Charlie Calladine (footballer, born 1888)

Charles Frederick Calladine (1888 – 1 June 1916) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Notts County. He was killed in action serving as a tunneller during the First World War.

This article is about the 1900s footballer. For his nephew, the 1930s footballer, see Charlie Calladine.

Charlie Calladine
Personal information
Full name Charles Frederick Calladine
Date of birth 1888
Place of birth Wessington, England
Date of death (1916-06-01)1 June 1916 (aged 28[1])
Place of death near Fricourt, France
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
190?–1907 Notts Olympic
1907–1909 Notts County 3 (0)
1909–1910 Ilkeston United (11)
1910–191? Sutton Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and career

Calladine was born in early 1888 in Wessington, Derbyshire,[2] a son of Henry Thomas (Harry) Calladine, a coal miner, and his wife Elizabeth. The 1911 Census finds him unmarried, living with his widowed father and a younger sister in Wessington, and working as a miner.[3][4] A nephew, the son of his older brother Samuel, also named Charles Frederick Calladine,[3][5] became a professional footballer who played more than 150 league matches for Birmingham and Blackburn Rovers in the 1930s.[6]

The 19-year-old Calladine joined First Division club Notts County from Notts Olympic in late 1907. He played for Notts' reserves, who like Olympic were members of the Notts and District League,[7][8] and made his Football League debut on 28 December at home to Bolton Wanderers, brought into the side to cover for players rested after matches on three consecutive days over the Christmas period.[9][10] Notts lost 1–0, Calladine played at outside right, and according to the Athletic News, it was his nervousness that weakened the right side of the attack: "He is a well-built youth, who ... possesses speed and ability, but had not the slightest confidence in himself on Saturday."[11] Injury to Jerry Dean allowed him two more appearances in March 1908, in a draw at home to Liverpool and a defeat at Middlesbrough.[12][6]

He was retained for the 1908–09 season, but played no more first-team football, appearing only for the reserves in the Midland League.[13] Calladine then signed for Ilkeston United, for which he scored 11 goals to help his team finish third in the 1909–10 Notts & Derbyshire League,[14][15] before moving on to Sutton Town [16]

In February 1915, Calladine left his job at Wingfield Manor Colliery to enlist in the Sherwood Foresters.[1] He was also with the Cheshire Regiment[17] before serving as a sapper with the 178th Tunnelling Company of the Royal Engineers,[1][18] laying mines in the Fricourt area of the Somme. He was one of eight men of that company killed on 1 June 1916 when a German mine blew,[1][19] and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[18]

References
  1. "His last letter. Wessington soldier killed in action". Derbyshire Courier. 27 June 1916. p. 1.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. "1891 England Census for Charles F Calladine". RG12/2759 133 – via Ancestry.com.
  4. "1911 England Census for Charles Fredrick Calladine". RG14/21079 – via Ancestry.com.
  5. "1911 England Census for Charles F Calladine". RG14/21079 – via Ancestry.com.
  6. "Player search: Calladine, CF (Charlie)". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  7. "Notts. and District League. Kimberley v. Notts Olympic". Nottingham Evening Post. 18 October 1907. p. 3.
  8. "Notts. and District League. Stanton Hill Victoria v. Notts' Reserve". Nottingham Evening Post. 7 December 1907. p. 5.
  9. "Notts County football club match record: 1908". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  10. "Notts. v. Bolton Wanderers. A new right wing". Nottingham Evening Post. 27 December 1907. p. 6.
  11. Trentsider (30 December 1907). "Shepherd's valuable goal". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5. The right wing, which was formed of the reserve players, Calladine and Moore, was, however, not very effective, because of the nervousness of the first-named. He is a well-built youth, who was acquired from Notts Olympic, and possesses speed and ability, but had not the slightest confidence in himself on Saturday.
  12. "Notts. v. Liverpool". Nottingham Evening Post. 7 March 1908. p. 6 – via PlayUpLiverpool.
  13. "Midland League". Nottingham Evening Post. 24 September 1908. p. 6.
  14. "Ilkeston United's new players". Derby Daily Telegraph. 27 May 1909. p. 2.
  15. "1909/10". IlsonFootball. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020.
  16. "Sutton v. Tibshelf". Nottingham Evening Post. 31 August 1910. p. 3.
  17. "UK, World War I Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914–1920 for Charles F Calladine" – via Ancestry.com.
  18. "Sapper Charles Frederick Calladine". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  19. Hill, Heather (June 2014). "Oliver Frank Field, 178th Tunnelling Company". Buckets & Spades. Weston-super-Mare & District Family History Society. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016.
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