Full name John W. Callender Years Team Position Wing half Playing position Died May 22, 2001 | Place of birth Wylam, England Role Football player Date of birth 2 April 1923 Name Jack Callender | |
Date of death 22 May 2001(2001-05-22) (aged 78) | ||
John W. "Jack" Callender (2 April 1923 – 22 May 2001) was an English professional football wing half of the 1940s and 1950s.
Career
Born in Wylam, Callender began his career before World War II, in 1938 with Gateshead, who would be his sole Football League club. He went on to establish the club record for most appearances for the club in the Football League during his long stay; Callender is the record appearance holder for Gateshead with 511 (league and FA Cup). He made 471 Football League appearances, scoring 42 goals and 40 appearances in the FA Cup, scoring 7 goals.
At Gateshead, Callender and his brother Tom made 910 league appearances, a record for two brothers at the same club. After his departure from Gateshead Callender played for Consett for a while.
Callender died on 22 May 2001, aged 78.