Willie Callaghan (footballer, born 1941)

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Willie Callaghan
Personal information
Full name William Andrew Callaghan [1]
Date of birth (1941-12-09) 9 December 1941 (age 81)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Right winger
Youth career
St. Francis Juveniles
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1960–1961 East Stirlingshire 31 (4)
1961–1963 Aberdeen 24 (8)
1963 Toronto City
1963–1964 Dumbarton 22 (6)
1964–1966 Barnsley 15 (0)
1966–1967 Albion Rovers 27 (5)
1967–1968 Stranraer 28 (1)
St Roch's
Total147(24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Willie Callaghan (born 9 December 1941) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for East Stirlingshire, Aberdeen, Albion Rovers and Stranraer in the Scottish Football League and Barnsley in the Football League. [2]

In the summer of 1963, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto City. [3]

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References

  1. "Willie Callaghan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. Willie Callaghan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  3. Waring, Ed (25 May 1963). "Steelers, Stewart Set Sights On Second Place in ECPSL Race". The Globe and Mail . p. 25.