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Callaghan in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Robert Callaghan | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Toxteth, Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1978 | Liverpool | 640 | (49) |
| 1978 | → Ft Lauderdale Strikers (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 1978–1981 | Swansea City | 76 | (1) |
| 1979 | → Canberra City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1981 | Cork United | 2 | (0) |
| 1981 | Crewe Alexandra | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 762 | (50) | |
| International career | |||
| 1966–1977 | England | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ian Robert Callaghan MBE (born 10 April 1942) is a retired English footballer. He played between 1959 and 1982 as a midfielder. He is best known as a Liverpool player. He holds the record for most times played for Liverpool, at 857 appearances. He won 17 honours with Liverpool, including two European Cups, in 1977 and 1978. He also played four times for the England national football team.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 1959–60 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 1960–61 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1961–62 | Second Division | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | ||
| 1962–63 | First Division | 37 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 43 | 2 | ||
| 1963–64 | First Division | 42 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 47 | 8 | ||
| 1964–65 | First Division | 37 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 55* | 8 | |
| 1965–66 | First Division | 42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 53* | 5 | |
| 1966–67 | First Division | 40 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 50* | 4 | |
| 1967–68 | First Division | 41 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 7 | |
| 1968–69 | First Division | 42 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 10 | |
| 1969–70 | First Division | 41 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 5 | |
| 1970–71 | First Division | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 1971–72 | First Division | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52* | 2 | |
| 1972–73 | First Division | 42 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 66 | 4 | |
| 1973–74 | First Division | 42 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 3 | |
| 1974–75 | First Division | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 51* | 2 | |
| 1975–76 | First Division | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 57 | 4 | |
| 1976–77 | First Division | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 48* | 2 | |
| 1977–78 | First Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 41* | 1 | |
| Total | 640 | 49 | 79 | 2 | 42 | 6 | 89 | 11 | 857 | 68 | ||
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1978 | NASL | 20 | 0 | — | – | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Swansea City | 1978–79 | Third Division | 40 | 0 | — | — | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| 1979–80 | Second Division | 36 | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 76 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 1 | ||
| Canberra City (loan) | 1979 | NSL | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Cork United | 1980–81 | LOI | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | 1981–82 | Fourth Division | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 762 | 50 | 88 | 2 | 42 | 6 | 89 | 11 | 979 | 68 | ||
* Includes one appearance in the FA Charity Shield
^ Includes one goal in the FA Charity Shield
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