calland was born in Widnes, Lancashire, England.

Playing career

Rochdale Hornets

Calland started his professional rugby league career with Rochdale Hornets, signing from Oldham St Annes in 1990. [5] He played in Rochdale Hornets 14–24 defeat by St. Helens in the 1991 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1991–92 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington, on Sunday 20 October 1991. He joined Featherstone Rovers in September 1993 for a transfer fee of £30,000. [6]

Bradford Bulls

In November 1995, Calland was signed by Bradford Bulls from Featherstone Rovers as part of an exchange deal which saw Deryck Fox and Roy Powell transfer from Bradford to Featherstone. [7]

Calland played at centre in Bradford Bulls' 32–40 defeat by St. Helens in the 1996 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 26 April 1996. [8] and was a substitute in Bradford Bulls' 22–32 defeat by St. Helens in the 1997 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1997. [8]

International honours

Matt Calland won a cap for England while at the Bradford Bulls in 1996 against France (sub).

Coaching career

Calland began coaching at Hopwood Hall College in 2003. [9] He was named the assistant coach at Halifax in June 2006. Martin Hall moved upstairs in October to take up the post of director of football. He was then named the new head coach of Halifax. In 2010, he coached the team to victory in the Championship Grand Final against favourites Featherstone Rovers. They came back from 4–22 down to win 23–22 in extra time. It was the first trophy Halifax had won in 23 years. [10]

In May 2019, he was named as head coach at Rochdale Hornets. [11] He left the club by mutual consent in August 2022. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lifestyle With Matt Calland at thefreelibrary.com". thefreelibrary.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Player Summary: Matt Calland". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Calland forced to retire through injury". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Wales receive World Cup call". The Guardian. London. 28 September 1993. p. 19. ProQuest   187470300.
  7. ↑ "Wigan join the hunt for Newlove". The Independent. 15 November 1995. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  8. 1 2 "steveprescottfoundation.co.uk". Steve Prescott Stats. Steve Prescott Foundation. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "Interview with Matt Calland". Real Rochdale. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Calland happy with options". Halifax Evening Courier. 4 October 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  11. ↑ "Rugby League: Rochdale Hornets name Matt Calland as head coach". Rochdale Online. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Head coach Matt Calland leaves Rochdale Hornets". Rochdale Online. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2024.


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