Germiston Callies F.C.
Germiston Callies
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| Full name |
Germiston Caledonian Society Association Football Club |
| Founded |
1906 |
| Ground |
Driehoek stadium, Germiston |
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Germiston Callies was a South African football (soccer) club based in Germiston. Founded by Scottish immigrants (mainly railway men and miners) in 1906.The clubs original full name was Germiston Caledonian Society Amateur Football Club, the name was changed when the club turned professional in 1959. Callies originally played in the amateur Transvaal League and were quite successful one of their outstanding players during this period was Berry Nieuwnhuizen who later captained Liverpool in the English 1st division.Callies won the Transvaal league at least 6 times and the challenge cup 9 times.The club joined the professional NFL on its inception in 1959 (and indeed stayed in that league until its demise in 1977). Although Germiston Callies FC reached the Castle Cup final in 1959, they never really fulfilled expectations. They came third in the league two years running, in 1960 and 1961,and in 1962 won the UTC Bowl but that's as good as it got. They usually stayed comfortably clear of relegation until the final NFL season in 1977, when they finished last of the 13 teams.
Notable players
- Billy Arnison (F) (1955)
- George Blues (M) (1963; 1966)
- Len Boonzaaier (D) (1950s-1962)
- Freddie Bunce (M) (1966) 22 apps, 5 goals
- Mike Collins (F) (1975-1976)
- Roy Davies (M) (1947; 1958-1967)
- Trevor Dawkins (D) (1971; 1972)
- Willie Donaldson (D) (1967-1968) 17 apps, 1 goal
- Cliff Durandt (M) (1965–1966) 26 apps, 4 goals
- John Fraser (M) (1967–1968)
- Hugo Giovannoni (D) (1962-1964)
- Ken Hastie (F) (1946; 1953-1955)
- Ken Hewkins (GK) (1947–1949)
- Billy Hume (M) (1967-1968)
- Stan Jacobitz (D) (1970s)
- Mickey Lill (M) (1966–1968; 1971-1973)
- Peter McEwan (F) (1962–1965) (NLF top scorer 1962 with 42 goals)
- Rob Montgomery (F) (1964-1966)
- Brian Moore (F) (1959-1960)
- Charlie Naude (D) (1960s) (Footballer of the Year 1967)
- Ron Orford (GK) (1959-1972)
- Jannie Pienaar (F) (1959–1961)
- Doug Rudham (GK) (1952–1954)
- Jackie Scott (M) (1965) 10 apps, 4 goals
- Charlie Smith (F) (1967; 1968; 1969-1970)
- Gordon Stewart (M) (1952–1959)
- Ken Watts (D) (1961)
- Ian Wood (D) (1973)
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