Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Chalmers[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1907-07-24)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 anassociation football player and manager who is most well known for managing Italian sideJuventus during the 1948–49 season;[4] he is the one of two Scottish managers in the club's history.[5]
Born inBellshill, Scotland,[1] as a player Chalmers appeared for various clubs as aforward.[1] After starting out inGlasgow withQueen's Park[6] thenRangers (where he won the1924–25 Scottish Division One title in his first season with the club but then fell out of favour),[7] he was transferred toNewcastle United in March 1928 for £2,500.[4]
At Newcastle he played alongside club legendHughie Gallacher, who was also born in Bellshill.[4] Chalmers scored againstLeicester City on his debut, then in his second game he scored twice againstBurnley which made him become popular quickly withthe Toon fans.[8]
After his retirement from playing, Chalmers managedEbbw Vale,Juventus and coached at former clubBury.[4]
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