Tommy Callaghan
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-12-06) 6 December 1945
Place of birth Cowdenbeath, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Lochore Welfare
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1968 Dunfermline Athletic 126 (20)
1968–1976 Celtic 172 (14)
1976 → San Antonio Thunder (loan) 9 (0)
1976–1978 Clydebank 30 (2)
1978–1979 Galway Rovers 29 (4)
International career
1968–1971 Scottish League XI[1][2] 2 (0)
Managerial career
1978–1979 Galway Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tommy Callaghan (born 6 December 1945) is a Scottish former footballer who played for Celtic, Dunfermline Athletic and Clydebank. He was a left-sided midfielder famous for his long attacking runs from deep positions, and powerful shot.

Born in Cowdenbeath, he signed for Celtic from Dunfermline on 22 November 1968 for a reported £35,000. Although he scored on his debut the following day in a 4–0 win over Partick Thistle at Firhill, he took a long time to settle at Celtic Park and was never really accepted by the supporters. After making more than 250 appearances for Celtic, Callaghan moved on to Clydebank on 4 November 1976. He scored for his new club on his debut three days later. He left Clydebank in 1978 to become player-manager of Galway Rovers in Ireland.

Callaghan represented the Scottish League twice and gained his first Scottish Cup winner's medal while with Dunfermline in 1968, his final season with the Fife club.

His brother Willie played for Dunfermline and Scotland, and his father William, maternal uncles Patrick Flannigan and David Flannigan, son Tommy Callaghan Jr[3] nephew Willie Callaghan Jr, and grand-nephew Liam Callaghan[4] all played football to some extent.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Tommy Callaghan". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Tom Callaghan". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  3. ↑ Callaghan, Tommy 1998-2001, Partick Thistle History Archive
  4. ↑ Montrose FC duo appear in court in Dublin charged with assault and obstructing police, Stefan Morkis, The Courier, 13 December 2019
  5. ↑ Cowdenbeath's Liam Callaghan given Birmingham trial, BBC Sport, 18 November 2011
  6. ↑ Four generations with the Cowden, David Allan, Central Fife Times, 28 November 2011
Sources
  • Lunney, Paul (1992). Celtic: A complete record 1888-1992. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-873626-27-4.
  • Tommy Callaghan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.