| Jimmy Chalmers | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 December 1877 Old Luce, Scotland |
| Died |
12 July 1915 (aged 37)[1] Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey |
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.[2] 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 was killed in action at Gallipoli on 12 July 1915.[6] He is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.[1]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Morton | 1896–97[7] | Scottish League Second Division | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 9 |
| Sunderland | 1897–98[8] | First Division | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| 1898–99[9] | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | ||
| Partick Thistle | 1900–01[10] | Scottish League First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Watford | 1901–02[11] | 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[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/697008/CHALMERS,%20JAMES. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 55. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Jimmy CHALMERS – Player Profile". http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Person.asp?PersonID=CHALMERJ.
- ↑ "Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016". http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/players/+Burgess-Chung.pdf.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "James Chalmers". http://www.11v11.com/players/james-chalmers-44164/.
- ↑ "James Chalmers – Service Record – Football and the First World War". http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/james-chalmers-service-record/. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ↑ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Season.aspx?SeasonID=19.
- ↑ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Season.aspx?SeasonID=20.
- ↑ "1900–01 – Partick Thistle history – The Early Years". http://www.ptearlyyears.net/1900-01.xls.
- ↑ "Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017 » Seasons – 1900/01 to 1909/10". p. 2. http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/seasons/Seasons1900to1910.pdf. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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