Norman Callender
English footballer
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Norman Callender (9 June 1924 – 1990) was an English footballer who made 27 appearances in the Football League playing as a wing half for Darlington in the 1940s.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norman Callender[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1924[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Newburn,[1] England | ||
| Date of death | 1990 (aged 65–66) [1][a] | ||
| Place of death | Northallerton,[a] Yorkshire, England | ||
| Position | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1949 | Darlington | 27 | (1) |
| 1949–195? | Horden Colliery Welfare | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Callender joined Darlington while stationed in the area during the war, and was still a serving soldier when he began playing for the club:[5] he had to drop out of the team in February 1947 after he was posted to the Middle East.[6] After leaving Darlington, he signed for Horden Colliery Welfare, for whom he played until at least the 1951–52 season.[7]
He later became a civil servant with the Ministry of Defence and moved into refereeing in 1955. While based in Richmond in North Yorkshire he became a Football League linesman in 1962 and was promoted to the Referees List in 1965 where he remained until 1968.[8] He is one of very few former professional players to have achieved this distinction.
Notes
- Callender's death was registered in the third quarter of 1990, in the Northallerton registration district,[2] which covers Northallerton, North Yorkshire, and surrounding area.[3]
