Ernie Callaghan
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| Mush Callaghan | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernie Callagham | |
| Date of birth | 1907-07-29 | |
| Place of birth | Newtown, England | |
| Date of death | 1972-03-08 | |
| Place of death | Castle Vale, England | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1930-1947 | Aston Villa | 125 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ernie "Mush" Callaghan (born 29 July 1907 - 8 March 1972) was an Association footballer in England. He played for several small clubs before being signed for Aston Villa F.C. in 1930. He played for them for 125 league games and in 17 cup matches. He currently holds the club record for the oldest first team player being 39 years 86 days old when he played against Grimsby Town on 12 March 1948.
Some of his previous clubs included Hinckley Athletic, Atherstone Town, Cradley Heath, West Bromwich Albion on a trial and Birmingham City on a trial.
Ernie used to be the groundskeeper for Aston Villa and lived in a house on site. He had two sons, Keith and Roy, whom still live in the Midlands and are both villa fans.
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