John W. "Jack" Callender (2 April 1923 – 22 May 2001) was an English professional

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of the 1940s and 1950s.

Career

Born in

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, Callender began his career before

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, in 1938 with

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, who would be his sole

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club. He went on to establish the club record for most appearances for the club in the Football League during his long stay; Callender is the record appearance holder for Gateshead with 511 (league and FA Cup). He made 471 Football League appearances, scoring 42 goals and 40 appearances in the

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, scoring 7 goals. At Gateshead, Callender and his brother

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made 910 league appearances, a record for two brothers at the same club. After his departure from Gateshead Callender played for

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for a while. Callender died on 22 May 2001, aged 78.

References

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