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| name = David Chalmers
| name = David Chalmers
| fullname = David C. Chalmers<ref name="Joyce" />
| fullname = David Muir Chalmers<ref name="Joyce" />
| birth_date = 22 July 1891
| birth_date = 21 July 1891
| birth_place = [[Buckhaven]], Scotland
| birth_place = [[Leven, Fife|Leven]], Scotland
| death_date = {{death date and age |1920|4|24|1891|7|22|df=y}}<ref name="shonamcisaac">{{Cite web |title=Grimsby Town Football Club |url=http://www.shonamcisaac.com/a53f092c-e248-eb94-a50d-23df9b0a06e7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315235248/http://www.shonamcisaac.com/a53f092c-e248-eb94-a50d-23df9b0a06e7 |archive-date=15 March 2011 |access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref>
| death_date = {{death date and age |1920|4|24|1891|7|21|df=y}}<ref name="shonamcisaac">{{Cite web |title=Grimsby Town Football Club |url=http://www.shonamcisaac.com/a53f092c-e248-eb94-a50d-23df9b0a06e7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315235248/http://www.shonamcisaac.com/a53f092c-e248-eb94-a50d-23df9b0a06e7 |archive-date=15 March 2011 |access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref>
| death_place = Leven, Scotland
| position = [[Centre forward]]
| position = [[Centre forward]]
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'''David C. Chalmers''' (22 July 1891 – 24 April 1920) was a Scottish professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[centre forward]] in the [[Scottish League]] for [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]], [[Third Lanark A.C.|Third Lanark]] and [[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]].<ref name="Litster" /> He also played in the [[The Football League|Football League]] for [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]].<ref name="Joyce">{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=Tony Brown |year=2012 |isbn=978-1905891610 |location=Nottingham |page=55}}</ref><ref name="White">{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |pages=363–365}}</ref>
'''David Muir Chalmers''' (22 July 1891 – 24 April 1920) was a Scottish professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[centre forward]] in the [[Scottish League]] for [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]], [[Third Lanark A.C.|Third Lanark]] and [[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]].<ref name="Litster" /> He also played in the [[The Football League|Football League]] for [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]].<ref name="Joyce">{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=Tony Brown |year=2012 |isbn=978-1905891610 |location=Nottingham |page=55}}</ref><ref name="White">{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |pages=363–365}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Chalmers served as a [[Private (rank)|private]] in the [[Football Battalion]] during the [[First World War]].<ref name="Riddoch">{{Cite book |last1=Riddoch |first1=Andrew |title=When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War |last2=Kemp |first2=David |publisher=Haynes Publishing |year=2010 |isbn=978-0857330772 |location=Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset |page=50}}</ref>
Chalmers served as a [[Private (rank)|private]] in the [[Football Battalion]] during the [[First World War]].<ref name="Riddoch">{{Cite book |last=Riddoch |first=Andrew |title=When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War |last2=Kemp |first2=David |publisher=Haynes Publishing |year=2010 |isbn=978-0857330772 |location=Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset |page=50}}</ref>


== Career statistics ==
== Career statistics ==
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|[[1919–20 Southern Football League|1919–20]]<ref name="gillinghamfcresults">{{Cite web |title=Gillingham FC Career Details |url=http://www.gillinghamfcscrapbook.co.uk/DisplayPlayer.php?playername=Chalmers%2CDave |access-date=26 May 2017}}</ref>
|[[1919–20 Southern Football League|1919–20]]<ref name="gillinghamfcresults">{{Cite web |title=Dave Chalmers |url=http://www.gillinghamfcscrapbook.co.uk/DisplayPlayer.php?playername=Chalmers%2CDave |access-date=26 May 2017 |website=Gillingham FC Scrapbook}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 19:01, 3 November 2024

For the Clydebank player, see David Chalmers (footballer, born 1897).

David Chalmers
Personal information
Full name David Muir Chalmers[1]
Date of birth 21 July 1891
Place of birth Leven, Scotland
Date of death 24 April 1920(1920-04-24) (aged 28)[2]
Place of death Leven, Scotland
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Leven Celtic
Buckhaven
1909–1911 Kilmarnock 17 (1)
1910 → Arthurlie (loan)
1911–1912 Third Lanark 17 (4)
1911–1912 → Raith Rovers (loan) 9 (2)
1912–1913 East Fife
1913–1914 York City
1914–1915 Grimsby Town 5 (0)
1917–1918 → Brentford (guest) 7 (3)
1915–1916 East Fife
1916–1920 Gillingham 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Muir Chalmers (22 July 1891 – 24 April 1920) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Scottish League for Kilmarnock, Third Lanark and Raith Rovers.[3] He also played in the Football League for Grimsby Town.[1][4]

Personal life

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Chalmers served as a private in the Football Battalion during the First World War.[5]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kilmarnock 1909–10[3] Scottish League First Division 13 1 0 0 13 1
1910–11[3] 4 0 — 4 0
Total 17 1 0 0 17 1
Third Lanark 1910–11[3] Scottish League First Division 7 3 1 0 8 3
1911–12[3] 10 1 — 10 1
Total 17 4 1 0 18 4
Raith Rovers (loan) 1911–12[3] Scottish League First Division 9 2 1 0 10 2
Grimsby Town 1914–15[6] Second Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Gillingham 1919–20[7] Southern League First Division 12 1 1 0 13 1
Career Total 58 8 3 0 61 8

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 55. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Grimsby Town Football Club". Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 363–365. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. ^ Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 50. ISBN 978-0857330772.
  6. ^ "Grimsby Town Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Dave Chalmers". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 26 May 2017.


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