Bill Calder
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Carson Calder | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenock, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft (152 cm) 9 | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1959 | Leicester City | 3 | (0) |
| 1959–1963 | Bury | 174 | (67) |
| 1963–1966 | Oxford United | 67 | (28) |
| 1966–1967 | Rochdale | 8 | (1) |
| 1967–1968 | Macclesfield Town | 22 | (9) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Bill Calder (born 28 September 1934) is a former Scottish footballer who played for Oxford United, Leicester City, Bury and Rochdale. Originally a midfielder, Calder was converted to a forward while playing for Bury.[1]
Leicester City signed Bill Calder from Port Glasgow Rovers in 1956. Bill Calder transferred from Leicester City to Bury, after three League appearances for Leicester City in Division 1. He played as right winger for Bury, and won promotion with Bury to Division 2 in 1960–1961. Bill Calder scored 21 goals that season, was ever present,and won a Division 3 champions medal.Then played more as a centre forward.He moved to Oxford United for £8,500 from in Nov 1963.He moved to Rochdale in 1966.[2]