David_Chalmers_(footballer,_born_1897)

David Chalmers (footballer, born 1897)

David Chalmers (footballer, born 1897)

Scottish footballer

For the Kilmarnock and Third Lanark player, see David Chalmers (footballer, born 1891).

David Chalmers (1897 – 1961) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside left for Clydebank in the first and second tiers of the Scottish Football League during the 1920s,[1] playing alongside Jimmy McGrory for a season.[2][3] He had earlier played for Junior side St Anthony's and been selected to play for Scotland at that level.[4]

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His son, Stevie Chalmers, played for Celtic and Scotland, scoring the goal which won the 1967 European Cup Final; he credited his father as a quiet influence and an example to follow in his early life.[5] David's grandson (Stevie's son), Paul Chalmers, also played professionally.

References

  1. [1]
    John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. [2]
    "Obituary: Stevie Chalmers, Celtic striker who scored the 1967 European cup winner". Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  3. [3]
    Original Clydebank 1914-1932 | The Players Archived 21 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Clydebank FC Programmes
  4. [4]
    Internationalists Archived 2 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Antshistory
  5. [5]
    The Winning Touch: My Autobiography, Stevie Chalmers, Graham McColl; Hachette UK, 2012; ISBN 9780755363230


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