David Lees Caldwell (7 May 1932 – 2 August 2017) was a Scottish football player, who played for Aberdeen, Rotherham United and Greenock Morton. He won the Scottish Football League title in 1954–55 and the Scottish League Cup in 1955–56 with Aberdeen.[2][3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Lees Caldwell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Clydebank, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 2 August 2017 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Balbedie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Duntocher Hibernian | |||
| 1953–1960 | Aberdeen | 132 | (0) |
| 1960–1961 | Rotherham United | 1 | (0) |
| 1961 | Toronto City | ||
| 1961–1963 | Morton | 25 | (0) |
| – | Fraserburgh | ||
| Total | 158+ | (0+) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics edit
Club edit
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition edit
| Club[5] | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 1953–54 | Scottish Division One | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1954–55 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1955–56 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 1957–58 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 1958–59 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1959–60 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 132 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 0 | ||
| Rotherham United | 1960-61 | Football League Second Division | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1+ | 0+ |
| Total | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1+ | 0+ | ||
| Toronto City | 1961 | ECPSL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Greenock Morton | 1961-62 | Scottish Second Division | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1962-63 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Total | 25 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25+ | 0+ | ||
| Career total | 158+ | 0+ | 16+ | 0+ | 30+ | 0+ | 0 | 0 | 204+ | 0+ | ||
References edit
- ^ "David Caldwell". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ "Aberdeen FC pays tribute to 1950s Dons hero Dave - Evening Express". eveningexpress.co.uk. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ Obituary - David Caldwell, footballer with Aberdeen, The Herald, 24 August 2017
- ^ Dave Caldwell, AFC Heritage Trust
- ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
External links edit
- David Caldwell at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database