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)
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] He died during the Gallipoli campaign.

Career

Chalmers began his career in Scotland with Greenock Morton before moving to England to play for Sunderland.[6] After one season he moved to Preston North End and continued this with Notts County and Watford.[6] In May 1902 Tottenham Hotspur signed Chalmers to be understudy to Jack Kirwan.[6] Chalmers first game for Tottenham was in a friendly against Cambridge University.[6] He played in the Western League first and his Southern League league debut for Spurs occurred later in the season on 17 January 1903 which was an away game against Northampton Town where Tottenham lost 3–1.[6][7] He was a member of the squad that went on the win the London League title in the 1902–03 season.[6][7] Chalmers was released from the club in 1904 and then moved to Swindon Town. He then had spells with Norwich City and Bristol Rovers before retiring.[6]

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.[8][9] 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[10] Scottish League Second Division 18 8 5 1 23 9
Sunderland 1897–98[11] First Division 23 4 1 0 24 4
1898–99[12] 3 1 0 0 3 1
Total 26 5 1 0 27 5
Partick Thistle 1900–01[13] Scottish League First Division 6 0 0 0 6 0
Watford 1901–02[14] 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. ^ a b c d e f g Goodwin 1992, p. 71.
  7. ^ a b Soar 1995, p. 236.
  8. ^ "The Great War 100 Years Ago 1914 – 2014". Waford Football Club v Milllwall – First World War Commemorative Issue. 1 November 2014.
  9. ^ "12 July 1915". The Gallipoli Association. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  10. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  11. ^ "1897–98 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  12. ^ "1898–99 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  13. ^ "1900–01". Partick Thistle history – The Early Years. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Seasons – 1900/01 to 1909/10" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

Bibliography

  • Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
  • Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.


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