Willie Callaghan is a Scottish

Scotland

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 former professional

Professional sports

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 association football player, who played for Dunfermline Athletic

Dunfermline Athletic F.C.

Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League....

, Berwick Rangers

Berwick Rangers F.C.

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, Cowdenbeath

Cowdenbeath F.C.

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 and Scotland

Scotland national football team

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. Callaghan played for Dunfermline for most of his club career, playing in two Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup

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 Finals, losing 3–2 to Celtic

Celtic F.C.

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 in 1965 and winning 3–1 against Hearts

Heart of Midlothian F.C.

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 in 1968. In all he made 426 appearances for the Pars, including 34 in European competition

UEFA

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, a club record. Willie's brother Tommy Callaghan

Tommy Callaghan

Tommy Callaghan is a Scottish former football player, who played for Celtic, Dunfermline Athletic, and Clydebank. He was an elegant left-sided midfielder famous for his long attacking runs from deep positions, and powerful shot.He signed for Celtic from Dunfermline on 22 November 1968 for a...

 also played for Dunfermline, and they are the last pair of brothers to have played in the same Scottish Cup-winning side, as of 2009. In 2008, Callaghan was inducted into Dunfermline Athletic's hall of fame

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Callaghan represented the full Scotland national team

Scotland national football team

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 twice, in a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland national football team

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 in 1969 and a 1970 British Home Championship

1970 British Home Championship

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 match against Wales

Wales national football team

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. He had also earlier represented Scotland in a late-season tour in 1967, when several players were unavailable due to their clubs being involved in European competition. Callaghan's appearance against Wales in 1970 was the last time that a Dunfermline Athletic

Dunfermline Athletic F.C.

Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League....

 player represented Scotland until Barry Nicholson

Barry Nicholson

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 and Stevie Crawford were selected for a match against Poland

Poland national football team

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 in 2001.

Willie's son, also named Willie

Willie Callaghan (footballer born 1967)

Willie Callaghan is a Scottish former professional association football player, who played for Dunfermline Athletic, Walsall, Cowdenbeath, Clyde, Albion Rovers, Montrose, Meadowbank Thistle, Livingston and Partick Thistle in the Scottish and English leagues...

, was a footballer who played for several league clubs in the 1980s and 1990s. His brother, Tommy Callaghan

Tommy Callaghan

Tommy Callaghan is a Scottish former football player, who played for Celtic, Dunfermline Athletic, and Clydebank. He was an elegant left-sided midfielder famous for his long attacking runs from deep positions, and powerful shot.He signed for Celtic from Dunfermline on 22 November 1968 for a...

, played for Dunfermline and Celtic

Celtic F.C.

Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...

. His grandson, Liam Callaghan, had a trial spell with Birmingham City

Birmingham City F.C.

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in November 2011.