Reg Callender Explained

Reg Callender
Fullname:Reginald Henry Callender
Birth Date:31 August 1892
Birth Place:Bishopton, England[1]
Death Place:Nord, France
Position:Outside left
Clubs1:St John's College
Clubs2:Stockton
Years3:1912
Clubs3:Glossop
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:1913–1914
Clubs4:Derby County
Caps4:5
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:1913–1914
Nationalteam1:England Amateurs
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0

Reginald Henry Callender (31 August 1892 – 5 October 1915) was an English amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Derby County and Glossop as an outside left.[2] He represented the England amateur national team.[3]

Personal life

Callender attended Fitzwilliam and St John's Colleges and was a Cambridge Blue. Prior to the First World War, he worked as a teacher.[4] On 4 December 1914, three months after the outbreak of the First World War, Callender was commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant in the Durham Light Infantry. He was deployed to France in August 1915 and was killed accidentally while explaining the mechanisms of a grenade in Nord on 5 October 1915.[5] He was buried in Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentières.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby County1913–14[6] First Division500050
Career total500050

Notes and References

  1. News: Reginald Henry Callender Service Record . en-US . Football and the First World War . 3 December 2017.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 50.
  3. Web site: England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939 . 31 December 2015 . www.englandfootballonline.com.
  4. Web site: North East War Memorials Project – Every Name A Story Content . 26 April 2020 . www.newmp.org.uk.
  5. Web site: Roll of Honour 1910s . 17 March 2021 . joh.cam.ac.uk . 122–123.
  6. Web site: Reginald Henry Callender . 3 December 2017 . 11v11.com.