Albert Calland (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Albert Calland[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 September 1929 | ||
Place of birth | Bishop Auckland, England | ||
Date of death | 3 January 2014[1] | (aged 84)||
Place of death | Torbay,[1] England | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1950–1954 | Torquay United | 24 | (11) |
Spennymoor United | |||
Bideford | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Albert Calland (10 September 1929 – 3 January 2014) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Torquay United.[2] He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham.[citation needed]
Calland joined Torquay United in March 1950 from , joining his older brother Ralph at Plainmoor. He had to wait a couple of years for his Gulls' debut, and soon after his younger brother Ted also arrived at the club.[3] He scored 11 times in only 24 league games before leaving league football.[2]
Calland reappeared in Devon playing for Bideford in the 1956 season with his second game being against Torquay United Reserves in the Western League Cup having scored four goals on his debut the week before against Chippenham Town in the Western League itself.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Albert Calland". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Bert Calland". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ^ "Ted Calland". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- 1929 births
- 2014 deaths
- Sportspeople from Bishop Auckland
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Langley Park F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Spennymoor United F.C. players
- Bideford A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football forward, 1920s birth stubs