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Fullname: William Donald McCallum
aka: Willie McCallum, William McCallum
Born: 24 October 1870
Died: […]
Birthplace: Kilbirnie, Scotland
Signed: 1890
Left: 17 Jan 1892 (to WBA)
Position: Right-back
Debut: Celtic 1-0 Rangers, Scottish Cup, 6 Sep 1890
Internationals: none
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Stocky red-haired right-back William McCallum signed for Celtic from Hibernian in 1890 and made his debut in a 1-0 Scottish Cup victory at home to Rangers on 6th September 1890.
“He is a back of great promise, coaches his team in proper style, sees that they train”.
That game was regarded by some commentators as possibly “the first titanic struggle between the clubs“.
He played soon after in a 2-2 draw with Carfin Shamrock in the Scottish Cup. Sadly, he did not play in the return leg (a 3-1 away victory) played in front of an estimated 6000 at Byreknowes Park. Carfin Shamrock may now be long gone but the area was to become a diehard Celtic area.
By trade he was a printer for the Glasgow News and Celtic’s reserve team skipper.
Despite being the captain of the reserve side, Willie McCallum’s first team opportunities were limited and he made few appearances. The league had only begun in season 1890-91, and it was initially a short league program of just 18 games which partly answers for why chances were limited.
Note: Please note that records weren’t as well kept back in the early days as they later were to be, so there can be some inconsistency between certain records of how many games and which games he played in.
The Kilbirnie-born player moved on to join West Bromwich Albion in January 1892. However he was soon back up north that year to play for Wishaw Thistle, and then moved to Dundee Harp and then on to Coatdyke Gaelic.
Playing Career
| APPEARANCES | LEAGUE | SCOTTISH CUP | LEAGUE CUP | EUROPE | TOTAL |
| 1890-92 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | 0 |
| Goals: | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 |
Honours with Celtic
none
Pictures
Source https://playupliverpool.com/1940/05/08/william-donald-mccallum-willie-mccallum-playupliverpool-com/
About Willie McCallum: Born: October 24, 1870: Kilbirnie, Scotland. Passed away: Position: Full back. Height: Weight: Career: Elm Park. Wishaw Thistle. Hibernian. Signed: 1889. Celtic: Signed: 1890. * 1890-91: 0-0 (Scottish League); 2-0 (FA Cup); * 1891-92: 0-0 (Scottish League); 0-0 (FA Cup). West Bromwich Albion: Signed: January 17, 1892. Wishaw Thistle: 1892. Dundee Harp: Signed: July 27, 1893. * 1893-94: 3-0 (FA Cup). Coatdyke Gaelic: 1894.