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10 Facts About David Calderhead

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David Calderhead was a Scottish football player and manager.

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David Calderhead won the FA Cup with Notts County in 1894 and was capped once for Scotland, in 1889.

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David Calderhead then became a manager, working for Lincoln City and Chelsea.

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David Calderhead was a centre half and played for various clubs, including Dumfries team Queen of the South Wanderers.

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David Calderhead then moved into management, taking over at Lincoln City in 1900.

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David Calderhead was Chelsea's first full-time secretary-manager and spent almost 26 years at the club, making him the club's longest-serving manager.

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David Calderhead was notoriously shy of the media, earning the nickname "The Sphinx of Stamford Bridge".

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David Calderhead left the job in June 1933 to be replaced by Leslie Knighton.

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David Calderhead died five years after leaving Chelsea in London at the age of 73.

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David Calderhead's son, called David, played for Chelsea while his father was manager and later took charge of Lincoln City.