Stewart Chalmers Explained

Stewart Chalmers
Fullname:William Stewart Chalmers
Birth Date:1907 3, df=y
Birth Place:Cathcart, Scotland
Death Place:Saltcoats, Scotland
Position:Inside right
Youthclubs1:Mount Florida
Years1:1924–1929
Clubs1:Queen's Park
Caps1:92
Goals1:22
Years2:1929–1932
Caps2:55
Goals2:13
Years3:1932–1934
Caps3:34
Goals3:1
Years4:1934–1938
Caps4:116
Goals4:20
Totalcaps:297
Totalgoals:56
Nationalyears1:1929
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

William Stewart Chalmers (5 March 1907 – 13 November 1989) was a Scottish amateur football inside right who played for Queens Park, Heart of Midlothian, Manchester United, Dunfermline Athletic and the Scotland national team.[1]

Career

Chalmers was born and grew up in the southern Glasgow suburb of Mount Florida, in the vicinity of Hampden Park.[2] He joined local side Queen's Park and played five seasons with them while he completed his studies.[3] He turned professional in 1929, when he joined Edinburgh side Heart of Midlothian.[4] He moved to Manchester United in September 1932 and then returned to Scotland with Dunfermline Athletic in 1934, where he finished his playing career.[5] [6]

Chalmers played once for the Scotland national football team, against Ireland at Windsor Park in front of 30,000 people.[7] The game ended 7–3 to Scotland.[8] He was one of the last players to be capped by the full national side while still an amateur.

Chalmers was a trained chartered accountant and continued in this profession after his playing retirement.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Tony Brown. 2012. 978-1905891610. Nottingham. 55.
  2. Book: Lamming, Douglas . A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who's Who, 1872–1986 . Hutton Press . 1987 . 0-907033-47-4 .
  3. Web site: Name: Chalmers, William Stewart . www.qpfc.com. 18 January 2021. The source attributes seven appearances, 1 goal by Stewart Chalmers in the 1924-25 Scottish Division One season to Billy Chalmers, who played in the same position, but had moved from Queen's Park to Rangers in May 1924..
  4. Web site: W Stewart Chalmers – Hearts Career – from 10 Aug 1929 to 18 Apr 1932. www.londonhearts.com. 18 January 2021.
  5. Web site: William Chalmers – Manchester United Player Profile & Stats. www.mufcinfo.com. 2016-10-16.
  6. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  7. Web site: William Chalmers – Scotland Football Record from 23 Feb 1929 to 23 Feb 1929 clubs – Queens Park. www.londonhearts.com. 2016-10-16.
  8. Web site: 7–3. www.londonhearts.com. 2016-10-16.