George McCallum

George McCallum (born 1935)[1] is a Scottish former footballer who played for Third Lanark as a centre half.

George McCallum
Personal information
Date of birth 1935 (age 85–86)
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Camelon Juniors
1958–1962 Third Lanark 41 (0)
National team
1959 SFL trial v SFA 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In his short career, which only began at senior level after he undertook his National Service,[1] he showed sufficient promise to be selected for a trial match between a Scottish Football League XI team and a Scottish Football Association team in March 1959,[2] and in October of that year played in the 1959 Scottish League Cup Final, a 2–1 defeat for Thirds against Heart of Midlothian, in which he acknowledged culpability for the winning goal.[1][3] Four days later, in a Scottish Football League fixture between the same teams rearranged to accommodate the cup final,[4] he suffered a knee injury which halted his progress and ultimately forced him to quit the game by 1962.[1][5]

He later worked manufacturing thermal insulation,[1] and attended numerous events remembering Third Lanark (the club, which had finished 3rd in the 1960–61 Scottish Division One table, went defunct in 1967).[6][7]

References
  1. Digging up spuds before Final didn't do the trick for Mac, The Sunday Post, via PressReader
  2. The selectors still have problems, The Bulletin, 17 March 1959
  3. Third's Defence Strive Nobly But In Vain, The Glasgow Herald, 26 October 1959
  4. Wed 28 Oct 1959 19:30 | Hearts 6 Third Lanark 2, London Hearts Supporters Club
  5. Third Lanark: 1946/47 - 1966/67, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
  6. Third Lanark meeting marks 45th Anniversary, SPFL, 16 March 2012
  7. George McCallum, George Cavanagh, Flickr, 30 June 2007
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