William Chalmers (1880s footballer)

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]

For other people with the same name, see William Chalmers.

William Chalmers
Personal information
Full name William Crawford Chalmers
Date of birth 27 July 1860[1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 14 May 1940(1940-05-14) (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

Club career

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]

Representative career

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]

Honours
Clyde
Middlesbrough Ironopolis

References
  1. Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872–1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
  2. Statutory registers – Deaths – Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  3. (Smith 2013, p. 51)
  4. English Semi-Final Cup Tie. | Aston Villa V. Glasgow Rangers. The Glasgow Herald, 7 March 1887
  5. "FOOTBALL". Dumfries and Galloway Standard. 15 May 1889 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "FOOTBALL". Arbroath Herald. 30 May 1889 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "FOOTBALL". Evening Telegraph. 18 June 1889 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. Inter-Association Match. Glasgow V. Sheffield, The Glasgow Herald, 21 January 1889 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
  10. "ALAS, POOR THISTLE!". Scottish Referee. 10 March 1889 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Sources
  • Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 978-1-909178-84-7.


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