Tom Callaghan Explained

Tom Callaghan
Fullname:Thomas Tallett Callaghan[1]
Birth Date:1905[2]
Birth Place:Govan, Scotland
Death Date:[3]
Death Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Position:Outside forward
Years2:1924–1927
Caps2:37
Goals2:3
Years3:1925
Clubs3:→ Nithsdale Wanderers (loan)
Years4:1926–1927
Clubs4:→ Dunfermline Athletic (loan)
Caps4:18
Goals4:4
Years5:1927–1928
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Years6:1928–1932
Caps6:28
Goals6:3
Years7:1930–1932
Clubs7:→ Glentoran (loan)
Years8:1932–1933
Caps8:2
Goals8:0
Years9:1933
Caps9:8
Goals9:0
Years10:1934
Caps10:1
Goals10:0

Thomas Tallett Callaghan (1905–1993) was a footballer who played as an outside forward in the Scottish League for Third Lanark and Dunfermline Athletic, in the Irish League for Glentoran, in the English Football League for Darlington and in Scottish Junior football for St Anthony's.

Football career

Callaghan played football for junior club St Anthony's[4] before moving into the senior ranks with Third Lanark in June 1924.[1] He represented the club in off-season five-a-side tournaments,[5] was in their Second Division team by September 1925,[6] scored in a 4–3 win against Dunfermline Athletic in November,[7] and later that month, "spelt danger every time he got away" as Thirds beat Armadale 3–0.[8] He helped Thirds take First Division Aberdeen to a replay in the quarter-final of the 1925–26 Scottish Cup,[9] was "swift and sharp" in a draw with Bathgate in September 1926,[10] and was often picked out as the best of Thirds' not always top-class forwards.[11]

In December, First Division Dunfermline took Callaghan on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut in a draw with Morton, controlling the ball well and creating two scoring chances that were not taken.[4] [12] He played regularly, scoring twice in a 4–3 defeat of Dundee, and creating one goal and scoring another in a 4–4 draw with Dundee United a few days later.[13] At the end of the season, Callaghan went south to England, where he signed for Football League First Division club Middlesbrough.[14] He scored in a friendly against an Army XI,[15] but never managed to break into the league side,[16] and rejoined Third Lanark,[17] who had been promoted in his absence. He went straight into the first team for the new season,[18] scored in a 4–0 win against Airdrie in early September,[19] and soon afterwards sustained an injury sufficiently serious for his club to sign a replacement.[20] His return to fitness was not accompanied by a return to the first team. He was in and out of the side for what remained of the season,[21] at the end of which he was transfer-listed at a reduced fee.[22]

His fee was again reduced in the 1930 close season,[23] but with no takers. He was one of several Scottish players to help Glentoran win the 1930–31 Irish League title,[24] and eventually he returned to England, where he signed for Darlington in November 1932.[25] He played twice in the Third Division North and once in the FA Cup before losing his place to Charles Coates, and his contract was cancelled in January 1933.[16] [26] He returned to Scotland, where he played for Raith Rovers then Brechin City for brief spells.[1]

Notes and References

  1. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  2. https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&dl_cat=statutory&dl_rec=statutory-births&surname=callaghan&surname_so=exact&forename=thomas%20tallett&forename_so=starts&sex=M&record_type=stat_births Statutory registers – Births – Search results
  3. https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&surname=callaghan&surname_so=exact&forename=thomas%20tallett&forename_so=starts&record_type=stat_deaths Statutory registers – Deaths – Search results
  4. News: Dunfermline's first home goal in ten weeks . Harrier . The Sunday Post . Dundee . 26 December 1926 . 15 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  5. News: Record broken at Celtic Park. Shettleston Harriers successful meeting . The Sunday Post . Dundee . 31 May 1925 . 12 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  6. News: Ayr meet their match at Boghead . The Sunday Post . Dundee . 27 September 1925 . 13 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  7. News: Dunfermline make game fight . Evening Telegraph . Dundee . 2 November 1925 . 11 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  8. News: Queen of the South overwhelmed . The Sunday Post . Dundee . 29 November 1925 . 17 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  9. News: Aberdeen get a fright. Third Lanark unlucky at Cathkin . Kismet . The Sunday Post . Dundee . 7 March 1926 . 17 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  10. News: Bathgate's breezy boys . The Sunday Post . Dundee . 19 September 1925 . 16 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive . Callaghan, swift and sharp, was the best forward..
  11. News: Ayr pinch a point at Cathkin. All about the play and the men who played . Captain Bob . The Sunday Post . Dundee . 4 April 1926 . 17.
    News: Raith Rovers still on winning tack . Evening Telegraph . Dundee . 8 November 1926 . 7 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive . Only Gibson and Callaghan of Third Lanark showed anything like as much penetrativeness or skill as the five Raith forwards..
  12. News: Raith Rovers sign a back. Dunfermline also on the track . Courier and Advertiser . Dundee . 23 December 1926 . 6 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  13. News: Dunfermline's well earned points . Courier and Advertiser . Dundee . 17 February 1927 . 6.
    News: Precious point for Tannadice. Skinner on the dot for Dunfermline . Kestrel . The Sunday Post . Dundee . 27 February 1927 . 17 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  14. News: Sporting items . Daily Mail . Hull . 27 May 1927 . 15 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  15. News: Sweeping Irish changes. The Army routed . Courier and Advertiser . Dundee . 6 October 1927 . 6 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  16. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 46 . 2004 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  17. News: En passant . Arbroath Herald . 15 June 1928 . 7 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  18. News: In the World of Sport. Clash of promoted clubs . Evening Telegraph . Dundee . 16 August 1928 . 7 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  19. News: Football. High scoring in the leagues . Aberdeen Press and Journal . 3 September 1928 . 7 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  20. News: All the latest about to-morrow's games . Evening Telegraph . Dundee . 14 September 1928 . 11 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  21. News: Aberdeen "A" stand alone . Aberdeen Press and Journal . 22 October 1928 . 10.
    News: Montrose lucky to draw . Courier and Advertiser . Dundee . 10 December 1928 . 8.
    News: Welcome points for Dundee . Evening Telegraph . Dundee . 26 December 1928 . 7.
    News: To-morrow's sport. In the west . Edinburgh Evening News . 11 January 1929 . 3.
    News: Third Lanark's plight . Aberdeen Press and Journal . 2 April 1929 . 10 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  22. News: Scottish players on transfer list . Aberdeen Press and Journal . 27 June 1929 . 13 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  23. News: Dundee United sign three players . Don John . Courier and Advertiser . Dundee . 7 August 1930 . 7 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  24. News: Millwall want Muir of Montrose . Don John . Courier and Advertiser . Dundee . 7 January 1931 . 8 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
    News: Big shuffle trial teams . Don John . Courier and Advertiser . Dundee . 20 January 1931 . 8 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  25. News: Sailors don't care! Darlington's new man . T.F. . Northern Daily Mail . West Hartlepool . 11 November 1932 . 9 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  26. News: T.F.'s Sports Notes. "Quakers'" cup team . Northern Daily Mail . West Hartlepool . 24 November 1932 . 7 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
    News: T.F.'s Sports Notes. Eden in "Quakers'" team . Northern Daily Mail . West Hartlepool . 1 December 1932 . 7 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
    News: Two London clubs fined. Benefits and registrations of players . Yorkshire Post . 17 January 1933 . 15 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.

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