Jim Calder (footballer)

Jim Calder (born 29 July 1960) is a Scottish retired professional footballer. Calder played as a striker until he received a knee ligament injury at the age of 26. He then played as a goalkeeper, a highly unusual change given the specialist nature of that position.[2]

For others with the same name, see Jim Calder (rugby union) and Jim Calder (rugby league).

Jim Calder
Personal information
Full name James Evan Calder
Date of birth (1960-07-29) 29 July 1960
Place of birth Grantown on Spey, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Centre-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1994 Inverness Thistle 0 (0)
1994–2002 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 167 (0)
2002–2005 Nairn County 51 (0)
2005–2006 Clachnacuddin ? (?)
2006 Rothes ? (?)
2006 Forres Mechanics ? (?)
2006–2007 Inverurie Loco Works ? (?)
2007 Peterhead 1 (0)
2007–? Inverurie Loco Works[1] ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:30, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Best known for his time with Inverness Caledonian Thistle, where he played from the club's formation in 1994 until 2002. Calder had been inherited from the squad of Inverness Thistle, who had merged with local rivals Caledonian to form the new club. Calder's goalkeeping antics and spectacular saves made him a firm favourite with Caley fans. His best match was probably in 2000 when he turned out a man of the match performance in Caley Thistle's famous 3–1 Scottish Cup victory over Celtic. Two seasons later Jim left Caley Thistle after the club signed Mark Brown.

Jim then signed for Nairn County, playing 51 times for the club.[3] After leaving County in 2005, he took up short term contracts at several Highland League clubs, including Clach, Rothes and Forres Mechanics. As late as 2007 the 46-year-old Calder even made an appearance in the Scottish Football League for Peterhead.[4] He has also returned to Caley Thistle to coach their youth teams.

References
  1. Jim Calder at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  2. Can moving to a new ground improve a club's fortunes?, The Guardian, 18 July 2007.
  3. "Jim Calder | Player Statistics | Nairn County (Nairn County Archive)". www.nairncountyarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. Calder still playing the field at 46
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