Calvin Palmer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Calvin Ian Palmer | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Skegness, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 March 2014 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Brighton, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1957 | Skegness Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1963 | Nottingham Forest | 91 | (14) |
| 1963–1967 | Stoke City | 165 | (24) |
| 1967–1970 | Sunderland | 41 | (5) |
| 1970 | Cape Town City | ||
| 1971 | Hellenic | ||
| 1971–1972 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | (0) |
| 1972 | Hereford United | ||
| 1972 | Durban United | ||
| 1973–1975 | Berea Park | ||
| Total | 298 | (43) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Calvin Ian Palmer (21 October 1940 – 12 March 2014) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Stoke City.
Palmer began his career with Nottingham Forest making 101 appearances in six seasons at the City Ground before joining Stoke City in September 1963 for £30,000. He impressed for Stoke due to his high energy levels and was on the verge of gaining an international call up but he gained a reputation for off the field confrontations after a training ground 'bust up' with Maurice Setters. He was sold to Sunderland in February 1968 but did not get along with manager Alan Brown and left for South African football with Cape Town City, Hellenic, Durban United and Berea Park. In between his time in South Africa he turned out for Crewe Alexandra and Hereford United.
Palmer was born in Skegness and began playing non-league football with Skegness Town before being spotted by Nottingham Forest, signing in March 1958. He established himself in Andy Beattie's side as a tough tackling midfielder and made 90 league appearances for Forest, scoring 14 goals and playing in seven different positions. His performances for Forest earned him recognition as a reserve for the England under-23 side. On the lookout for new players as Stoke City suffered five successive defeats early in 1963–64, manager Tony Waddington was so impressed by Palmer's display he sought out Beattie after the match to broker a deal. Palmer cost Stoke £30,000 and was seen as a long term replacement for the ageing Eddie Clamp. He was blessed with boundless energy and regularly ran back to make a tackle in his own penalty area before charging up field again. He had a decent goal ratio for a midfielder averaging one every five games. In his first season with Stoke he played in the final of the League Cup, as Stoke lost to Leicester City after two legs.
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