Bill Calder
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Carson Calder | ||
Date of birth | (1934-09-28) 28 September 1934 (age 89) | ||
Place of birth | Greenock, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1955–1959 | Leicester City | 3 | (0) |
1959–1963 | Bury | 174 | (67) |
1963–1966 | Oxford United | 67 | (28) |
1966–1967 | Rochdale | 8 | (1) |
1967–1968 | Macclesfield Town | 22 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bill Calder (28 September 1934 – 10 November 2021) was a former Scottish footballer who played for Oxford United, Leicester City, Bury and Rochdale. Originally a midfielder, Calder was converted to a forward while playing for Bury.[1]
Leicester City signed Calder from Port Glasgow Rovers in 1956. Calder transferred from Leicester City to Bury after three League appearances for Leicester City in Division 1. He played as right winger for Bury, and won promotion with Bury to Division 2 in 1960–1961. Calder scored 21 goals that season, was ever present, and won a Division 3 champions medal. He then played more as a centre forward. He moved to Oxford United for £8,500 from in November 1963, and then to Rochdale in 1966.[2]
References
External links
- Rage Online profile