Jimmy Chalmers
James Chalmers (3 December 1877 – 12 July 1915) was a Scottish professional football forward who played in the Football League for Sunderland, Notts County and Preston North End.[1] He also played in the Southern League for Swindon Town, Watford, Tottenham Hotspur and Norwich City.[3][4][5][6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Chalmers[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1877 | ||
| Place of birth | Old Luce, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 12 July 1915 (aged 37)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left, inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1896 | Beith | ||
| 1896–1897 | Morton | 18 | (8) |
| 1897–1898 | Sunderland | 26 | (6) |
| 1898–1899 | Preston North End | 10 | (2) |
| 1899–1900 | Notts County | 25 | (2) |
| 1900 | Beith | ||
| 1900–1901 | Partick Thistle | 6 | (0) |
| 1901–1902 | Watford | 30 | (5) |
| 1902–1904 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | (1) |
| 1904–1906 | Swindon Town | 62 | (13) |
| 1906–1908 | Norwich City | 14 | (2) |
| 1908–1909 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | (1) |
| Clyde | |||
| Beith | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Chalmers served as a private in the Royal Scots Fusiliers during the First World War and was killed in action at Gallipoli on 12 July 1915.[7] He is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Morton | 1896–97[8] | Scottish League Second Division | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 9 |
| Sunderland | 1897–98[9] | First Division | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| 1898–99[10] | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | ||
| Partick Thistle | 1900–01[11] | Scottish League First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Watford | 1901–02[12] | Southern League First Division | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 6 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1902–03[5] | Southern League First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1903–04[5] | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Swindon Town | 1904–05[3] | Southern League First Division | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 11 |
| 1905–06[3] | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Total | 62 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 134 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 141 | 25 | ||
References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 55. ISBN 190589161X.
- "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Jimmy CHALMERS – Player Profile". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- "Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016" (PDF). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- "James Chalmers". 11v11.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- "Bristol Rovers Southern League Players Index 1899–1920". Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "James Chalmers – Service Record – Football and the First World War". Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- "1900–01 – Partick Thistle history – The Early Years". Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- "Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017 » Seasons – 1900/01 to 1909/10" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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