Born
Grantown on Spey
Jim Calder
Biography
Former Inverness Thistle striker and goalkeeper. He made his debut on 14th January 1995. In 1994/95 was understudy to Mark McRitchie but took over Sep 1995. Fierce competition with Les Fridge from summer 1997 but first choice for most of 1997/98 and 1998/99. Fridge had the edge in 1999/2000 but Calder regained possession 2000/01. Final season mostly understudy to Nicky Walker. 63 consecutive games from 2 Sep 1995 to 18 Jan 1997. Testimonial match against Hibernian 9 Mar 1999. Players’ Player of the Year 1997/98; Supporters' Player of the Year 1995/96 & 1997/98. Matchday Programme Player of the Year 1995/96.…Read moreRead less
Former Inverness Thistle striker and goalkeeper. He made his debut on 14th January 1995. In 1994/95 was understudy to Mark McRitchie but took over Sep 1995. Fierce competition with Les Fridge from summer 1997 but first choice for most of 1997/98 and 1998/99. Fridge had the edge in 1999/2000 but Calder regained possession 2000/01. Final season mostly understudy to Nicky Walker. 63 consecutive games from 2 Sep 1995 to 18 Jan 1997. Testimonial match against Hibernian 9 Mar 1999. Players’ Player of the Year 1997/98; Supporters' Player of the Year 1995/96 & 1997/98. Matchday Programme Player of the Year 1995/96. Third Division Championship medal 1996/97. Final game 27 Apr 2002 and captain for the day. Oldest club player so far at 41 years 272 days. 14 penalty saves plus five in shoot-outs. To Strathspey Thistle July 2002. To Nairn County July 2004.
Jim made 195 appearances for the Caley Jags as a goalkeeper which included 48 shut-outs. Not bad for someone who started his career as a striker and played a Scottish Cup tie at Parkhead as a substitute striker for Inverness Thistle. A club legend for sure who had an incredible knack of saving penalties, approximately 50%.
Jim made 195 appearances for the Caley Jags as a goalkeeper which included 48 shut-outs. Not bad for someone who started his career as a striker and played a Scottish Cup tie at Parkhead as a substitute striker for Inverness Thistle. A club legend for sure who had an incredible knack of saving penalties, approximately 50%.
Statistics
- Apps
- 193 (1)
- Goals
- -
- Yel
- 5
- Red
- 1
- Goals/game
- -
- Minutes
- 17,449
- Seasons
- 8
- Clean sheets
- 48
- Wins
- 91
- Draws
- 53
- Losses
- 50
Club spells
First Spell
Joined: 1 Jul 1994 · Left: 31 May 2002
Other clubs played for
Managers played under
| Manager | First appearance | Last appearance | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Baltacha | 14 Jan 1995 | 25 Feb 1995 | 7 |
| Steve Paterson | 2 Sep 1995 | 27 Apr 2002 | 186 (1) |
Timeline
Signed
First competitive appearance
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Arbroath· SFL Third Division · Telford Street Park, Inverness
Full back Dave Brennan rescued Caley Thistle with a last minute equaliser. Charlie Christie had two first half chances for the home side but they nearly went one down in 22 minutes when Jim Calder saved brilliantly from Tosh. In 55 minutes Arbroath did take…
First competitive clean sheet
Alloa Athletic 0–5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle· SFL Third Division · Recreation Park, Alloa
25 competitive clean sheets
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–0 Ross County· SFL Third Division · Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
SFL Third Division winners medal
35 of 36 league matches (97.2%)
100 competitive appearances
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–2 Livingston· SFL Second Division · Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
Last appearance · Latest recorded clean sheet
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–0 Partick Thistle· SFL First Division · Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
Recorded contract end
Appearances (194)
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2002 | Inverness CT | 3–0 | Partick Thistle | SFL First Division2001/02 | W |
| 20 Apr 2002 | Falkirk | 0–0 | Inverness CT | SFL First Division2001/02 | D |
| 24 Nov 2001 | Ayr United | 3–0 | Inverness CT | SFL First Division2001/02 | L |
| 17 Nov 2001 | Inverness CT | 3–0 | Ross County | SFL First Division2001/02 | W |
| 10 Nov 2001 | Raith Rovers | 1–5 | Inverness CT | SFL First Division2001/02 | W |
| 19 Sep 2001 | Inverness CT | 5–2 | Raith Rovers | SFL First Division2001/02 | W |
| 15 Sep 2001 | Ross County | 2–1 | Inverness CT | SFL First Division2001/02 | L |
| 11 Sep 2001 | Albion Rovers | 0–2 | Inverness CT | League Cup2001/02 | W |
| 18 Aug 2001 | Partick Thistle | 1–0 | Inverness CT | SFL First Division2001/02 | L |
| 14 Aug 2001 | Alloa | 3–2 | Inverness CT | Challenge Cup2001/02 | L |
| 11 Aug 2001 | Inverness CT | 1–2 | Falkirk | SFL First Division2001/02 | L |
| 7 Aug 2001 | Inverness CT | 3–2 | Forfar Athletic | Challenge Cup2001/02 | W |
| 4 Aug 2001 | Clyde | 1–1 | Inverness CT | SFL First Division2001/02 | D |
| 5 May 2001 | Falkirk | 2–1 | Inverness CT | SFL First Division2000/01 | L |
| 28 Apr 2001 | Inverness CT | 2–3 | Livingston | SFL First Division2000/01 | L |
| 21 Apr 2001 | Airdrieonians | 1–1 | Inverness CT | SFL First Division2000/01 | D |
| 14 Apr 2001 | Inverness CT | 1–0 | Ayr United | SFL First Division2000/01 | W |
| 7 Apr 2001 | Morton | 0–3 | Inverness CT | SFL First Division2000/01 | W |
| 3 Apr 2001 | Livingston | 4–1 | Inverness CT | SFL First Division2000/01 | L |
| 31 Mar 2001 | Ross County | 0–1 | Inverness CT | SFL First Division2000/01 | W |
| 27 Mar 2001 | Clyde | 2–2 | Inverness CT | SFL First Division2000/01 | D |
| 23 Mar 2001 | Inverness CT | 2–0 | Raith Rovers | SFL First Division2000/01 | W |
| 17 Mar 2001 | Inverness CT | 2–0 | Alloa | SFL First Division2000/01 | W |
| 13 Mar 2001 | Inverness CT | 4–2 | Morton | SFL First Division2000/01 | W |
| 10 Mar 2001 | Raith Rovers | 1–1 | Inverness CT | SFL First Division2000/01 | D |
| 6 Mar 2001 | Kilmarnock | 2–1 | Inverness CT | Scottish Cup2000/01 | L |
| 17 Feb 2001 | Inverness CT | 1–1 | Kilmarnock | Scottish Cup2000/01 | D |
| 3 Feb 2001 | Inverness CT | 1–1 | Falkirk | SFL First Division2000/01 | D |
| 23 Dec 2000 | Inverness CT | 2–2 | Clyde | SFL First Division2000/01 | D |
| 16 Dec 2000 | Inverness CT | 4–0 | Airdrieonians | SFL First Division2000/01 | W |
Goals scored (0)
No goals recorded for these filters.