Calvin Palmer

Who is Calvin Palmer?

Calvin Ian Palmer is a former English footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Stoke City.

Palmaer began his career with Nottingham Forest making 101 appearances in six seasons at the City Ground being joining Stoke City in September 1963 for £30,000. He impressed for Stoke due to 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 be 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.