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Charlie Calladine
Personal information
Full name Charles Frederick Calladine[1]
Date of birth (1911-01-24)24 January 1911[1]
Place of birth Wessington,[1] England
Date of death 29 October 1983(1983-10-29) (aged 72)[2]
Place of death Matlock, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
1927–1928 Wessington
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1930 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
1930–1936 Birmingham 115 (5)
1936–1938 Blackburn Rovers 48 (6)
1938–194? Guildford City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Frederick Calladine (24 January 1911 – 29 October 1983) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. Born in Wessington, Derbyshire, Calladine started his football career with Scunthorpe & Lindsey United before moving to Birmingham in 1930,[2] for whom he played more than 100 games in the Football League First Division.[3] He was a physically strong player with pace and a powerful shot.[2] After leaving Birmingham he played for Blackburn Rovers and Guildford City,[1] whom he helped finish as runners-up in the 1938–39 Southern League. He died in Matlock, Derbyshire, in 1983 at the age of 72.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ a b c d e Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  3. ^ Matthews. Birmingham City: A Complete Record. pp. 173–178.