David Chalmers (1897 – 1961) was a Scottish
footballer
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who played as an
inside left
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for
Clydebank
Clydebank ( gd, Bruach Chluaidh) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, it borders the village of Old Kilpatrick (with Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Bowling and Milton, West Dunbartonshire, Mil ...
in the first and second tiers of the
Scottish Football League
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during the 1920s,
playing alongside
Jimmy McGrory
James Edward McGrory (26 April 1904 – 20 October 1982) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic and Clydebank as a forward and then went on to manage Kilmarnock before returning to Celtic as manager after the end of the Second World Wa ...
for a season.
He had earlier played for
Junior
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side
St Anthony's and been selected to play for Scotland at that level.
Internationalists
Antshistory
His son, Stevie Chalmers
Thomas Stephen Chalmers (26 December 1935 – 29 April 2019) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-forward and spent the majority of his career with Celtic. He is the club's fifth-highest goalscorer with 236 goals and is consid ...
, played for Celtic
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and Scotland
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, scoring the goal which won the 1967 European Cup Final; he credited his father as a quiet influence and an example to follow in his early life.[The Winning Touch: My Autobiography]
Stevie Chalmers, Graham McColl; Hachette UK, 2012; David's grandson (Stevie's son), Paul Chalmers
Paul Chalmers (born 31 October 1963) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker for several clubs, primarily St Mirren in Scotland and Swansea City in the English leagues.
Career
Born in Glasgow, Chalmers played for E ...
, also played professionally.
References
1897 births
1961 deaths
Men's association football inside forwards
Scottish Junior Football Association players
Scotland men's junior international footballers
Clydebank F.C. (1914) players
Scottish Football League players
Scottish men's footballers
St Anthony's F.C. players
Footballers from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
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