- Stewart Chalmers
Infobox Football biography
playername=Stewart Chalmers
fullname = William Stewart Chalmers
nickname =
dateofbirth =24 July 1907
cityofbirth =Glasgow
countryofbirth =Scotland
height = height|ft=5|in=8
position = Inside Forward
years = 1924-1929
1929-32
1932-1934
1934-1938
clubs = Queen's Park
Hearts
Manchester United
Dunfermline Athletic
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1929
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (0)William Stewart Chalmers (born
5 March 1907 inGlasgow ,Scotland ) was a Scottish football player who played for Queens Park, Heart of Midlothian, Manchester United, Dunfermline Athletic and the Scottish national team.Chalmers was born and grew up in the southern Glasgow suburb of
Mount Florida , in the vicinity ofHampden Park .cite book | last = Lamming | first = Douglas | title = A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who’s Who, 1872-1986 | format = Hardback | publisher = Hutton Press | year = 1987 | id = (ISBN 0-907033-47-4) ] He joined local side Queens Park and played five seasons with them while he completed his studies. He turned professional in 1929, when he joinedEdinburgh side Hearts. He moved to Manchester United in September 1932 then returned to Scotland with Dunfermline in 1934, where he finished his playing career.Chalmers played once for the Scottish national football team, against Ireland at
Windsor Park in front of 30,000 people. [ [http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/williamstewartchalmers.html LondonHearts.com] ] The game ended 7-3 to Scotland. [ [http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/res/7-3.html LondonHearts.com] ] He was one of the last player to be capped by the full national side while still an amateur.Chalmers was a trained chartered accountant and continued in this profession after his playing retirement.
References
External links
* [http://www.btinternet.com/~keano16/manupag/legends/chalmerspag/chalmers.html Profile] at MUFCinfo.com
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