Billy Chalmers
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;[3] he is the one of two Scottish managers in the club's history.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Chalmers[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1980 (aged 72–73) | ||
| 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[2] | 6 | (1) |
| 1932–1936 | Bury | 98 | (23) |
| 1936–1938 | Notts County | 65 | (17) |
| 1938–1943 | Aldershot | 36 | (9) |
| Total | 311 | (80) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| Ebbw Vale | |||
| 1948–1949 | Juventus | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Biography
Born in Bellshill, Scotland,[1] as a player Chalmers appeared for various clubs as a forward.[1] After starting out in Glasgow with Queen's Park[5] 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),[6] he was transferred to Newcastle United in March 1928 for £2,500.[3]
At Newcastle he played alongside club legend Hughie Gallacher, who was also born in Bellshill.[3] 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.[7]
After his retirement from playing, Chalmers managed Ebbw Vale, Juventus and coached at former club Bury.[3]
References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 55. ISBN 190589161X.
- 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, 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.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)