fullname youthclubs clubs death_date death_place caps birth_place goals totalcaps position birth_date totalgoals article_title name
ernest callaghan atherstone town atherstone town 8 march 1972 castle vale , england 125 newtown , england 0 125 defender 29 july 1907 0 ernie callaghan
 ernie callaghan
ernie callaghan

ernie `` mush '' callaghan -lrb- 29 july 1907 -- 8 march 1972 -rrb- was an association footballer in england .
he played for several small clubs before being signed for aston villa f.c. in 1930 .
he played for them for 125 league games and in 17 cup matches .
he previously held the aston villa club record for the oldest first team player , being 39 years 86 days old when he played against grimsby town in 1946 .
in his last game in april 1947 , he was 39 years and 257 days .
on 1 february 2011 , american goalkeeper brad friedel set a new club record by playing a first-team game away at manchester united ages 39 years and 259 days .
some of his previous clubs included hinckley athletic , atherstone town , cradley heath , west bromwich albion on a trial and birmingham city on a trial .
ernie used to be the groundskeeper for aston villa and lived in a house on site .
he had two sons , keith and roy .
