Germiston Callies F.C.

Germiston Callies

Full name

Germiston Caledonian Society Association Football Club

Nickname(s)

Callies

Founded

1906

Ground

Driehoek stadium, Germiston

Capacity

record crowd was approximately 13,900

Chairman

At formation of NFL Bill McGarvie , later H.W. Holdsworth

Home colours

Germiston Callies was a South African football (soccer) club based in Germiston.

Origins

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.

Leagues

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.

NFL

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.

NPSL

When the NFL folded, the club joined the NPSL for a single season, playing under the name Imperial Callies.

Honours

1962 - UTC Bowl Winners

Notable players

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

Managers

Donald Burne 1959-1964 Alfie Boyd 1965-1967 Mickey Lill 1968-1973 and later 1977-1979 Mike Kenning 1974-1976 Willie Havenga 1978

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