Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Crawford Chalmers | ||
Date of birth | 27 July 1860 [1] | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 14 May 1940 | (aged 79)||
Place of death | Rutherglen, Scotland [2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1883–1887 | Rangers | ||
1887–1889 | Clyde | ||
1890 | Birtley | ||
1890–1892 | Middlesbrough Ironopolis | ||
1892–1893 | Darwen | ||
International career | |||
1885 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Crawford Chalmers (27 July 1860 – 14 May 1940) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Rangers, Clyde, Middlesbrough Ironopolis and Scotland (gaining one cap in 1885). [3]
Chalmers played in Scotland prior to the commencement of the Scottish Football League in 1890; at Rangers, he was involved in their run to the semi-finals of the (English) FA Cup in 1886–87, [4] the last season Scottish clubs were involved. [1]
He moved to north-east England in his trade as a joiner around 1889 and was taken on initially by Birtley for a short spell, [1] then by Middlesbrough Ironopolis where he won the Northern League in both seasons with the club. He was signed by Football League members Darwen in 1892 but had a knee injury which stopped him being able to play and soon led to his retirement. He returned to the Middlesbrough area and later to Scotland. [1]
While with Clyde, Chalmers featured three times for Scotland in unofficial matches in 1889. [5] [6] [7]
He also represented the Glasgow F.A. against various opposition, including against Sheffield in the annual inter-city match on four occasions; [1] [8] the result of his final appearance was an 8–1 win at Hampden on 19 January 1889. [9]
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