Lewis John Chalmers (born 4 February 1986) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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. Having started playing football at Fletcher Moss Rangers, he moved to

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he then moved on to

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where he made several loan appearances for

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and

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before joining

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on a free transfer in 2009. He has since played for a series of non league clubs including Radcliffe Borough and

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Career

Altrincham

Chalmers played youth team football at

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and

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete history ...

before joining

during the 2002–03 season. He played regularly in Altrincham's reserves and signed a full contract in November 2004 before making his debut in March 2005.

Aldershot Town

In June 2007, Chalmers joined

. He was an important part of the squad that won the

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title and the

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. He was also one of five Aldershot Town players that were named in the Conference Select XI Team of the Year. In the summer of 2008, Chalmers signed a new two-year deal to remain at Aldershot Town. He made his

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debut by coming on as a substitute in the opening

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game of 2008–09 season at Accrington Stanley. In January 2009, Chalmers was loaned out for one-month to

. The loan was later extended for a second month. Chalmers was then recalled early from his loan spell at the

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, due to an injury crisis back at Aldershot Town. Chalmers scored his first-ever Football League goal against

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in April 2009. Chalmers moved on loan to Conference championship chasing

on 5 March 2010 for the rest of the season, joining fellow Shots player John Grant who made the same move a week earlier. He made his debut a day later coming on for

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in the 2–1 home defeat to Hayes & Yeading.

Macclesfield Town

Chalmers was released by Aldershot at the end of the 2009–10 season and subsequently signed for Macclesfield Town in June 2010, initially on a one-year contract. He left Macclesfield at the end of the 2011–12 season after making 53 league appearances, scoring 5 goals. In July 2012 he joined

side

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on trial, and played in the club's 12–3 victory over Grimsby Borough on 11 July 2012, however two days later it was announced that he would not be offered a contract.

Move into Non-league

In October 2012 he joined Radcliffe Borough. He then moved to

in mid November. In January 2013 he moved to

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International career

Chalmers won his first

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cap against Holland in November 2006. He was also involved in the winning of the 2005–07 European Challenge Trophy and the Four Nations Tournament in 2007. He was also part of the England C squad that won the Four Nations Tournament in May 2008.

Honours

;Aldershot Town: *

(V): 2008 *

: 2008 ;England C: * Four Nations Tournament: 2008

References

External links

Lewis Chalmers player profile
at Aldershot Town official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chalmers, Lewis 1986 births Footballers from Manchester Living people Men's association football midfielders English men's footballers England men's semi-pro international footballers Fletcher Moss Rangers F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players Radcliffe F.C. players F.C. United of Manchester players Droylsden F.C. players