Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Chalmers [1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 July 1907 | ||
Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1980 (aged 72–73) | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Inside right | ||
Youth career | |||
Bellshill Athletic | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1922–1924 | Queen's Park | 46 | (12) |
1924–1928 | Rangers | 19 | (5) |
1928–1931 | Newcastle United | 41 | (13) |
1931–1932 | Grimsby Town [3] | 6 | (1) |
1932–1936 | Bury | 98 | (23) |
1936–1938 | Notts County | 65 | (17) |
1938–1943 | Aldershot | 36 | (9) |
Total | 311 | (80) | |
Managerial career | |||
Ebbw Vale | |||
1948–1949 | Juventus | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Chalmers (24 July 1907 – 1980) was an association football player and manager who is most well known for managing Italian side Juventus during the 1948–49 season; [4] he is the one of two Scottish managers in the club's history. [5]
Born in Bellshill, Scotland, [1] as a player Chalmers appeared for various clubs as a forward. [1] After starting out in Glasgow with Queen's Park [6] then Rangers (where he won the 1924–25 Scottish Division One title in his first season with the club but then fell out of favour), [7] he was transferred to Newcastle United in March 1928 for £2,500. [4]
At Newcastle he played alongside club legend Hughie Gallacher, who was also born in Bellshill. [4] Chalmers scored against Leicester City on his debut, then in his second game he scored twice against Burnley which made him become popular quickly with the Toon fans. [8]
After his retirement from playing, Chalmers managed Ebbw Vale, Juventus and coached at former club Bury. [4]
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