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Revision as of 21:22, 19 July 2021

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

David Chalmers
Personal information
Full name David C. Chalmers[1]
Date of birth 22 July 1891
Place of birth Buckhaven, Scotland
Date of death 24 April 1920(1920-04-24) (aged 28)[2]
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 C. 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

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

Career statistics

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

  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. ^ "Gillingham FC Career Details". Retrieved 26 May 2017.


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