Stewart Chalmers

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]

Stewart Chalmers
Personal information
Full name William Stewart Chalmers[1]
Date of birth (1907-03-05)5 March 1907
Place of birth Cathcart, Scotland
Date of death 13 November 1989(1989-11-13) (aged 82)[2]
Place of death Saltcoats, Scotland
Position(s) Inside right
Youth career
Mount Florida
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1924–1929 Queen's Park 92 (22)
1929–1932 Heart of Midlothian 55 (13)
1932–1934 Manchester United 34 (1)
1934–1938 Dunfermline Athletic 116 (20)
Total 297 (56)
International career
1929 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Chalmers was born and grew up in the southern Glasgow suburb of Mount Florida, in the vicinity of Hampden Park.[3] He joined local side Queen's Park and played five seasons with them while he completed his studies.[2] 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.[3]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 55. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "Name: Chalmers, William Stewart". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 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.
  3. Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who's Who, 1872–1986. Hutton Press. ISBN 0-907033-47-4.
  4. "W Stewart Chalmers – Hearts Career – from 10 Aug 1929 to 18 Apr 1932". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. "William Chalmers – Manchester United Player Profile & Stats". www.mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  6. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "William Chalmers – Scotland Football Record from 23 Feb 1929 to 23 Feb 1929 clubs – Queens Park". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  8. "7–3". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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