William Chalmers (1880s footballer)
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| 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 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Rutherglen, Scotland[2] | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
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]
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]
