Ian Callaghan

Ian Robert Callaghan MBE (born 10 April 1942) is a retired English footballer. He played between 1959 and 1982 as a midfielder. He is best known as a Liverpool player. He holds the record for most times played for Liverpool, at 857 appearances. He won 17 honours with Liverpool, including two European Cups, in 1977 and 1978. He also played four times for the England national football team.

Ian Callaghan
MBE
Callaghan in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ian Robert Callaghan
Date of birth (1942-04-10) 10 April 1942
Place of birth Toxteth, Liverpool, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) 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)
National team
1966–1977 England 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Callaghan was born in Toxteth, Liverpool.

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool[2] 1959–60 Second Division 400000–40
1960–61 Second Division 300020–50
1961–62 Second Division 2315000–281
1962–63 First Division 3726000–432
1963–64 First Division 4285000–478
1964–65 First Division 37681009155*8
1965–66 First Division 42510009053*5
1966–67 First Division 40340005150*4
1967–68 First Division 413902163587
1968–69 First Division 4284131205110
1969–70 First Division 413602042535
1970–71 First Division 230501050340
1971–72 First Division 41230304052*2
1972–73 First Division 4234080121664
1973–74 First Division 420906340613
1974–75 First Division 41120304151*2
1975–76 First Division 4032030121574
1976–77 First Division 33150217048*2
1977–78 First Division 26010706141*1
Total 64049792426891185768
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1978 NASL 200—–—200
Swansea City 1978–79 Third Division 400———400
1979–80 Second Division 361———361
Total 761800000761
Canberra City (loan) 1979 NSL 90———90
Cork United 1980–81 LOI 20———20
Crewe Alexandra 1981–82 Fourth Division 150———150
Career total 76250882426891197968

* Includes one appearance in the FA Charity Shield

^ Includes one goal in the FA Charity Shield

Honours

Liverpool

England

Other websites
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References
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