Jimmy Chalmers

Jimmy Chalmers
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(1915-07-12) (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)
Clyde
Beith
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Chalmers (3 December 1877 – 12 July 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Sunderland, Notts County and Preston North End as a forward.[1] He also played in the Southern League for Swindon Town, Watford, Tottenham Hotspur and Norwich City.[3][4][5]

Personal life

Chalmers served as a private in the Royal Scots Fusiliers during the First World War and died of wounds suffered at Achi Baba Nullah, Gallipoli on 12 July 1915.[6][7] He is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 55. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Jimmy Chalmers – Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Burgess to Chung" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. p. 32. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "James Chalmers". 11v11.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. ^ "The Great War 100 Years Ago 1914 – 2014". Waford Football Club v Milllwall – First World War Commemorative Issue. 1 November 2014.
  7. ^ "12 July 1915". The Gallipoli Association. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  8. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  9. ^ "1897–98 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  10. ^ "1898–99 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  11. ^ "1900–01". Partick Thistle history – The Early Years. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Seasons – 1900/01 to 1909/10" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. p. 2. Retrieved 11 October 2017.


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