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John/Jack Calvey

Nottingham Forest FC

 1 appearance, 0 goals

P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 1: A 0
100% successful
1902

disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 90

Profile
Full name John Calvey
Born 23 June 1875 in Stockton-on-Tees, county Durham [registered in Stockton, Durham, June 1875]. This 1875-born Calvey seems to have died in 1945 in Cleveland, according to Death Registrations. The same source states that the 1937-died Calvey in Poplar was born in 1877.  Yet there is no other Calvey born in Teesside at that time, as his 1901/11 census confirm he was born there.  To further complicate the issue... The South Bank born John Calvey named his son John Neal, Neal was the name of the Stockton-born Calvey's father.

Census Notes

According to the 1881 census, John is the younger brother of Thomas, both to Irishman Neal and Mary Thomas, living at 28 Eston Junction in Eston, Middlesbrough. With one servant and five Irish boarders.

According to the 1891 census, 15 year-old John is now the eldest of two children still with parents at 22 Branch Street in Normanby, Middlesbrough. He and his father are general labourers. With one servant and two Irish boarders.

According to the 1901 census, J. is now a professional footballer who is visiting W.H.Phillips at 160 White Horse Street in Limehouse, London.

According to the 1911 census, John, now married to Mrs E. (thats what it says!), with one son, John Neal, living in 5 Dunkeld Street, Bromley, London. He is a stevedore (dockworker).
The London Electoral Rolls confirm John and Julia Calvey were living at 9 Aberfeldy Street in Tower Hamlets, Poplar between 1920 and 1937.
Married to Julia Regan [registered in Poplar, June 1910].
Died January 1937, aged 60 years x days [registered in Poplar, March 1937].
Height/Weight 5' 9", 12st. 12lbs [1902].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com

Club Career
Club(s) Played for local side South Bank FC Juniors in Middlesbrough. He joined Millwall Athletic FC as a professional in 1895. Joined Nottingham Forest FC in May 1899 and returned to London to become a dockworker, but also signed with Millwall Athletic on 15 September 1904.
Club honours Ellis Cup winners 1888-89, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1892-93.
Individual honours Football League (one appearance)
Distinctions Shares the Northern League goal scoring record of ten goals in 21-0 victory for South Bank FC v North Skelton Rovers FC in 1895.

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Communigate.co.uk

England Career
Player number 275th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Centre-forward, although he was picked out of position for his solitary England appearance
Only match No. 75, 22 March 1902, Ireland 0 England 1, a British Championship match at Balmoral Showgrounds, Balmoral, Belfast, aged 26 years 271 days.
Major tournaments British Championships 1901-02
Team honours None
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

Beyond England
Later a dock worker in Poplar. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.57.

 

John/Jack Calvey - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp.
Apps		 Mins. Goals Goals Av.min Comp.
Goals		 Capt. Disc.
1 1 1 90 0 0 min 0 none none
Due to the fact that many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries, errors and substitutions.  The minutes here given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an approximation.

 

John/Jack Calvey - Match Record - All Matches - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Away - British Championship 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1
All 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1

 

John/Jack Calvey - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1901-02 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC All 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1
All 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1

 

John/Jack Calvey - Match History
 Club: Nottingham Forest F.C. - 1 full cap

Coach: F.A. International Select Committee - 1 full capx

Age 26
2 75 22 March 1902 - Ireland 0 England 1, Balmoral Showgrounds, Belfast BC AW Start cf

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