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]
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.