James McCalliog (born 23 September 1946) is a Scottish former

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player and coach. He played in the

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for Chelsea,

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and Lincoln City, as well as in the United States with

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and in Norway with

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. He appeared for Sheffield Wednesday in the

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, scoring one of the goals for the ''Owls'' in a 3–2 defeat by Everton. Ten years later, he played for Southampton in their

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win against his former club Manchester United; McCalliog provided the assist for

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to score the only goal. McCalliog also won ten

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for

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between 1967 and 1971. He scored the third goal in Scotland's 3–2 win against

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in 1967.

Club career

McCalliog was selected to play for Glasgow Schools, before signing as an amateur with

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in May 1963. However, he remained on the books of the

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club for just four months before joining Chelsea in September 1963. He made his senior debut on his 18th birthday in a 3–0 League Cup win at

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, but managed just seven league appearances over a two-year stay. His only goals for Chelsea came on 21 November 1964, when he scored twice at

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in a 6–1 victory. However, his potential was noted and, in October 1965, he transferred to

for a then-record fee for a teenager of £37,500. His first season at Hillsborough saw him help the club to the

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with a goal in their 2–0 semi-final victory over Chelsea at

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. He scored again in the

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against Everton, with the opening goal in the fourth minute as his team took a 2–0 lead. However, Everton mounted one of the greatest comebacks in FA Cup final history, and eventually ran out 3–2 winners. After almost four seasons and 174 appearances for the ''Owls'', McCalliog moved on to fellow top-flight side

for £70,000, where he was virtual ever-present over the next three seasons. He played in the club's run to the

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, scoring a vital away goal against

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en route. In the final, a two-legged match against

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, he scored Wolves' only goal in a 2–1 first leg defeat at home, he also captained the team in both legs, in the absence of Mike Bailey. The second leg ended a 1–1 draw, leaving McCalliog with a runners-up medal. The 1973–74 season saw his appearances hampered by injuries and he did not win his place back for Wolves' League Cup win over

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;

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taking his spot. Days later, on deadline day in March 1974, he left Wolves to join

for £60,000. United were then struggling near the foot of the

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, and although McCalliog soon made his mark with three goals in three wins, the club were relegated at the end of the season. He played enough games in the following season to win a Second Division championship medal but had been sold by manager

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before the season's end to

for £40,000. He made his Southampton debut away to

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on 15 February 1975 and appeared 14 times that season. The following season ( 1975–76) he made 37 league appearances, scoring 7 goals, as Southampton laboured away in the Second Division. Their league campaign was overshadowed though by a run to that year's

, during which McCalliog scored at

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and

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in the early rounds. He gained the first winners' medal of his career as he supplied the through-ball for

to hit the winner against favourites Manchester United. The following season saw manager

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start to dismantle the cup-winning team and McCalliog was released at the end of the season, having lost his place in the first team to Alan Ball in January. He moved to the United States to ply his trade with the

, before a brief spell as player-coach with

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in Norway. He returned to Britain in September 1978, as a player-coach at Lincoln City but soon fell out with manager Colin Murphy and his contract was paid up early in 1979. He briefly moved on to

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as player/manager, before quitting football, and taking over a pub in Lytham St. Anne's in 1979. In March 1990, he was combining the job of publican with that of community officer in North Yorkshire when Halifax Town parted company with manager

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, and he was asked to step into the breach. However, his spell with Halifax was not successful, as they hovered around the foot of the

, and he resigned in October 1991 to be succeeded by John McGrath. McCalliog has not held a senior position in football since.

International career

McCalliog represented Scotland at schoolboy, youth and under-23 levels. On his Scotland debut he scored the third goal in Scotland's 3–2 win over

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winners

. Speaking in 2014, Scotland manager

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said that McCalliog had been the "crux" of the team. McCalliog played in five games during a 1967 overseas tour that the

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decided in October 2021 to reclassify as full internationals, which increased his cap tally from five to ten.

Life after football

After leaving Halifax, he settled with his second wife in

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where they ran the George & Dragon pub at

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. After another divorce at the end of 2005, he was running a pub in Leeds. He later took over a pub in Fenwick, Ayrshire, close to his native Glasgow but left this establishment around 2010 and now runs a bed and breakfast in Fenwick, Ayrshire with his present wife Debbie.

Honours

Sheffield Wednesday *

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runner-up: 1965–66 Wolverhampton Wanderers *

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: 1970–71 *

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runner-up: 1971–72 Southampton *FA Cup: 1975–76

References

Bibliography

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External links

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Manchester United career summary
{{DEFAULTSORT:McCalliog, Jim 1946 births Living people People educated at Holyrood Secondary School Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Glasgow Men's association football midfielders Scotland men's international footballers English Football League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Eliteserien players Chicago Sting (NASL) players Chelsea F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Manchester United F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. managers Lyn Fotball players Scotland men's under-23 international footballers Scottish expatriate men's footballers Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Scottish football managers Men's association football player-managers Runcorn F.C. Halton managers Runcorn F.C. Halton players People from Fenwick, East Ayrshire