Charlie Calladine


Charles Frederick Calladine was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. Born in Wessington, Derbyshire, Calladine started his football career with Scunthorpe & Lindsey United before moving to Birmingham in 1930, for whom he played more than 100 games in the Football League First Division. He was a physically strong player with pace and a powerful shot. After leaving Birmingham he played for Blackburn Rovers and Guildford City, whom he helped finish as runners-up in the 1938–39 Southern League. He died in Matlock, Derbyshire, in 1983 at the age of 72.