Calvin Palmer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCalvin Palmer
English footballer
Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1940
Place of Birth: Skegness, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 12-Mar-2014
Profession: association football player
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Calvin Palmer
- 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.
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