John Callagher (3 April 1898 – 25 January 1980) was a Scottish professional footballer who played at centre half for various clubs in the 1920s.
Following their promotion, Bury signed Bill Turner from Southampton in April 1924, with Stan Woodhouse and Callagher moving to the south coast as part of the deal.
[1] He made his solitary first-team appearance for the Saints when he replaced Alec Campbell for the Second Division match at Stoke City on 1 September 1924.
[2] Callagher spent the remainder of his time at The Dell in the reserves and in the summer of 1925 he was placed on the transfer list at his own request.
[3] In June 1926, Callagher joined Norwich City but left after six months without a first-team appearance[4] and dropped into non-league football with Horwich RMI and Mossley.