Norman Callender

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]

Norman Callender
Personal information
Full name Norman Callender[1]
Date of birth (1924-06-09)9 June 1924[1]
Place of birth Newburn,[1] England
Date of death 1990 (aged 6566)[1][lower-alpha 1]
Place of death Northallerton,[lower-alpha 1] Yorkshire, England
Position(s) 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

  1. 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]

References

  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
  2. "England & Wales deaths 1837–2007 Transcription". Norman Callender. District: Northallerton. Register number: 790. County: Yorkshire. Volume: 2. Page: 1918. Retrieved 26 August 2014 via Findmypast.
  3. "Northallerton registration district". UKBMD. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  4. "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  5. "Darlington team trains at night for cuptie". Hull Daily Mail. 11 December 1946. p. 4 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Many matches off already". Yorkshire Post. 14 February 1947. p. 3 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Horden win will bring Cup 'derby'". Sunderland Echo. 6 October 1949. p. 9.
    "Murton introduce new back". Sunderland Echo. 3 November 1950. p. 11. Norman Callender is to play his first game of the season.
    "Horden's future on trial". Sunderland Echo. 14 August 1951. p. 9. Professionals who have re-signed are ... N. Callender (right half)  via British Newspaper Archive (subscription required)
  8. Football League Review, Volume 2, Issue 19, p15


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