nickname "The Sphinx of Stamford Bridge". Nevertheless, The Times described him as "one of the managers who started the fashion of paying huge transfer fees and was responsible for bringing many celebrated players to Stamford Bridge, including [Hughie] Gallacher and [Alex] Jackson." Gallacher, Jackson and Alec Cheyne were purchased for a combined £30,000 in the summer of 1930. In March 1910, in an (unsuccessful) bid to stave off relegation, Calderhead's Chelsea spent the then-considerable sum of £3000 on new players. Despite the big spending on glamorous players, the club failed to win a major trophy during Calderhead's tenure. Calderhead holds the record at Chelsea for managing games – 966. He left the job in June 1933 to be replaced by Leslie Knighton. Calderhead died five years after leaving Chelsea in London at the age of 73. His son, also called David, played for Chelsea while his father was manager and later took charge of Lincoln City. Honours Player Notts County FA Cup Winner: 1894 Runner-up: 1891 Manager Chelsea FA Cup runner up : 1915 References 1864 births 1938 deaths Footballers from East Ayrshire Notts County F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. managers Chelsea F.C. managers Scottish footballers Scottish football managers Scotland international footballers English Football League representative players Association football central defenders English Football League players FA Cup Final players