Joe Calvert
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 February 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Beighton, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 December 1999 | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ? | Owston | ? | (?) |
| 1929-1930 | Frickley Colliery | ? | (?) |
| 1930-1931 | Hull City | 0 | (0) |
| 1931–1932 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | (0) |
| 1932–1947 | Leicester City | 80 | (0) |
| 1948 | Watford | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Joe Calvert (3 February 1907 – 23 December 1999[1]) was a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Bristol Rovers, Leicester City and Watford.
Career
Calvert began his career in senior non-league football, playing for Owston in the Doncaster League before being signed by Frickley Colliery in the 1929/30 season. There is some evidence to suggest he was signed by Hull City in the 1930/31 season but did not make a senior appearance for the club, before transferring to Bristol Rovers in the 1931/32 season. After one season at Bristol Rovers Calvert moved to Leicester City and became dedicated servant of the club, including during the Second World War. In January 1948 Calvert requested a transfer and was sold to Watford where he played only a handful of games.[2]
Records
He is one of the oldest players ever to play for either Leicester or Watford in the Football League; he transferred from Leicester to Watford a few weeks before his 41st birthday.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Jones, Trefor. "Watford Football Club Archive - Players: C" (PDF). Watford FC Archive. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ↑ Frickley Athletic Museum http://www.frickleyathleticmuseum.co.uk/joe-calvert
- ↑ "Foxes A to Z". The Cunning Fox. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ↑ Jones, Trefor (1996). Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 51. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.