Stuart Callaghan

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Stuart Callaghan
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-07-20) 20 July 1976 (age 46)
Place of birth Calderbank, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder / Winger
Youth career
Blantyre Boys Club
1992–1995 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1999 Heart of Midlothian 8 (0)
1998FinnPa (loan) 8 (1)
1998Clydebank (loan) 5 (0)
1999–2000 Linfield
2000 Clydebank 2 (0)
2000–2003 Hamilton Academical 94 (20)
2003–2005 Alloa Athletic 51 (11)
2005–2008 Brechin City 94 (15)
2008–2011 Berwick Rangers 93 (6)
Beith
Total355(53)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stuart Callaghan (born 20 July 1976) is a Scottish former footballer who played for several Scottish league clubs, mostly in the lower divisions, after starting out in the top level as a youth player with Heart of Midlothian. He also played in Finland for Finnairin Palloilijat on loan, and in Northern Ireland for Linfield. [1]

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Career

At Hearts, his most notable achievement was taking part in the semi-final of the 1996–97 Scottish League Cup, winning a penalty for his side in a 3–1 win over Dundee at Easter Road. [2] However, he was not selected in the squad for the final in an era where only three substitutes were allowed.

Finding opportunities limited at Tynecastle Park, Callaghan had a season with Linfield and won the 1999–2000 League and League Cup with the Blues, [1] before returning to Scotland, initially with Clydebank but quickly switching to Hamilton Academical [3] where he won the country's lowest senior division in his first campaign (the only season endured at that level by the Accies in their history) and was involved in the first matches at the club's new stadium. [1]

He later had spells with semi-professional clubs Alloa Athletic, Brechin City and Berwick Rangers, playing regularly for each and winning a rare promotion to the First Division with Brechin, [4] before moving to down to the Junior grade in his mid-30s.

After retiring from playing, he took on a role as a youth football coach. [5]

Honours

Linfield

Hamilton Academical

Brechin City

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References

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  2. David McKinney (24 October 1996). "Hearts claim place in final" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. "Scottish Division Three team news". BBC Sport . 22 September 2000. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
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