Jimmy Chalmers
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Chalmers[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1877 | ||
| Place of birth | Old Luce, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 12 July 1915 (aged 37)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left, inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Beith | |||
| 1896–1897 | Morton | ||
| 1897–1898 | Sunderland | 26 | (6) |
| 1898–1899 | Preston North End | 10 | (2) |
| 1899–1900 | Notts County | 25 | (2) |
| 1900 | Beith | ||
| 1900–1901 | Partick Thistle | 6 | (0) |
| 1901–1902 | Watford | 30 | (5) |
| 1902–1904 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | (1) |
| 1904–1906 | Swindon Town | 62 | (13) |
| 1906–1908 | Norwich City | 14 | (2) |
| 1908 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | (1) |
| Clyde | |||
| Beith | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James "Jimmy" Chalmers (3 December 1877 – 12 July 1915) was a Scottish professional football forward who played in the Football League for Sunderland, Notts County and Preston North End.[1] He also played in the Southern League for Swindon Town, Watford, Tottenham Hotspur and Norwich City.[3][4][5]
Personal life
Chalmers served as a private in the Royal Scots Fusiliers during the First World War and was killed in action at Gallipoli on 12 July 1915.[6] He is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.[2]
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 55. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ a b Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk - Jimmy CHALMERS - Player Profile". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ^ "Watford Football Club archive 1881-2016" (PDF). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "James Chalmers". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ^ "James Chalmers - Service Record - Football and the First World War".
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