| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Chalmers | ||
| 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) | ||
| 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 | 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; he is the one of two Scottish managers in the club's history.
Biography
Born in Bellshill, Scotland, as a player Chalmers appeared for various clubs as a forward. After starting out in Glasgow with Queen's Park 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), he was transferred to Newcastle United in March 1928 for £2,500.
At Newcastle he played alongside club legend Hughie Gallacher, who was also born in Bellshill. 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.
After his retirement from playing, Chalmers managed Ebbw Vale, Juventus and coached at former club Bury.
References
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 55. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- "Notts County. 19 professionals on the books". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xi – via Newspapers.com.
- Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890–1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 28. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
- ^ "Bellshill's forgotten soccer hero was Juventus manager". www.motherwelltimes.co.uk. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- Juventus1897.it
- Chalmers, William Archived 24 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine, QPFC.com (7 appearances, 1 goal in the source attributed to Billy during the 1924-25 Scottish Division One season should be credited to Stewart Chalmers, who played in the same position and joined Queen's Park about the same time Billy moved to Rangers).
- Rangers player Chalmers, William, FitbaStats
- "Newcastle United - a statistical journey..." 28 September 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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