George McCallum (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Thomson McCallum | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 18 March 2022 (aged 86)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Stirling, Scotland[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Camelon Juniors | ||
| 1958–1962 | Third Lanark | 41 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1959 | SFL trial v SFA | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Thomson McCallum (24 August 1935 – 18 March 2022)[3] was a Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark as a centre half.
In his short career, which only began at senior level after he undertook his National Service,[3] he showed sufficient promise to be selected for a trial match between a Scottish Football League XI team and a Scottish Football Association team in March 1959,[4] and in October of that year played in the 1959 Scottish League Cup Final, a 2–1 defeat for Thirds against Heart of Midlothian, in which he acknowledged culpability for the winning goal.[3][5] Four days later, in a Scottish Football League fixture between the same teams rearranged to accommodate the cup final,[6] he suffered a knee injury which halted his progress and ultimately forced him to quit the game by 1962.[3][7]
He later worked manufacturing thermal insulation,[3] and attended numerous events remembering Third Lanark (the club, which had finished 3rd in the 1960–61 Scottish Division One table, went defunct in 1967).[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ Third Lanark Memorabilia
- ^ The obituary notice of George Thomson Mccallum, David Henderson Lloyd Funeral Director / Stirling Observer, via Funeral-Notices.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2022
- ^ a b c d e Digging up spuds before Final didn't do the trick for Mac, The Sunday Post, 26 October 2014, via PressReader
- ^ The selectors still have problems, The Bulletin, 17 March 1959
- ^ Third's Defence Strive Nobly But In Vain, The Glasgow Herald, 26 October 1959
- ^ Wed 28 Oct 1959 19:30 | Hearts 6 Third Lanark 2, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Third Lanark: 1946/47 - 1966/67, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Third Lanark meeting marks 45th Anniversary, SPFL, 16 March 2012
- ^ George McCallum, George Cavanagh, Flickr, 30 June 2007
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- 1935 births
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- Scottish men's footballers
- Footballers from Stirling
- Men's association football central defenders
- Camelon Juniors F.C. players
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- Scottish Football League players
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