England international Rugby League footballer and coach
Matt Calland
Personal information
Full name
Matthew Hugh Calland[1]
Born
(1971-08-20) 20 August 1971 (age 52) Widnes, Cheshire, England
Playing information
Height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight
15 st 6 lb (98 kg)
Position
Wing, Centre
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1990–93
Rochdale Hornets
60
30
0
0
120
1993–95
Featherstone Rovers
45
27
0
0
108
1995–98
Bradford Bulls
52
24
0
0
96
1999
Hull FC
1
0
0
0
0
2001–03
Rochdale Hornets
60
30
0
0
120
2003
Huddersfield Giants
3
0
0
0
0
2003(loan)
→Rochdale Hornets
4
1
0
0
4
2004
Hull Kingston Rovers
3
0
0
0
0
Total
228
112
0
0
448
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1996
England
1
0
0
0
0
Coaching information
Club
Years
Team
Gms
W
D
L
W%
2008–11
Halifax
2019–22
Rochdale Hornets
36
21
1
14
58
Total
36
21
1
14
58
Source: [2][3][4]
Matthew Hugh Calland (born 20 August 1971) is an English former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, and coached in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for the Rochdale Hornets (two spells), Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 705), the Bradford Bulls, Hull FC (Heritage № 952) and the Huddersfield Giants, as a wing or centre, and coached at club level for Halifax.
^"Lifestyle With Matt Calland at thefreelibrary.com". thefreelibrary.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^"Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^"Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^"Player Summary: Matt Calland". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
centre, and coached at club level for Halifax. MattCalland was born in Widnes, Lancashire, England. Calland started his professional rugby league career...
player and coach MattCalland (born 1971), head coach at Halifax RLFC Ralph Calland (1916–2005), English professional footballer Ted Calland (1932–1995),...
up the post of director of football in October 2006. Assistant coach MattCalland was then named the new head coach of Halifax. In the 2009 Challenge Cup...
turbulent (2019). One positive during (2019) saw the return of former player MattCalland as head coach. In the closed season the club faced up to the reality...
Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013. Newsum, Matt (5 October 2013). "Super League Grand Final: Wigan Warriors beat Warrington"...
singer-songwriter 1971 – Nenad Bjelica, Croatian footballer and manager 1971 – MattCalland, English rugby player and coach 1971 – Ke Huy Quan, Vietnamese-American...
Bridge Justin Brooker David Boyle Sam Burgess MattCalland Gary Christie Richard Colley Paul Cook Matt Cook Brandon Costin Kevin Crouthers Paul Deacon...
Shaw (2008–09) John Stankevitch (2009–12) Ian Talbot (2012–15) Alan Kilshaw (2015–19) Carl Forster (2019) MattCalland (2019–22) Gary Thornton (2023–)...
Shaw (2008–09) John Stankevitch (2009–12) Ian Talbot (2012–15) Alan Kilshaw (2015–19) Carl Forster (2019) MattCalland (2019–22) Gary Thornton (2023–)...
Tony Anderson (2002–04) Anthony Farrell (2004–06) Martin Hall (2006) MattCalland (2008–11) Karl Harrison (2012–14) Richard Marshall (2015–19) Simon Grix...
Tony Anderson (2002–04) Anthony Farrell (2004–06) Martin Hall (2006) MattCalland (2008–11) Karl Harrison (2012–14) Richard Marshall (2015–19) Simon Grix...
Tony Anderson (2002–04) Anthony Farrell (2004–06) Martin Hall (2006) MattCalland (2008–11) Karl Harrison (2012–14) Richard Marshall (2015–19) Simon Grix...
Tony Anderson (2002–04) Anthony Farrell (2004–06) Martin Hall (2006) MattCalland (2008–11) Karl Harrison (2012–14) Richard Marshall (2015–19) Simon Grix...
broadcast matches exclusively live, the deal ended in November 2003. On 2 March, Matt Crowther of Hull F.C. equalled the club record for goals in a match when...
Mayfield. He later attended Hopwood Hall College, where he was coached by MattCalland. After playing for two seasons in Rochdale Mayfield's open age team in...
Tony Anderson (2002–04) Anthony Farrell (2004–06) Martin Hall (2006) MattCalland (2008–11) Karl Harrison (2012–14) Richard Marshall (2015–19) Simon Grix...
Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018. "MattCalland - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved...
Tony Anderson (2002–04) Anthony Farrell (2004–06) Martin Hall (2006) MattCalland (2008–11) Karl Harrison (2012–14) Richard Marshall (2015–19) Simon Grix...
Shaw (2008–09) John Stankevitch (2009–12) Ian Talbot (2012–15) Alan Kilshaw (2015–19) Carl Forster (2019) MattCalland (2019–22) Gary Thornton (2023–)...
Bulls. CCSF: Jon Scales scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls. CCSF: MattCalland scored his 1st try for the Bulls. Round 1: Jeremy Donougher scored his...
Shaw (2008–09) John Stankevitch (2009–12) Ian Talbot (2012–15) Alan Kilshaw (2015–19) Carl Forster (2019) MattCalland (2019–22) Gary Thornton (2023–)...
Tony Anderson (2002–04) Anthony Farrell (2004–06) Martin Hall (2006) MattCalland (2008–11) Karl Harrison (2012–14) Richard Marshall (2015–19) Simon Grix...
Shaw (2008–09) John Stankevitch (2009–12) Ian Talbot (2012–15) Alan Kilshaw (2015–19) Carl Forster (2019) MattCalland (2019–22) Gary Thornton (2023–)...
Shaw (2008–09) John Stankevitch (2009–12) Ian Talbot (2012–15) Alan Kilshaw (2015–19) Carl Forster (2019) MattCalland (2019–22) Gary Thornton (2023–)...
Global Information