Footballers who have played league football for both PNE and Crewe
A-H
684) Vernon Allatt
PNE 19 apps; 3 goals
Crewe 5 apps; 2 goals
PNE debut 09/12/1985 v Orient (A) – Lost 0-2
1030) Chucks Aneke
PNE 7 apps; 1 goal
Crewe 38 apps; 6 goals
PNE debut 24/03/2012 v Bury (H) – Drawn 1-1
927) Joe Anyinsah
PNE 6 apps; 0 goals
Crewe 8 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 20/08/2005 v Sheffield United (A) – Lost 1-2
889) Marlon Broomes
PNE 69 apps; 0 goals
Crewe 19 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 26/08/2002 v Gillingham (A) – Drawn 1-1
1019) Harry Bunn
PNE 1 app; 1 goal
Crewe 4 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 16/01/2012 v Wycombe – Won 3-2
763) Aaron Callaghan
PNE 36 apps; 2 goals
Crewe 166 apps; 6 goals
PNE debut 15/08/1992 v Bournemouth (H) – Drawn 1-1
742) Graham Easter
PNE 1 app 0 goals
Crewe 3 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 06/11/1990 v Carlisle (A) – Drawn 1-1
1049) Anthony Elding
PNE 2 apps; 0 goals
Crewe 26 apps; 1 goal
PNE debut 17/11/2012 v Brentford (H) – Drawn 1-1
995) Nathan Ellington
PNE 18 apps; 2 goals
Crewe 8 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 15/01/2011 v Leicester (H) – Drawn 1-1
369) Jimmy Foster
PNE 1 app; 0 goals
Crewe 63 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 22/02/1930 v Blackpool (A) – Lost 1-5
984) David Gray
PNE 45 apps; 0 goals
Crewe 1 apps; 0 goal
PNE debut 07/08/2010 v Doncaster (H) – Lost 0-2
624) Sean Haslegrave
PNE 113 apps; 2 goals
Crewe 82 apps; 1 goal
PNE debut 01/10/1977 v Cambridge (H) – Won 2-0
275) Jack Holland
PNE 6 apps; 0 goals
Crewe 18 apps; 3 goals
PNE debut 22/01/1921 v Derby (A) – Drawn 1-1
564) David Hughes
PNE 30 apps; 0 goals
Crewe 13 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 08/04/1967 v Cardiff (A) – Lost 0-4
Player Profile – Aaron Callaghan
Aaron Joseph Callaghan was born in Dublin on 8 October 1966 and began his career with Stoke City progressing through the youth ranks at the Victoria Ground and signed a professional contract in 1984. Stoke were having a woeful 1984/85 season and with the team already relegated Callaghan was given the chance to play First Division football playing in five matches towards the end of the season. He was on the losing side on all 5 occasions, his debut was as a substitute in a 4-1 home defeat to Nottingham Forest on 23 March 1985, and his full debut was four days later with a 2-0 defeat at Aston Villa
He began the 1985/86 season on loan at Crewe where he made 10 appearances. His Crewe debut was a 1-0 home defeat to Exeter on 13 December 1985. His first victory was on his fourth appearance with a 3-2 win at Wrexham on 11 January 1986. On his final match on loan was a 1-1 draw against Peterborough on 4 February 1986. His return to Stoke he played in eight matches under the management of Mick Mills. He made just three appearances for Stoke in 1986/87 and was sold to Oldham Athletic in October 1986.His Latics debut was a 3-2 defeat at Plymouth.
Callaghan remained at Boundary Park for two seasons, making 16 league appearances with 2 goals. The first was a 1-0 win against Barnsley on 26 September 1987; his second goal came against former club Stoke in a 5-1 victory on 9 April.
Callaghan joined Crewe in May 1988 and made his second Alex debut with a 0-0 draw at Leyton Orient on 27 August. He scored two goals in November with a 3-1 home win against Colchester on 4 November and a further goal 8 days later with a 2-1 win at home to Tranmere. Two further goals were scored during 1988/89 both at home against Lincoln and Rotherham. His 4 goals from 41 league matches were the most goals in a single season as Crewe finished third in the fourth division and promotion.
Callaghan made a further 41 league appearances in 1989/90 with 2 goals. He made 39 league appearances in 1990/91 which saw Crewe relegated, the following season saw Callaghan make 37 appearances as Crewe finished sixth.
He spent four seasons at Crewe helping and in total he played in 166 league games for Crewe scoring 6 goals before leaving for Preston. His final match was a 2-0 Semi Final Play-Off defeat at Scunthorpe on 13 May 1992.
Callaghan made his PNE debut with a 0-0 draw at Bournemouth on 15 August 1992. His first Lilywhite goal came on his eleventh appearance with a 2-1 defeat against former club Stoke on 17 October 1992. Further goals came against Wigan and Bradford in the FA Cup First Round replay. Callaghan made 35 appearances in 1992/93 as PNE finished in 21st place and relegated to Division Three.
His only league appearance in 1993/94 was a 2-0 defeat against previous club Crewe on 14 August . His last game for North End was a fortnight later in a 2-0 defeat in the Football League Trophy against Carlisle. He had scored twice in 36 league appearances.
Callaghan returned to Ireland to play for Shelbourne. He then went on to play for Crusaders, St Patrick's Athletic, Dundalk and ended his playing career with Longford Town.
Callaghan International career saw him score in Ireland's U-17 win over Northern Ireland in November 1983. He was in the panel for the 1984 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship as Liam Tuohy’s side made it to the semi-finals in the USSR. On 26 February 1985, he produced a great performance as Ireland beat England 1–0 in the opening qualifying match of the 1986 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship.
He was selected for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship finals in the Soviet Union but on 19 August, five days before it was scheduled to start, he was recalled by Stoke as he was needed for first team duty by manager Mick Mills the following Saturday. However, Callaghan didn’t play and would not make a senior appearance for the club until six months later. The defender made two Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team appearances, playing alongside Denis Irwin and Pat Dolan in a 0–0 draw in Belgium in September 1986 and in the 2–1 defeat to Scotland at Oriel Park in October 1987.
Callaghan’s managerial career saw him as player-manager of Crusaders for one year and in 2000 the club qualified for Europe after he had made three European appearances as a player. Apart from a brief spell as Athlone Town manager in 2004, Aaron had been a coach at Longford Town from July 2002 until the end of the 2006 season. Following a year out from the game, he was appointed Longford Town FC manager in December 2007.] Due to financial constraints at the club he resigned as manager on 30 August 2008. Callaghan was one of the first coaches in Ireland to obtain the UEFA Pro Licence in 2007. He became a coach education tutor for the Football Association of Ireland and sports development officer for Dublin City Council. He was appointed Rep of Ireland U.14 International Coach for 2 years in 1997.
He was the 1st team coach at UCD and St.Patrick's Athletic before taking over as manager of Bohemians in time for the 2012 season.
Callaghan was appointed as Bohemians manager on 31 December 2011. Despite financial constraints at the club, he led his team to a comfortable midtable finish in a season that included a 4–0 victory over Shamrock Rovers and Bohs' first league win in Tallaght Stadium. He was rewarded for this good season by being offered a two-year contract extension by the Bohs board of directors, which he signed in November 2012. On 15 July 2013 Callaghan was relieved of his duties by the club's board of directors.