Edward Calland (15 June 1932 – 25 May 1995) was an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 professional footballer, he played at centre-forward.

Playing career

Ted Calland joined Fulham

Fulham F.C.

Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...

 in April 1952 from Durham City

Durham City A.F.C.

Durham City A.F.C. are an English football club that currently plays in the Northern Premier League Division One North. They are based in the city of Durham in North East England.-History:...

. He was unable to break into the Fulham first-team and left in September 1952, joining Torquay on a free transfer, linking up with his older brothers Ralph

Ralph Calland

Ralph Calland was an English professional footballer, playing at full-back. He was born in Lanchester, County Durham.Ralph 'Scrumpy' Calland began his career at Charlton Athletic who he joined in May 1937. He spent 2 seasons with Charlton, failing to make a league appearance...

 and Albert

Albert Calland (footballer)

Albert Calland is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Torquay United. He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham....

. His league debut came the same season, and although not a first-team regular he managed to score 21 goals in 47 league games for the Gulls.

In July 1957 he moved to Exeter City

Exeter City F.C.

Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...

 for a fee of £1,500 and was to have 3 successful seasons with the Grecians, scoring 49 times in 105 league games. He left Exeter in August 1960 on a free transfer, joining Port Vale

Port Vale F.C.

Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...

. The supporters nicknamed him "Cheyenne", but he lost his first team spot after just a month before leaving on a free transfer for Lincoln City

Lincoln City F.C.

Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....

 in July 1961. He scored three times in seven league games to bring down the curtain on his league career, later playing for non-league side Cheltenham Town

Cheltenham Town F.C.

Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more...

.

Post-retirement

After retirement Calland returned to Torquay

Torquay

Torquay is a town in the unitary authority area of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. It lies south of Exeter along the A380 on the north of Torbay, north-east of Plymouth and adjoins the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay. Torquay’s population of 63,998 during the...

 and ran the Torbay Cab Company. He died in May 1995 after a long illness and was survived by his widow Mary, eldest son Carl (who now runs the taxi company), daughter Natasha and youngest son Tyrone.

External links

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