Germiston Callies F.C.

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Germiston Callies
Full name Germiston Caledonian Society Association Football Club
Founded 1906
Ground Driehoek stadium, Germiston
Home colours

Germiston Callies was a South African football (soccer) club based in Germiston. Founded by Scottish immigrants (mainly railway men and miners) in 1906. The club's 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 Nieuwenhuys, who later captained Liverpool in the English First 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. Their reliance on local talent was a source of pride, but made it increasingly difficult to compete during the 1960s as the top clubs of the NFL filled their ranks with seasoned professionals from overseas. The Callies usually stayed comfortably clear of relegation, though, until the final NFL season in 1977, when they finished last of the 13 teams. When the NFL folded, the club joined the NPSL for a single season, playing under the name Imperial Callies.

Notable players

  • South Africa Billy Arnison (F) (1955)
  • Australia George Blues (M) (1963; 1966) 34 apps, 4 goals
  • South Africa Len Boonzaaier (D) (1950s-1963)
  • South Africa Clyde Borland (M) (1965) 8 apps, 2 goals
  • England Freddie Bunce (M) (1962; 1966) 22 apps, 5 goals (2nd spell)
  • Scotland Alex Cameron (D) (1966-1968) 67 apps, 2 goals
  • South Africa George Cloete (D) (1966-1967) 1 app.
  • South Africa Mike Collins (F) (1975-1976) (Top scorer both seasons)
  • South Africa Roy Davies (M) (1946-1947)
  • England Trevor Dawkins (M) (1971; 1972) 35 apps, 4 goals
  • Northern Ireland Willie Donaldson (D) (1967-1968) 13 apps, 2 goals
  • South Africa Cliff Durandt (M) (1965–1966) 25 apps, 3 goals
  • South Africa Ray Ferriman (D) (1950s)
  • Northern Ireland John Fraser (M) (1967–1968) 34 apps, 12 goals
  • South Africa Hugo Giovannoni (M) (1962-1964)
  • South Africa Peter Hammer (M) (1958-1960; 1963-1967)
  • South Africa Clive Hancock (D) (1959–1970)
  • South Africa Ken Hastie (F) (1953-1955)
  • South Africa Basil Hauser (D) (1963-1966) 68 apps.
  • South Africa Ken Hewkins (GK) (1947–1949)
  • Scotland Billy Hume (M) (1967-1968) 49 apps, 8 goals
  • Rhodesia Stan Jacobitz (D) (1972-c1974)
  • England Mickey Lill (M) (1966–1968; 1971-1973) 62 apps, 33 goals (first spell)
  • South Africa Peter McEwan (F) (1961–1965) 95 apps, 83 goals (NFL top scorer 1962 with 42 goals)
  • Scotland Donnie Mackenzie (M) (1964) 3 apps, 1 goal
  • South Africa Rob Montgomery (F) (1964-1966) 46 apps, 34 goals
  • Northern Ireland Brian Moore (F) (1959-1960; 1961) 41 lge goals
  • South Africa Gordon Morrison (M) (1950s)
  • South Africa Charlie Naude (D) (1962-c1971) (Footballer of the Year 1967)
  • South Africa Ron Orford (GK) (1959-1972) 343 apps.
  • South Africa Harry Paton (F) (1950s)
  • South Africa Gordon Penn (D) (1950s)
  • South Africa Jimmy Pickerill (GK) (1945-c1950)
  • South Africa Neville Pienaar (F) (1961–1965) 122 apps, 52 goals
  • South Africa Doug Rudham (GK) (1952–1954)
  • Northern Ireland Jackie Scott (M) (1963-1965) 59 apps, 16 goals
  • South Africa Neville Scott (F) (1965–1966) 20 apps, 11 goals
  • England New Zealand Colin Shaw (F) (1974) 11 goals
  • Scotland Charlie Smith (F) (1967-1972) 110 apps, 64 goals
  • South Africa Gordon Stewart (M) (1953–1959)
  • South Africa Ernie Walker (M) (1961)
  • England Billy Wall (M) (1971-1972; 1973) 43 apps, 3 goals
  • South Africa Ken Watts (D) (1961)
  • South Africa Arthur Williams (M) (1966) 3 apps, 1 goal
  • South Africa Archer Wilson (D) (1965) 1 app.
  • England Namibia Ian Wood (D) (1973)
  • South Africa Joe Sequeira (1961; 1974)

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