John Callender (3 September 1903 – 13 December 1980) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a right winger for Walker Celtic, Brighton & Hove Albion,

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, Ashington, Lincoln City,

Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley o ...

, and

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Career

Callender played for Walker Celtic and Brighton & Hove Albion before scoring one goal in five

Third Division North The Third Division North of the Football League was a tier in the English football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran in parallel with the Third Division South with clubs elected to the League or relegated from a higher division allocated to ...

games for

in 1934. After a spell with Ashington, he moved on to Lincoln City. The "Imps" finished second in the Third Division North in 1936–37, three points behind champions Stockport County. They then dropped to seventh place in 1937–38. He scored 26 goals in 75 league games in his two seasons at Sincil Bank. He joined

in May 1938. He played three Third Division South games, scoring one goal in the season-opening 3–1 defeat to Aldershot at

The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground was a football stadium located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England, and home to Port Vale F.C. from 1913 to 1950. It was the sixth ground the club used. Structure and facilities The stadium was in rather bad conditio ...

on 27 August. He was handed a free transfer in April 1939. He moved on to Third Division North club

, scoring two goals in three appearances before the league was abandoned after the outbreak of World War II. Callender guested for

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

during World War II.

Career statistics

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Honours

Lincoln City *Football League Third Division North second-place promotion: 1936–37

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Callender, John People from Wylam Footballers from Northumberland English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Walker Celtic F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Ashington A.F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. wartime guest players English Football League players 1903 births 1980 deaths