Donald Stuart McCalman (18 October 1935 – 14 September 2017) was a Scottish professional football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald Stuart McCalman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenock, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 14 September 2017 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Bradford, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Armadale Thistle | |||
| 1955–1959 | Hibernian | 0 | (0) |
| 1959–1966 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 297 | (5) |
| 1966–1967 | Barrow | 13 | (0) |
| Total | 310 | (5) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | ||
| 1969–1970 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Born in Greenock, McCalman played as a centre half for Armadale Thistle, Hibernian, Bradford (Park Avenue) and Barrow.[1][2] He served as captain of Bradford (Park Avenue), and equalled Jack Scott's record of successive appearances for the club (at 155), a record which was later broken by Kevin Hector (166).[3]
Coaching career edit
He served as manager of Bradford (Park Avenue) between September and December 1968, before becoming assistant to Laurie Brown. He returned as manager between 1969 and February 1970.[3]
Later life and death edit
He lived in the Horton Bank Top area of Bradford, and died on 14 September 2017 aged 81.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "Don McCalman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ Don McCalman at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ a b c Bill Marshall (17 September 2017). "Death of Bradford Park Avenue stalwart Don McCalman aged 81". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
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