George McCallum
George McCallum (born 1935)[1] is a Scottish former footballer who played for Third Lanark as a centre half.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||
Playing position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Camelon Juniors | ||
1958–1962 | Third Lanark | 41 | (0) |
National team | |||
1959 | SFL trial v SFA | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
In his short career, which only began at senior level after he undertook his National Service,[1] 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,[2] 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.[1][3] Four days later, in a Scottish Football League fixture between the same teams rearranged to accommodate the cup final,[4] he suffered a knee injury which halted his progress and ultimately forced him to quit the game by 1962.[1][5]
He later worked manufacturing thermal insulation,[1] 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).[6][7]
References
- Digging up spuds before Final didn't do the trick for Mac, The Sunday Post, 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