14 Facts About Eric Caldow

Eric Caldow was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Rangers, Stirling Albion and Scotland.

Eric Caldow attended Cumnock Academy and after leaving school became an apprentice painter with Cumnock Burgh Council.

Eric Caldow started his football career with the local Glenpark Amateurs club, then Muirkirk of the Western Junior League.

Eric Caldow made a total of 13 appearances in his first professional season with Rangers and continued to make progress the following season, playing in 12 of Rangers' 41 matches.

Eric Caldow became a regular in the Rangers team following the suspension of Willie Woodburn and George Young changing position to compensate.

Eric Caldow played in all of Scotland's three World Cup matches against Yugoslavia, Paraguay and France.

Eric Caldow missed just one game that season as Rangers regained the League title and won the League Cup.

However, the League Cup was retained and the Scottish Cup was won as Eric Caldow played in 52 of Rangers' 58 matches.

Eric Caldow succeeded Johnny Hubbard as the regular penalty taker for Rangers.

Eric Caldow won 40 caps for Scotland, 15 of which were as captain, and he appeared 14 times for the Scottish League XI.

Eric Caldow played that match at right-back, which disappointed him as he had hoped to play at left-back and in direct opposition to Stanley Matthews.

Eric Caldow captained Scotland for the first time in 1961, in a British Home Championship match with Wales.

Eric Caldow returned to his native Ayrshire in 1970, to become manager of Junior side Hurlford United.

Eric Caldow was inducted to the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2007.