William Chalmers (footballer)

William Chalmers (footballer)

Infobox Football biography
playername=William Chalmers


fullname =
nickname =
dateofbirth = 24 July 1907
cityofbirth = Bellshill
countryofbirth = Scotland
height = 5 ft 8 in
position = Center Forward
years = 192?-28
1928-31
1931-??
clubs = Queens Park Rangers
Newcastle United
Grimsby Town
caps(goals) =
41 (13)
manageryears = 1948-49
managerclubs = Juventus

William Chalmers (born 24 July 1907) was an association football player and manager, who is most well known for managing Italian side Juventus during the 1948-49 season [ [http://www.juventus1897.it/allenatori-scheda.asp?idallenatore=11&dati=1 Juventus1897.it] ] ; he is the one of two Scottish managers in the club's history. He was born in Bellshill, Scotland.

Biography

As a player Chalmers played for various clubs as a striker; he was transferred from Queens Park Rangers in 1928 for £2,500 to play for Newcastle United.

At Newcastle he played alongside club legend Hughie Gallacher, who was also born in Bellshill. 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 [ [http://www.khscott.org.uk/nufc/template_player.php?thisPage=1&totalRows=42&pid=140 KHScott.org] ] .

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