Ralph Callachan (born 29 April 1955) is a Scottish former

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, who played for three senior clubs in Edinburgh; Hearts, Hibs and

Meadowbank Thistle Livingston Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Livingston, West Lothian and currently plays in the . Livingston were founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team. The club was admitted to the Scottish Football ...

. He played in

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. Hearts lost 3–1 in

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and Hibs lost 3–2 in the second replay of

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. Callachan started his career with Hearts, where he made enough of an impact to earn a £90,000 move to

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Since th ...

. He only played nine league games in England before returning to Edinburgh, this time with Hibernian. Hibs' popular full-back John Brownlie was sent to Newcastle as part of the deal to bring Callachan to

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.Jeffrey, pp31. He also served as

Berwick Rangers Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed in England, who play in the Scottish football system. Founded in 1881, they currently play in the , the fifth tier of Scottish football, despite being ba ...

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for two years, acting as a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Callachan, Ralph 1955 births Berwick Rangers F.C. managers Berwick Rangers F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Living people Livingston F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Footballers from Edinburgh Scottish Football League players Scottish football managers Scottish men's footballers English Football League players Scottish Football League managers Men's association football midfielders