Tommy Callaghan (born 28 August 1969) is a Scottish

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who played as a

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for

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Playing career

Aston Villa

He was in the youth ranks at

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, but never made a first team appearance for the club.

St Mirren and Kilmarnock

Callaghan began his professional career playing for St Mirren. He spent the 1988-1989 season on loan at

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

, but ultimately departed St Mirren without making a single first team appearance for the club.

Falkirk

Following his departure from Paisley, Callaghan signed for

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

in 1989. He appeared 10 times for the Bairns, scoring 1 goal.

East Fife

The midfielder then signed for East Fife in a brief spell which saw him make just 4 appearances for the Fifers.

Stirling Albion

Callaghan signed for

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in 1992 and enjoyed a three year spell at the club, racking up 62 appearances for the Binos.

Stranraer

He was on the move again in 1995, and arrived at

Stranraer Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; gd, An t-Sròn Reamhar ), also known as The Toon, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located in the historical parish of Inch in the historic county of Wigtownshire. It lies on the shores of L ...

. Callaghan appeared 25 times for the

Stair Park Stair Park is a public park and football stadium in the town of Stranraer, Scotland and is the home of Stranraer F.C. It is owned by Dumfries and Galloway Council and is situated next to the London Road and the railway line in the town. The pa ...

club before departing at the end of the 1995-1996 season.

Dunfermline

Another short spell followed, this time at

Dunfermline Dunfermline (; sco, Dunfaurlin, gd, Dùn Phàrlain) is a city, parish and former Royal Burgh, in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. The city currently has an estimated population of 58,508. Accord ...

. The midfielder made just three appearances during the 1995-1996 season before leaving the Pars at the end of the season.

Livingston

Callaghan signed for

, who were recently renamed and relocated to

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. He scored four goals in 64 appearances for the club during the 1996-1997 season and was on the move again in the summer.

Ross County and Partick Thistle

The midfielder saw out the last three seasons of his playing career with Ross County and

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before retiring and joining the coaching staff at

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Post playing career

After retiring, he joined the

under 18's coaching staff. He later became a football agent.

Personal life

His father

Tommy Callaghan Tommy Callaghan (born 6 December 1945) is a Scottish former Association football, footballer who played for Celtic F.C., Celtic, Dunfermline Athletic and Clydebank F.C. (1965), Clydebank. He was a left-sided midfielder famous for his long atta ...

played for

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. His uncle

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played for Dunfermline and

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. His grandfather William, maternal great-uncles

Patrick Flannigan Patrick G. Flannigan (4 August 1909 – 22 September 1987) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender. Career Born in Cowdenbeath, Flannigan played for Kelty Rangers, Cowdenbeath, Lochgelly United, Liverpool, Bradford Cit ...

and David Flannigan, cousin Willie Callaghan Jr, and nephew Liam Callaghan all played football to some extent.Cowdenbeath's Liam Callaghan given Birmingham trial

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, 18 November 2011

References

External links

Tommy Callaghan on Soccerbase
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