About Bill Calder
Lived 1934 – 2021 (aged 87). Bill Calder was a British association football player.
William Carson Calder (28 September 1934 – 10 November 2021) was a 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.
Leicester City signed Calder from Port Glasgow Rovers in 1956. 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. Calder scored 21 goals that season, was ever present, and won a Division 3 champions medal. He then played more as a center forward. He moved to Oxford United for £8,500 from in November 1963, and then to Rochdale in 1966.
Calder died in Ramsbottom on 10 November 2021, at the age of 87.
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Who was Bill Calder?
Scottish footballer (born 1934)
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Bill Calder was born on 28 September 1934 in Greenock.
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Bill Calder died on 10 November 2021.
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Bill Calder was an association football player.
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Bill Calder was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bill Calder. https://biography.guide/bill-calder/
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