Career
Born in Edinburgh Calder was the first new player to sign for Sheffield United after the initial formation of the club He was signed in December 1889 after responding to the club"s advertisements for players which had been published in Scotland. Calder then signed for Gainsborough Trinity in 1892 and also had a spell with Barnsley Saint Peter"son
Following his retirement from the game as a player, he settled in the town and in June 1920, as Rovers reformed following the war period, Calder offered them his services as "Honorary Manager", creating a team from the applications that had come in.
This was the first time the term "manager" had been applied to a Rovers official Calder died in Doncaster in 1937 aged 67.